Our impact

What is impact?

We consider impact to be the demonstrable contribution that the PPI Ignite Network makes to the national and international research ecosystem. We  promote excellence and inspire innovation in PPI in health and social care research in Ireland. 

Explore this section of our online hub for evidence of how we are impacting the research ecosystem and wider society.  

Our impact framework  

Starting from the initial impact expectations of the our main funder, the HRB, we developed an Impact Assessment Framework. We used the principles and tools of the ESFRI,  developed to monitor the performance of research infrastructures, and we drew on a variety of evidence-based frameworks developed to measure research impact, including some developed for participatory health research. 

We identified target impact areas and tools and approaches to capture evidence of impact. Here is our Impact Assessment  Framework. 

Five impact areas

  1. Building PPI capacity
  2. Social capital and empowerment
  3. Policy change
  4. Public awareness of PPI
  5. International profile 
Choose an impact area to find out where we are having impact and to reflect on areas where more work is required.
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