Engagement and impact

Research excellence refers to the quality and impact of academic research. This is monitored through the Research Excellence Framework (REF), a system used in the UK to assess the quality of research at higher education institutions with the aim of securing the continuation of a world-class, dynamic and responsive research base across the full academic spectrum within UK higher education. Read more

Knowledge Exchange is the two-way exchange of ideas, evidence, research, experiences and skills between researchers, students and research users. These activities are assessed through the Knowledge Exchange Framework  set up to increase the efficiency and effectiveness in the use of public funding for knowledge exchange and to further a culture of continuous improvement in universities. Read more.

We have also signed the Knowledge Exchange Concordat which aims to give universities and their staff and students clarity of mission and to support their approach to KE. 

The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, commonly known as the Researcher Development Concordat, is an agreement between stakeholders including Newman to improve the employment and support for researchers in UK Higher Education.

As signatories of this concordat, we recognise the need to change how we conduct research and innovation as well as promote wider solutions and have agreed to take shared action now and in the future to reduce and eliminate our own negative environmental impacts and emissions and achieve the transition to sustainable practices. Read the letter from our Vice Chancellor.