"Some academics are unhappy with the focus of the research impact agenda and have questioned the new framework and criteria. John Parkinson writes that it could benefit from looking also at the potential of teaching to connect with and inspire students, rather than focusing solely on the impact of research."
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2011/07/27/the-current-impact-agenda-should-consider-the-impact-of-inspirational-teaching-not-just-research/
It is strange that in measuring the impact of universities, that teaching is not considered, since it is our primary activity!
Uclan PRF (Pedagogic Research Forum) A Higher Education blog linked to the PRF at the University of Central Lancashire.
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