Will your research have an impact beyond your discipline? How can your
SKILLS AND EXPERT KNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTE TO SOLVING THE COMPLEX PROBLEMS
OF SOCIETY? What does it take to have your research make a difference?
We have designed a workshop which will give you an opportunity to
examine these questions. The ‘Research Impact’ agenda is gaining
momentum around the world. The impact agenda encourages academics to
mobilise research out of academia. In Australia, funders and
universities are increasingly asking researchers to articulate the
potential impact (or benefit) of their work. A critical pathway to
impact happening is engagement. Engagement skills are relevant whether
you are mobilising your own research or taking your knowledge into
industry and community contexts.
Being able to communicate the value of your research and complex ideas
to multiple audiences is a key skill to develop. Researchers need to
be able to make research accessible to broad audience while retaining
the integrity of the research. Being able to read and interpret
non-academic contexts, and to collaborate with diverse teams, is also
fundamental to contemporary research practice.
This session will consider the role of researchers and research in
society broadly, including the shifting role of academics in light of
the impact agenda. As there is no one right way to be an academic,
understanding your role as a researcher is important.
Participants will generate an engagement plan based on their own
philosophical beliefs about what it means to be an engaged researcher.
The plan will identify potential stakeholders; engagement methods and
mediums; pathways to impact; and the skills required to achieve your
plan.
WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?
For those interested in having their research make an impact outside
of academia, engagement is critical. Attendees who are interested in
making an impact will identify the skills required to be an engaged
research. The session will also help you reflect on your role as a
researcher and your role both within and outside of academia.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
All researchers who wish to enhance their understanding of their
academic role and how to translate academic research for a variety of
audiences.
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