Opinion Pieces

Rukayyah Reichling

“Valorisation is not a big thing. You can decide for yourself how impactful you make it”

By Daily van Dijk, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences    Valorisation, the process of turning research results into products or services that can benefit society, doesn’t have to be a daunting task. That is the message that participants in the REVALORISE+ project learned during their training programme participation. The valorisation process can help academic research results […]

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Claire Lamoureux

REVALORISE+ Training Programme for Researchers: Insights from Claire Lamoureux

The REVALORISE+ Training Programme for Researchers is an interactive online program that offers practical knowledge and insights about valorisation in the social sciences and humanities. Claire Lamoureux, a participant of the program, shares her experience and insights in a recent interview. Claire enjoyed the program and considered it the most interactive online program she had

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Why should universities care about a community-driven approach?

For a few years now there has been a buzz about community thinking in the business world. Jeffrey Bussgang and Jono Bacon for example write about the competitive advantage that this kind of thinking can bring to a single company or organization: “If a company can transition from simply delivering a product to building a

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DESTINS – a French example of pioneering social innovation laboratory

‘Pour une Dynamique des Entreprises, de la Société, et des Territoires vers l’Innovation Sociale – DESTINS’ (Business, Society and Territory Dynamics towards Social Innovation – DESTINS) is the Joint Laboratory of the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme et de Société of the University of Poitiers (MSHS) and the cooperative agency in social innovation, Ellyx. This

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Thinking BIG

A Recap of a Workshop on Impact and the UN SDGs held for PHDs at the University of Vienna Every small step counts in solving the big problems addressed by the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Researchers must internalize this when confronted with putting the impact of their research in context with the SDGs.

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Dr. Tamika Heiden

Creating Impact: The Importance of Knowledge Translation and Research Valorisation

Dr Tamika Heiden, founder of Research Impact Academy an expert in knowledge translation and research impact, defines valorisation as the process of using research outputs outside academia to create impact. She believes that researchers should work closely with their target group throughout the research process, from project design to delivering relevant outputs that meet their

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Valorisation Survey

Valorisation Survey: Addressing the Lack of Familiarity and Confusion among SSH Researchers and KT/TT Professionals”

In a recent survey conducted on SSH researchers and KT/TT professionals, the results showed that there is still a significant lack of familiarity and confusion surrounding the concept of valorisation. The survey revealed that many respondents did not feel interested in the topic, which is a major concern for those involved in promoting the value

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PLUS E-zine

Issue #5

In this issue of PLUS magazine, we put an emphasis on making Social Sciences and Humanities researchers visible and invite them to showcase their research findings with the wider academic and industry. It also takes a look back at EU Knowledge Valorisation Week.