We help you…

Create, Communicate & Evaluate Research Impact

We’ve already empowered thousands of researchers around the globe & we’d love to share the magic with you in discovering the importance of research impact.

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And learn how you can plan for and assess your research impact

Our clients and partners

Since 2014 we have served hundreds of groups and organizations within Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the United States of America. To provide the broadest service and to meet the needs of our international clients, we use a mix of in-person and live online options to deliver research impact training and consulting.

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What we do….

Research Impact

Workshops & Training

Our range of training solutions, both bespoke and packaged, for researchers and research support staff can be run online or in person.

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Consulting

We work with organizations and individuals on a range of projects including grant reviews and impact case studies.

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Membership

Our global community of practice provides online learning and support for researchers and research support staff.

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Words from our raving fans!

A note of thanks for your support and feedback with the Research Impact section of my NHMRC Investigator Grant application

A note of thanks for your support and feedback with the Research Impact section of my NHMRC Investigator Grant application. I found my sessions with you to work on my case study be invaluable for articulating the impact of my research in a clear and meaningful way.

Dr Laura Downie

University of Melbourne

This research impact workshop is enlightening, transformative and practical

This research impact workshop is enlightening, transformative and practical for planning and writing a highly competitive and stringent grant application. It has helped me think about my work from multiple perspectives and bring, what seemed like disparate parts, together to identify that my early career research has impact on the broader world

Rachel Tham

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

The training itself helped me to understand about what impact is, how to plan for it and the different ways of capturing the impact data

I have just had my 1:1 consult with Tamika and wanted to say thank you for facilitating both the training webinar and the consultations with Research Impact Academy and Tamika. I will be finishing my PhD in the next 6-8 months and whilst at first I was hesitant to sign up, feeling like I didn’t have enough to consider or plan for, I’m so glad I did. The training itself helped me to understand about what impact is, how to plan for it and the different ways of capturing the impact data. The consultation with Tamika was brilliant- Tamika offered me so many insights about what to do with my PhD work- I had some draft ideas but now it will be more refined, and I will be able to plan for capturing the evidence of impact moving forward.

Kelsey Philpott-Robinson

6 Reasons To Choose Research Impact Academy

Get ahead fast with strategies to thrive

Through our consulting, membership and workshop services, we’ll help you become a top contender for funding and future-proof your organisation for research impact.

World leaders in research impact

Our reputation as an international leader in helping researchers and research organisations to create relevant and usable evidence for research impact is second to none.

Enjoy a tailored approach to learning

We appreciate and love the fact that each researcher and research organisation is unique, so it’s only natural that we offer you a tailored approach to learning.

We challenge the status quo

Integrating traditional research approaches with new perspectives and disciplines from the world’s best practitioners and thinkers, we’re masters at disrupting research-as-usual for positive outcomes.

Global knowledge networks and sharing

Driven to make connection and learning more accessible, we developed the free and online annual Research Impact Summit. We did this to share knowledge with as many people as possible and to achieve greater research impact.

Feel inspired in a like minded community

Our thriving community of practice connects like-minded impact champions around the world on the research impact journey.

Upcoming Events

The Impact Catalyst Program
For Research Support Professionals

Southampton, UK

29th & 30th April 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

WHERE DO YOU WORK?
HOW WILL YOU HELP ME TO SECURE FUNDING?

We’ll help you to plan for, implement, capture and demonstrate research impact so that you tell a compelling story about the immense value of your research to society, and why funding it will make a profound difference.
We provide advice, feedback and a critical review on your overarching grant concept and how it’s articulated. While we don’t review your science, we do look at any sections or themes on research impact and translation. We’ll advise on how you’re articulating the value of your research and the strength of your stakeholder involvement.
I HAVE NO TIME – WILL YOU CREATE MORE WORK FOR ME?
DO YOU WORK WITH RESEARCHERS BEYOND HEALTH AND MEDICINE?
I’M A BASIC SCIENTIST, HOW WILL RESEARCH IMPACT HELP ME?
CAN YOU HELP WITH MY RESEARCH IMPACT PLAN?
CAN I DISCUSS MY RESEARCH IMPACT PROGRESS WITH YOU?

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dr. tamika heiden of research impact academy

Dr Tamika Heiden – Head Inspirer, Research Impact Academy

Hi, I’m Tamika Heiden, Head Inspirer and Founder.

I don’t know about you, but I became a researcher so that I could change the world! I guess I was a bit optimistic, but I really wanted to discover new things, I wanted to help people, and I wanted to make a difference somehow. These are values that have stayed with me, but I have realised that research alone, and the discovery of new evidence alone, will not make the difference that I was aiming for. I have realised the need to work in new ways to ensure that the findings of research get to the people who need to know about it, or who need to use it. Importantly, I have found and learnt proven methods, models and frameworks that can help.

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