{"id":18478,"date":"2026-10-02T08:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/?p=18478"},"modified":"2026-10-02T08:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:31:26","slug":"booking-open-for-research-impact-retreats-in-2026-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/2026\/10\/02\/booking-open-for-research-impact-retreats-in-2026-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Booking open for Research Impact Retreats in 2026\/7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Please share around your HaSS mailing lists as appropriate.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">I am running more half-day Research Impact Retreats for academic, researcher and PS staff in HaSS who may like some <b>quiet, dedicated time<\/b> to focus on impact-related activities. The in-person retreats will be held on campus, though I may consider running additional online retreats if there is sufficient demand.<\/p>\n<p>These retreats are suitable for colleagues who are aiming to maximise the impact of their research, but also for colleagues whose role involves coordinating,\u00a0 supporting and\/or reviewing impact (e.g. PS colleagues working in the research space, Directors of Impact, Impact Coordinators, REF Preparation Group members).<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The Research Impact Retreats are not just for writing, and colleagues can focus on a range of impact-related activities, including but not limited to:<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true}\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Research impact plans, e.g. developing a new, or reviewing an existing plan.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Internal impact funding applications, e.g. drafting, reviewing, giving feedback.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Impact-generating activities, e.g. planning, follow-up and evaluation.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Impact element of external funding bids, e.g. planning, writing, reviewing.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Potential REF 2029 Impact Case Studies, i.e. planning, writing up notes, drafting a narrative, evidence gathering, reviewing.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">For dates\/times and to book a place on one or more retreats, please use this <a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/e\/XfXDSWvrrv. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.cloud.microsoft%2Fe%2FXfXDSWvrrv&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAlison.Brown%40newcastle.ac.uk%7C2ef38aa51f274f2e886008df1898149e%7C9c5012c9b61644c2a91766814fbe3e87%7C1%7C0%7C639256713599058171%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GhrQY9K1P5RIYemg7M%2BwKuODAPaPnKB%2FI9PUefJr73Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">link<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Please direct any enquiries to Angie Scott (<a id=\"OWAdf2f10b0-4067-579f-8a39-e915e5fbacb7\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"mailto: angie.scott@newcastle.ac.uk\" href=\"mailto:angie.scott@newcastle.ac.uk\" data-linkindex=\"1\">angie.scott@newcastle.ac.uk<\/a>).<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please share around your HaSS mailing lists as appropriate. I am running more half-day Research Impact Retreats for academic, researcher and PS staff in HaSS&#8230; <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/2026\/10\/02\/booking-open-for-research-impact-retreats-in-2026-7\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11659,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[110,1128],"class_list":["post-18478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research","tag-research-impact","tag-research-impact-retreats"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18479,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18478\/revisions\/18479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}