AMLUK Conference. Impact and Future Research Directions in the Subject Area

The REF is an important part in every researcher’s life in the Higher Education environment of the UK. As a subject community it is essential that we share its findings and use them as a means of strengthening our disciplinary area. The AMLUK conference focuses on the question of impact. It provides a forum to discuss the processes involved in preparing an impact case study, it reflects on what we can learn from the impact case studies as a whole, and how the work that they have done can be incorporated into the self-definition of the subject area. The conference brings together researchers who have experience in preparing impact case studies and who, in a range of capacities, are engaged in work that supports the development of the subject area. The conference is intended to be of value to all members of the disciplinary community.

The three case studies of the first panel are available here:

https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/dd39e2a9-78c3-4435-9321-8b0419d5f264?page=1

https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/67ed3bc6-af5f-4edf-afa5-9beb659fbfa0?page=1

https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/155fd770-7c7c-42ae-b05e-f5322b4281b9?page=1

10:30 – 12:00
Building An Impact Case Study
Chairs: Charles Burdett (ILCS) and Liz Wren-Owens (UCFL)

Nuria Capdevila-Arguelles (Exeter)
Abir Hamdar (Durham)
Carol Tully (Bangor)

12:00 -12:30: Lunch break

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12:30 – 14:00
What We Learn From the Impact Case Studies
Chair: Godela Weiss-Sussex (ILCS)

Jo Fox (Dean, School of Advanced Study, London)
Understanding the significance of REF and Impact
Charles Forsdick (Liverpool) and Devyani Sharma (QMUL)
Reflections on impact and the work of the REF panel
Connor McKenzie (Higher Education and Skills, British Academy)
Analysis of REF2021 Impact Case Studies for the SHAPE disciplines