The Australian Research Council’s definition of Research Impact is: “the demonstrable contribution that research makes to the economy, society, culture, national security, public policy or services, health, the environment, or quality of life, beyond contributions to academia” 

Knowledge transfer and research impact are priorities for The University of Western Australia as our goal is to serve our stakeholders and communities.

Academic impact through high quality publications and presentations at national and international conferences is essential, but think about impact beyond academia and possible interactions with non-academic users and beneficiaries of your research through events such as industry showcases, public awareness campaigns, or stakeholder and community engagement activities.

Connect with community and industry to promote your research and make an impact. Work with these areas of UWA to get started promoting your work to government, business and media.

Visit the Research Impact Toolkit for detailed information about research impact principles and framework, including a useful research impact pathway table which provides examples from the research pipeline and indicates where they would normally sit on the pathway to impact (that is, input, activities, outputs, outcomes & benefits). Select the Communicate section to view a range of valuable activities for communicating your research.

To help you make the most of your research and gain that much needed impact, consider your eligibility for funding under the UWA Research Impact Grants scheme.

This internal scheme provides funding that can be used to support activities which include presenting at a conference, socialising research via various networks, publication costs, teaching relief to write a research journal article or other research publication with likely high impact, workshop and event costs, and media and public awareness activities.

At UWA we are passionate about telling impact stories, so if your UWA research has impact then the Research Impact Office would love to hear from you.

For more information, see the Library's guide to Keeping your research current or these 10 tips for promoting your research online.