{"id":1388,"date":"2020-02-13T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-business-innovation\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2020-02-12T15:22:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T15:22:54","slug":"1388-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/1388-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UWE Bristol Research Impact Retreats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January, the Research Impact team hosted a two day writing retreat for selected academics from UWE Bristol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The retreat was the last one in a series of away days that have taken place since last June for the different faculties at UWE Bristol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-day retreats allow academics to think about their research case studies away from campus enabling them the opportunity to fine tune and edit their work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impact team helps the academics to fine tune their work so that it is in a good position to submit for the Research Excellence Framework 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-business-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/ace-retrat-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/ace-retrat-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/ace-retrat-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/ace-retrat-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/ace-retrat-1200x716.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/ace-retrat.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All four retreats have been extremely well received, with glowing feedback from attendees: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>Very many thanks for organising and initiating for us such a brilliant retreat.&nbsp; It has made a huge difference to me \u2013 I would never have made this progress without it!&#8221;&nbsp; Participant A<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;The experience has been really excellent (and I know others have said the same). The structure, information, advice, hospitality and good humour that the RBI team provided was exceptional. As a result it was possible \u2013 in bite-sized chunks \u2013 to get tuned into the specifics of what was needed and then review and revise the case study material as well as getting critical feedback on it in near real-time.<\/em>&#8221;&nbsp; Participant B<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>I found the structure and flow of activities well-structured and relaxed, which is exactly what was needed to get us talking to each other and working on our case studies. Thank you for not \u2018forcing\u2019 us into unnecessary \u201cworkshop standard\u201d activities, which usually involve flip-charts, felt-tip pens and post-it notes! This is an element I\u2019m always dreading in mandatory workshops\/seminars and not having it, is what made me feel more comfortable and got me concentrating on the task at hand.&#8221;&nbsp; Participant C<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read some of UWE Bristol&#8217;s Research with Impact Case Studies <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.uwe.ac.uk\/research\/researchimpact.aspx\">here<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January, the Research Impact team hosted a two day writing retreat for selected academics from UWE Bristol. The retreat was the last one in a series of away days that have taken place since last June for the different faculties at UWE Bristol. 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