Dear colleagues
I hope this email message finds you well. On behalf of the organisation team, I would like to invite you to
participate in a research impact hybrid Workshop on “What is impact and how to achieve it in Business and Management with a focus on International Business”
There is an increasing focus on Impact from research as a crucial input for REF exercises and this is part of a wider discussion on making research more accessible and beneficial for users. Leeds University Business School (LUBS) in
association with Academy of International Business (UK & Ireland Chapter) will hold a Workshop on 1 December 2022 at University House, University of Leeds to develop a better understanding of what high quality Impact is and how it might be achieved.
The Workshop will include leading experts, many of whom were members of the business and management (B&M) REF panel, authors of impact case studies (ICS) and research impact and engagement manager/officer. They will outline key issues
for high quality Impact. An in-depth analysis of ICS submitted in International Business in REF 2014 and REF 2021 will be presented and an analysis of B&M ICS from a selection of Universities in REF 2021. The presentations will form the basis for discussion
to identify strengths and weakness in submitted ICS and to consider some possible ways to enhance impact from research outputs. Issues connected to practical matters on preparing high quality ICS will also be examined in the Workshop.
Agenda for the Workshop on
“What is impact and how to achieve it in Business and Management with a focus on International Business”
Date: 1 Dec 2022
Venue: Woodhouse Room, University House, University of Leeds
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (Little Woodhouse Room)
1:00 – 2:00 Welcome and Panel discussion on key issues for REF impact
case studies (ICS) and developing ICS
Panel chair: Julia Bennell (Executive Dean, LUBS)
Panel members:
2:00 – 2:45 Presentation of the analysis of REF impact case studies
The analysis of REF 2014 & REF 2021 ICS in International Business/ International
Management
The analysis of high scoring REF2021 UOA17 ICS
2:45 – 3:10 Small subgroup discussions by table/online on the research findings of the analysis of ICS
3:10 – 3:25 Comfort break
3:25 – 3:50 Feedback from all workshop participants on the research findings of the analysis of ICS
3:50 – 4:50 Panel discussions on the practical strategies of making sense of research impact and how to progress the development of Impact and more generally user engagement
Panel chair: Yingqi (Annie) Wei (Deputy Pro Dean Research and Innovation, LUBS)
Panel members:
4:50 – 5:00 Summary of workshop
The Workshop can be joined in two ways.
Attendance by physical presence is restricted by capacity and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
To book a place please register via Eventbrite
For questions related to logistics, please contact Kathryn Nandra ([log in to unmask]), Research Impact and
Engagement Officer, LUBS.
For questions related to the purpose and/or content of the programme, please contact one of the Workshop organisers.
We look forward to seeing some of you on 1 December.
Annie
Professor Yingqi (Annie) Wei
Professor of International Business
Deputy Pro Dean Research and Innovation
Leeds University Business School
University of Leeds
Maurice Keyworth Building
Leeds, UK
LS2 9JT
0113 343 7946
http://business.leeds.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-directory/profile/annie-wei/
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