Our research impact
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Integrating learning about numbers into children’s everyday lives
A programme of activities created by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ academics is empowering families in England and Jamaica to talk about numbers early in their children’s lives.
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Redressing social injustices in the aftermath of disasters through education
¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ research identifies how education can be used to help redress the social injustices and creating a safe and just society, in the aftermath of disasters such as the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Turning the blight of sargassum seaweed into an economic boon
Blight to boon: encroaching seaweed. Researchers predict when and where the sea will dump vast amounts of sargassum – and find good ways to use it
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¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ students help small businesses tackle climate change
Business School addresses SMEs’ sustainability problems while giving graduates real-world experience.
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Improving pregnancy and maternal health for young adolescents
The lives of millions of women and girls worldwide are being improved thanks to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ research on young adolescent pregnancy and maternal health.
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¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ researchers develop technologies to make better artificial limbs for people in Cambodia
Data science and, computer-aided design informed by local needs and skills help academic team to do prosthetics differently.
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How teaching children about epigenetics could save the NHS - and the planet
¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s LifeLab goes global as academics find new ways to help young people across the world live a long and healthy life.
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¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s academics team up with local creative writing organisation to prompt new relationships between the University and local communities
What began life as a project about the coast became an exercise in something much bigger.
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Tackling housing debt and eviction
At a time where the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis are continuing to have an impact, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ research is ensuring that the voices of those at threat of losing their homes are heard.
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Career development in Universities: academic career trajectories
Professor Yehuda Baruch, a global leader in career studies, brings a system perspective to exploring careers in various contexts. His recent study examined careers of university leaders, building on and expanding his Career Ecosystem Theory.
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Highlighting the links between hearing loss and brain health
Dr Kate Hough encouraged local communities to look after their hearing.
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Homelessness in the countryside: a hidden crisis
¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ research is helping uncover a hidden homelessness crisis in rural England.