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    SPIRAL - Introduction to Understanding & Recording Research Impact
    Provider   Organisational and Staff Development Unit

    This introductory course offers an overview of the key principles of research impact and developing an impact record. It will be helpful for those looking to understand how their research makes a difference in the world and how to evidence this change for REF and other contexts.

The next session will begin on 28/05/2024 at 10:00 AM
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Duration 1 hour 30 mins

Course Type Webinar

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Target Audience: This course is appropriate for staff involved in research, especially those at an earlier stage in their career.

This is a live course with sessions online and on campus. 

Session 1 - Online: Tuesday 28 May 2024 - 10 - 11.30 am

Session 2 – On campus: Wednesday 29 May 2024 - 10 - 11.30 am

 

This practical, interactive 90-minute course will offer an overview of research impact for researchers early in their career journey.  

Participants will be introduced to the key principles that underpin research impact, while individual and group exercises will enable participants to better understand research impact and will offer support in developing a record of research impact.  

This course will be especially helpful for those looking to better understand how their research makes a difference in the world, and for those who are looking to evidence and articulate this change for REF 2929, funding applications, and for career development.  

 

Outcomes/Objectives

Participants will: 

  • Understand the key concepts associated with research impact, be able to identify impact, and to distinguish the impact pathway from the research impact itself.  
  • Identify areas from within their existing research that may provide helpful pathways to impact. 
  • Learn how to record their impact using Strathclyde’s Pure system. 
  • Understand the types of evidence that can be used to demonstrate impact. 
  • Develop an outline impact record, based on their current research. 
  • Have time for questions, and to give and receive feedback from colleagues. 

 

 

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff: 

  • Hybrid provision is not available, but sessions will run online and on campus. 
  • There will be audience participation. 
  • You are asked to attend the whole session. 
  • This will be a short session without a break. 
  • The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.  
  • Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery upon request. 
  • Contact Dr Devon McHugh to request printed materials in different formats. 
  • For the on-campus session, full access information for the venue is available via AccessAble. 
  • For the online session, the course will take place on Zoom. Auto-captions will be enabled. 
  • Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements. 


Delivered By: Organisational and Staff Development Unit

Prerequisites

Please double check your registration confirmation email to confirm if the session you booked is in-person or online.

Cancellation Policy

 

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.