Presented at figshare fest New Zealand 2018, Wednesday 24th October, hosted at the University of Auckland.Faith Welch is the Research Impact Manager, Office of Research Strategy and Integrity at the University of Auckland.Research impact is defined here as "The demonstrable contribution that excellent research and creative practice makes to society and the economy”. Faith presented the University of Auckland's work to develop a research impact strategy with shared ownership. Event was sponsored by figshare.com