2019
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scz037
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Abstract: The recent moves towards incentivising ‘impact’ within the research funding system pose a growing challenge to academic research practices, charged with producing both scientific, and social impact. This article explores this tension by drawing on interviews with sixty-one UK academics and policymakers involved in publicly-funded knowledge exchange initiatives. The experiences of the interviewed academics point to a functional separation of academic practices into three distinct types: producing traditional re… Show more

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“…Our distinctions between scientific progress and societal progress as major aims, as well as the distinction between citation impact and usage, are relevant for a more recent contest between two influential research policies and their evaluation criteria. Although seemingly in harmony (top research performance is best for society), the so-called Excellence Policy with a focus on the citation impact of international publications, and the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) policy with a focus on societal interaction and presence in local media, are not aligned but in conflict (D'Este et al, 2018;Bandola-Gill, 2019;Zhang & Sivertsen, 2020;Sivertsen, 2021). Referring to our results, it might be tempting to place female researchers on one side of this conflict.…”
Section: Part 5 Discussion and Conclusionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our distinctions between scientific progress and societal progress as major aims, as well as the distinction between citation impact and usage, are relevant for a more recent contest between two influential research policies and their evaluation criteria. Although seemingly in harmony (top research performance is best for society), the so-called Excellence Policy with a focus on the citation impact of international publications, and the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) policy with a focus on societal interaction and presence in local media, are not aligned but in conflict (D'Este et al, 2018;Bandola-Gill, 2019;Zhang & Sivertsen, 2020;Sivertsen, 2021). Referring to our results, it might be tempting to place female researchers on one side of this conflict.…”
Section: Part 5 Discussion and Conclusionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Modern research in policy-and practice-oriented fields like the social sciences is expected to resonate with and be useful for policymakers and practitioners. Research funding organizations and universities prioritize research relevance, pathways to impact, and knowledge exchange (Bandola-Gill, 2019). Universities include research impact in their mission statements and evaluation criteria, and go as far as to employ or designate knowledge exchange professionals (Knight & Lightowler, 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Scholars in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) face the challenge of making an impact on both science and society (Bandola-Gill, 2019;Brownson et al, 2006). One approach to driving this impact is through knowledge exchange interventions, or activities specifically designed to disseminate knowledge from research or researchers to the general public, policymakers, or practitioners (Morton, 2015).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lavis et al, 2003;Donovan and Hanney, 2011;Kok and Schuit, 2012;Redman et al, 2015;Bandola-Gill, 2019;Edwards and Meagher, 2019;Wreford et al, 2019);…”
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confidence: 99%