Institute for Methods Innovation

Stay flexible and responsive to maximize research-policy impact! 🔄💡 Robert McMorran, a social researcher with RESAS (The Scottish Government), explains how adapting research priorities can lead to powerful #PolicyOutcomes.

How can research make a real difference in policy? 🏛️🌍 Iain Williams, Director of Strategic Partnerships at NERC: Natural Environment Research Council, highlights how identifying the right stakeholders and building trust are key to making research count in policy settings.

This thought-provoking LSE blog by Richard Phelps discusses the implications of dismissive literature reviews. He argues that there is rarely a lack of pre-existing literature outside of the sciences, but claiming so is a rhetorical move to prioritise one’s own research. What do you think? 📝 🔗 https://buff.ly/3XX1C1L

📝Struggling with grant applications? This workshop will show you how to use #ChatGPT to improve your proposals. Discover practical techniques for more impactful funding applications. Secure your spot today 🔗 https://buff.ly/3LkImEn

New co-authored #PLOSONE paper with colleagues at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: "Picture perfect science communication: How public audiences respond to informational labels in cinematic-style 3D data visualization" Co-authors: Kalina Borkiewicz Jeff Carpenter Jill Naiman and Stuart Levy

How to review and classify an impact case study - new course from Saskia Walcott on 6 November (£289 +VAT) https://lnkd.in/evjsnBP5

Blog article published on the International Research Software Funders Workshop 2024 – Building a Sustainable Future for Research Software https://lnkd.in/gK9Zd2Su In the workshop, international research funders got into the details of how to strategically plan and evaluate the impact of programs and policies supporting research software.

Book today to lock in a place in the practical workshop 'Using #ChatGPT for Funding Applications' that Dr Eric Jensen and Dr Andrew George will be leading on 23 October 2024 🔗 https://buff.ly/3LkImEn

How do #SystematicReviews shape #PolicyDecisions? 📚 Kathryn Monk, Chair of Collaboration for Environmental Evidence, breaks down how these reviews give policymakers the reliable evidence they need to make informed choices.

This recent paper by Michael Ochsner advocates for a more flexible, nuanced approach to evaluating impact. He argues that the UK RED's "impact agenda" does not represent the only approach to valuing and fostering the research-society nexus 🔗 https://buff.ly/3N2cchK