Visit of Professor Vladimir Gel’man to Masaryk University: Teaching, Discussion, and Strengthening Cooperation
Professor Gel’man’s visit to MUNI strengthened cooperation with Helsinki and supported CENTREPEACE activities.
From Outputs to Impact: Helping Researchers Turn Ideas into Real-World Effect
On 24 November 2025, the CENTREPEACE project organised an impact workshop titled “From Outputs to Impact: A Researcher’s Guide to Engagement and Effect.” The workshop focused on explaining what research impact is, why it matters, and how researchers can plan for it effectively in international projects.
On 24 November 2025, the CENTREPEACE project hosted an impact workshop entitled “From Outputs to Impact: A Researcher’s Guide to Engagement and Effect.” The aim of the workshop was to help researchers better understand what impact means in the context of academic research and how it can be achieved in practice. This topic is particularly important in international research, where funders increasingly require a clear and well-thought-out description of a project’s expected impact.
The first, more theoretical part of the workshop was led by Marián Koval, Project Manager of CENTREPEACE. He introduced key concepts such as outputs, outcomes, and impact, and explained how these elements are interconnected. Participants were guided through the full “journey” from defining project aims and activities to achieving different types of impact — whether societal, institutional, scientific, or political. The concepts were illustrated with concrete examples to make them easier to understand and apply.
The second part of the workshop was led by Katalin Miklóssy and Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen from the Aleksanteri Institute at the University of Helsinki. Katalin Miklóssy focused on how researchers can use their own work to engage with the public, stakeholders, and the media, and how to communicate research topics beyond academia. Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen discussed how to identify relevant stakeholders, how interaction with the public can enrich research itself, and why scientific impact remains a crucial dimension alongside societal engagement.
In the final part of the workshop, participants had the opportunity to work on their own impact plans. This practical exercise allowed them to think through the entire process — from an initial research idea to the intended impact — and to reflect on how engagement activities can be meaningfully integrated into their projects.
The workshop provided researchers with both conceptual clarity and practical tools, helping them better prepare for international grant proposals and for making their research more visible and impactful beyond academia.
