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Fast Track Impact

Masterclasses for individual training journeys

Short, expert-led sessions for researchers who want practical guidance, current thinking and tools they can put into practice immediately.

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What to expect

One focused hour. Everything set up for you.

Format
Live online
Taught live by an active researcher
Duration
60 minutes
A content-rich, lecture-style hour
Schedule
Set dates
New dates released monthly
Price
From £69
For researchers with limited budget
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

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Good to know
Live online

One focused hour. Times shown in BST. Timezone-aware times coming soon.

Concession £69

For students, retired or unwaged researchers. Self-selected, no proof needed.

Free rescheduling

Move your seat to any session, any time before it starts. It is never lost.

Volume discount

Applied automatically: 5+ seats save 10%, 10+ save 15%, 15+ save 20%.

26Oct 2026Mon
Confirmed
13:00–14:00 BST
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

Fast track your research impact

Researchers can avoid the frustration of wasting time and failing to gain traction by employing evidence-based strategies to prioritize and target their engagement.

What you’ll leave with
  • Proven principles, techniques and tools for developing research impact.
  • The skills to identify and prioritize the relationships that matter most for your impact.
  • Practical strategies to build relationships that amplify your research impact.
  • A preliminary impact plan focused on your specific objectives.
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
or redeem a seat you already hold
4Nov 2026Wed
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

Writing high-scoring REF research outputs

High-quality research won't achieve top REF scores unless its originality, rigor, and significance are clearly signaled in ways assessors recognize.

What you’ll leave with
  • A clear breakdown of REF research output criteria and how they are applied.
  • Techniques to highlight originality, rigor, and significance in your writing.
  • Strategies to structure papers so assessors can quickly recognize quality.
  • Practical examples showing what works and what weakens a submission.
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
or redeem a seat you already hold
10Nov 2026Tue
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

Creating fundable impact plans for grant applications

Even strong grant applications can fail if the societal impact plans are poorly developed or outdated.

What you’ll leave with
  • Understanding how to align your societal impact plans with evidence-informed good practices.
  • The ability to craft a credible 'golden thread' from impact activities to long-term benefits.
  • Techniques to present credible, specific societal impacts in your proposal in a clear and compelling way.
  • Tips for creating highly fundable impact strategies.
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
or redeem a seat you already hold
17Nov 2026Tue
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

Influencing policy

Policy engagement often fails to achieve meaningful influence because it is approached in a fragmented way, without a clear strategy, understanding of policy processes, effective communication, or credible evidence of impact.

What you’ll leave with
  • A clear, structured understanding of the full policy engagement cycle, from planning through to evidencing impact.
  • Practical guidance on setting realistic policy engagement objectives and prioritising the right partners and opportunities.
  • Improved ability to identify where and when research can inform policy decisions across different contexts.
  • Stronger skills in communicating research in ways that are relevant and usable for policy audiences.
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
or redeem a seat you already hold
25Nov 2026Wed
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

Evaluation design for engagement and impact

Weak evaluation design can lead to wasted resources and findings that fail to inform needed improvements.

What you’ll leave with
  • Targeted, evaluate-able engagement and impact objectives.
  • A realistic, prioritized evaluation focus.
  • A preliminary evaluation plan tailored to your engagement and impact context and objectives.
  • Practical experience working through the key challenges involved in developing an effective evaluation design.
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
or redeem a seat you already hold
2Dec 2026Wed
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

AI for funding applications

AI can speed up the grant proposal development process, but without the right skills, it can produce generic, off-target and unconvincing proposals.

What you’ll leave with
  • A step-by-step process to plan, draft, and refine proposals with AI.
  • Methods to align applications with funder priorities.
  • Strategies to simplify complex ideas without losing depth.
  • Ways to use AI for data, visuals, and supporting evidence.
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
or redeem a seat you already hold

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