Science policy UK: the development of the Impact agenda

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The concept of Impact is of increasing importance in UK research policy: it is an essential policy tool in the Research Councils' strategies and is under development as part of the higher education Research Excellence Framework 2014.  Traditionally very much seen in terms of bibliometrics and commercial aspects such as patents, this is rapidly broadening to include public engagement, communication, policy engagement and societal issues.  Some resources of interest:

Organizations: 
HEFCE
RCUK
NERC
BBSRC
Themes: 
Science policy
Higher Education
research impact
bibliometrics
research excellence
research evaluation
public engagement
Education
patents

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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith