Fast Track Impact Podcast
1) Episode 44: What is good practice engagement and impact?
This week, Mark talks through a series of good practice principles for engagement and impact, published in his recent blog post: https://www.fasttrackimpact.com/post/what-is-good-practice-engagement-a...Show More
2) Episode 43: Evidencing engagement and impact for REF2028
This week, Mark explores what the recent REF2028 guidance means for impact, including a discussion of what we might be expected to write about in the new engagement and impact narrative, and an eviden...Show More
3) Episode 42: Interview with Michael Parker from The Conversation about generating and evaluating impact from media engagement
This week, Mark talks to Michael Parker, Director of Operations at The Conversation, a news outlet that specialises in working with researchers, giving them editorial control on a global platform. Dra...Show More
4) Episode 41: Interview with Eric Jensen
Eric Jensen is an expert in impact evaluation who has written a textbook on many of the most useful methods you'll need and leading two companies that specialise in impact evaluation consultancy and t...Show More
5) Evaluation Episode 40: Can software take the pain out of impact monitoring and evaluation?
This week, Mark interviews Laura Tucker (Vertigo Ventures), Tobias Schoep (GrowImpact), and Sarah Morton (Matter of Focus) about the platforms they have developed to help researchers keep track of the...Show More
6) Evaluation Episode 39: How arts-based methods can enrich your evaluation of impact - with Dr Rachel Blanche
This week, Mark interviews Rachel Blanche from Queen Margaret University Edinburgh to find out how arts-based methods can provide depth and rigour to an impact evaluation. They discuss a range of appr...Show More
7) Episode 38: What does a real impact evaluation look like?
Mark discusses a range mixed methods evaluation designs that can help you collect data to evidence impacts arising from industry, policy, media, and public engagement. The methods are easy to use with...Show More
8) Episode 37: Getting creative with impact evaluation
How do you design an impact evaluation? There is no blueprint, but in this episode, Mark gives you the tools you will need to choose an evaluation design with methods that can deliver convincing evide...Show More
9) Episode 36: How to monitor and evaluate your impact
In this first of a series of episodes on monitoring, evaluating and evidencing impact, Mark discusses one of the biggest mistakes that people make when the evaluate their engagement instead of their i...Show More
10) Episode 35: How to work with skeptics and achieve impact from your research online without risking your mental health: interview with George Hope
This week, Mark interviews George Hope, Communications Manager at Oxford Net Zero and Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub, based at University of Oxford, about how you can reduce the risks of engaging with soc...Show More