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Baroness Professor Onora O'Neill has applied ideas derived from her extensive research in the field of moral philosophy to substantive practical questions in bioethics: for example, what is it for patients to give their consent? Should assisted dying be legalised? And more generally, what kinds of safeguards should be employed to protect patients? O'Neill developed this work together with Dr Neil Manson while working at the University of Cambridge. This research has had impact on decisions and the reports made by the Commission on Assisted Dying (2011-12). O'Neill was an expert witness for the Commission and her ideas were incorporated into the 2012 report of that commission.
Durham University Business School (DUBS) research concerning the nature of trust within organizations, along with research on the methods managers can use to build trust and to repair it after major failures, has led to significant impacts across a wide reach of organizations. Through a series of professional training projects, practitioner-oriented reports and media articles the research has led to: (i) investments in training — benefiting both the organizations involved and the individual staff members who have undergone the training; (ii) improved effectiveness of workplace practices in organizations; and (iii) the use of research findings by professional bodies to define best practice. Organizations involved include UBS, Sunderland City Council; Richmond Housing Partnership; Lloyds Banking Group; Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWC); the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).