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.
Celebrating a Decade of Creating Impactful Change
Connecting, Sharing Knowledge, and Bridging the Gap between Research, Policy, and Practice
The Research Impact Academy empowers researchers, organisations, funders and governments to transform knowledge into meaningful action.
We are internationally recognised for our innovative, evidence-based approach to research impact and knowledge translation, helping our partners navigate complexity, break down barriers and catalyse tangible change in communities everywhere.
Innovative impact solutions
We understand that the path to impact can feel overwhelming. Navigating shifting funding requirements, engaging the right audiences and measuring outcomes leaves many researchers and research organisations feeling exhausted, isolated and unsure of their next steps. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Our action oriented research impact consulting, training and membership guides our clients through complexities, breaking down barriers and sparking tangible change in communities worldwide.
Our focus is on helping to make impact easier to create, capture, communicate and evaluate.
What we do….
Our range of training solutions, both bespoke and packaged, for researchers and research support staff can be run online or in person.
We work with organizations and individuals to review and edit grant proposals and researcher track records.
Our global community of practice provides online learning and support for researchers and research support staff.
Case study development, review & editing
Our team of experts can support the selection, writing and polishing of case studies for assessments and reporting.
Project and research centre evaluation
We provide personalised services to help organisations and projects to evaluate impact & develop frameworks
Impact strategy development
We support organisations and teams in creating strategies and impact plans that ensure success.
Since 2014, the Research Impact Academy has had the privilege of collaborating with over 200 organisations and thousands of individuals worldwide. From Australia and New Zealand to Canada, Abu Dhabi, France, and the United Kingdom, our partnerships span diverse sectors and disciplines.
We deliver tailored research impact training, consulting, and knowledge-sharing solutions through a mix of in-person and live online options, ensuring accessibility for our global clients. Our work is driven by a commitment to making research relevant and accessible, bridging the gap between research, policy, and practice, and fostering a culture where impactful change thrives.
Whether supporting grant applications, facilitating workshops, or co-creating frameworks for impact evaluation, we are proud to empower researchers and institutions to achieve tangible and transformative outcomes.
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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.
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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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