A one-day symposium organised by WISERD and the Aberystwyth University Transformative Social Science Programme to discuss how to maximise the impact of research in the social sciences and humanities with non-academic audiences including policy-makers, business, civil society, communities and the media.
A one-day symposium organised by WISERD and the Aberystwyth University Transformative Social Science Programme to discuss how to maximise the impact of research in the social sciences and humanities with non-academic audiences including policy-makers, business, civil society, communities and the media. Guest speakers include Dr Richard Watermayer (Bath University) and Dr Sioned Pearce (WISERD, Cardiff University) and a panel of research users.
Programme
9.00am Registration and coffee
9.30am Welcome
9.45am Understanding Research Impact (Dr Richard Watermeyer, Bath University and Dr Sioned Pearce, WISERD Impact Fellow)
11.00am Coffee break
11.30am Panel: The Research-User’s Perspective (panellists to be confirmed)
12.30pm Presentations on Examples of Effective Impact
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Small Group Discussions – How can we achieve effective impact in our research? Identification of questions and suggestions
3.00pm Plenary Panel (Chaired by Professor Colin McInnes). Feedback from small group discussions
3.30pm End
Find out more:
To book your place, e-mail: transformative@aber.ac.uk