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Assessing for impact from research Follow us on Twitter at @HEFCE @stevenhill Steven Hill Head of Research Policy Researchfish Strategy of Impact 16 November 2017 Measurement, assessment and evaluation of research impact is an increasing

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Assessing for impact from research

Steven Hill Head of Research Policy Researchfish Strategy of Impact 16 November 2017 Follow us on Twitter at @HEFCE @stevenhill

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Measurement, assessment and evaluation of research impact is an increasing area of activity within universities. This has largely been driven by externally imposed summative assessment processes. There are opportunities to use the evidence that is being collected for different purposes: to understand the processes of research, knowledge exchange and impact in near real-time and use that insight to make adjustments to maximise impact. To achieve this we need to focus on improving real-time evidence capture, data-linking and interoperability. Closed datasets are a potential barrier to this.

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Why assess research impact? Advocacy Accountability Analysis Allocation

Morgan Jones M and Grant J (2013) Making the grade: methodologies for assessing and evidencing research impact. Dean et al. (Eds) (2013) 7 Essays on Impact. DESCRIBE Project Report for Jisc. University of Exeter. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/media/universityofexeter/research/ourresearchexcellence/describeproject/pdfs/2013_06_04_7_Essays_on_Impact_FINAL.pdf

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Advocacy Accountability Analysis Allocation

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 120.0 140.0 160.0 English Universities in receipt of QR

2014-15 total QR funding (£M)

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Advocacy Accountability Analysis Allocation

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 120.0 140.0 160.0 English Universities in receipt of QR

2014-15 total QR funding (£M)

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Advocacy Accountability Analysis Allocation

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Advocacy Accountability Analysis Allocation

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Inputs Research, knowledge exchange and impact processes Academic impacts Societal impacts

People Infrastructure Knowledge Money

Evidence Evaluation

Impact Case Study Outcomes database

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Inputs Research, knowledge exchange and impact processes Academic impacts Societal impacts

People Infrastructure Knowledge Money

Evidence Evaluation Near real-time feedback

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Why assess research impact? Advocacy Accountability Analysis Allocation Adjustment

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Impact assessment for adjustment needs…

Near real-time data collection and analysis

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https://theodi.org/blog/where-are-the-uks-most-active-tech-innovation-cities http://www.picklejarcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Full- map-with-labels.pdf

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Impact assessment for adjustment needs…

Near real-time data collection and analysis
Better linking of data sources

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Inputs Research, knowledge exchange and impact processes Academic impacts Societal impacts

People Infrastructure Knowledge Money

Evidence Evaluation

Impact Case Study Outcomes database

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Health and life sciences Physical sciences and engineering Social Sciences Arts and humanities

2206 links between funded research projects and impact case studies

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Impact assessment for adjustment needs…

Near real-time data collection and analysis
Better linking of data sources
Inter-operability and open data

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Measurement, assessment and evaluation of research impact is an increasing area of activity within universities. This has largely been driven by externally imposed summative assessment processes. There are opportunities to use the evidence that is being collected for different purposes: to understand the processes of research, knowledge exchange and impact in near real-time and use that insight to make adjustments to maximise impact. To achieve this we need to focus on improving real-time evidence capture, data-linking and interoperability. Closed datasets are a potential barrier to this.