Green Gown Awards – 2019 – Research with Impact – Institution

This category recognises the importance and societal impact of research and development by post-16 education as a driver of sustainable development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. As claims of impact from research and development can be difficult to judge, entries are sought which:

• Are about tangible improvements resulting from research & development, rather than the findings or quality of the research & development itself
• Can provide quantitative evidence of what those improvements and resulting sustainability benefits and impacts are. Outcomes linked to the Research Excellence Framework, if applicable, are required
• Can demonstrate a clear and unambiguous causal link between the research & development and improvements and benefits.
• Note that adoption or dissemination measures will not be considered sufficient evidence by themselves – there needs to be a further stage of demonstration that adoption or dissemination has actually produced results.

Possible activities include:

• Research and development leading to mitigation of environmental and wider sustainability-based impacts related to existing technology
• Research and development that has created new products with demonstrable superiority to existing ones with regard to sustainability
• Research that incorporates the above two, and other principles, as part of a Living Lab project that is successful in co-creating & co-implementing a transformation.

Judges will be also interested in innovative approaches to better link academic research with industry need. Eligible entries can include both large-scale projects with major impacts as well as small-scale projects that provide tangible impacts in focused areas/technologies, or amongst specific target audiences. In line with the broader sustainability agenda, judges will be keen to see evidence on how the project links with the Sustainable Development Goals.

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