Demonstrating the impact of creative research
What is impact: The demonstrable contribution that excellent research makes to society and the economy. RCUK
What is impact: Impact embraces all of the diverse ways in which research-related knowledge and skills benefit individuals, organisations, and nations: fostering global economic performance, fostering the economic competitiveness of the United Kingdom, increasing the effectiveness of public services and policy, and enhancing quality of life, health, and creative output. AHRC
What is impact: A key aspect of this definition of research impact is that impact must be demonstrable. It is not enough just to focus on activities and outputs that promote research impact, such as staging a conference or publishing a report. You must be able to provide evidence of research impact, for example, that it has been taken up and used by policy makers, and practitioners, has led to improvements in services or business. ESRC
What is impact: An effect on, change or benefit to the economy, society, culture, public policy or services, health, the environment or quality of life, beyond academia. HEFCE - REF
Panel D Cultural Life: Creating and interpreting cultural capital in all of its forms to enrich and expand the lives, imaginations and sensibilities of individuals and groups HEFCE - REF
Impact case studies submitted by Sussex REF 2014
Music Walk
Physics: Inspire entertain and stimulate the public
Encouraging citizens to reflect on citizenship
Digital representations of cultural objects Shyness, exhibitions and technology Agents of Change Appreciation of the Book of common prayer Changing understanding of language origins and use Encouraging the Tate to acquire art & archive Public appreciation of sound in society Changing experience of sound in film Transforming poetics Public engagement with the work of Newton Appreciation and understanding of ‘Women’s Lib’ Mass Observation Public engagement with Physics and Astronomy Using multimedia to enrich perceptions of immigration detention