Research Impact Toolkit
This toolkit provides you with resources and tools to help you plan, capture, communicate and monitor the impact of your research.
We are in the zeitgeist of impact, where the need to articulate the value of our research and evidence societal benefits has never been greater.
Our toolkit will support you to get into an impact mindset: to Plan, Capture, Communicate and Monitor research impact.
The case studies below illustrate how University of Galway’s four research pillars deliver distinctive research impact locally, nationally and globally.
Innovation for Health
A Systems Dynamics Simulator For Generating COVID-19 Scenarios
Informed Ireland’s Public Health Decisions
Internationally recognised for his system dynamics and mathematical modelling expertise, Prof. Jim Duggan significantly impacted Ireland's COVID-19 response.
Osteoporosis:
A Disease That Shatters Lives
Predicting Risk, Informing Policy, and Transforming Care in Ireland
New Approach to Tackle Biological Threat Agents, COVID-19 & Antimicrobial Resistance Using Pathogen Capture Technology
Research at the University of Galway led to an anti-adhesion technology that neutralises virus and bacteria so they cannot attach to human cells to cause infection.
Creativity, Culture & Society
Enabling Digital Lexicography through Standardisation
This pioneering work is transforming how dictionaries are created, connected and used worldwide, unlocking new possibilities for AI, digital humanities and endangered language preservation.
Nochtaithe (Unveiled ): an original performance created by university students in response to survivor testimony from the Mother and Baby Institution located in Tuam 1925-61
Nochtaithe propelled new cultural and social spaces to inform, discuss and reflect on institutionalisation and national identity, childhood, gender, history and politics in twentieth-century Ireland.
Breaking Ground Ireland: Diversity and Inclusion in Contemporary Literature and Publishing
This initiative is helping reshape Irish literature and publishing by championing diversity, inclusion and new voices in contemporary writing.
Active* Consent: Using Data and the Creative Arts to Transform Ireland’s Consent Education Landscape
Active* Consent has transformed consent education in Ireland by combining research, data and creative arts to drive culture change across education, policy and public life.
When is Water not Water? Exploring Climate (in)action Through Philosophy and Creativity
Using philosophy and creativity, this project invited children to rethink water, climate action and how meaningful behavioural change begins.
Science Engagement: Impact on HEIs practice, scientist’s skills and young people’s attitude and aspiration
This science engagement programme is widening access to STEM, raising aspirations among young people, and equipping early-career researchers with valuable skills.
Reaping the rewards of living and farming at Rathcroghan, a culturally sensitive landscape in central Connacht.
This project has helped position Rathcroghan’s archaeological landscape as a catalyst for sustainable farming, heritage-led tourism and rural renewal.
TUAM ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
The Tuam Oral History Project has helped survivors and families share their testimony in their own words, preserving lived experience with care and contributing to remembrance, understanding and historical justice.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: THE COST OF DOING NOTHING
Ground-breaking research at University of Galway on domestic violence as an economic issue, has had a fundamental role in shaping the global research agenda, legislation and policy.
Sustainable & Resilient Environments: Earth & Ocean
New Approach to Tackle Biological Threat Agents, COVID-19 & Antimicrobial Resistance Using Pathogen Capture Technology
Research at the University of Galway led to an anti-adhesion technology that neutralises virus and bacteria so they cannot attach to human cells to cause infection.
European Network for Research, Good Practice and Innovation for Sustainable Energy (ENERGISE): An Energising Impact
A University of Galway-led European project helped transform household energy use by showing how changes in everyday routines can support a more sustainable, secure energy future.
Carbon reduction by taking care of peatlands: The Care-Peat Project
The Care-Peat Project is helping cut carbon emissions and shape policy by restoring peatlands and giving landowners practical tools to manage them more sustainably.
Collaboration and engagement towards zero-emission mobility in island ecosystems through green hydrogen from the sea
A University of Galway-led project is advancing green hydrogen from seawater to help islands cut emissions and build cleaner, more sustainable transport systems.
Transformative Data & AI
A Systems Dynamics Simulator For Generating COVID-19 Scenarios
Informed Ireland’s Public Health Decisions
Internationally recognised for his system dynamics and mathematical modelling expertise, Prof. Jim Duggan significantly impacted Ireland's COVID-19 response.
Osteoporosis:
A Disease That Shatters Lives
Predicting Risk, Informing Policy, and Transforming Care in Ireland
Enabling Digital Lexicography through Standardisation
This pioneering work is transforming how dictionaries are created, connected and used worldwide, unlocking new possibilities for AI, digital humanities and endangered language preservation.
Training Opportunities
Join esteemed national and international experts in our Research Impact Seminar Series, where they'll illuminate the latest in impact-related best practices from around the globe. Engage in vibrant discussions and gain insights that shape the landscape of research impact.
Explore our Research Impact Workshops on our SharePoint site for tailored training to empower you with practical skills and strategies.
Embark on an enlightening journey with, Reflections on Research Impact, a comprehensive resource commissioned by University of Galway. Explore nine concise and engaging training videos crafted to demystify the concept of research impact. Elevate your understanding and broaden your perspectives by accessing the entire nine-part video series today.
ENLIGHT Toolkit for the self-assessment of research impact awareness, literacy and readiness
Is Your University Impact Ready?
The ENLIGHT toolkit for the self-assessment of research impact awareness, literacy and readiness is a self-reflection tool designed for universities who wish to explore at an institutional level their research impact potential. The toolkit guides users through focus areas considered as relevant for universities to be research impact-driven. University of Galway are members of the ENLIGHT research impact team who have developed this toolkit and a repository of international good practices on research impact assessment and measurement.
Please improve this toolkit by sharing tools and other resources you find useful: email Áine Mhic Thaidhg, Research Impact Officer.