1.0Impact Investorhttps://impact-investor.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ccluk2CTPX"><a href="https://impact-investor.com/book-review-the-impactful-academic-by-wade-kelly/">Book review: ‘The Impactful Academic’ by Wade Kelly</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://impact-investor.com/book-review-the-impactful-academic-by-wade-kelly/embed/#?secret=Ccluk2CTPX" width="600" height="338" title="“Book review: ‘The Impactful Academic’ by Wade Kelly” — Impact Investor" data-secret="Ccluk2CTPX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://impact-investor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Impactful-academic.jpg1280870This book includes plenty of useful information for academics interested in generating impact from their research. But it is mainly focused on securing funding and less so on measuring impact, writes Christopher Walker