The podcast for researchers who want to be more productive and achieve real-world impacts from their research. Every week, Mark Reed gives you practical tips and discusses how you can enhance the impact of your research, based on the latest research.
Season 4 | Episode 110: What is good practice engagement and impact?
This week, Mark talks through a series of good practice principles for engagement and impact, published in this blog post (https://www.fasttrackimpact.com/post/what-is-good-practice-engagement-and-impact). Add your own feedback and ideas here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J_QY7HvW89Y08p3ySfEl8zL0XmcQ9cLg2K8rm0r7mYY/edit?tab=t.0).
The blog builds on a number of sources, including:
Mark’s Impact Culture book (https://www.fasttrackimpact.com/impactculture) (see the bottom of this page for his impact culture toolkit)
NCCPE engagement guidance (https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/support-engagement)
Mark’s “Re-thinking impact…” paper (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-022-01216-w)
You can download a written transcript of this episode here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/102-D0TtgyLFHcZ75lg6fAHVvbFYK1x4t/view?usp=drive_link)
19 Nov 2023
Season 4 | Episode 109: Evidencing engagement and impact for REF2029
This week, Mark explores what the recent REF2029 guidance means for impact, including a discussion of what we might be expected to write about in the new engagement and impact narrative, and an evidence-based approach to writing a 4* impact case study.
NCCPE engagement guidance (https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/support-engagement)
My “Re-thinking impact…” paper (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-022-01216-w)
What made a 4* impact case study in REF214 paper (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-020-0394-7)
My 4* REF2021 impact case study (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OdVLgd3l8A4u2fqTVnLdr6R_S_s6uyn7/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=110166471875735844888&rtpof=true&sd=true)
Impact templates (in the Google Sheets menu, go to File > Make a copy to save an editable version)
3i analysis template (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bL28FUgd7R3nvGYjV5P7qrZkHgaqlYpZM5uJmFls-eA/edit?usp=sharing)
Fast Track Impact Planning Template (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iGX6HM__TPQP4KDbqVytr-1FnQBn00KX7NXEaUR9CIQ/edit?usp=sharing)
You can download a written transcript of this episode here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YoodKXw-kAWDBGIp6Q_WlhEs1exo8hre/view?usp=drive_link%7d)
21 Oct 2023
Season 4 | Episode 108: Interview with Michael Parker from The Conversation about generating and evaluating impact from media engagement
This week, Mark talks to Michael Parker, Director of Operations at The Conversation, a news outlet that specialises in working with researchers, giving them editorial control on a global platform. Drawing from their work together creating the Media Impact Guide and Toolkit, Mark and Michael discuss how researchers can harness the media to get more impact from their research and provide evidence of both the reach and significance of the impacts that arise.
Read the Media Impact Guide and Toolkit (https://www.fasttrackimpact.com/media-impact-guide-and-toolkit)
Find out more about The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/uk/)
Follow Mark at @fasttrackimpact (https://twitter.com/fasttrackimpact) and @profmarkreed (https://twitter.com/profmarkreed) or on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/profmarkreed?originalSubdomain=uk). If you want more information about training courses, please write to training@fasttrackimpact.com (mailto:training@fasttrackimpact.com)
You can download a written transcript of this episode here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mnBz3GVAoHD6_G9RSh5g019GtuAccCiU/view?usp=drive_link)
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