Principal Fellowship – it’s all about impact and reach
Our recent research ‘Exploring the impact of Principal Fellowships on individuals and institutions’ has highlighted that there is much to celebrate in terms of the individual impact achievement that Principal Fellowship brings. However, significant work remains to encourage and support institutions to engage with Principal Fellows in meaningful, strategic ways and to seek some sector consistencies in how the award is recognised and valued, including in institutional promotions criteria. It should be noted that I am an ‘insider’ in this research project, a Principal Fellow (2018), and an active member of a regional Principal Fellowship Network. So, these are my reflections, positioned alongside some of the research findings.
