Sustaining knowledge exchange and research impact in the social sciences and humanities: Investing in knowledge broker roles in UK universities

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 317-334

  Lightowler, Claire ^a   Knight, Christine ^b  

^a IRISS (Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services)   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Knowledge brokers; Knowledge exchange; Research impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883791439     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426413X662644     Document Type: Conference Paper

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