The Exeter Impact Podcast

Professor Andy Jones has a key leadership role in delivering a plan for the university-wide strategy of research impact. We talk to Andy to uncover his insights from global work in the field of Physiology research, and how impact innovation, in his experience, demonstrably advances both the quality and impact of academic research. 

Andy's profile:
https://medicine.exeter.ac.uk/people/profile/index.php?username=amj202

Exeter Staff links:
Impact@Exeter resources
https://universityofexeteruk.sharepoint.com/sites/RIME/SitePages/Impact.aspx

Exeter Impact Podcast Ep.1: Impact Innovators Advancing Impact with Professor Andy Jones

We talk to Professor Robert Gleave who shares his valuable experience in policy impact in Islamic law. His research career in Arabic Studies, focussing on Islamic legal theory and practice over the past 20 years has explored legal hermeneutics and the history of Shi’ite legal thought and institutions. Robert shares how he devises and implements impact in his interesting, culturally significant research. 

Rob's staff profile: https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/43-rob-gleave

Impact@Exeter resources for University of Exeter Staff: https://universityofexeteruk.sharepoint.com/sites/RIME/SitePages/Impact.aspx?csf=1&web=1&e=XifdGI
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Exeter Impact Podcast Ep. 2: Islamic Law and Policy Impact with Professor Robert Gleave

We talk to Professor Helen Hanson to explore impact and the big screen. Helen’s role as Academic Director of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum and impactful research leading to Knowledge Exchange with stakeholders at the BFI, the Page to Screen Festival and BBC Radio Four has led to public discussion of her research. In this episode we ask what impact can research have on the cultural sector, how best can we engage with the media for impact and how can we overcome challenges to reach a wider range of stakeholders.

Helen’s Staff Profile: https://cdf.exeter.ac.uk/film/people/profile/index.php?username=hmhanson

Exeter Staff can access information to plan impact in readiness for a REF Impact Case Study here: https://universityofexeteruk.sharepoint.com/sites/RIME/SitePages/Impact.aspx

Exeter Impact Podcast Ep. 3: Impact and the Big Screen with Professor Helen Hanson

We talk to Professor Sam Vine to learn about his impactful research in human performance and learning using AI and VR to understand how we learn and improve technology. The technological improvements lead to impact for military, commercial and aviation industries. Sam will share how the impact was developed and his insights for researchers hoping to collaborate with stakeholders in industry for impact.

Exeter Impact Podcast Ep. 4: Advanced technologies and research impact with Professor Sam Vine

We talk to Professor Joe Kember who shares his experience of opening unseen heritage collections to new audiences through his work with museums. Joe’s work on the ‘A Million Pictures: Enhancing the Curation, Dissemination and Re-use of Neglected Magic Lantern Media Heritage’ research has helped deliver the world’s largest open access database of more than 200,000 magic lantern slides. He shares his insights from his impactful work engaging stakeholders nationally and internationally.

Exeter Impact Podcast Ep. 5: Broadening access to research with impact with Professor Joe Kember

We talk to Professor Tamara Galloway OBE and Professor Brendan Godley. Their highly collaborative work with academic, governmental and non-governmental organisations and industrial partners has been key in understanding our oceans and the pollution that impacts ourselves, other species and industry. Finding real-world solutions for their stakeholders is the common thread that runs through their work. 

Professor Tamara Galloway OBE is a Professor of Ecotoxicology at the Department of Biosciences. Her research focuses on marine pollution, the human health effects of pollutants and the sustainable development of novel materials and substances. She is a member of the Environmental Biology research group and the Exeter Marine network.

Professor Brendan Godley is the Strategy Lead of Exeter Marine and a conservation scientist whose research interests encompass biodiversity conservation, with a particular emphasis on marine vertebrates such as turtles, mammals, birds, and sharks. In recent years, his focus has shifted towards interdisciplinary approaches to conservation, addressing critical issues like bycatch mitigation in fisheries, the impact of ocean plastics, and the design of marine protected areas.

Tamara Galloway's staff profile: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/staff-profile/index.php?username=tsg201

Brendan Godley's staff profile: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/staff-profile/index.php?username=bjg201

Exeter Marine: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/networks/exetermarine/

Impact@Exeter resources for University of Exeter Staff: https://universityofexeteruk.sharepoint.com/sites/RIME/SitePages/Impact.aspx?csf=1&web=1&e=XifdGI


Exeter Impact Podcast Ep. 1: ‘Impactful Solutions for our Oceans’ Prof Tamara Galloway OBE and Prof Brendan Godley

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