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The case study captures and describes the outputs and impacts arising from cumulative research on the theme of accessibility in transport and urban design. Impacts are evidenced both through the research process in terms of end-user engagement, collaborative research and real world test bed research (local communities and neighbourhoods); and through intermediary and professional/ practitioner body validation, policy-making and take up of research findings and guidance/toolkits arising. Impacts have also occurred through wider dissemination, follow-up research and collaboration both nationally and internationally.
With childhood obesity now of global public health and clinical importance, attention had to be directed toward how best to identify the condition and more importantly those who are at further risk of serious obesity-related conditions. This case study illustrates how assessment has moved beyond the simple crude measure, challenging the accepted approach and developed more sensitive and specific assessment tools. Described is a new range of clinical assessment charts which allow practitioners and epidemiologists to evaluate a range of body characteristics known to be linked to morbidity, make a fuller assessment of individual risk and target better and specific intervention.
This case study relates to research on cultural and creative industry clusters at local, sub-regional and city-region scales. Our work was highly influential at a critical moment in the evolution of creative cluster policies in London and Toronto and subsequently the rest of the UK, by influencing the development and implementation of the Creative London/Toronto strategies. Through collating and evaluating international comparative evidence the project enabled critical assessment of an increasingly popular planning strategy. Likewise by systematically applying geographical methods to the study of creative clusters this work offered methodological rigour to local intra-city analysis absent from the wider policy debate at that time.
Anne Karpf's book, The Human Voice (Bloomsbury, 2006), has prompted wide-ranging, national and international public discussion on the role of the human voice today. The study has been published in the USA (Bloomsbury USA, 2006), and translated into German (Luebbe, 2007), French (Autrement, 2008) and Japanese (Soshisha, 2008). Positive reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including The New Yorker and the Times. Karpf has subsequently developed the book's ideas in symposia held in Paris, Stockholm, Rome, Oslo and London, in numerous articles and broadcasts for diverse outlets (including an-hour long BBC Radio 4 programme) and a full-page feature in the Guardian.
This case study demonstrates how through the innovative use of photography and the creation of a multi-sensory, spatial context within the museum, distinctive opportunities are produced for re- evaluating deep-rooted cultural stereotypes and disseminating complex knowledge to the general public. The exhibition `At Home in Japan' focused on everyday domestic life to question popular stereotypes that depict Japan as the quintessential, exotic other. The exhibition had an impact on multiple audiences as substantiated by the large visitor numbers, the success of the schools' programme, community outreach workshops, curatorial tours and study days, the subsequent interest in the use of these experimental techniques by museum/academic institutions overseas, and extensive coverage internationally in the traditional media and on the internet.
This case study describes the impact of the work by Professor Douwe Korff, usually working with Dr Ian Brown of the Oxford Internet Institute and UK and European non-governmental organisations, on the policies of the EU and the Council of Europe relating to the Internet, ubiquitous computing and the use of social media.The issues addressed range from freedom of expression on the Internet and the use of social media for political activism to the human rights aspects of the proposed (but defeated) anti-counterfeiting agreement, ACTA, but the work focusses on data protection. Specifically, the work impacted on the drafting of the proposed EU Data Protection Regulation; on European policies on privacy and terrorism, social media and free speech; on the priorities of the Council of Europe in relation to the Internet and cybercrime; and on the defeat of ACTA.
This case study demonstrates the impact of the Cass' research that has promoted and supported the now pivotal role of Installation art and Artists' Writing on the wider field of artistic and curatorial practice over the last decade and more specifically since 2008.
The body of research based on de Oliveira/Oxley's activities as curators and writers has been instrumental in the development of emerging forms of practice and critical discourse. Installation art highlighted significant changes in the understanding of the idea of the `medium', the institution and the relationship between artists, curators and audiences. This research is documented on their website www.writinginstallation.org.
Professor Nick Mai researched the mobilities and vulnerabilities of young men, women and transgender people, including minors, working in the sex industry in the UK, EU and internationally. His findings show that most young migrants decide to work in the sex industry, which they consider less exploitative than other sectors. They also show that anti-trafficking initiatives exacerbate the vulnerability of migrant sex workers by enforcing restrictive migration policies and the criminalisation of sex work. Mai's research impacted on public debates, policymaking and services, which as a result now recognize trafficking as distinct from sex work and specifically target the needs of migrant sex workers.
This case study outlines the impact of novel omega-3 fatty acid therapy for sickle cell disease on health and policy. 128 patients on the treatment since 2010, and another 300 who started to receive it in June 2012 have seen remarkable improvements in health and quality of life as assessed by reductions in hospital admission and absence from work/school due to the disease. A panel of experts set up by the Ministry of Health of Sudan to evaluate the evidence recommended the integration of the therapy in the management of the disease in a policy report dated December 20, 2012. The Ministry has accepted the recommendation.
Professor Sonia McKay researched the relationship between precarious work and migration for the (European) Directorate General for Employment, Social affairs and Equality, ACAS, the Health and Safety Executive and the European Union's Framework 6 programme. She found new forms of employment relationships are emerging from the convergence of precarious work, migration and the current economic crisis with increases in informal working and concentration of precarity among certain groups such as Roma. While migration policies based on closing borders in EU countries increases the numbers of undocumented migrants and intensifies exploitation McKay's work has led to some changes in policies and practices.