Assessing Research Impact: An international review of the Excellence in Innovation for Australia Trial

Jones, Molly Morgan; Castle-Clarke, Sophie; Manville, Catriona; Gunashekar, Salil; Grant, Jonathan

doi:10.7249/rr278

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“… 10. In 2012 RAND Europe conducted a small-scale pilot study of universities in Australia to assess research impact (see Morgan Jones et al, 2013). Table 1. UK universities receiving funds from AWE for research (£).

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Military-industrial complexities, university research and neoliberal economy

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2016

Journal of Sociology

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The article provides an analysis of the militarization of scientific research and the scale and consequences of military and defence-related research on university campuses in the United States and United Kingdom. It achieves this through an analysis of the historical background to the complex forms of articulation which have developed between the military, industry and university research. Particular consideration is given to developments in the United States from 1940, including concerns expressed about the impact of an expanding military-industrial complex on the conduct of research in universities. Drawing on critical social and historical research, the article analyses the relationship between universities and colleges and the institution of the military in the United States and the United Kingdom, the symbiotic relationship between neoliberalism and militarism, and, in addition, the consequences for the conduct of research in the natural sciences and the social sciences within universities.

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“…In 2012 RAND Europe conducted a small-scale pilot study of universities in Australia to assess research impact (see Morgan Jones et al, 2013).…”

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Military-industrial complexities, university research and neoliberal economy

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2016

Journal of Sociology

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“…These comprise observations from a survey of UK and non‐UK‐based BSG members and an assessment of the term's prominence in key academic output: (1) peer‐reviewed journals; (2) undergraduate degrees; and (3) the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) impact statements. Our findings are focused on the UK, where research funds are allocated based on the REF initiative, but they are also relevant globally; a similar assessment system has been trialled in Australia (Morgan Jones et al , ) and many other countries operate alternative impact assessments (Key Perspectives Ltd, ; Wright et al , , Jonkers and Zacharewicz, ).…”

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Communicating geomorphology: an empirical evaluation of the discipline's impact and visibility

Clarke

Schillereff

Shuttleworth

2017

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Concern among geomorphologists that the discipline's visibility and impact are becoming suppressed are reflected in a series of recent Earth Surface Exchanges (ESEX) commentaries by Tooth et al. This paper from the British Society for Geomorphology (BSG) Communicating Geomorphology Fixed‐Term Working Group (FTWG) reports initial findings from an online survey of BSG members alongside an empirical assessment of the term's prominence in academic output: international peer‐reviewed journals, undergraduate Geoscience degrees in world‐leading institutions and the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) impact statements. Our observations indicate the scientific standing of the discipline has been retained but the term itself is less widely utilised and we offer a series of suggestions actionable by the geomorphology community. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…The outcomes of REF not only inform funding bodies about their grant allocation, but they provide accountability for the investment of public funds. Internationally, similar research assessment exercises are being piloted, for example, in Australia [2].…”

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Beyond REF 2014: The impact of impact assessment on the future of information research

Marcella

Lockerbie

Bloice

2016

Journal of Information Science

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The importance of demonstrating value for money in terms of academic research beyond the walls of institutions grows stronger as demonstrated by the inclusion of impact assessment in the 2014 REF (Research Excellence Framework) exercise for UK higher education institutions (HEIs). To understand if such focus is influencing the library and information science (LIS) discipline, this paper reports a critical examination of impact case studies submitted to REF 2014 under the Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management Unit of Assessment. Content analysis was conducted on 25 case studies submitted by 14 institutions, establishing the methodologies, impacts, beneficiaries, published outputs and corroborative evidence reported. The implications of impact assessment on future LIS researcher behaviour, in terms of research conceptualisation and design, were explored through nine qualitative telephone interviews. While individual researchers did not anticipate their behaviour to change due to the introduction of impact assessments, there are anticipated changes across the discipline including a greater focus on engaging with stakeholders and research beneficiaries at early stages of research design and an emphasis on mixed methodologies to maximise the power and consequences of research results.

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Assessing Research Impact: An international review of the Excellence in Innovation for Australia Trial

Cited by 18 publications

References 9 publications

Military-industrial complexities, university research and neoliberal economy

Military-industrial complexities, university research and neoliberal economy

Communicating geomorphology: an empirical evaluation of the discipline's impact and visibility

Beyond REF 2014: The impact of impact assessment on the future of information research

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