Wider support for research impact
Teams across the university provide support that can help you to generate, track and celebrate your research impact. These teams are part of, or work closely with, the University's cross-functional Research Impact group (RIG) to ensure joined-up support across the institution. Your impact officer can advise you on the most appropriate forms of support to help you achieve your goals. Find out more about wider teams supporting impact and what they do below.
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Public Engagement
The Public Engagement Team offers support and guidance on activities that can provide a pathway to research impact. The University is proud to be only one of two holders of the platinum Engage Watermark - the highest possible honour from the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE).
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Business Engagement and Knowledge Exchange
Business Engagement and Knowledge Exchange support partnership activity with external organisations. The Knowledge Exchange Partnerships Team manages and delivers our UK Research and Innovation Impact Acceleration Account funding (UKRI IAA) and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP).
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Policy@Manchester
Policy@Manchester connects researchers with policymakers and influencers, nurtures long-term policy engagement relationships, and seeks to enhance stakeholder understanding of pressing policy challenges. They also offer a suite of training and resources on policy engagement.
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Cultural Institutions
Our incredible cultural institutions; Manchester Museum, The Whitworth Art Gallery, Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre and the John Rylands Research Institute and Library provide a host of opportunities for collaboration and to engage diverse audiences in research.
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Research Communications
Our Communications and Marketing teams provide resources and support to help you to connect with and influence a wide range of audiences, to both generate research impact and communicate and celebrate it when it occurs.
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Platforms
Our research platforms provide focus and resource to connect, drive and amplify interdisciplinary collaborations between academics, Faculties and institutes.
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Innovation Factory
The University of Manchester Innovation Factory (UMIF) brings ideas to life through the commercialisation of Intellectual Property (IP) developed at the University. It generates impact through licensing IP to industry and creating spinouts to drive growth and innovation.
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Masood Entrepreneurship Centre
The Masood Enterprise Centre is a focal point for enterprise and entrepreneurship. It offers programmes and support to develop your entrepreneurial skillset and mindset.
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Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC) provides training, guidance and funding to support the translation of research outputs to research impact, progressing ideas through the Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) towards user adoption, commercialisation and policy implementation.
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Translation Manchester
The Wellcome Trust-funded Translation@Manchester team provides support, training and funding to help you to take scientific discoveries through to patient-centred research and clinical implementation, to deliver improved healthcare.
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International Team
The International team manages the University’s relationships with key international sponsors, co-ordinates our global strategic partnerships and hosts inward visits from international stakeholders. It can help to facilitate impact-related activity in these areas.
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Library
Our library teams offer support and training on the responsible use of metrics that can help you to track the reach of your research and open research tools such as Overton, Altmetrics and Figshare, which can help you to share your research and evidence its impact.
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