Our Research Impact and Evaluation team are global leaders in enabling and evaluating health and medical research benefits and impacts. Our team of impact and evaluation specialists working at the cutting edge of impact science is facilitating more evidence-based research to be translated into policy, practice or to be commercialised – all with the goal of delivering better health benefits for our communities.Â
We collaborate with researchers, partner organisations, government, funders, and policymakers to build a more impactful research ecosystem — one that’s driven by evidence, guided by strategy, and focused on outcomes for our community.
Our team is experienced in evaluating the impact of state-wide and national funding schemes, influencing national policy and optimising the returns from government investments in research. From discovery science to clinical trials, health services research, and public health, we also support researchers across the entire translation spectrum. Our expertise in impact planning, enablement, and assessment helps maximise the value of research and ensures it makes a difference where it matters most.
At HMRI, we’re leveraging our deep expertise in research impact to offer a broader suite of evaluation services that help governments, organisations, and individuals make smarter, evidence-informed decisions.
Our team delivers process evaluations, economic evaluations, and network evaluations — each designed to uncover insights, guide investments, and shape priorities. These evaluations support policy and practice change, ensuring that programs and research deliver meaningful outcomes.
Tailored approaches that align with your goals and context.
Clear frameworks to guide evaluation and demonstrate pathways to impact.
Rigorous methods to generate actionable insights.
Communicating results in compelling, audience-friendly formats.
Practical strategies to enhance effectiveness and sustainability.
Evidence-backed cases to support funding, scaling, or policy reform.
Our Research Impact team has developed a world-leading framework for undertaking research impact assessments: The Framework to Assess the Impact from Translational health research (FAIT). Â
FAIT was created to encourage research translation and assess research impact in a multi-dimensional way. It combines three proven methodologies to address limitations of existing tools and frameworks. We use impact metrics, qualitative narratives and economic methods to assess impact.
Researchers, universities, health organisations, and other medical research institutes across Australia and the world are applying FAIT to their health research projects, highlighting HMRI’s trusted reputation in the field. Â
