Creating Knowledge

Our research and our industry partnerships will provide innovative, practical solutions to real challenges.
Our commitment is that our research and teaching will address real-world challenges, which demand innovative thinking, and the development of solutions that impact on people’s lives. We will apply research to enrich students’ learning, enabling students to understand, use and conduct research relevant to their discipline. Identifying and seizing opportunities to grow in new areas, we will be recognised internationally for research that generates social, economic and cultural benefits and we will work with others to ensure those benefits are wide-reaching.

HOW CAN I DEMONSTRATE THESE REQUIREMENTS? you should note your personal contribution's to research and innovation and professional and industrial engagement....

  • What outputs have you published and are you on track with your personal publication strategy?

  • What research funding bids have you been involved in and what successes have you had?

  • What impact has your research had on non-academic external stakeholders e.g. industry, NHS, professional bodies, policy makers, members of the public etc.?

  • What knowledge exchange, commercialisation or public engagement activities have you or your research contributed to?

  • What professional academic activity have you been involved in e.g. peer review boards, editorial boards, membership of learned societies?

  • How have you extended your academic networks and developed your external profile?

  • What contributions have you made to the internal research environment, e.g. giving research seminars, contributing to local reading/peer review groups for outputs and grants, ethics reviewing?

  • How have you contributed to doctoral recruitment, supervision and/or environment?

  • Are you mentoring any researchers at earlier career stages than you?

  • In what ways does your research contribute to your academic discipline e.g. informing your teaching and that of others?
EXAMPLES TO HELP YOU EVIDENCE/DEMONSTRATE YOUR CONTRIBUTION these are some of the sources you can use...
HELPFUL RESOURCES & TOOLS these are designed to help you if you are wanting to develop in this area or if you are new to it...

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