A Danish instrument to measure indicators of societal impact of research in the field of occupational health and safety

Join this webinar to learn about an instrument -- the Societal Impact Instrument: Occupational Health and Safety Research -- developed and tested to quantitatively measure indicators of societal impact of applied research at research institution and program levels.

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About this webinar

In this presentation, Dr. Ole H. Sørensen will explain the ideas behind the instrument: how it measures three knowledge transfer dimensions (reach; usefulness; and use of knowledge) and how it produces an aggregate index of societal impact for the research institution as a whole, and sub-indices for included research programs. Advantages and limitations will be discussed, and recent adaptations of the instrument will be highlighted.

The Societal Impact Instrument: Occupational Health and Safety Research was developed and tested by the National Research Centre for the Working Environment in Denmark.

Successful validation of the instrument has been demonstrated in the multi-disciplinary field of occupational health and safety.

Dr. Sørensen would welcome ideas from the audience, for further developments of the instrument e.g. re-localization to other contexts.

Participants will learn:

• how indicators can be developed using KT dimensions to measure societal impact of research
• how impact instruments can be tested and validated
• pros and cons of research with workplaces
• how research programs and the context for developing them differ in Denmark

About the presenter

Dr. Ole H. Sørensen is a senior consultant at the National Research Centre for the Working Environment in Denmark. He is responsible for research on NFA’s societal impact. Ole has been working as a researcher in the OHS field for 10 years and in societal impact research for 3 years. He has also been an OHS consultant for 5 years. He has a PhD in the field of sociology of technology and industrial networks.