How to Scale Engagement and Impact in Universities

Edited by Syahirah Abdul-Rahman, Senior Lecturer and Co-investigator, Innovation and Research Caucus, Oxford Brookes University, Tim Vorley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire, Lauren Tuckerman, Lecturer, University of Glasgow and Co-investigator, Innovation and Research Caucus, Oxford Brookes University and Nick Wilton, Dean, Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford Brookes University, UK

‘This edited volume is an important addition to books focusing on the role of universities in addressing societal challenges. In particular, the authors provide new approaches in thinking about university engagement. Highlighting the importance of universities’ missions, cultures, and incentives, this collection provides university administrators with a hands-on approach to knowledge transfer and commercialization.’

• ContentsList of abbreviations viiiList of contributors x1 Introduction to scaling engagement and impact in universities 1Tim Vorley, Syahirah Abdul Rahman, Lauren Tuckerman andNick Wilton2 Doing Public Engagement: exploring how to support andscale engagement and impact through better strategy andpractice within HEIs 10Helen Featherstone3 Policy-led impact: engaging with the government sciencesystem 20Kathryn Oliver4 From ad hoc to expert: the professionalisation of knowledgeexchange 33Tamsin Mann5 Engagement and impact: why, who, how, and what for?Shifting landscapes and an accreditation perspective 44Piet Naude6 Demystifying the beast: accreditation as a force to propelengagement and impact 56Marine Condette and Tim Mescon7 The role of intermediaries in social science–businesscollaboration: a case study of Innovate UK Business Connect 71Alexandra Jugureanu8 The untapped potential of commercialisation of research outof Social Science, Humanities and the Arts for People and theEconomy 82Syahirah Abdul Rahman, Huw Vasey and Mel Knetsch9 Scaling the impact of commercialisation of Social Science,Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy throughthe ARC Accelerator 92Chris Fellingham10 Changing the culture: the journey to embed publicengagement in HEIs 103Sophie Duncan and Paul Manners11 Academic leadership of engagement and impact 116Martin Spring12 The transformation of research culture in business andmanagement schools: collaboration platforms and theco-design of research and innovation 126Katy Mason and Jan Bebbington13 Being an engaged business school 144Jennie Shorley14 Transforming advisory boards: from tick-box exercise tovisionary ambassadors 155Sarah Hardcastle15 Encouraging and enabling serious academics to become‘engaging’: the ‘Executive Education as a Catalyst’ approach 168Sarah Lethbridge16 Human-centric leadership: engaging staff for high performance 178Richard Courtney17 Scaling engagement and impact through the mission ofteaching and learning 186Nicolette Michels and Lindsay Williams18 Student engagement: what, why and how? 203Dinusha Weerawardane19 It’s getting critical! Can generating impact allow a moreradical approach? 214Louise Ashley20 Building an engaged and impactful network: learning fromthe Productivity Insights Network 222Kate Penney and Tim Vorley21 Great impact expectations? Or an unexpected journey fromengagement to commercialisation in the Humanities 235Nicola Banks22 Supporting innovation through applied social science insights:learnings from Innovation Caucus 246Syahirah Abdul Rahman and Tim Vorley23 Boundary organisations under pressure: experiences from anintermediary serving marginalised entrepreneurs 257Monder Ram and Shuai Qin24 Scaling engagement and impact through the creation of spark:lessons from Cardiff University’s Social Science Park 266Rick Delbridge and Sally O’Connor25 Impactful academic departments: learning from REF leaders 276Stephen Blakeley and Abigail Tazzyman26 How do I engage with policymakers to inform and influencepolicy? Insights from an academic perspective 287Norin Arshed27 Innovation networks: an examination of university–businesspartnerships 300Kieran Fernandes and Stephanie Scott28 Scaling from the local: methods and practices for achievingwider impact from civic partnership collaborations 313Abigail Taylor29 Conclusion 327Lauren Tuckerman, Syahirah Abdul Rahman, Tim Vorley andNick Wilton