Research impact
<p>We all hear it spoken about, but what exactly is research impact?</p>
Do citation metrics count as impact? And is there anything you can do to increase the impact of your research? Here we step through everything you need to know about research impact and how to build it into your career planning and skills development.
‘Research impact’ can mean different things in different contexts.
Three concepts are central to understanding research impact.
Learn more about the impact continuum, from initial inputs all the way to longer term benefits.
Demonstrating your research impact is a key criterion in funding applications.
It’s never too early to consider your research impact and plan ahead.
Having clear evidence is essential to writing about your research impact.
Collect evidence of your research impact to use in your impact narrative.
Maximise your research impact by creating a strategy and an action plan.
Translate your research into real-world impact with industry partnerships.
Writing a clear and succinct research impact narrative is key for many contexts.
Discuss your research commercialisation idea via the Online Commercialisation Café (UniKey required).
NHMRC Investigator Grants and Synergy Grants both have a dedicated research impact section which requires a narrative case study.
Find University of Sydney advice on how to approach and write your case study. You will need to log in with your UniKey to access these links.
