This seminar is intended only for university staff. Please register your interest here for the seminar using your official organisational email.

Overview

Research impact reporting has grown in value exponentially over the last decade. Today, the University Grants Committee (UGC) requires systematic impact planning and reporting from universities as part of the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2020. Impact data has become key for making the business case for investment in research. Whilst the funding landscape is subject to change, the requirement to demonstrate the wider impact of research continues to grow.

This seminar will be led by Vertigo Ventures’ founder and CEO, Laura Tucker, Innovative Education Services’ General Manager, Woei-Fuh Wong, and, Brunel University’s Dr. Jeung Lee, covering:

• A brief introduction to research impact and why it is important

• What makes a 4* RAE impact case study?

• Creating Pathways to Impact

• A live demo of VV-Impact Tracker with its innovative RAE related functions

VV-Impact Tracker is the number one impact tracking and reporting software on the market. This cutting-edge software helps researchers and research institutions to systematically track, store and analyse aggregated impact data and to develop impact case studies. Users and Institutions can easily report and demonstrate the impact of their research. The secure, cloud-based platform helps institutions not only store impact data, but also create organisational memory, facilitate cultural change and learning and manage the development of RAE impact case studies. Currently, it is being used at over 30 universities across UK, Australia and now in Hong Kong, with 4,000+ academic users.

Light refreshments will be served during this session.