Taxonomic Development
In order to begin review of the approaches aimed at increasing evidence impact, some taxonomy of interventions/strategies is required as well as a consideration of the methodological approaches used in assessing their effectiveness.
Further Information on Taxonomic Development:
Walter I, Nutley SM & Davies HTO (2003), ‘Developing a Taxonomy of Interventions used to Increase the Impact of Research’, Discussion Paper 3, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)
Further Information on Methodological Approaches:
Walter I, Nutley SM and Davies HTO (2004), ‘Assessing Research Impact’, Report of RURU Seminar 3, 15-16 January 2004, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)
Nutley SM, Davies HTO, Walter I and Wilkinson J (2004), ‘Developing projects to assess research impact’, Report of RURU Seminar 4, 25-26 November 2004, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)
Davies, H.T.O., Nutley, S. and Walter, I. (2005) ‘Approaches to assessing research impact: Report of the ESRC symposium on assessing the non-academic impact of research’. (Available at: http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Forums/attach.aspx?a=64)