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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