Academics are now being challenged to consider not only the quality but the impact of their research. It is therefore important for PhD students and early years researchers to begin planning for impact early on in their academic life. This session will look at both impacts within academia and external impacts: on government, business and civil society. We will discuss what useful tools can be used to give a picture of the impact of your work, how the subject discipline you work in can affect the impact you have, and how your impact footprint can be measured. We will end by looking at ways of improving your impact.