Useful links

REF/impact guidance for submissions

HEFCE have published the REF assessment framework and guidance on submissions
www.hefce.ac.uk/research/ref/pubs/2011/02_11

More recently they have released draft guidelines for consultation on panel criteria and working methods
www.hefce.ac.uk/research/ref/pubs/2011/03_11

The Research Councils and Impact

RCUK have many useful links from this page to assist with creating ‘Excellence with Impact‘
www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/Pages/home

It has important information on dealing with impact and public engagement including this Pathways to Impact section.
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/kei/impacts/Pages/home.aspx

The Je-S System is used by research councils for submission and monitoring of research grants. The index can take you through to their expectations on impact and other useful sites.
http://je-s.rcuk.ac.uk/Handbook/index.htm

Impact best practice sites

HEFCE have published these case studies as examples from the Impact Pilot Exercise
www.hefce.ac.uk/research/ref/impact

Impact World is the case study website produced by the EPSRC
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/newsevents/casestudies/Pages/default.aspx

The AHRC case study page
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundedResearch/impact/Pages/default.aspx

The ESRC case study page
www.esrc.ac.uk/impacts-and-findings/features-casestudies/case-studies

Impact discussion blogs

LSE http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences

Other knowledge transfer support organisations

The Technology Strategy Board www.innovateuk.org
AURIL http://www.qub.ac.uk/auril/pages/home.php
NCCPE www.publicengagement.ac.uk