Exploring Research Impact in Academia and Why it Matters

Auteur

Andy Phippen is Professor of Digital Rights in the Department of Computing and Informatics at Bournemouth University, UK.

Louise Rutt is Senior Impact and Knowledge Exchange Manager in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business at the University of Plymouth, UK.

Texte du rabat

Posing fundamental questions around the worth of knowledge creation and the social value of in-depth research, this volume offers a novel approach by exploring why impact is important in academic research, rather than explaining how it should be conducted.

Contenu

1. Misunderstanding Impact 2. A Case Study in Long Term Research Impact 3. Public Good, the Civic University and Other Policy Ideas 4. Research Policy and the Problem for Institutions 5. Moving Policy into Practice 6. Good Research Can Be Impactful Research 7. Research Impact as Part of Academic Identity: Homo Academicus Impactus 8. The Impact Ecosystem and Can We Fix It?