The University of Cambridge and Babraham Institute held a joint workshop on Impact funded by their BBSRC Impact Acceleration Accounts. This full-day interactive workshop aimed to give early-stage researchers the knowledge and skills they need to generate impact from their work. |
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The workshop heard from a range of diverse and interesting speakers after a welcome by the Head of the School of Biological Sciences, Abby Fowden, and the Head of the Babraham Institute, Michael Wakelam. We then had an interesting panel Q and A session. |
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After lunch we split into parallel groups to focus on generating impact through commercialisation, policy or public engagement. Delegates had the chance to go to two of these parallel sessions before being rewarded with wine and nibbles. |
Feedback after the event revealed that researchers left the event with an increased awareness and knowledge of the steps they could take to increase their impact.
Workshop Programme:
A list of speaker and facilitator photos and biographies:
10:30am
Welcome, Professor Abby Fowden and Professor Michael Wakelam
10:40am
Articulating and Evidencing Impact, Catriona Manville, RAND
11:05am
Maximising Impact in the Biosciences, Adam Bowen and Daniela Hensen, BBSRC
11:30am
Making an Impact, Len Stephens, Babraham Institute
11:45am
Impact – or getting other people interested, Alison Smith, University of Cambridge
12noon
Panel Q and A session
12:15pm
Lunch
1:15pm
- Impact through Commercialisation
- Impact through Policy
- Impact through Public Engagement
3:15pm
Coffee break
3:45pm
Parallel session 2
5:45pm
Feedback, wrap-up and wine reception
A full write up of the event is available here:
The Bioscience Impact Team are developing a programme of events and funding to give University of Cambridge researchers the knowledge, skills and contacts they need to fully realise the outcomes of their research. Please see our events page or contact us for more information.