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Helping global sports events think local

Our researchers have devised a way to measure the economic and social impacts of sports events — and their method is being used from Wimbledon to the London Marathon.

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REF2021
Sport
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How ecopoetry can help us tackle climate change

Professor Harriet Tarlo's project exploring the environment of a Lincolnshire plotland is giving a voice to the marginal — and helping to put climate change in a local context.

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Climate Action and Energy
REF2021
English
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How to open up university to more people from disadvantaged backgrounds

How effective are widening participation schemes, designed to encourage students from under-represented groups to apply for university?

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Inclusive and Just Society
REF2021
Education
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Using virtual reality to reduce pain and aid rehabilitation

Our researchers are making life-changing links between virtual reality (VR) and healthcare to help patients recover from serious injuries.

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AI, Data Analytics and Robotics
REF2021
Communications
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How a new fibre is making UK manufacturing safer — and helping meet net zero targets

Our researcher has worked with industry to develop a new material for insulating furnaces which is safer for workers, more efficient for industry, and better for the planet.

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Climate Action and Energy
REF2021
News

Exposing the hidden costs of gambling

Our research is raising awareness of gambling-related harm — and improving support for the families most affected.

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Inclusive and Just Society
REF2021
Social policy
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How our pioneering new healthcare model is helping people stay active

A new model for referring patients with long-term health conditions developed as part of the London 2012 Olympic Legacy is providing answers to one of the biggest health challenges across the world — how to get us all to move more.

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Lifelong Health and Wellbeing
REF2021
Sport
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How we’re giving cancer survivors a better quality of life

Our research about how exercise and lifestyle changes can help cancer survivors has changed international guidelines on treating cancer — and improved countless lives.

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Lifelong Health and Wellbeing
REF2021
Sport
News

Bringing 20th century Scotland to the screen

Our researcher’s BAFTA nominated documentary From Scotland With Love has become a touchstone of Scottish identity – and helped bring a new kind of history to audiences around the world.

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REF2021
Art and design
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Building sustainability into infrastructure

We’re improving safety and sustainability in bridges in the UK and abroad, through our development of both new materials and new inspection software.

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Climate Action and Energy
REF2021
Engineering
 

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