This is a past event
Achieving impact from your research - new ACES/CSID training workshop series starts this month.
Do you want your research to have a greater beneficial impact than it currently does? If so, you may be interested in a new series of training workshops on impact
The focus is on building the knowledge, skills and capacity we need to design, do and disseminate research that brings social/economic benefits. The workshops will not address the measurement of impact (this is being done separately for REF2014 by Research & Innovation), but will hopefully enable us all to generate more impact that can be recorded for the next REF period. It will tackle common challenges experienced by researchers who work with the end users of their research to generate impact, drawing on experience from all three University colleges, and will draw on the latest research into knowledge exchange, participation and impact. Workshops last two hours on Wednesday afternoons to allow participants to discuss the issues and learn from each other, as well as from the speakers.
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
This workshop series has been co-ordinated by ACES and CSID in collaboration with the College Research Directors, staff in Research and Innovation, Human Resources and those involved in the University's RCUK priority themes.
See links below to book your place on each workshop.
Module 1: Designing research with impact in mind
Introduction to the workshop programme: starting with the right question
Phil Hannaford, Hilary Homans, Mark Reed, Miep Helfrich
22nd February 2012, 2-4 pm (MacRobert MR317)
This session will introduce the programme, making links to ongoing work to measure impact for REF2014 across the University, and focusing on ways we can build capacity to enhace the future impact of our research. The session will explore how researchers can work with the end-users of their work throughout the project/programme lifecycle to ensure they are delivering answers to research questions that will have real impact.
Research design tools: i. problem tree analysis; ii) ii. logical framework analysis
Hilary Homans with Mark Reed
7th March 2012, 2-4 pm (MacRobert MR317)
An introduction to two particularly useful tools that can help you design your next research project to maximize its impact.
Working more effectively with end users of research: how to work with the right people and build lasting partnerships for research impact
Mark Reed with Hilary Homans
21st March 2012, 2-4 pm (MacRobert MR317)
This session will identify good practice principles for working effectively with end-users of research, covering methods for systematically identifying those with a stake in your research, and identifying ways of getting them involved and keeping them involved in your research, to ensure optimum impact
Developing a pathways to impact statement
Liz Rattray (with Mark Reed and Hilary Homans)
28th March 2012, 2-4 pm (MacRobert MR317)
This session will provide participants with a guide to developing pathways to impact statements on research proposals that will impress your reviewers. Liz will cover the key do's and don'ts and provide examples of good and poor practice to facilitate discussion about the sort of things you might include in your next pathways to impact statement.
Module 2: Designing interdisciplinary research with impact in mind
Building effective interdisciplinary research teams that include stakeholders to deliver impact
Mark Reed & Hilary Homans and College Research Directors TBC
18th April 2012, 2-4 pm (MacRobert MR317)
This session will consider how we can build interdisciplinary teams that are able work effectively together to deliver impact, and will consider the merits and drawbacks of various ways in which stakeholders can be involved in the research process
Approaches to impact in interdisciplinary research
Janet Stewart, Lorna McKee, Richard Aspinall and others TBC
25th April 2012, 2-4 pm (MacRobert MR317)
This session will consider the benefits and challenges of achieving impact from interdisciplinary research, and how we can overcome some of the challenges to develop effective interdisciplinary projects. Case studies from each of the University colleges will be used to stimulate discussion around concrete examples
Methods for impact-driven interdisciplinary research 1: Soft Systems Analysis
Susan Maclennan and Joy Wootten
2nd May 2012, 2-4 pm (MacRobert MR317)
This session will consider how "soft systems analysis" can help researchers work more effectively with the end users of research to deliver impact.
Methods for impact-driven interdisciplinary research 2: Appreciative Inquiry
Susan Maclennan and Joy Wootten
9th May 2012, 2-4 pm (MacRobert MR317)
This session will consider how "appreciative inquiry" methods can help researchers work more effectively with the end users of research to deliver impact. Appreciative enquiry is a strategy for intentional change which identifies the best of "what is" in order to pursue dreams and possibilities of what could be. It involves a cooperative search for the processes within every system which hold the potential for inspired positive change. The Workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to experience the stages of appreciative enquiry - the 4 D's: Discovery - appreciating and valuing the best of "what is"; Dream - envisioning what might be; Design - dialoguing "what should be"; Destiny – innovating what will be.
If you are experiencing problems booking individual workshops, you should be able to browse all workshops via http://www.abdn.ac.uk/coursebooking/ (click on the "Research Staff Development" button) or contact Martin Cartney
- Speaker
- Various University staff
- Hosted by
- ACES/Centre for Sustainable International Development
- Venue
- MacRobert Building MR 317 581 Kings Street Aberdeen AB 24 5UD