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`Cold War Modern. Design 1945-1970' (CWM) was a four-year research project exploring the impact of the cold war on modern art, architecture and design. Conceived, researched and curated as a major exhibition by Professors David Crowley and Jane Pavitt, it provided new interpretations of the history of design in the second half of the 20th century for a wide public, international audience. The exhibition was reviewed around the world and was acquired — as a `package' of concept, exhibits and publications — by venues abroad. We are claiming impact in the fields of public and media understanding of post-Second World War cultural history and on the curatorial and collecting activities of museums around the world.
Increased understanding of how a member state can influence the EU created two kinds of impacts: changing thinking, understanding and awareness (e.g. HM Treasury); and changing strategy and policy (e.g. EU Committee of Regions). Impacts were generated between 2008 and 2012 on the Polish Government, the Swedish International Development Agency, the US Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, civil servants in Ukraine, Russia and the UK, the European think tank community, the Labour Party and the EU's Committee of the Regions. Impact was generated through consultancies to public bodies and by providing advice to governments, international organisations and the private sector.
Research conducted by Carol Holland for the Department for Transport (DfT, 2001 - 2004) contributed to a shift in public and professional attitude, stereotypes, and to revised international guidelines that recommend encouragement of self-regulation by older drivers. Furthermore, accurate pedestrian simulation methods were developed (2007 - 2010) which led to European interventions addressing the safety of older pedestrians. Improved advice to older road users has encouraged safe-mobility and social inclusion. Thus, we describe significant impact on:
Research carried out at Aston University has unveiled how religious lobbies have contributed to the construction of the European Union from 1950 until today. This research has demonstrated the existence and nature of long-term relations between clergy, politicians and EU officials and has assessed the religious mobilisation in the construction of the European Union. The research has led to the following impacts: improving understanding and raising awareness of the importance of religious organisations to the European Commission; influencing, through the provision of recommendations, the strategies adopted by religious organisations when dealing with the European institutions; and enhancing public understanding on issues concerning `religion' and `faith' in the European Union.
Peter Kennard at the Royal College of Art (RCA) is a leading exponent of the art of photomontage. An avowedly political artist, his research since the 1970s has explored and critiqued the circulation of mass-media images, particularly those produced in relation to war and conflict. This case study shows that Kennard's research has achieved significant impact on public opinion and sustained impact on the operations of the media in representing war and conflict.
Research in Aston University on developing effective practices in teaching English to young learners (TEYL) has achieved the following key impacts:
Early diagnosis of major brain diseases, especially in children, is a crucial yet largely unmet clinical need. Since 1996 Aston University researchers have pioneered the development and clinical application of Magnetoencephalography (MEG). The team's research now supports the UK's first and largest clinical pre-surgical evaluation programme in partnership with leading neurosurgery centres. This work has had the following impacts (2008 — date) on health services, patient welfare and commerce: