Here are some resources to help you start planning your dissemination and knowledge translation
- How to get the most from your research: an introduction to sharing what you have learnt, disseminating your research, and engaging others in making a difference. [PDF/256 KB]
- 10 reasons why you should share your research. [PDF/225 KB]
- A glossary of research terms. [PDF/1 MB]
Guides for knowledge dissemination and translation
The following guides will help you through the process of dissemination and translating your research knowledge into practice, policy, guidance, education or training:
- Guide no 1: What is knowledge translation and what does it involve [PDF/460 KB]
- Guide no 2: Planning for knowledge translation [PDF/336 KB]
- Guide no 3: Knowledge translation frameworks, what are they, how and when to use them [PDF/409 KB]
- Guide no 4: Stakeholder engagement [PDF/449 KB]
- Guide no 5: How to achieve impact from your research: planning for impact [PDF/404 KB]
- Guide no 6: Evaluating your knowledge translation and dissemination: how do you know what you have achieved?[PDF/281 KB]
- Guide no 7: Communicating Research Findings [PDF/519 KB]
- Guide no 8: Patient and Public Involvement in HSE Research [PDF/728 KB]
Other Resources
- Practical tools and templates for all HSE researchers and those who use research findings [PDF/589 KB]
- VICTOR impact pack [PDF/988 KB]
- Knowledge Translation, Dissemination and Impact check list [PDF/197 KB]
- HSE library guides to library services, systematic searching and open access publishing
- A survey of researchers was undertaken in June 2022. It aimed to understand the challenges researchers have when disseminating their research and implementing the findings into practice and/or policy, engaging with stakeholders, and whether the guidance and training on knowledge translation (KT) and achieving impact from research is useful. Survey of researcher’s views of the challenges and facilitators to research impact [PDF/193 KB]
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