IMPACT SKILLS TRAINING FOR RESEARCHERS
At WCL, we believe that developing researchers' skills and confidence is at the heart of a successful institutional culture for research impact.
Our impact training for researchers is designed to bridge the gap between general principles of research impact and 'How do I actually do this?'.
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Whether you prefer self-paced online courses that you can fit around your busy academic diary, in-person workshops or bespoke training and one-to-one mentoring, our impact training can help you and your research colleagues articulate, plan, and evidence your engagement and impact activity.
REF AND RESEARCH IMPACT TRAINING
Our REF and research impact training workshops can be delivered face-to-face or online unless specified. All are structured to provide focused support, optimise learning outcomes and the opportunity to ask questions and engage in valuable discussion with fellow researchers.
We also understand that your research impact training needs may be targeted to a specific topic, discipline or researcher group that wants to explore impact topics in more depth or receive one-to-one mentoring and feedback on their impact plans and projects.
We are always happy to discuss customised training tailored to your institution's specific research impact goals. Use the Contact Us form to enquire about our bespoke in-person or online workshops.
IMPACT EVIDENCE FOR REF CASE STUDIES
This interactive workshop is designed to support impact case study authors in developing their understanding of what is needed for REF impact evidence and how to use evidence of engagement and impact to best effect in their REF impact narratives.
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Providing a practical insights into methods to capture evidence of engagement and impact, the workshop includes time to create an evidence plan or refine an existing one.
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Ideal for: REF impact case study authors
Duration: 3 hours (online)
Price: From £2,500 +VAT​
REF AND RESEARCH IMPACT WORKSHOPS
This workshop covers similar elements to Evidencing Engagement and Impact workshop with a stronger focus on how to specifically collect and use evidence in a REF impact case study. Participants learn about the types of evidence frequently used to demonstrate reach and significance in their UoA and how that evidence is used for best effect in the narrative. The workshop concludes with time to create an evidence plan or refine an existing one.
Ideal for: REF impact case study authors
Duration: 3 hours
Price: From £2,500 +VAT
IMPACT EVIDENCE FOR REF CASE STUDIES
USING STORYTELLING TO CREATE A COMPELLING IMPACT NARRATIVE
This workshop focuses on using storytelling to help you identify, build or enhance impact narratives in funding proposals, REF impact case studies and career progression. Drawing on inspiring examples, you will learn how to use and present impact stories in formats such as university websites, policy briefs and narrative CVs.
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Ideal for: Researchers at all career stages
Duration: 3 hours
Price: From £2,500 +VAT
WRITING A REF IMPACT CASE STUDY
This is a full day facilitated writing retreat delivered at your institution or an off-site location. Following brief guidance on writing an impact case study and the requirements for each section of the template, authors will immerse themselves in drafting with opportunities for peer review and expert feedback. The format of the day is flexible and can be adapted to ICS author needs and where they are in their case study development.
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Ideal for: REF impact case study authors
Duration: Full day
Price: From £4,500 +VAT
EVIDENCING ENGAGEMENT AND IMPACT
This workshop provides an overview of what impact evidence is and how it differs from evidence of activity. Providing examples of evidence collection methods (tried and tested and the more creative), we look at the benefits of collecting evidence during a project and beyond to help you consider when to start collecting data, how to store it and how to tackle common challenges. We can also tailor this workshop specifically for arts and humanities disciplines.
Ideal for: Researchers at all career stages
​Duration: 3 hours
Price: From £2,500 +VAT​​
Using logic models and backward mapping, this workshop helps researchers to identify the people and organisations needed to progress their research towards impact, to understand the role those individuals will play and the methods and tools of engagement available before, during and after the research.
Ideal for: Researchers at all career stages
Duration: 3 hours
Price: From £3,400 +VAT
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PEOPLE MAPPING AND IMPACT PLANNING
INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IMPACT
This workshop offers a grounding in the basic concepts of research impact for those new to it. Beginning with your 'why', it provides tips on easy ways to build your impact knowledge and methods to incorporate impact thinking into research planning and projects from the start.
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Ideal for: Early career researchers/PhD and those new to impact
Duration: 3 hours
Price: From £2,500 +VAT
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We also run this workshop with content tailored to arts and humanities disciplines.
HOW TO REVIEW AND CLASSIFY AN IMPACT
CASE STUDY
This popular online workshop on reviewing and classifying impact case studies is ideal for anyone new to REF submissions.
We cover REF case study template requirements, how to assess the reach and significance of draft impact case studies, different types of evidence available, how they might be used to support impact, and how to give feedback fairly and offer a sensible potential ranking.
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Ideal for: UoA or department impact leads, directors of impact or those providing REF support for the first time
Duration: 3 hours (online)
Price: From £289 +VAT (per person)
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Contact us to discuss a bespoke session for your institution.
IMPACT INTEGRATORS™
ONLINE TRAINING COURSES
The Impact Integrators™ online impact skills training courses help researchers to define the research impact they want to have, understand the potential impact of their past, current and future research and build the skills and confidence to do so. Designed for early to mid-career researchers, researchers new to the UK and experienced researchers who want to refresh their impact skills and knowledge, the four, self-paced online courses are designed to bridge the gap between the general principles of impact and the 'how do I actually do this?' question.
