TRIO
Toolkit for Research
Impact & Outcomes

Plan the impact of your research, step by step.

TRIO guides you from what your research will find to the difference it can make, and helps you put it into words that reviewers trust.
HOW TRIO WORKS

Plan. Track. Show.

Plan who your research could matter to

Describe your project, then map your pathway from your research to outputs, outcomes and impact, with the people involved at each step and the indicators you will use.

Track what happens along the way

Log interactions, uptake and evidence while the project runs, and revisit your pathway when things change.

Show the change it brings

TRIO turns your answers into ready-to-edit drafts that follow the formats research funders and institutions already use. You never start from a blank page, and you never rewrite the same story for each format.
READY-TO-EDIT DRAFTS

One story, every format you need

For example:

Funding proposals

the impact section of national and European applications, including Horizon Europe, MSCA and COST actions.

Research impact plans

a short or full version, to share with your team, partners or research office.

Progress and final reports

what has happened so far, what has changed and what comes next.

Impact case studies

modelled on the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF), with a clear claim, the underpinning research and the evidence to support it.

Plain-language stories

for websites, newsletters or the public.

Your own format

set your own headings when a funder asks for something specific.
Every claim stays linked to the evidence you logged, so what you report can be checked. When the project ends, you can share your case study in the Ultimpact Library, where others can learn from it.

Built on worked examples

TRIO comes with complete worked examples, from fundamental to applied research, to help you understand the logic behind the tools, step by step.

Who TRIO is for

Researchers planning a proposal or reporting on a project, in any discipline, fundamental research included. For institutions, TRIO is offered as a yearly licence, with onboarding and training for your teams. See Training and TRIO implementation on the Services page.

See what TRIO can do for your research.

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