Wolverhampton Impact Day 2021 is coming up

Wolverhampton Impact Day 2021 is aimed at helping researchers working in the West Midlands achieve more impactful research.

On the 25 June, the Research Policy Unit will be hosting their second Wolverhampton Impact Day, aimed at helping researchers working in the West Midlands/Black Country region achieve more impactful research.

This year the theme is “Engaging People”, with sessions aimed at providing attendees with the knowledge on how to better approach and work with a variety of potential stakeholders, including policymakers, industry professionals, and local communities.

The event is free, online, and open to any staff and students from Higher Education Institutions.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact the University of Wolverhampton Impact Team.

If you discuss the event on Twitter please follow and tag them: @wlvimpact

Wolverhampton Impact Day 2021 schedule

10 am – 10.15 am – Welcome and introductions (Ben Coleman & Silke Machold)

10.15 am – 11 am – Carol King (Black Country Living Museum) – “Heritage, University and Place”

11 am – 11.30 am- Stuart Anderson (MP for Wolverhampton South-West) – “A Conversation with Stuart Anderson MP”

11.30 am – 11.45 am – BREAK

11.45 am – 12.30 pm – Sati Purewal and Opinderjit Takhar (University of Wolverhampton) – “Engaging South Asian Communities in the Black Country”

12.30 pm – 1 pm – LUNCH

1 pm – 1.30 pm - Ainurul Rosli (Brunel University) – “The Practice of We: Balancing Rigour and Relevance for Impactful Research”

1.30 pm – 2 pm – Abigail Taylor (University of Birmingham) – “City-REDI: Working with Businesses and Local and Regional Policymakers.”

2 pm - 2.05 pm – Finish (Ben Coleman and Silke Machold)