Background In order to understand and measure the policy impact of research we need a
definition of research impact that is suited to the task. This article systematically reviewed …

Chapter 1 discussed the ways that reviews examine previous research and other forms of
evidence to answer review questions and how their methods depend upon the questions …

Rural studies have highlighted a rural idyll as something to which many aspire, perhaps as a
vision of a good place to live or as a repository of values. But harking back to an imagined …

The past decades in the UK have witnessed renewed interest by policymakers, research
funders and research institutions in the engagement of non-academic individuals, groups …

The quality of working life became an important topic in the 1960s and 1970s, helping to
stimulate an early approach to evidence-based policy advocacy drawing on interdisciplinary …

Universities have a crucial role in the modern world. In England, entrance to universities is
by nation-wide competition which means English universities have an exceptional influence …

Achieving impact from academic research is a challenging, complex, multifaceted, and
interconnected topic with a number of competing priorities and key performance indicators …

Questions around the value of the arts and humanities to the contemporary world and the
benefits they are expected to bring to the society that supports them through funding have …

This paper explores how we can embed impact in research to generate socially useful
knowledge. Our contribution lies in proposing a form of engaged research that draws upon …

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