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8/10/2019 Typology of Research Impacts
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UpdatedMarch2011
1
TypesofIm
pact
Introduction:
ResearchCouncilsU
K(RCUK)recognisethattheresearchwefundhasbothacad
emic,andeconomicandsocietal
fosteringglo
baleconomicperformance,andspecificallytheeconomiccom
petitivenessoftheUnitedKin
gdom,
impacts.
Wedescribeeconom
icandsocietalimpactasthedemonstrablecontributionthate
xcellentresearchmakestosocietyandtheeconomy.Impactembracesallthe
extremelydiversewaysinwhichresearch-relatedk
nowledgeandskillsbenefitind
ividuals,organisationsandnationsby:
increasingtheeffectivenessofpublicservicesandpolicy,
enhancingqualityoflife,healthandcreativ
eoutput.
Thefollowinglistp
rovidesanindicationofthep
otentialrangeofimpactsthat
canbegeneratedfromresearch.Impactsfromresearchcanbegenerated
througharangeofd
iversepathways,cantakeman
yforms,canbecomemanifest
atdifferentstagesintheresearchprocessandbeyond,andcanbepromoted
throughmanydifferentmechanisms.Thepotentialcomplexityanddiversityofim
pactsfromresearchisreflectedwithintheResearchCouncilassessmentand
reportingprocess.
T
ypesofImpact
Academic
Impact
Enhancingtheknowledge
economy-newknowledgeandscientificadvancement,
Worldwideacademicadvancementtoaddressissuesofimportanceinothercountriesor
globally,
Thedevelopmentandutilisationofnewandinnovativemethodologies,equipment,techniques,technologies,andcross-disciplinary
approaches,
Contributingtowardsthe
healthofacademicdisciplinesdevelopingexpertiseandknowledgeinnewordeclining
disciplinesor
multi-disciplinaryareas,
Deliveringandtraininghighlyskilledresearchers.
Economic
and
Societal
Impact
Enhancingculturalenrich
ment,qualityoflife,healthand
well-being,
Contributingtowardsevid
encebasedpolicy-makingand
influencingpublicpoliciesandlegislationatalocal,regional,nationaland
internationallevel,
Shapingandenhancingth
eeffectivenessofpublicservic
es,
Transformingevidenceba
sedpolicyinpracticeandinflu
encingandinformingpractitionersandprofessionalpractice,
Improvingsocialwelfare,
socialcohesionand/ornationalsecurity,
Changingorganisationalc
ultureandpractices,
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Contributingtowardenvironmentalsustainability,protec
tionandimpactreduction,
Enhancingtheresearchca
pacity,knowledgeandskillsofbusinessesandorganisations,
Contributingtoincreasing
publicawarenessandunderstandingofscience,economicandsocietalissues,
Contributingtowardwea
lthcreationandeconomicprosperityi.e.thecreationand
growthofcompaniesandjobs;enhancing
businessrevenueandinno
vativecapacity,
Enhancingtheefficiency,
performanceandsustainability
ofbusinesses/organisationsincludingpublicservices,
AttractingR&Dinvestmentfromglobalbusiness,
Contributiontoregenerationandeconomicdevelopment,
Thecommercialisationan
dexploitationofscientificknowledge,leadingtospinoutco
mpanies,andthecreationofn
ewprocesses,
productsandservices,
Trainingofskilledpeople
fornon-academicprofessions.
ForexamplesofimpactfromtheResearchCoun
cils:
RCUK:http://w
ww.rcuk.ac.uk/kei/Pages/home.a
spxand
http://www.rcu
k.ac.uk/kei/maximising/Pages/ImpactPublications.aspx
ArtsandHuma
nitiesResearchCouncil:
http://www.ahr
c.ac.uk/FundedResearch/impact/P
ages/default.aspx
Biotechnologic
alandBiologicalSciencesResearchCouncil:
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/science/impact/index.htm
l
Engineeringan
dPhysicalSciencesResearchCouncil:
http://www.impactworld.org.uk/
EconomicandSocialResearchCoun
cil:http://www.esrc.ac.uk/impact
s-and-
findings/features-casestudies/case-studies/index.aspx
MedicalResearchCouncil:http://ww
w.mrc.ac.uk/Achievementsimpac
t/index.htm
Na
turalEnvironmentResearchCoun
cil:http://www.nerc.ac.uk/fundin
g/
applica
tion/pathwaystoimpact.asp
ScienceandTechnologyFacilitiesC
ouncil:
http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Business+and+Innovation/10618.aspx