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Scholarly Communication Guide: How to improve impact

This guide provides information on the support services available at the library to help with all stages of your research, from planning your research, to measuring the impact of your research.

Importance of increasing research impact

Improving your research impact as a researcher will help you achieve the following :
•  Build your case when applying for promotion or funding

•  Advance return on research investment for grant renewals and progress reports

•  Strengthen future funding requests by showing the value of your research

•  Understand your audience and learn how to communicate with them

•  Identify who is citing your work and confirm that it is appropriately credited

•  Identify collaborators

•  Manage your reputation as a researcher

Tools/Platforms to use to improve research impact