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Creating Impact with Research
A Practical Guide
- Paul Anand - The Open University, Oxford
January 2027 | 216 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This book answers the question of how to create impact with academic research. Full of examples and practical advice, it empowers readers to design, conduct and disseminate impactful research that makes a real-world difference.
Introducing the Pathways to Impact Model, it explores the actors, interactions, intermediaries and outcomes involved in different pathways that generate impact. It also:
- Examines the impact ecosystem and how engagement, governance and funding influence pathways to impact
- Considers impact ethics and how to be mindful of ethical issues when demonstrating research impact
- Offers hands-on guidance about how to write up persuasive case studies of research impact.
Looking beyond the dissemination of research findings to show how to translate knowledge for the benefit of society, this guide is essential for postgraduate students and researchers.
Chapter 1: The Concept of Impact
Chapter 2: Pathways to Impact
Chapter 3: Engagement and Co-production
Chapter 4: Communicating Research to Publics and Decision-Makers
Chapter 5: Amplification using Social Media
Chapter 6: The Ethics of Impact
Chapter 7: Evidence and Narratives
Chapter 8: Who Creates Impact?
Chapter 9: Organisations and Impact Ecosystems
Chapter 10: Planning for Impact