PROGRAM

The phrase “research impact” can have many different meanings and interpretations, depending on the audience, setting, or discipline you're interacting with. From societal impact to citations and research metrics, panelists will dive into the research impact universe and share use cases and perspectives from a variety of institutions and disciplines. Panelists will address questions like, how might research impact be viewed differently from the perspective of a research development professional, a faculty member going up for promotion, a funding agency, or a technical entrepreneur? How does impact translate across industries, disciplines, or different types of research and creative works?

When we gain a broader understanding of how different members of the research and creative communities interpret, define, and report on “research impact”, we can begin to better leverage and design systems that support the full breadth of our communities' needs. Panelists will examine how RIMS are currently playing a role in tracking, reporting on, and communicating about impact throughout the research, scholarly, and creative lifecycles, and where they hope RIMS can take us in the future.