The Value of UK HE Staff Public Engagement

Viewforth Consulting have conducted an analysis "An Elephant in the Room: The hidden economic value of public engagement and knowledge exchange in UK universities" 

The analysis draws on survey data of staff across different UK universities to estimate the ¡®hidden¡¯ economic value.

Results suggest that, for the UK as a whole in 2017, the shadow economic value of this activity was ?3.2 billion and the work effort was equivalent to 24,493 full time equivalent qualified jobs. Report available here