9: Towards the Impactful Academic: The Impactful Researcher's Settings for Success

This final chapter reviews the key themes of the previous chapters to paint a picture of what it is to be an impactful academic. The reader is prompted to build strategies into their workflow and lives to ensure that impact remains a priority considering the many competing requirements in their roles. The chapter provides strategies for keeping impact on track by engaging both internal and external networks. As government priorities change, higher education will continue to morph and evolve. The impactful academic builds skills throughout their career span, and these skills increase resiliency in the face of a rapidly changing higher education sector; skills that are increasingly critical to career success. The chapter takes stock of skill development related to academic identity and impact goals and encourages readers to continue their impact journey through reflective practice.