Impact and the Physical Sciences
The following slides give examples of types of impact in the Physical Sciences.
Impact case studies
Impact was assessed as part of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 through impact case studies. The following links give the Life Sciences Impact case studies submitted by the University of Reading to the REF.
UoA 7: Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
Assessing the effect of climate change on the flood risk to London
Climate Emission Metrics for Policymakers
Developing modelling tools to support integrated catchment mgt.
Drought monitoring & early warning for African food security
Limiting the disruption to aviation caused by volcanic eruptions using balloon
Mitigation of volcanic hazards using satellite and ground based radar
Storm prediction improved by sting jet discovery
Supporting climate policy through the assessment of the consequences of climate
TRACT: identifying storms in meteorological data for quantitative analysis
UoA 8: Chemistry
Biocompatible polymer coatings for the long-term implantation of biomedical devi
Collagen stimulating lipopeptides for cosmetic applications
Dev. of new chemical methods for waste mgt. in future nuclear fuel cycles n
UoA 10: Mathematical Sciences
Applying the mathematics of evolving networks for more effective social media ma
Development of novel adaptive designs to improve efficiency in clincial trials
Informing international decision making on the protection of elephants
Ocean & climate forecasting improved by developments in data assimilation
UoA 13: Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Infrared optical filters for atmospheric remote-sensing and astronomy
Intelligent systems incorporating automatic classification & carbon footprinting
Interfacing brains with machines: public engagement & potential to benefit human
All University of Reading Impact case studies can be found at the following link:
http://results.ref.ac.uk/DownloadSubmissions/ByHei/167
Impact case studies from competitor institutions can be found at the following link:
http://results.ref.ac.uk/DownloadSubmissions/SelectUoa
A searchable database of all REF case studies is at the following link:
http://impact.ref.ac.uk/CaseStudies/