For this compilation episode, we’ve delved into our archives to explore how the role of universities in their communities is evolving and the many factors driving that change.

Find our full show notes here.

You will hear clips from the following Research 2030 episodes (listed in order of appearance):

• Societal Impact, SDG Research & Universities featuring Professor Aluísio Segurado, Head of Research at the University of São Paulo in Brazil
• Perspectives on rankings from a young university featuring César Wazen, Director of Scholarships and Partnerships at Qatar University
• Global North-South Collaboration: A perspective from South Africa featuring Dr. Jennifer Thomson, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town
• Collaboration between industry and academia featuring GlaxoSmithKline’s Director of Academic Liaison, Malcolm Skingle
• Why two heads are better than one - the power of university-industry collaborations featuring Tony Boccanfuso, President and CEO of the University Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP)
• Collaboration and data as drivers of progress featuring Elsevier’s Senior Vice President of Research Networks, Prof. Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz
• Blending societal impact and research strategy - Two experts explain what needs to change and why featuring Director of AESIS Anika S. Duut van Goor and senior institutional capacity builder Toñi Caro
• Research strategy: A conversation with Lesley Thompson & Holly Falk-Krzesinski featuring two of Elsevier’s Senior Vice Presidents whose roles see them work closely with university leaders
• The value of creating a healthy research culture featuring neuroscientist, psychiatrist, book author and mindfulness expert, Dr. Judson Brewer
• Bye, bye, blue sky? Part 1: A conversation with Lee Cronin featuring the Regius Professor of Chemistry at University of Glasgow
• Bye, bye, blue sky? Part 2: A conversation with Andrew Hamilton featuring the President of New York University (NYU)

In this episode, Director of AESIS Anika S. Duut van Goor and senior institutional capacity builder Toñi Caro, discuss the nuts and bolts of societal impact. They consider: 

• What it will take to build a true societal impact culture  
• Who can play a key role 
• The importance of patience and perseverance 
• The power of ambassadors of change 

"[For societal impact] you need the incentives, you need the policies, you need the skills, you need the people who are excited to move forward, you need the infrastructures… it is an all-encompassing way of working."
- Anika S. Duut van Goor 

In this episode, Elsevier’s Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, PhD, and Lesley Thompson, PhD, talk all things research strategy. During a wide-ranging discussion, they look at what’s changing for universities and the myriad factors driving those changes, including: 

• Shifts in funding 
• The growth of open science 
• An increased focus on societal impact, including the UN SDGs 
• The rise of international collaboration (and associated tensions around intellectual property) 

“A growing number of universities at all levels in the US are instituting research development units to help bring life to their research strategies and complement the work that the researchers and faculty members are doing….And the value add to the institution isn't just the immediate research dollars or support for the involved investigators, but it is really capacity building for the institution, and those capacity building opportunities then drive some of the changes to the institution's research strategy.”
- Dr. Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, PhD 

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