NIHR Impact for Researchers

Are you involved or interested in undertaking research?
Are you applying or are part of a research team applying for NIHR funding and support?

The first video in this series introduces the concept of research impact, and how knowledge generated from research benefits people’s health and wellbeing, how healthcare services are delivered, and how health and care research can bring about benefits to our society and our economy.

Find more information and resources to help you plan for your research impact at https://www.nihr.ac.uk/knowledge-mobilisation


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Are you involved or interested in undertaking research?
Are you applying or are part of a research team applying for NIHR funding and support?

In this second video in our Impact for Researchers series, we explore why research impact matters, and the importance of demonstrating the impact and benefit of your research.

Find more information and resources to help you plan for your research impact at https://www.nihr.ac.uk/knowledge-mobilisation


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Are you involved or interested in undertaking research?
Are you applying or are part of a research team applying for NIHR funding and support?

In this third video in our Impact for Researchers series, we introduce some of the ways in which you can plan for impact, and how planning for impact can increase the likelihood that your research will make a difference.

Find more information and resources to help you plan for your research impact at https://www.nihr.ac.uk/knowledge-mobilisation

A few useful tools to help you plan for impact:

o Problem definition tool: https://www.nesta.org.uk/toolkit/problem-definition/
o Pyramid principle by Barbara Minto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y15zjp47KQ
o How to build a Theory of Change: https://www.ncvo.org.uk/help-and-guidance/strategy-and-impact/impact-evaluation/planning-your-impact-and-evaluation/identify-the-difference-you-want-to-make/how-to-build-a-theory-of-change/#/


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Are you involved or interested in undertaking research?
Are you applying or are part of a research team applying for NIHR funding and support?

In this fourth video in our Impact for Researchers series, we introduce ways in which you can maximise the impact of your research, and consider how to engage with the wide range of people and groups who will be interested in your research.

Find more information and resources to help you plan for your research impact at https://www.nihr.ac.uk/knowledge-mobilisation

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Are you involved or interested in undertaking research?
Are you applying or are part of a research team applying for NIHR funding and support?

In this fifth video in our Impact for Researchers series, we discuss stakeholders - the people, communities, and organisations who may have an interest in your research, and how their insight and input can help improve your research design and its ultimate impact and benefit to society.

Find more information and resources to help you plan for your research impact at https://www.nihr.ac.uk/knowledge-mobilisation

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Are you involved or interested in undertaking research?
Are you applying or are part of a research team applying for NIHR funding and support?

In this sixth and final video in our Impact for Researchers series, we look at how to evidence impact. We explore how insights around what worked well and what could be done differently can help to understand the benefits your research has generated, and assess the merits of different approaches to create even greater impact in the future.

Find more information and resources to help you plan for your research impact at https://www.nihr.ac.uk/knowledge-mobilisation

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