ARC and Research Impact
Australian Research Council
Research Engagement
Research engagement is the interaction between researchers and research end-users outside of academia, for the mutually beneficial transfer of knowledge, technologies, methods or resources.
Take the opportunity to build in public engagement strategies and opportunities from the start of a research project.
Research Impact
Research impact is the contribution that research makes to the economy, society, environment or culture, beyond the contribution to academic research.
Key Publications:
Research Impact Principles and Framework (ARC)
Engagement and Impact Assessment (ARC)
Elements of Research Impact
Elements of Research Impact
The INORMS Rise Working Group define impact as " Impact is the changes we can see (demonstrate, measure, capture), beyond academia (in society, economy, environment) which happen because of our research (caused by, contributed to, attributable to)."
This would include:
- communicating and sharing your findings (eg. academic and non-academic, open access, open data, marketing, social media/digital footprint)
- engaging with stakeholders (eg. facilitating meetings/workshops, testimonials, etc.)
- planning your research impact
- assessing your research impact
- others (eg. working to get your research into policy documents)
Link to Examples of Research with Impact at Edith Cowan University