Director, Natural Capital Challenge Centre | Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship @SRUC | Impact training @fasttrackimpact (he/him). Get my new book:
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3 Sep 2024
My new book, The Researcher's Guide to Influencing Policy comes out 20th September! Get your copy here: tkqlhce.com/click-101258835-…
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Jun 13
We spend a lot of time planning for certainty in a world that is inherently uncertain, but Susan Hilbolling and colleagues argue that "serendipity is a skill that can be practiced" rather than a matter of chance.
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• Build diverse networks that expose you to different perspectives (including here on LinkedIn)
• Make space for reflection so you can connect seemingly unrelated insights
• Treat surprises, anomalies and failures as sources of learning, not just problems to solve
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Jun 13
Planning still matters, but in complex systems, the best plans give you space to be curious about where chance may lead you.
Read the paper here tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1…
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Jun 2
All my free resources for researchers who want to use their evidence to influence policy fasttrackimpact.com/i-want-t…
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Apr 22
Watch the video of my free training on how to Fast Track Your Impact. If you were signed up to attend, check your inbox today for a link to the slides, free book, follow-on course and other resources, and discount codes! youtube.com/watch?si=YI528pa…
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Apr 14
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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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.
link.springer.com/article/10… (message me if you don't have access)
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Apr 8
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 eventbrite.co.uk/e/influenci…
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Apr 1
Making evidence work: How can "embedded researchers" support decision-making in local government? New paper from The York Policy Engine wellcomeopenresearch.org/art…
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Mar 27
Join my most popular impact training course free (funded by EU) next month! linkedin.com/events/forpeatt…
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Feb 26
Free online course - Introduction to Creative Public Engagement (part of Being Human Festival) Thursday 5 March 2026, 11.00-12.00 beinghumanfestival.org/intro…
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Feb 20
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.
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Feb 20
Read the paper (open access): doi.org/10.1080/25741136.202…
#ResearchImpact #REF2029 #KnowledgeExchange #PracticeResearch #ResearchCulture
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