By Mark Reed and Louisa Gilchrist Photovoice is more than photos plus interviews. Used well, it becomes a way of doing research that gives people control over how their experiences are seen and used. This blog adapts Heriot-Watt researcher Louisa Gilchrist’s study with East and Southeast Asian women in Scottish cities , published this month in the journal Sentio , for any researcher who wants to create more inclusive and empowering engagement that leads to better, more respon

The third edition of The Research Impact Handbook  has been released, building on its reputation as a practical guide for planning, delivering and evaluating impact. To mark this milestone, an international event will bring together some of the original architects of the UK impact agenda, senior research leaders and scholars who have critiqued and shaped its global development. Event: The future of research impact: reflections and directions Focus : How research impact is ass

I was recently listed in Clarivate’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list, which identifies authors with multiple papers in the top 1% by citations for their field and publication year across the past 11 years. The method combines citation thresholds with further quantitative checks and expert review. My work at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and as Director of the Natural Capital Challenge Centre has long focused on the credibility, assessment and use of research evidence, so