Awarded projects

We're excited to share below the impressive and innovative projects our researchers are working on. They're all playing their part in turning social science research outcomes into meaningful impact that will touch our lives and communities. Choose an individual project below to find out more.

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Active projects

Smartify

Virtual experiences in arts and heritage: Facilitating engagement with virtual solutions and exploring futures for hybrid business models

March 2021 - January 2022

Housing with Pride: Working together to create LGBTQ+ inclusive social housing

March 2021 - January 2023

A mosquito in a test tube

Improving the policy response to infectious disease: The case of dengue in Brazil

May 2021 - May 2022

SPRYT - Investigating the effectiveness and acceptance of AI supported messages in a patient booking system

July 2021 - February 2022

Creating Kinder Communities - Supporting people making the move to a retirement community

August 2021 - December 2022

Improving Evidence Based Practice in Schools for Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

Co-Creating Accessible Futures Through New Mobility Services

December 2021 - November 2022

Teaching Gender Equality: A Toolkit for Teachers

January 2022 - December 2022

Plastic Bottles

STOP Single Use Plastics: using stories to improve the governance of plastics pollution

May 2022 – February 2023

Training programme for university investigations of student sexual assault complaints

April 2022 – February 2023

Perceptual quality enhancements for 8K CCTV video compression

April 2022 – February 2023

DMOcracy: inclusive, dynamic and empowering destination governance

March 2022 – December 2022

Campaigning to Improve the Quality of Food in Women's Prisons

October 2022 – February 2023

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