Impact and the Social Sciences
The following slides give examples of types of impact in the Social Sciences.
Impact and the Social 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 Social Sciences Impact case studies submitted by the University of Reading to the REF.
UoA 16: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Commercial leases policy and practice
Making the built environment & public transport more user friendly for visually
Research informs new British Standard for construction procurement, benefitting
Understanding & integrating communities through neighbourhood planning process
UoA 17: Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology
Enhancing heritage management & capacity building European wetland archaeology
Improving public understanding of social diversity in Roman Britain
Silchester town live project; enhancing public awareness, knowledge of the archa
Enhancing support for young carers & families affected by HIV
Improving the provision of climate & weather inf. to smallholders in Africa
Supporting the analysis & development of housing policy to increase affordabilit
UoA 19: Business and Management
Enhancing government (UK Trade & Investment) performance through improving UK SM
Impact on European Union Horizon 2020 research co-operation policy
Improving targeting of subsidies for inward direct investments into the UK
Improving organisation attainment through increasing trust in stakeholder relati
Influencing United Nations 'technical advice to emerging economies'
UoA 20: Law
Community of property: informing law reform on matrimonial property agreement
Enhancing understanding of Sharia family law in England & Wales
NHS treatment rationing and priority-setting
Reshaping the policy debate around public perceptions of the regulation of H&S
UoA 21: Politics and International Studies
Defending & exemplifying the importance of classical strategy to military practi
Improving public understanding of debate about democratic reform
Improving UK anti-corruption policy in stabilisation environments
UoA 25: Education
Enhancing foreign language listening strategies and motivation
Increasing understanding of the importance of phonics in the development of EYR
Resourcing multilingual education in Africa
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/