Impact of research beyond academia: considering engagement, impact, and open access through the UK and Australian experiences

Okada Masahiro

No 735, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: Many countries have conducted research assessment exercises to increase the accountability of higher education institutions regarding their spending of public money and to inform the effective, efficient, and competitive allocation of research funding. This paper discusses “engagement” and “impact,” which have been increasingly emphasized as important contributions of research outputs in UK and Australian research assessment exercises. In this context, this paper also discusses the role played by the REF2021 open access policy and newly proposed Plan S in the promotion of open access. An agenda for engagement and impact requires an open access environment that shares the same objective and has synergistic effects.

Keywords: Research assessment exercise; Engagement; Impact; Open access; Scholarly communication; Governance; Research and investigation; Great Britain; Australia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-01
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