Simpler accounting for smaller charities
Studies leading to simpler accounting for charities mean they can put £15 million to better use
Democratising social enterprise
Open governance structures prove effective for co-operatives, charities and social enterprise
Understanding employment in Britain's seaside towns
Research by Professors Beatty and Fothergill in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) has broken new ground by finding new ways to collect and understand the evidence on the people and work available in these coastal areas
Calculating the costs and benefits of community projects
Finding new ways to measure the success of government initiatives for disadvantaged communities
Revolutionary coatings technology
Research by Professors Ehiasarian and Hovsepian of our Materials and Engineering Research Institute has advanced innovations in High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS)
New technologies to maintain bridges and other concrete structures
Over a period of 20 years, Professor Mangat and colleagues in the Materials and Engineering Research Institute have developed significant expertise of concrete materials related to their deterioration, repair and maintenance
Fluid modelling shapes commercial successes
MERI scientists use fluid modelling methods to test processes that have led to commercial success
Heavyweight investment for lightweight ceramics
A new company which was formed after the underpinning research won a national award is now producing armour ceramics for military and civilian protection
Capturing sporting events live in 3D
Drs Allen, Choppin, Goodwill and Prof Haake in the Centre for Sports Engineering Research (CSER) have developed new methods to allow accurate simple and low-cost 3D measurement