How our new heart monitoring technology could help beat one of the UK’s biggest killers
Our researchers have developed a device that detects the early warning signs of stroke and could save thousands of lives every year.
A new future for the birthplace of feminism
Professor Clare Midgley has helped preserve a landmark of feminism for generations to come.
Exposing the emotional toll of probation work
Our research has raised awareness of how probation workers use their emotions to carry out their job — and helped make their wellbeing a priority.
How our new technology is improving everything from hip replacements to the Large Hadron Collider
Over the last two decades our coatings technique has become a global phenomenon, improving the performance of hip replacements, jet engines, and even space satellites.
Making Visible the Invisible: Germany's Black diaspora, 1880s -1945
Today, nearly a million Black people live in Germany. But the longer history of a Black community stretches back to the 1880s – and, until now, this story has remained largely untold.
Supporting farmers at the front line of climate change
Farming communities in West Bengal bear the brunt of the climate emergency. We worked with them on a scheme to better protect their livelihoods.
Helping global sports events think local
Our researchers have devised a way to measure the economic and social impacts of sports events — and their method is being used from Wimbledon to the London Marathon.
Turning the food industry's waste heat into energy
Dext Heat Recovery's technology is making commercial kitchens greener and more efficient. Our expertise helped them turn their big idea into a food industry first.
Why public toilets just aren’t good enough
Our research found that underfunding and a one-size-fits-all approach to public toilets is producing facilities that are a constant source of anxiety for some users
Working with parkrun on pioneering research
The Advanced Wellbeing Centre (AWRC) is working with parkrun, the revolutionary global physical activity movement, to conduct pioneering research into how it improves health and wellbeing.