Oxford Impacts

A list of all case studies

Name	Division	Theme	Funders
Reducing toxic mercury emissions	MPLS	Policy	NERC
Influencing contemporary theatre practice	Humanities	Culture/PE	AHRC
Digitising Jane Austen's ficture manuscripts	Humanities	Culture/PE	AHRC
Preventing strokes	MSD	Health	MRC, NIHR
One giant leap	Humanities	Culture/PE	–
Opening the gates to the University's libraries, museums and collections	–	Culture/PE	–
Hydrogel helps cleft palates heal	MPLS	Health	–
Mathematical solutions for industry	MPLS	Business	–
Mending broken hearts	MSD	Health	other
Grandparents contribute to children's well-being	SSD	Policy	ESRC
Making Britain	Humanities	Culture/PE	AHRC
Tuning in to Oxford	–	Culture/PE	–
Reforming the IMF and World Bank	SSD	Policy	other
Changing the 'Fate of the World'	MPLS	Business	–
Helping diabetes sufferers	MSD	Health	Wellcome Trust
Innovative genomics	MSD	Health	Wellcome Trust, NIHR
Two cancer therapies are better than one	MSD/MPLS	Health	EPSRC, Wellcome Trust
Mapping deprivation to better tackle povety	SSD	Policy	–
Cooling babies to save lives	MSD	Health	MRC
Who needs migrant workers?	SSD	Policy	other
Helping the UK understand China	Humanities	Policy	other
Reconnecting indigenous nations with their heritage	SSD	Culture/PE	AHRC
Looking back to understand the recent economic crisis	Humanities	Business	AHRC
Citizen scientists turn planet hunters	MPLS	Culture/PE	other
Pioneering research takes to the skies	MPLS	Business	EPSRC, STFC, TSB, Royal Society
Helping the developing world to see	MPLS	Health	–
Super-materials made by silkworms	MPLS	Business	ERC, EC, BBSRC, EPSRC
Creating chemical sensors to catch drug-drivers	MPLS	Business	EPSRC
Fluorine chemistry that helps find disease	MPLS	Health	EC, EPSRC, CRUK
Sensing oxygen to develop medication	MPLS	Health	BBSRC, CRUK, EPSRC, Wellcome Trust, EC
Efficient fuel cells powered by enzymes	MPLS	Environment	EPSRC, BBSRC
Carbohydrate chemistry inspired by nature	MPLS	Health	EPSRC, BBSRC, MRC
Saving lives, bit by bit	MPLS	Environment	EPSRC
Shaping policy through science education	MPLS	Environment	NERC
Creating cars that drive themselves	MPLS	Business	EPSRC
Healthcare for the 21st century	MPLS	Health	NIHR
Chips with confidence	MPLS	Business	EPSRC
Beyond the world wide web	MPLS	Business	EPSRC, EC
Computers at the heart of the matter	MPLS	Health	EC
Safety by design	MPLS	Business	EPSRC
Robots set new goals	MPLS	Culture/PE	–
A sense of superiority	MPLS	Business	EC
A new window on solar energy	MPLS	Environment	EPSRC, EC
Particle accelerator physics for the masses	MPLS	Culture/PE	STFC
Technology to support medical decision making	MPLS	Health	CRUK, EPSRC
Improving water sustainability in China	MPLS	Health	–
Probably the best device-checker in the world	MPLS	Business	EPSRC, ERC
Essential information in the pipeline	MPLS	Business	EPSRC
Material engineering with real 'impact'	MPLS	Business	EPSRC, EC
From flies to fetal viability	MPLS	Health	Wellcome Trust, ERC, EPSRC, BBSRC
The secret life of a seabird	MPLS	Environment	NERC
Decoding ancient texts using astrophysics	Humanities	Culture/PE	AHRC
Combining cultures	MSD	Health	Wellcome Trust
Helping the brain to control Parkinson’s	MSD	Health	EPSRC
Mapping the global burden of Malariad	MSD	Health	Wellcome Trust
The million women study	MSD	Health	MRC
Defeating dengue with GM mosquitoes	MPLS	Health	BBSRC
Electric motors fit for racing cars	MPLS	Business	TSB
Empowering AIDS-orphaned children in Africa	SSD	Health	ESRC
Transforming the diagnosis of Tuberculosis	MSD	Health	NIHR
A political life	SSD	Policy	-