Katherine Roycroft

Katherine Roycroft BA (Hons), MA

Research Impact and Engagement Manager and co-lead of MetroPolis

University co-ordinator for UN Academic Impact Initiative

My profile

Biography

I am the Impact and Engagement Manager for the Faculty of Business and Law and was responsible for writing and co-writing our impact case studies for REF 2021. As a result we are now ranked 17th out of 108 business schools for impact. 

My role primarily involves developing and embedding impact activities in order to maximise researcher engagement with non-academic audiences and research users; basically making real change happen in the real world! I work with academics to drive research impact and raise the quality and visibility of the University’s research, including development activity towards current and future Research Excellence Framework (REF) submissions.

I am also co-lead for the University’s policy unit, MetroPolis and University Co-ordinator for the UN Academic Impact Network and the annual ESRC Festival of Social Science. I am an experienced impact mentor and have worked with colleagues across the UK as part of NESTA’s CAPE initiative around building connections between academics and policymakers.

Get in touch

2nd Floor 6 Great Marlborough Street
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Research outputs

  • Reports

    Roycroft, K. (2014) Mentoring for Employment Success. MMU.

    Roycroft, K., Arrowsmith, J. (2011) Community Pride: Need, opportunity, impact. MMU.

    Roycroft, K., Foster, R. (2008) 'Every Child Matters – Every Challenge Met? (Final Report). Edge Hill University.

    Kimura, M., Straker, K. (2006) Ethnicity, Education and Employment (Final report). UEL Publications.

    Roycroft, K. (2006) Developing the parental role in improving children’s reading. Edge Hill University.

    Speeden, S., Combs, D., Straker, K. (2005) Diverse Journeys – Diverse Needs: Improving employment opportunities in BME communities. University of Surrey.

    Straker, K., Diamond, J. (2004) Children, Young People and Regeneration Initiatives. Save the Children Publications (England Programme).

    Straker, K., Crawford, K., Foster, R. (2003) Citizens of Europe? Perspectives on Citizenship Education in Romania and the UK. York Publishing.

  • Journal articles

    Kirton, J., Straker, K., Brown, J., Jack, B., Jinks, A. (2011) 'A marriage of convenience? A qualitative study of colleague supervision of master's level dissertations.' Nurse education today, 31(8) pp. 861-865..

    Ainslie, S., Foster, R., Groves, J., Grime, K., Straker, K., Woolhouse, C. (2010) '‘Making children count’: an exploration of the implementation of the Every Child Matters agenda.' Education 3-13, 38(1) pp. 23-38.

    Straker, K., Foster, R. (2009) 'Every child matters: every challenge met?.' Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 61(2) pp. 119-132.

    Jones, M., Straker, K. (2006) 'What informs mentors' practice when working with trainees and newly qualified teachers? An investigation into mentors' professional knowledge base.' Journal of Education for Teaching, 32(2) pp. 165-184.

  • Conference papers

    Roycroft, , Jinks, A. (2010) 'Colleague supervision of in-house masters’ level dissertations.' In Royal College of Nursing Conference (RCN). Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, 11/5/2010 - 12/5/2010.

    Straker, K., Cochrane, M. (2009) 'Vocational Pathways - How do students make their choices?.' In British Education Research Association Conference.. University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK., 3/9/2009 - 4/9/2009.

    Straker, K., Foster, R. (2009) 'Exploring the impact of the Every Child Matters Agenda on multi-agency professionals.' In BERA Conference. Manchester, UK, 3/9/2009 - 4/9/2009.

    Straker, K., Smith, K. (2005) 'The 3 E’s – Ethnicity, Education and Employment - Two Case studies.' In British Education Research Association Conference. University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK., 1/9/2005 - 2/9/2005.

  • Theses and dissertations

    Roycroft, K. (1998) Pre-Raphaelite illustration of the Moxon Edition of Tennyson's Poems.