Course Overview

Impact Integrators™ flexible, self-paced online training courses areideal for incorporating into your institution's research development or impact training programme.

How it works

The programme is designed to offer a personalised training experience with the flexibility to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule.

Taking a coaching-style approach, a series of short films guide you through the topics with a workbook and practical, reflective exercises to help you put what you have watched into practice and apply it to your own research. 

Access is provided for 8 weeks and on average it takes 3-5 hours to complete each course, or the equivalent of a half-day workshop if completed in one go.

Optional weekly progress reminders help to keep you on track and you get a completion certificate when you finish.


Course content

Evidencing Engagement and Impact

    1. A tour of the platform

    2. Download your workbook - Evidencing Engagement and Impact

    1. Introduction - Doing the groundwork

    1. 1. Start with the change

    2. 2. Evidence types

    3. 3. Talk to a colleague

    1. 4. Who is doing what?

    2. 5. When to collect evidence?

    3. 6. Storing your evidence

    1. 7. Nudges for collecting evidence

    2. 8. Record reminders as you go

    3. 9. Reviewing your evidence

Price

  • £125 per person + VAT

By the end of the course, learners will:

  • Understand the importance of evidence in demonstrating the impact of research and communicating that impact effectively to a variety of audiences

  • Know the most effective evidence types to illustrate their research's reach and influence

  • Have thought about how to effectively collect and manage evidence of impact and developed a plan for collecting evidence throughout the project timeline

Introduction to Impact Integrators™

In this short video, Saskia Walcott explains how the training works, what to expect and how it supports researchers in developing the skills, mindset and confidence to embed impact into their projects from the outset.

Hi, I'm Saskia, your course instructor

I have worked with academic researchers for more than 17 years on impact, creating strategies to embed policies and practices to maximise opportunities for research impact. Designed for early to mid-career researchers, researchers new to the UK and experienced researchers who want to refresh their impact skills and knowledge, this course encompasses my experience and learning from working with 100s of researchers and distils it into easily digestible steps that you can use to build impact into your research.
Image is a black and white photo of the course instructor, Saskia Walcott, CEO & founder of Walcott Communications in a teal blue circle

Here's what people have to say...

“I really like the tone of the course. You can hear Saskia's voice throughout and that adds to its accessibility.”

Noola Griffiths, Teesside University

“One of the things I like about Impact Integrators is that it breaks down ideas you think you know and forces you to reflect on them, which often brings new things to light.”

Alyx Mattison, University of Bradford

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