Evidencing impact: a case study of UK academic perspectives on evidencing research impact
本文通过分析英国某大学学院的18份研究卓越框架影响力案例、68份调查问卷及4次访谈，探讨了不同学科在证明研究影响力方面的收益与挑战，以及研究者用于收集证据的可转移技能。
The principle that research should demonstrate impact is now a central driver in UK research policy, with some describing the UK as having undergone a ‘culture change’ in regards to evidencing the value and contribution of academic research (Watermeyer, R. 2012. “From Engagement to Impact? Articulating the Public Value of Academic Research.” Tertiary Education and Management 18 (2): 115–30). This article takes a case study approach, examining one university faculty in depth in relation to research impact. Comprising an analysis of 18 Research Excellence Framework impact case studies submitted by the faculty in 2014, alongside a survey of 68 faculty staff and PhD students, and interviews with four research centre or group leaders, the case study explores the perceived benefits and challenges of evidencing research impact amongst a range of disciplines, as well as the ‘transferable’ skills which researchers utilise in evidence gathering.