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From Impact Ambition to Real-World Change

20 August, 1:00pm - 1:30pm UTC | Fireside Chat
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Research impact is often discussed as an ambition, a requirement or a reporting exercise — but what does it take to make it happen in practice? In this fireside chat, Professor Mark Reed, CEO of Fast Track Impact, will explore how researchers can plan for meaningful change, engage stakeholders, evidence impact and build the habits that make impact part of everyday research. Drawing on his work through Fast Track Impact and his writing on impact culture, the conversation will offer a practical look at how institutions can move beyond impact language towards research cultures that support real-world change.

 

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Mark brings one of the sector’s most practical and evidence-based perspectives on research impact. Through Fast Track Impact, he has developed training, tools and resources that help researchers use their work to create change without losing time, curiosity or academic freedom. This session will be valuable for researchers, research managers, impact professionals and institutional leaders looking to make impact more credible, achievable and embedded in research practice.

What you will learn

This Fireside Chat will focus on:

  1. How to move from impact ambition to practical, realistic impact planning.
  2. How researchers can engage stakeholders in ways that support meaningful change.
  3. How to evidence impact without reducing it to a reporting exercise.
  4. How institutions can build the mindsets, systems and cultures that make impact part of everyday research practice.

Speaker biography

Mark reedProfessor Mark Reed is a leading expert on research impact and CEO of Fast Track Impact.

His work focuses on how researchers can generate and share knowledge in ways that create change beyond academia. Through Fast Track Impact, he has supported researchers and institutions with evidence-based tools, training and resources for planning, delivering and sustaining impact. He is also the author of The Research Impact Handbook, The Productive Researcher and Impact Culture.

About Fireside Chats

A UIIN Fireside Chat is a 30-minute interview session between a UIIN facilitator and an external industry expert on a high-level topic. Participants will leave with insights and inspiration after hearing the experiences and perspectives of the guest speaker, and have the opportunity to ask questions during the session. Fireside Chats are also recorded for UIIN podcasts and are available after the session.