The Value and Benefits of Text Mining - report for the Joint Information Systems Committee
This latest report  was produced by Dr Diane McDonald (In.di.go Network) and Ursula Kelly (Viewforth Consulting)  with advisory input from Emeritus Professor Iain McNicoll (Viewforth Consulting) and Dr George Weir ( University of Strathclyde.)  It was launched in London on 13th March at the Wellcome Trust. See the JISC Press release here.  Download the report here.

 
New approach to social valuation of universities - report from Viewforth Consulting
Our report Through a glass, darkly: Measuring the Social Value of Universities  was launched by the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement in Bristol on 29th November 2011. The report is available here.  

Some of the press coverage

Article by David Matthews  in THE 22 December 2011  "Add in social value to reval true worth, report advises" Article discusses the 'SMEV' or Socially Modified Economic Valuation approach to measuring social value.

The Poppletonian (THE 5th January 2012) "Wake up and smell the SMEV !"  Laurie Taylor highlights how the the University of Poppleton is counting its SMEV rating...

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Our Research shows the economic impact of the University of Kent
See Press Release here         Some of the  press coverage here
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Research shows the economic impact of the Universities of Brighton and Sussex  

See article