REF 2029 – UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) Delayed from 2028
On Thursday 7th December 2023, UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) announced that the Research Excellence Framework (REF) has been delayed from 2028 to 2029. What is the Research Excellence Framework (REF)? The REF is the UK's national assessment, conducted in cycles by...
Impact Symposium 2023: The Future of Research Impact Assessment
hivve is excited to announce the fourth annual Impact Symposium! The Impact Symposium 2023: The Future of Research Impct Assessment will take place on Wednesday 1st November from 9am - 1pm GMT. From an opening keynote on the global trends in research impact assessment...
Impact Entrepreneur: Collecting Data for Impact
In our latest submission to Impact Entrepreneur, Dr Mary Ho and Alex Smith of hivve explore the logic model for impact - and why starting early on your impact data journey is critical! Click here to read the full article.
RAE 2026, REF 2028 and the Evolving Trajectory of the Impact Assessment
Since its introduction nearly a decade ago, impact assessment for universities has been adopted in numerous locations around the world. With two recent announcements from international governmental bodies around the role of impact in future exercises - and at least...
hivve Completes ISO 27001 Audit
Last month hivve successfully completed its most recent ISO 27001 audit. The company first received ISO 27001 compliance in November 2021, while still under its previous name of Vertigo Ventures. ISO27001:2013 details requirements for establishing, implementing,...
Inside-Out vs Outside-In Impact Measurement in Impact Entrepreneur
Earlier this week, hivve's take on inside-out and outside-in approaches to impact measurement went live on Impact Entrepreneur. What does it mean to be a net positive company, and are all businesses ready for it? Click through to find out!
Sheil Review Suggests New Possibilities for the Future of Research Impact Assessment in Australia
On 20th April 2023, the Final Report for the Review of the Australian Research Council Act 2001 was published by the Australian Department of Education. The report, produced by a team led by Margaret Sheil (vice-chancellor of Queensland University of Technology) set...
How Do Global Research Impact Strategies Vary?
Since research impact was first introduced as a component of assessment in the UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2014, governments and institutions worldwide have adopted a wide variety of approaches to respond. In the UK, where performance in the national...
Vertigo Ventures (VV) Announces Rebranding, Changes Name to hivve
International ImpactTech provider, Vertigo Ventures (VV), today announced that the company is changing its name to hivve. The update comes into effect across the company’s global entities, including the UK, mainland Europe and Australasia. The name change is part of a...
Vertigo Ventures Approved for G-Cloud 13 with ImpactTracker™
Vertigo Ventures (VV) has secured its place on the UK’s G-Cloud 13 framework, which is managed by Crown Commercial Service (CCS).The bid was approved on 26th August 2022 by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), and will enable public sector organisations to purchase...
Raising the Flag to Show Support for the SDGs
On 23 September 2022, more than 80 UK organisations raised an SDG flag to show their support for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This September marks seven years since the world embraced the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs, also known as...
LJMU Wins Double in Inaugural TrackImpact.org Project Competition
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has triumphed in two of three categories at the first-ever TrackImpact.org Global Project Competition. The competition recognises some of the exceptional societal, economic, environmental and cultural impact delivered by...
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