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Coal fired power stations will be a major element of global power generation for the foreseeable future. Measurement, and hence control, of pulverised fuel flow is a vital technology for the efficient and green operation of coal fired power stations. Balancing fuel delivery and combustion stoichiometry increases boiler efficiency and reduces emissions. Research in this area carried out at Teesside University was adopted by ABB Ltd and led to the commercial development of new powder flow measurement systems (PfMaster technology) installed in power stations around the world. Quantifiable economic benefits of the installations to date amount to >£3.4 M with concomitant environmental benefits of significant reduction in CO2 and NOxemissions and solid waste disposal burdens.
Research at Teesside University has enhanced sustainability and productivity in construction and related sectors. Between 1998 and 2008, Professor Dawood's research team developed a range of advanced multi-constraint and multi-dimensional visual construction planning and coordination approaches and tools. The global commercial application of this work in Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) organisations has generated a substantial economic impact. For five indicative organisations used as examples in this case study, the impact amounts to more than £1,500,000 in the form of increased turnover, cash injection from technology funds and a spin out company.
This case study centres on a body of work, comprising three projects commissioned by Transparency International UK (TI-UK), carried out by a research team at the Centre for Strategy & Leadership (CfSL). The research notably links specific sectors with institutions of organized crime and corruption. TI-UK has labelled this work: "the most comprehensive research ever undertaken in this area" (http://www.transparency.org.uk/our-work/corruption-in-the-uk) and has influenced TI's five-year strategy and advocacy programme, informed Parliamentary debate and national security policy, and has had a major media impact given subsequent events such as the Leveson Inquiry.
In this case study we describe an interrelated collection of impacts on healthcare in the NHS; these are summarised in the Table below.
McKeown is a major exponent of Disability Arts. Through his creative work in animation and performance he works to affect popular assumptions about disability. He seeks to affirm disability as a social construct and his work reflects, deconstructs and engages with the concepts of normalcy and the abnormal. He has become an important proponent of disability issues because of the international reach of his practice as an artist. His work stresses the pride and self-confidence of the disabled and expresses their wish to participate in, and be full members of, society. He has reached a large public and affected the terms of debate of the issues he acts as an ambassador for.
Working with colleagues from across Europe, CfSL examined the differences between European countries in the education and professional recognition of Medical Physics Experts (MPEs), and the challenges associated with cross-border harmonisation. The MPE project has finalised recommendations on the education and deployment of MPEs for the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy and Transport. The results of the project are being taken forward in an FP7 coordination project (see below) to develop a pilot training programme for MPEs in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. The main user groups who benefit from this research predominantly include hospitals and clinics, medical equipment manufacturers, regulating bodies, with the patient being the ultimate beneficiary.
This impact relates to the development of Creative Writing within school and University curricula and has three elements. Firstly, this research has played a leading role in the development of new conceptual frameworks and innovative methodologies for the teaching of Creative Writing within English Literature University curricula within the UK and beyond. Secondly, this research has made a key contribution to the development and implementation of innovative models of professional development for teachers of English Literature and Creative Writing in Further and Higher Education. Finally, this research has changed the profile of Creative Writing as an academic discipline by informing the development of new national UK frameworks for the teaching of Creative Writing in schools and University, including the development of new A Level specifications.
We have developed the first ever physiotherapy guidelines (2008-) for contracted (frozen) shoulder (CFS). CFS is painful and disabling, affects c.9% of the UK working-age population,1 and costs the NHS > £13.5 million annually.2 Appropriate physiotherapy could improve outcomes and reduce costs by up to £2,000 per case.b
Endorsed by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), the guidelines have generated great interest and already influenced practice and will improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of clinical management, as well as patients' experiences. They will also provide a better framework for research into the condition and, as a `live', electronic document, will evolve with future research.
This case study in the history of British regional and urban culture demonstrates research impact that is an extension of the unit's longstanding commitment to benefitting regional and local constituencies. The impact extends to non-academic audiences locally, regionally and nationally. It has formed the basis of local collaborations with organisations that are prominent in curating Teesside's industrial and post-industrial heritage. Its local impact has also exemplified the unit's strong interaction with local and community history groups. The findings of Vall's underpinning research into the history of British regional and urban culture has also engaged local and national audiences through radio and television features and documentaries addressing regional identity and industrial heritage. This research has helped to raise public awareness of the specific challenges attached to the promotion of creative economies in industrial regions. Moreover, it has benefitted local people by revealing and contextualising the complexity and diversity of contemporary regional industrial heritage.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 60% to 90% of school children are affected by tooth decay in industrialised countries 1,2. At low levels, fluoride can reduce tooth decay, but high levels can damage developing tooth enamel in young children. Our research has informed the revised WHO guidelines for monitoring community tooth decay prevention programmes and the UK National Fluoridated Milk Advisory Group's recommendation to increase the amount of fluoride added to school milk. The WHO guidelines are accepted and implemented internationally representing a substantial spread of influence. The recommendation to increase the amount of fluoride in school milk UK-wide is significant, as it will further control and reduce dental caries, especially in deprived areas with non-fluoridated water supply. In addition, we have established better measures of babies' and children's actual and ideal fluoride intake, including better techniques to determine the fluoride content of foods, a protocol for monitoring fluoride intake through urinary excretion, and experimentally-based models to monitor community preventive programmes.