Early career researchers, early-career research, ECRs, free, Impact, knowledge exchange, phd, PhD programme, PhDchat, postdoctorate, postgraduate research, Public Engagement, research impact
PhD students should be taught more about research impact and engagement
The international research impact and engagement agenda continues to gain momentum. But are early-career researchers, shown to be under-represented in impact-generating research, being left behind? Many PhD students report a lack of any training on research impact throughout their research studies, and even continue to conflate impact with dissemination. Melinda Laundon argues that integrating research impact and engagement into PhD […]