720737Kudos Connect: Development of prototype service to help learned societies drive impact of research publications, and encourage cross-discipline and public engagement with research discoveries.ClosedGRD Development of PrototypeInnovate UKThe UK spends approximately £29 billion on research and development per annum, representing circ. 1.7% GDP. Despite this huge investment, the research community is failing to sufficiently promote and commerically apply this research, and academics are not yet making the best use of emerging tools and channels to assist with this. Kudos Connect will address this by tapping into the expertise, networks and infrastructure offered by learned societies - helping them for the first time track, evaluate and amplify the collective research outputs of their member communities. Kudos Connect will also help societies better support inter-disciplinary exchange, public engagement and corporate application of research discoveries. Learned societies are crucial organizations in the research process - holding conferences for the presentation and discussion of new research results, publishing books and journals to disseminate research, and acting as professional bodies that regulate the activities of their members in the public interest and the collective interest of the membership. Societies are also of key importance in assisting in the emergence and development of new disciplines and professions. Currently, societies have access to limited information to help them understand and promote the research outputs of their members. Kudos Connect will give them information to help support their member communities in the uptake and evaluation of new formats and channels for presenting research discoveries; identify, support and promote high performance within their disciplines; and connect with broader audiences in the further progression of their areas of speciality.