Academic research impacts
the world in powerful and complex ways, informing future directions in
policy and planning, as well as our understandings of the past. The
measurement of research impact is also increasingly significant in the
global university rankings, and in career progression pathways for
individual academics. The extent to which research can have impact often
depends on the way in which it is communicated and made visible to a
range of different stakeholders, both within and beyond academic
contexts. This is particularly evident within arts and humanities
disciplines, where research impacts can be diverse, varied and complex,
and have the potential to engage with many different communities. This
lecture explores the different platforms and methods which can be used
to communicate arts and humanities research in order to maximise and
support research impact.