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Development of an Effective Cure for River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) and Elephantiasis (Lymphatic Flariasis [LF]) and a New Tool for Control, Elimination and Morbidity Management

Summary of the impact

Scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have proven that targeting an essential bacterial symbiont, Wolbachia, with a course of antibiotics cures patients of their parasitic worms and improves disease pathology. This discovery in 1999 offers superior efficacy compared to existing anti-filarial drugs delivering prophylaxis, transmission blocking, safe macrofilaricidal activity and improved case management therapy. This approach has been endorsed by WHO elimination programmes for onchocerciasis, (Onchocerciasis Elimination Programme for the Americas, OEPA) and lymphatic filariasis (Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, GPELF). The Centre for Disease Control (CDC), also recommends this new strategy for elimination and morbidity management.

Submitting Institutions

University of Liverpool,Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Unit of Assessment

Clinical Medicine

Summary Impact Type

Health

Research Subject Area(s)

Medical and Health Sciences: Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, Clinical Sciences, Medical Microbiology

ENG09 - Dickens in public

Summary of the impact

John Bowen's research discoveries and arguments about the interaction of autobiography and fictionality in Dickens's writing challenge and extend scholarly perceptions of this major culturally iconic figure and provide the basis for bringing a new Dickens to 21st-century publics. He has used his research deliberately to shape the way Dickens is presented by key cultural institutions. Direct beneficiaries of his research have included the Dickens Universe, the British Library, the Museum of London and the media. He has worked with these institutions to ensure the wide UK, European and American reach of the impact of his research.

Submitting Institution

University of York

Unit of Assessment

English Language and Literature

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Language, Communication and Culture: Cultural Studies, Literary Studies
History and Archaeology: Historical Studies

Embedding computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in Modern Foreign Languages curricula, in industry and in the community

Summary of the impact

The impact of research in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) at Ulster is evidenced by the changes it has driven regarding the delivery of language teaching using ICT and multimedia language learning tools in a variety of environments. The production of internationally-recognised research to demonstrate effective motors for change led to the establishment of a key infrastructure, the Centre for Excellence in Multimedia Language Learning (CEMLL), funded by a CETL (Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) grant of £825,000 from Department of Education and Learning (DEL). This has informed developments in language teaching in higher and secondary education and has provided language learning opportunities beyond traditional educational sectors into industrial and community settings.

Submitting Institution

University of Ulster

Unit of Assessment

Modern Languages and Linguistics

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Education: Specialist Studies In Education
Language, Communication and Culture: Linguistics

Improving the control of blindness in children in low- and middle-income countries through programmes, policy and legislation

Summary of the impact

Professor Gilbert's research identified retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) to be a major cause of blindness in children in middle-income countries and cities in Asia, and delineated those infants most at risk. Since Gilbert joined LSHTM in 2002, her research and advocacy have led to ROP being prioritised for control by the Pan American Health Organization, with regional guidelines developed for Latin America, and national guidelines in many middle-income counties. Programmes for control are expanding and improving. Six Latin American countries have made eye examination mandatory. Although difficult to quantify, these initiatives are preserving the sight of many thousands of infants.

Submitting Institution

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Unit of Assessment

Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care

Summary Impact Type

Health

Research Subject Area(s)

Medical and Health Sciences: Public Health and Health Services

Multidimensional poverty measurement improves policy-making

Summary of the impact

Poor people define poverty to include a simultaneous lack of education, health, housing, mployment and income, among other factors. Recognising this, Sabina Alkire and James Foster developed an axiomatic methodology of measurement that incorporates multiple dimensions of poverty — the Alkire Foster method (AF). The AF method provides a robust, `open-source' measurement tool for policy-making. One key impact is an AF index covering 100+ countries, published annually in the UNDP's Human Development Reports. Another is national adoption by three governments and a multidimensional poverty peer network of 22 governments and agencies. The AF method is also incorporated into other internationally recognised well-being measures such as USAID's 19-country Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index, and Bhutan's Gross National Happiness index.

Submitting Institution

University of Oxford

Unit of Assessment

Anthropology and Development Studies

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Medical and Health Sciences: Public Health and Health Services
Economics: Applied Economics, Econometrics

Poetry and audiences: Wales, UK and Worldwide

Summary of the impact

An internationally-profiled practising poet from Bangor University, Dr Zoë Skoulding, has since 2008 impacted significantly on cultural life of audiences worldwide, by creating, presenting and interpreting poetry in ways that have reframed its local, national and international reception. Examples include worldwide readings as well as a project on women's poetry, urban space and innovative translation practice that has been presented to non-academic audiences throughout Europe and led to a local poetry festival focused on translation and locale. Editorship of Poetry Wales has developed new understandings of Welsh poetry in English.

Submitting Institution

Bangor University

Unit of Assessment

English Language and Literature

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Language, Communication and Culture: Cultural Studies, Literary Studies
History and Archaeology: Historical Studies

Promoting public understanding of international film in North East England and Ibero-America

Summary of the impact

Research on world cinema at Durham University has led to collaboration with filmmakers, cinemas and film festivals regionally and internationally. Durham academics have assisted regional organisations to bring major figures of international independent cinema to North East England, in order to showcase work which would not normally achieve wide exposure, and to enhance public understanding of foreign film, culture and language. In doing so, they have helped those organisations to meet their own institutional objectives. Internationally, Durham research has led to jury membership at a film festival whose mission is to raise the profile of independent filmmaking in Ibero-America, and to provide financial support to encourage further film production. This participation has also led to changes in the festival's practice, in the form of increased involvement of jury members with an academic background.

Submitting Institution

University of Durham

Unit of Assessment

Modern Languages and Linguistics

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Studies In Creative Arts and Writing: Film, Television and Digital Media
Language, Communication and Culture: Cultural Studies, Literary Studies

Faster CCTV video content analysis

Summary of the impact

The explosive growth in the number of CCTV cameras has meant that analysing the volume of data produced has become almost unmanageable. Dublin based start-up Kinesense Ltd was incorporated in 2009 by Dr Mark Sugrue, who had carried out his PhD in Video Analytics at Royal Holloway. New methods to detect motion, track objects and classify behaviour in CCTV now enable the efficient scanning of video for important events. Kinesense Ltd has developed a range of forensic video analysis tools, which reduce the time required to search and analyse video footage by up to 95%. It has attracted investment funding of over €820,000, employs 7 full time staff and has made sales to police forces and security agencies in over 17 countries. Kinesense products benefit law enforcement professionals and organisations by providing more efficient surveillance and detection of criminal activity, allowing better use of investigator time, reducing the length of criminal investigations and increasing their success rate. The general public worldwide benefits from increased crime detection and the consequent prevention and reduction of criminal activity.

Submitting Institution

Royal Holloway, University of London

Unit of Assessment

Physics

Summary Impact Type

Technological

Research Subject Area(s)

Information and Computing Sciences: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
Medical and Health Sciences: Public Health and Health Services

Managing innovation

Summary of the impact

Research undertaken at the Centre for Research in Innovation Management (CENTRIM) has demonstrated the company characteristics that contribute to successful innovation. The research provided the core body of knowledge used by the Managing Innovation training programme that has been used by more than 5,000 managers worldwide. The programme presents the findings of research in powerful, accessible and usable ways. It has been adopted by some of the world's most innovative companies, including Medtronic, Cisco Systems and Abbott Laboratories, to stimulate personal development and organisational change. A Managing Innovation train-the-trainer programme has been developed that has provided intensive development for certified trainers and facilitated the roll-out of this programme through Australia, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Poland, Mexico, Tanzania, USA and Venezuela.

Submitting Institution

University of Brighton

Unit of Assessment

Business and Management Studies

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services: Business and Management

Novel high strength, low wear leucite glass-ceramics

Summary of the impact

Novel low-wear, high-strength glass-ceramics were developed at Queen Mary in 2000-2011 by Dr Cattell's team to prevent facture and wear of dental ceramic restorations. Over three million restorations have been provided for patients and sold in 46 countries. The product has won industry awards for clinical and cosmetic excellence from the Clinical Research Associates and Dental Advisor, who externally assess products for consumers. The product uses a 100% pain-free minimally invasive approach, saving as much as 20% enamel reduction per patient, as tooth preparation and anaesthesia are not required. We also estimate a substantial reduction in tooth enamel wear of 43-46% for this nano-scale product compared to commercial porcelain. It has high patient acceptance and satisfaction, and has received media coverage worldwide.

Submitting Institution

Queen Mary, University of London

Unit of Assessment

Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy

Summary Impact Type

Technological

Research Subject Area(s)

Engineering: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Engineering
Medical and Health Sciences: Dentistry

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