Enhance Your Research Impact – From Planning to Outreach

Jointly organized by the Knowledge Exchange Office and the Libraries at the University of Hong Kong, as well as iesResearch, “Enhance your research impact – From planning to outreach” provides you with expert advice and real-life examples on how to enhance and showcase your research impact beyond the academia.

Date: 16 October 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Venue: Digital Interactive Lab, 2/F, Main Library
Light refreshments will be served.
Register here: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=96824 (First-come, first-served)

Highlights of the event:

1. Enhance research impact from planning to post-publication  

• Speaker: Dr. Han-wen Chang (Consultant, Analytics, iesResearch)
• This session will provide researchers with advice on maximizing impact through key stages. 
  • Authoring: crafting research that addresses social relevance and multidisciplinary topics.
  • Publishing: selecting impactful platforms to boost visibility.
  • Outreaching: leveraging outreach methods such as social media, collaborations, and international networks to broaden research influence.

2. Experience sharing by HKU researchers

• Speakers: 
  • Prof. Francis Chi Chung Ling (Associate Professor, Department of Physics)
  • Prof. Thiyagarajan Vengatesen (Professor, School of Biological Sciences)

• The speakers will share their experiences and tips on enhancing research impact from planning to outreach.  
• How to identify and develop impact from research  
• Search beyond academic impact
• Prepare evidence for the claim made

3. Panel Discussion

• Moderator: Ms. Iris Hsu (Consultant, iesResearch)
• The speakers will have an open discussion with researchers to develop best practices.

All researchers are welcome! 

If you have questions, please Ask-a-Librarian: https://lib.hku.hk/check_form/ask_a_librarian-form/ (To: Library Training)