Research EI Events | Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Promote your research to fast-track engagement and impact (25th November 2022)

It’s easy to use up a lot of energy and time publicising our research, yet sometimes with little reward; so how can we be more strategic and effective? What can we do when promoting our research to increase engagement with our end-users and accelerate the impact of our research?

Expected learnings from this session:

How to plan ahead and set goals for promoting your research and its impact
Identifying and understanding your target audience
Weighing up pros and cons of different outlets
How to use social media efficiently and strategically
How to engage in a publicity campaign
Novel ideas on promoting your research

Speakers:

Professor Debbie Silvester-Dean, School of Molecular and Life Sciences
Professor Tama Leaver, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
A/Professor Rosanna Rooney, Curtin School of Population Health
Vanessa Beasley, Director, Curtin Media & Events
Kimberley Tait, Social Media & Video Manager, Curtin Brand & Marketing

Hosted by Dr Debbie Thackray, Research Excellence Lead, Research Office at Curtin.

Recorded: Friday 25 November 2022

Presentation slides

Dr Debbie Thackray [.pdf 2MB]
Professor Debbie Silvester-Dean [.pdf 2MB]
Professor Tama Leaver [.pdf 18MB]
A/Professor Rosanna Rooney [.pdf 2MB]
Vanessa Beasley[.pdf 861KB]
Kimberley Tait [.pdf 304KB]

Engaging with stakeholders and end-users to deliver research impact (24 October 2022)

In this collaborative session, we heard from industry stakeholders, researchers and community-involvement facilitators on their experiences and advice for successful engagement and partnering between academia, stakeholders and end-users.

Webinar content:

Hints and tips on the fundamentals of good stakeholder engagement and partnering
Important understandings for researchers engaging with business, government or end-users
What partners have learnt from engaging with researchers
Why articulating the value propositions for a business when engaging with academia is important
The importance of developing a common language with your stakeholders
Examples of co-design in practice

Presenters:

Danielle Airton – Manager BHP-Curtin University Alliance, Curtin University
Nathan Flaman, CFA – Head of Strategy and Integration, Global Innovation & Ventures, BHP
Cam McCuaig – Head of Geoscience Excellence, Resource Centre of Excellence, BHP
Professor Stephen Van Leeuwen – Centre Director, ARC Training Centre for Healing Country
Vern Newton – National Property Manager, Hanson
Vanessa MacDonald – Centre Manager, ARC Training Centre for Healing Country
John Fitzgerald – Deputy Director Advancement, Curtin University
Curtin Support – Research Partnerships & Commercialisation, and Research Engagement and Impact

Recorded: 24 October 2022

Note: Presentation starts at 3.30min

Presentation slides

Dr Debbie Thackray [.pdf 2MB]
Dani Airton [.pdf 461 KB]
Vern Newton [.pdf 7MB]
Professor Stephen Van Leeuwen [.pdf 3MB]
John Fitzgerald [.pdf 3MB]

Writing about engagement, impact & benefit in your ARC application (21 September 2022)

This session was hosted by the Grant Success Panel Executive Officers and the EI team for researchers developing ARC applications for future submission, and/or who may be required to edit the National Interest Test statements in ARC applications under review.

Being able to articulate the benefits your research will have, identify who will benefit, and explain strategies, mechanisms and pathways you will put in place to translate the findings is an important part of applying for research funding.

Specifically, as part of an ARC application, 1) the ‘Benefit’ section of your Project Description will account for 10% to 35% of your assessment, depending on the scheme; and 2) you will be required to write a publicly released ‘National Interest Test’ statement articulating the benefits, which must secure the approval of the Minister.

The workshop covers:

Understanding and thinking broadly about engagement and impact
Identifying different kinds of impact and who will benefit
Examples of translation strategies and impact pathways
The National Interest Test statement: how to write one according to new guidance released by the ARC in 2022, and why it’s important to get it right
Q&A discussion

Presenters:

Dr Joanne McEwan, Executive Officer of the Humanities and Social Sciences Grant Success Panel
Dr Debbie Thackray, Excellence and Impact Partner, Research Office at Curtin 
Dr Valeria Senigaglia, Executive Officer of the Science and Engineering Grant Success Panels

Recorded: 21 September 2022

Presentation slides

Writing about engagement, impact & benefit in your ARC application [.pdf 3MB]

Demonstrating your impact: how to find and showcase the evidence of your research impact (16 September 2022)

Demonstrating your impact: how to find and showcase the evidence of your research impact

Demonstrating research engagement and impact beyond academia has become an essential component in grant applications, building and maintaining industry partnerships, and benchmark reporting, across most disciplines. It’s also part of Curtin’s Academic Capability Framework. Our presenters will provide hints and tips for getting this right.

Expected learnings from this session:

How to ensure evidence of your engagement and impact is generated, captured and accessible throughout your project and afterward
What to consider when writing a statement forecasting the likely impacts of your research proposal

What to include in a report on your impact for different audiences: funders, stakeholders, end-users, line-managers, media relations, national assessors, etc.

Speakers

Dr Debbie Thackray, Excellence and Impact Partner, Research Office at Curtin 
Professor Richard Blythe,Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Humanities and Professor in creative practices
Ms Rosie Jayasekera, Research Development Advisor, Medical Research Future Fund Strategy, Faculty of Health Sciences

Recorded: 16 September 2022

Presentation slides

Dr Debbie Thackray [.pdf 2MB]
Professor Richard Blythe [.pdf 2MB]
- Case study example [.pdf 501KB]
Ms Rosie Jayasekera [.pdf 2MB]

Altmetric Explorer Training Sessions (29 August 2022)

Altmetric Explorer Training Sessions – facilitated by the Curtin Library

AltMetric Explorer can be used to gather evidence of research impact beyond journal citations. It uses DOIs (or other identifiers) to recognise ‘mentions’ across a range of media (traditional and social), policy documents, blogs, and online reference managers.

Any of these mentions can be drilled down to build a narrative around your research impact: who (or what organisation) is mentioning your work in the public arena, what are they saying, where in the world are they and who else has commented.

Additionally, you can share a report of your ‘attention’ data and you can add Altmetric ‘donut’ badges to your publications in e-space, to indicate the quality and quantity of attention, and the spread of interest.

This session was run by specialist trainers from Altmetric Explorer.

Related library guide: Measure research impact and quality

Recorded: 29 August 2022

Starts 03:45 Altmetrics refresher and overview
Starts 32:05 Effective promotion of research – tips and tricks to promote and gain attention
Starts 1:17:37 Altmetric data for ERA + E&I – using Altmetric data for grants & impact reporting
Starts 1:47:33 Using Altmetric Explorer – how to run specific queries for reports, assessments

Presentation slides

Altmetric Explorer Slides 29 August 2022 [.pdf 20MB]

Altmetric Example of a Summary Report [.pdf 6MB]

Please direct queries to LibraryResearchSupport@curtin.edu.au

Planning engagement and impact (19 July 2022)

Planning a pathway to effective research engagement and impact

This introductory webinar aimed to help academics and support personnel to effectively plan for research engagement & impact beyond academia.

A pathway to research impact is a strategic plan to achieving changes in attitude, preparedness, or policy, or direct benefits to society, the economy or the environment, that ultimately arise from the research.

In this session, our presenters walked us through their own effective strategies for identifying and engaging with potential users of their research and in planning ahead to increase the chances of research uptake and ultimately achieving real impact.

Speakers:

Dr Debbie Thackray – Excellence and Impact Partner, Research Office at Curtin
Associate Professor Teresa McGrath,Gold Technology Group Manager, WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering
Professor Rachel Ong ViforJ, ARC Future Fellow, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance

Recorded: 19th July 2022

Presentation slides

Dr Debbie Thackray [.pdf 2MB]
Associate Professor Teresa McGrath [.pdf 6MB]
Professor Rachel Ong ViforJ [.pdf 2MB]

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