| Title | Impact Academy - Evidencing the Impact You Have Made |
| Category | Research |
| Overview | Capturing and evidencing engagement and impact is important for researchers particularly in relation to impact case studies for the Research Excellence Framework (REF), but also in reporting to funding bodies and external partners. This interactive session will give an overview of the types of evidence-to-evidence different types of research impact. The session will also touch upon how to use the Research Information System (RIS) to document engagement and impact activities/narratives, and record evidence. Some examples of the types of evidence that could be used to evidence the impact of your research will be provided along with practical tips on collecting it.
The session is aimed at academic and research staff at all levels.
After this session you will be able to:
Recognise the importance of documenting and evidencing research impact in REF;
Use the RIS to document and track your engagement activities and research impact;
Identify appropriate types of evidence to demonstrate the impact of your research what consent may be required for use. |
| Learning outcomes | |
| Presenter | Zhuo Sun |
| Location | Zoom |
| Campus | Colchester Campus |
| Date and time | 13:00 to 14:00 Tuesday 9 June 2026 |
| Duration | 01:00 |
| Available places | 99 |
| University of Essex employee | Use the link provided above to book your place via HR Organiser. |
| Partner institution | Please discuss with your point of contact at your Partner Institution in the first instance. |
| Student Union contractors; PhD students | Please contact the Organisational Development team. |