NCCPE partners with JISC on new funding call to build capacity in analysing research impact

From the National Co-ordinating Center for Public Engagement

"The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has just launched a new funding call to encourage skills sharing between researchers, engagement practitioners and information management specialists. The project, facilitated by the NCCPE, focuses on the highly topical area of research impact and invites people to form partnerships in order to explore how to embed technology-enabled good practice in impact analysis across research departments. The deadline for applications is the 31 October 2011

JISC are looking for bids from partnerships of the following people

■Impact analysts: those with specific expertise in business and community engagement

■Information Management Specialists: with experience of using IT to support impact analysis

■Research groups seeking to demonstrate the impact of their work.

We have developed an online matching service to help researchers, impact analysts and information experts to find one another. We hope you will want to get involved." Learn more at this link.