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Deep impact: re-conceptualising university research impact using human cultural accumulation theory

Geoff Woolcott Orcid Logo, Robyn Keast Orcid Logo, David Pickernell Orcid Logo

Studies in Higher Education, Volume: 45, Issue: 6, Pages: 1197 - 1216

Swansea University Author: David Pickernell Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/03075079.2019.1594179

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Measuring impact from university research is increasingly seen as important, not least because of its use in resource allocation processes by governments. These measurement approaches, however, often take ‘wide and shallow’ economic effect-based views that are ex-post, linear and uni-directional. Co...

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ISSN: 0307-5079 1470-174X
Published: Informa UK Limited 2020
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