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 <blockquote>any effect on, change or benefit to the economy, society,culture, public policy or services, health, the environment or quality of life, beyondacademia’ (REF, 2011).</blockquote>the REF definition of impact as it pertains to comprehensive impact (and as opposed to academic impact)