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Coin Hoards and Helmets: Iron Age treasure boosts tourism, underpins museum expansion and inspires new sense of community pride

Summary of the impact

A research project, embedded in the local community, unearthed multiple Iron Age treasures that have rewritten our understanding of the Iron Age to Roman transition in Britain. The discoveries directly inspired the South East Leicestershire Treasure project (SELT), which raised £934k funding (including 651K from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)) for a major programme encompassing museum redevelopment, travelling exhibitions and a suite of learning resources. SELT initiatives have been enjoyed by over 270,000 members of the public, who through it have gained fascinating insights into our distant past. The find has also inspired a huge sense of community pride in a Leicestershire village and underlined the value of university involvement in local archaeology. The project was another important factor in the recent award of a Queen's Anniversary Prize.

Submitting Institution

University of Leicester

Unit of Assessment

Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

History and Archaeology: Archaeology, Curatorial and Related Studies, Historical Studies

2) Biographical Study of the Artist Edward Burra

Summary of the impact

Prior to Stevenson's 2007 biography, the work of the mid-twentieth-century artist Edward Burra was neglected within and beyond the academy. Following the publication of this biography, a major reassessment of his work has taken place. This has generated cultural capital, particularly through exhibitions based on Stevenson's research, including the first exhibition of Burra's work for 25 years, and a BBC4 documentary. The rediscovery of Burra has had a material impact on the price of his paintings, generating business for auction houses which, moreover, depend on Stevenson's research (disseminated through consultation) for attribution purposes and auction catalogue entries.

Submitting Institution

University of Aberdeen

Unit of Assessment

History

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Studies In Creative Arts and Writing: Visual Arts and Crafts
Language, Communication and Culture: Cultural Studies
History and Archaeology: Historical Studies

Cultural, economic and political impacts resulting from the discovery of Ice Age Cave Art at Creswell Crags

Summary of the impact

Following their discovery of in situ Ice Age cave art at Creswell Crags, on the Nottinghamshire/ Derbyshire border, the Sheffield team led by Dr Paul Pettitt initiated a multi-faceted programme to increase academic, public and media awareness of the site. This has led to increased visitor numbers to the site (providing economic benefits and increasing public awareness and understanding of Ice Age Britain), leading to the viability and construction of a new visitor centre and other site developments, and ultimately to the site gaining World Heritage Foundation status.

Submitting Institution

University of Sheffield

Unit of Assessment

Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

History and Archaeology: Archaeology, Curatorial and Related Studies, Historical Studies

Helping directors, actors and audiences to understand Shakespeare’s writing: textual advice, programme-writing and public speaking in relation to Shakespeare’s plays

Summary of the impact

Jackson has provided professional enhancement for directors and actors by bringing his research-led insight into the texts and acting traditions of Shakespearean theatre to bear on the preparation of scripts for performances. He has achieved this through collaboration during rehearsals, working at a detailed level of interpretation and performance. His research has also enhanced cultural enrichment for audiences through such forms of public engagement as essays in theatre programmes.

Submitting Institution

University of Birmingham

Unit of Assessment

Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts

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

UOA09-13: Non-contact sensors for automotive and aerospace applications

Summary of the impact

A device developed for spintronics research at the University of Oxford has been adapted as the basis for robust, high-performance position or composition sensors to detect many different materials including metals, plastics, ceramics and fluids. These sensors are capable of making contactless measurements in very hostile environments. A spin-out company was formed in 2004 to exploit and apply this technology to a wide range of technical and engineering problems and has achieved over £2.5m revenue. These sensors form the key elements of products that have been successfully deployed in automotive and other transport applications. Benefits to end users include ease of use, speed and the cost savings.

Submitting Institution

University of Oxford

Unit of Assessment

Physics

Summary Impact Type

Technological

Research Subject Area(s)

Physical Sciences: Condensed Matter Physics
Chemical Sciences: Inorganic Chemistry
Technology: Communications Technologies

Preventing blood clots in Children undergoing kidney dialysis

Summary of the impact

Following research carried out at Newcastle, a new anticoagulant is used in 12 of the 14 paediatric kidney units in the UK and Ireland. Substantial distress and delay to therapy can be caused to children undergoing haemodialysis when the central venous lines (CVLs), by which their treatment is delivered, are blocked by blood clots. Our research has shown that preventative use of a new anti-coagulant, alteplase (also known as Rt-PA), is much more successful than the traditional agent, heparin, in preventing blockages. The clinical trial which established the superiority of alteplase required a novel form of optimal crossover design. In one hospital, the annual probability of CVL replacement due to thrombosis was 0.7 prior to our work. During the reporting period, no lines have had to be replaced because of thrombosis. This represents a remarkable reduction in the levels of distress to children and allows haemodialysis.

Submitting Institution

Newcastle University

Unit of Assessment

Mathematical Sciences

Summary Impact Type

Health

Research Subject Area(s)

Medical and Health Sciences: Clinical Sciences, Public Health and Health Services

Promoting and providing public access to contemporary performance practice and its use of digital technology to explore ‘presence’, ‘non-performance’ and performing intimacy

Summary of the impact

This case study focuses on impact derived from Ildiko Rippel's practice-based research in contemporary performance, resulting in the presentation of Blueprint (2012), a performance involving interaction of performers with their mothers, who are present within the work via real-time video links. Blueprint continues to be performed at festivals and in venues in the UK. Impact, to date, has comprised: opportunities for public engagement with contemporary performance practice and furtherance of public understanding of it; the work's contribution to public performance programming in the UK; its contribution to development of contemporary theatre practices through experience and discussion of it amongst theatre/performance practitioners, promoters and critics; contribution to the vibrancy of publicly available contemporary arts culture in the UK.

Submitting Institution

University of Worcester

Unit of Assessment

Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Psychology and Cognitive Sciences: Psychology
Studies In Creative Arts and Writing: Film, Television and Digital Media, Performing Arts and Creative Writing

Reduced environmental impact from meat poultry production through improved nutrition

Summary of the impact

Three specific projects have addressed issues of resource utilisation and pollution related to poultry production. The novel form of silicon developed by the Poultry Research Unit (PRU) has been taken into the product portfolio of a FTSE100 company, AB Agri [Associated British Agriculture PLC] as a feed supplement to reduce poultry lameness. There are approximately 48 billion meat chickens produced globally every year but high incidence of lameness leads to economic loss and avoidable environmental pollution. In conjunction with ABAgri, PRU also produced evidence-based research resulting in a patent for recovering yeast from bioethanol production. The process is now being implemented by ABAgri to produce high-quality protein for poultry feed alongside bioethanol production to reduce the carbon footprint of both bioethanol and poultry meat production.

Submitting Institution

Nottingham Trent University

Unit of Assessment

Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology

Summary Impact Type

Environmental

Research Subject Area(s)

Biological Sciences: Plant Biology
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences: Animal Production, Crop and Pasture Production

Reducing domestic violence through IRIS, a training and support programme that improves the response of general practice

Summary of the impact

Domestic violence (DV) has a devastating public health, clinical and economic impact on women. It is also a major breach of human rights. IRIS (Identification and Referral to Improve Safety), a University of Bristol led randomised controlled trial of a training and support programme to improve the general practice response to DV, demonstrated a substantial increase in identification of victims and their referral to specialist DV services resulting in a subsequent reduction in recurrent abuse and improved quality of life. The programme has now been commissioned by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local authorities in 12 English localities and the training delivered to 122 general practices. The current annual rate of referral of victims of domestic violence from IRIS practices in England to specialist domestic violence agencies is 683 per year, with trial data indicating that at least 600 of these would not have taken place without the IRIS programme. The programme started implementation in Scotland in June 2013.

Submitting Institution

University of Bristol

Unit of Assessment

Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Medical and Health Sciences: Public Health and Health Services
Studies In Human Society: Social Work

Shaping policy and practice at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Summary of the impact

Research by Daniels for Picturing Britain, an exhibition about the life and works of the pre-eminent Nottingham-born landscape artist Paul Sandby (1731-1809), shaped the policy and practice of Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery (NCMAG). While NCMAG previously imported exhibitions of international standing produced elsewhere, Picturing Britain reversed this relationship. This exhibition, conceived in Nottingham and based partly on works held at NCMAG, was exported to two internationally important venues, strengthening the city's national and international cultural reputation. Inspired by the success of Picturing Britain, NCMAG re-assessed its permanent collection with a view to securing Arts Council recognition and is currently investigating other `home-grown' touring exhibitions.

Submitting Institution

University of Nottingham

Unit of Assessment

Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

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

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