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Fast Track Impact

For individual researchers

Learn impact from the researchers who wrote the book on it.

Buy and reserve seats for a live 60-minute masterclass. Choose your session and learn practical skills. If plans change, move your seat any time to a different masterclass.

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Who you learn from

Learn from active researchers who have shaped the field.

Masterclasses are taught by leading researchers, authors, and methodologists. Learn alongside others who are working to turn research into real-world impact.

Prof. Eric Jensen
Prof. Eric Jensen
Lead facilitator · CEO & co-founder, Institute for Methods Innovation · PhD, University of Cambridge
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Lead facilitator
A social scientist and research-impact expert who has delivered hundreds of workshops on evidence-based engagement and impact evaluation worldwide.

25,000+
researchers trained
200+
peer-reviewed articles
120+
impact projects
Prof. Mark Reed
Prof. Mark Reed
Lead facilitator · senior researcher, Institute for Methods Innovation · author of The Research Impact Handbook
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Lead facilitator
A globally cited, transdisciplinary researcher on Clarivate’s Highly Cited list, and author of four books on research impact, productivity and influencing policy.

10,000+
researchers trained
250+
publications
52
countries reached

What to expect

One focused hour. Everything set up for you.

Format
Live online
Taught live by an active researcher, not a pre-recorded course.
Duration
60 minutes
A content-rich, lecture-style hour you can apply the same week.
Schedule
Set dates, year-round
Pick a confirmed date, or move your seat freely if plans change.
Price
£95 · £69 concession
Concession for students, retired & unwaged researchers. Self-selected, no proof needed.
How masterclass seats work

Your seats, your schedule, your call.

Buy a masterclass seat and you stay in complete control. Assign yourself to any session, and move your seat freely until it starts.

For individual researchersNo lead, no approval · you decide everything
1 seat£95 · £69 concession

Buy your seat

Buy a masterclass seat to your own account, at the standard or concession rate.

Assign yourself to a session

Pick any scheduled masterclass and allocate your seat to it. No lead, no waiting for approval.

Change it whenever you like

Re-allocate your seat to a different masterclass any time before the session starts.

You're in complete controlReschedule as often as you like, right up to the start. Your seat is never lost.

Confirmed dates

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ConfirmedThu 30 Jul 202614:00–15:00 BST
Prof. Eric JensenLead facilitator

AI for funding applications

Use AI to strengthen your grant applications.

What you’ll leave with
  • How to plan, draft and sharpen proposals with AI
  • Ways to avoid the generic output that sinks applications
  • A practical toolkit you can use on your next bid

Concession is for you: students, retired or unwaged researchers. Self-selected, no proof needed.

1

Free to reschedule any time before it starts. Your seat is never lost.

or redeem a seat you already hold
ConfirmedMon 7 Sep 202613:00–14:00 BST
Prof. Mark ReedLead facilitator

Developing a REF2029 impact case study

Prepare a REF2029-ready impact case study.

What you’ll leave with
  • What high-scoring REF2029 case studies have in common
  • The rules of the game, distilled into one focused hour
  • A head start ahead of the submission window

Concession is for you: students, retired or unwaged researchers. Self-selected, no proof needed.

1

Free to reschedule any time before it starts. Your seat is never lost.

or redeem a seat you already hold
ConfirmedWed 23 Sep 202608:30–09:30 BST
Prof. Eric JensenLead facilitator

AI for research communications

Scale on-brand, accurate communications with AI.

What you’ll leave with
  • Prompting techniques for accurate, on-brand AI outputs
  • Skills to edit and fact-check AI-generated content
  • Approaches for blogs, newsletters and social media formats

Concession is for you: students, retired or unwaged researchers. Self-selected, no proof needed.

1

Free to reschedule any time before it starts. Your seat is never lost.

or redeem a seat you already hold

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