Identifying stakeholder preferences for communicating impact from medical research: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Documentation of research outcomes using impact case studies (ICS) is increasingly required to demonstrate the wider societal benefits of research. However, there is limited evidence of the best way to communicate research outcomes using ICS, especially when highlighting research impact that is not part of a research assessment programme. This study aims, for the first time, to analyse expectations, and methods of communicating impact from medical research across a varied set of stakeholders relevant to the Medical Research Council (MRC).

Methods

Impact narratives about outcomes and impact from MRC research were evaluated using an online survey and in depth semi-structured interviews. Participants were recruited from internal MRC databases and included early caree

SUBMITTER: Pitrolino K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520885 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature