Ó Foghlú, Seán and Boyle, Mark (2024) Staff Perspectives on Scaling the Impact and Influence of MU Research and Expertise on Public Policy (Working Paper March, 2024. No. 20). Working Paper. MUSSI, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.

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Abstract

Why this consultation, why now? Governments worldwide are calling upon higher education institutions (HEIs) to demonstrate more clearly their value to society as anchor institutions and the societal relevance and impact of their research, scholarship, and expertise. Many are using national research funding agencies to incentivise co-created research between academics and a wide range of beneficiaries. The Irish Government is no exception. Irish HEIs are being asked to step up and play their role in scoping impactful solutions to wicked and increasingly existential local, national, and global public problems. Of course, a significant body of work has already been undertaken or is in train. In this Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) (the Challenges, Public Service Fellowship and, Science Policy Research programmes); the Irish Research Council (IRC) (New Foundations and COALESCE programmes and ‘Roadmap on research for public policy’ (jointly with the Royal Irish Academic (RIA)); and The Irish University Association (Campus Engage programme) have led the way. But plans are afoot for the introduction of a new suite of interventions targeted at broadening and deepening linkages between academic researchers and policy-makers - to be layered on top of and to complement actually existing and already achieved knowledge exchange initiatives.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Additional Information:	MUSSI Working Paper Series No – 20
Keywords:	Staff Perspectives; Scaling; Impact; Influence; MU Research; Expertise; Public Policy;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute, MUSSI
Item ID:	18287
Depositing User:	Mark Boyle
Date Deposited:	19 Mar 2024 14:46
Publisher:	MUSSI
URI:	Organisation
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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