Summary of the impact

This case study draws together the project-based work of a number of researchers within the UoA 35 based in the Lincoln School of Performing Arts. The thematic link that unites this work is that it has all benefitted marginalized and disempowered communities locally , regionally and nationally by using performance to facilitate dialogue, participation, intervention, and empowerment.

• `HMP Drake Hall', `Lace Housing' and `Artist in Residence' have each had direct impact, building esteem, creating community cohesion, nurturing shared remembrance and enabling civic inclusion. Together the research has allowed communities to articulate identity through performance.
• `It Happened Here' and `Dambusters 70' have enabled organizations to develop methods for communal engagement and expression. This has generated further commissions (BBC; RAF; Skegness SO Festival), projects (Lincolnshire Social Services), and successful funding bids from Heritage Lottery and European sources (Hoxton Hall; STORM).
• `Hepatitis C' and `LOV Venues' have gained national recognition for developing health awareness and cultural engagement. `Hepatitis C' is shortlisted for a national Nursing Times award for its impact; `LOV Venues' has been recognized by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation as good practice to be rolled out nationally; meanwhile, two academic outputs (from `HMP Drake Hall') have won prestigious prizes from the IFTR and TAPRA.

Summary of the impact

Traditionally seaside towns have been one of the least understood of Britain's `problem areas'. Research by Beatty and Fothergill in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) has broken new ground by developing and applying methodologies to assemble systematic evidence on the population and economy of seaside towns, dispelling myths about their decline, providing more subtle view of trends around the coast, documenting economic growth as well as unemployment, and highlighting the diversity of local experience. Impact has been achieved through the dissemination of findings and the provision of advice and guidance to government, policy makers and politicians. The major beneficiaries of this research have been policy makers and politicians in central and local government.

Summary of the impact

This case study describes the impact of the FORMAT International Festival of Photography which is a collaboration between the QUAD Independent Cinema & Media Arts Centre and the University of Derby. The Festival has developed from high-level creative practice, which advances the development of the photographic medium, creating a legacy resource and contributing to public understanding and engagement. FORMAT confirms Derby as a major centre for photography in the UK with an international reach, and reflects the reputation and heritage of the University of Derby in the area of photographic research and education over five decades.