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Do you have the skills and tools for impact?
Question 2 of 11
Do you have access to any of the following tools to help evaluate your impact?
(Select all that apply)
Web of Science, Scopus (or similar)
Altmetric / Impact Story / Plum Analytics (or similar)
Google Scholar
Kudos
None of these
I don't know
Do you have the skills and tools for impact?
Question 3 of 11
Do you take any of the following actions to build your understanding of impact and how it can be achieved?
(Select all that apply)
Read blogs / books / discussion lists
Participate in training
Attend events
View online materials (videos, slides)
None of these
How 'impact aware' are you?
Question 4 of 11
Thinking about your most recently published research, at what stage did you start thinking about how to maximize the impact of this research?
Before the project began
While the project was underway
When I was preparing to disseminate my outputs
After publication
I haven’t yet thought about the impact of this work
How 'impact aware' are you?
Question 6 of 11
Thinking about your current research project, what kind of impact are you seeking to achieve?
(Select all that apply)
Instrumental: changing policy, behaviour or practice
Conceptual: building evidence, knowledge, awareness
Capacity building: building skills, expertise, jobs
None of these
I don't know
How proactive are you in achieving impact?
Question 7 of 11
What actions did you take to increase the dissemination and impact of your most recently published research?
(Select all that apply)
Chose formats for sharing information about my work that would help more people find and understand it e.g. videos, infographics
Consulted knowledge users to shape my research around their needs
Worked with the media (or my institution’s press team)
Explained my work and its impact in plain language
Worked with partners (such as museums, science centres, festivals, schools, community organizations)
Wrote and implemented a communications plan
Organized or participated in events (exhibitions, lectures, workshops etc) to engage people with my work
Acted as a consultant to apply my expertise to specific community / commercial / policy challenges
Presented my findings at a conference or workshop
None of these
How proactive are you in achieving impact?
Question 8 of 11
What choices do you make when publishing your work?
(Select all that apply)
Publish non-text formats (e.g. data, video, code, images) alongside written outputs
Choose an open access publisher for maximum dissemination
Post my work in an institutional or subject repository
None of these
How proactive are you in achieving impact?
Question 9 of 11
Which of the following have you used to increase awareness of your work?
(Select all that apply)
Email
Press releases
Project website
Social media e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Weibo
Academic networks e.g. ResearchGate, Mendeley
Identity systems e.g. ORCID, Scopus ID, ResearcherID
Impact services e.g. Kudos
None of these
How important is impact to you?
Question 10 of 11
To what extent does the impact your work has relate to funding, tenure and promotion for you?
Strongly related – I have to demonstrate impact against a wide range of measures to progress my career
Somewhat related – some traditional measures are important, such as the impact factor of journals I publish in; other measures are less important
Not related
How important is impact to you?
Question 11 of 11
What kind of evidence have you found to demonstrate the impact of your work?
(Select all that apply)
People affected by my research have told me that their behaviour or circumstances have changed
The process or technology I developed is now in use
My work was covered by the media
Relevant policy, guidelines, regulations or legislation have been changed
My work has been cited
My work has been discussed online
My work has been referenced in Wikipedia
None of these / I don't know
Round Complete
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In the last round, you scored out of 100. How will you do this time?
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In the last round, you scored out of 100. How will you do this time?
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