Research funders can play an important role in supporting the integration of marine science into policy and practice to enable evidence-informed decision-making. However, to date, there is a paucity of guidance available to help research funders understand the specific actions they can take to support knowledge exchange among the researchers that they fund and relevant stakeholders, particularly within marine contexts. This Brief Research Report aims to begin to fill this gap through an in-depth case study of the Lenfest Ocean Program (LOP). Specifically, through qualitative interviews with 32 participants across eight LOP funded research projects (i.e. case studies) we sought to (i) understand the types of impacts that have resulted from the LOP funded research, (ii) determine which activities undertaken by the LOP enabled funded research projects to achieve these impacts, and (iii) synthesize findings to articulate the core lessons that have emerged from our examination of these research projects. Results show that the concept of ‘research impact’ is complex and can be interpreted in a number of ways including (i) raising awareness of research among end-users, (ii) development and expansion of social networks, (iii) the provision of information to decision-makers, (iv) the development of decision-support tools, and (v) a direct contribution to policy change. We highlight the ways by which the LOP has supported the attainment of these impacts, as well as ten general considerations that research funders should consider when seeking to enhance the impact of the research that they fund on marine policy and practice.

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寻求加强知识交流和海洋科学对政策和实践影响的研究资助者的十个考虑因素

研究资助者可以在支持将海洋科学融入政策和实践中发挥重要作用，以实现循证决策。然而，迄今为止，很少有指南可以帮助研究资助者了解他们可以采取哪些具体行动来支持他们资助的研究人员和相关利益相关者之间的知识交流，尤其是在海洋环境中。本简要研究报告旨在通过对 Lenfest 海洋计划 (LOP) 的深入案例研究来填补这一空白。具体而言，通过对来自 LOP 资助的八个研究项目（即案例研究）的 32 名参与者的定性访谈，我们试图 (i) 了解 LOP 资助的研究产生的影响类型，(ii) 确定 LOP 开展的哪些活动使受资助的研究项目能够实现这些影响，以及 (iii) 综合调查结果以阐明我们从这些研究项目的审查中得出的核心经验教训。结果表明，“研究影响”的概念很复杂，可以通过多种方式进行解释，包括 (i) 提高最终用户的研究意识，(ii) 社交网络的发展和扩展，(iii) 提供向决策者提供信息，(iv) 决策支持工具的开发，以及 (v) 对政策变化的直接贡献。我们强调了 LOP 支持实现这些影响的方式，