Building and Evidencing Impact For REF

For University of Portsmouth research and academic staff with at least a working lnowledge of the research impact agenda

Research impact is something everyone is chasing, but what counts as meaningful impact for REF? How do you get it? How is it measured? In this workshop, participants will explore strategies for building and evidencing the impact of their research for the next REF. Examples of high-scoring impact case studies from REF 2014 will be scrutinised. Strategies for engaging with stack holders and keeping track of the evidence you will need to support your case study will be explored. We will also hear a first hand account of what its like to prepare a case study from a researcher involved in writing one of UoPs REF 2014 case studies.

This is a REF focused workshop for researchers that have a good understanding of the impact of their research and have identified and are aware of how to engage with the likely stakeholders and end users of their work. For researchers without this prerequisite please first attend the Impact and Engagement workshop.