Mark Reed

Director, Natural Capital Challenge Centre | Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship @SRUC | Impact training @fasttrackimpact (he/him). Get my new book:

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My new book, The Researcher's Guide to Influencing Policy comes out 20th September! Get your copy here: https://t.co/Krz362itLW

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All my free resources for researchers who want to use their evidence to influence policy https://t.co/kN1BoaSoP0

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@Jtgw1981 @PhilWMagness There are plenty of other objections to this as a piece of jargon that generalises and homogonises across the characteristics of groups that actually matter for inclusive engagement

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@Jtgw1981 @PhilWMagness This often excludes those with less material interests who may already be marginalised and lack power.

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So, next time you are planning your impact, do not just ask who can help disseminate research: ask what each partner is uniquely able to do.

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New analysis of REF2014 and REF2021 case studies by Wang Zuorong et al shows how libraries, museums and archives enable research to generate impact in different ways.

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Museums create public experience, libraries connect knowledge to use, and archives provide trusted records and memory. In this sense, impact is less of a pipeline and more a set of complementary roles and relationships.

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Rare free opportunity to join my influencing policy course (based on my book, The Researcher's Guide to Influencing Policy). Get practical tips and an opportunity to reflect deeply on what it means to use your evidence responsibly to affect policy change https://t.co/y8QCUgO8Rg

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Making evidence work: How can "embedded researchers" support decision-making in local government? New paper from The York Policy Engine https://t.co/Vsce6cuGu6

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Free online course - Introduction to Creative Public Engagement (part of Being Human Festival) Thursday 5 March 2026, 11.00-12.00 https://t.co/JypFRuwrOO

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Read the paper (open access): https://t.co/wKi6vrIkei

#ResearchImpact #REF2029 #KnowledgeExchange #PracticeResearch #ResearchCulture

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REF impact writing often assumes a neat chain: research → engagement → outcome → impact. Creative practice rarely behaves that way.

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- Use form intelligently: alongside metrics, capture process, digital traces, testimonies, and repeat engagements to show credible pathways of influence.