Transforming museums and communities with dialect heritage
Our voices carry rich histories: there are few markers of place and identity more personal than dialect. Yet across the UK, generations of local speech...
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Supporting authorities in identifying and combating 'cuckooing'
Researchers at the University of Leeds are spearheading efforts to prevent county lines gangs from 'cuckooing' vulnerable people. Video summary Impact The research has raised...
Improving early warnings for flash floods
Climate change is increasing the risk of flooding across the globe, with devastating effects. Advanced warning can reduce flood impacts, but it requires localised, accurate...
Touching the past: broadening heritage access with tactile models
In the museum and heritage sector, geophysical maps help to bring archaeology to the present by turning buried sites into visual images. But people with...
Opening doors to oral health: reimagining care for those without access
Oral health is often overlooked in conversations about homelessness. For people experiencing homelessness (PEH), untreated dental issues can affect far more than physical health, they...
Mapping the wilderness
Wilderness is essential for biodiversity and resilient ecosystems across the globe, but as human life expands with urbanisation, agriculture, and infrastructure development, it's becoming more...
Embedding young people’s voices in global development
International development projects—initiatives often led by NGOs or global agencies aiming to improve education, health, and social conditions in low- and middle-income or conflict-affected countries—are...
Celebrating research impact and engagement
The 2024 Research Impact and Engagement Awards celebrated academics committed to engagement for impact. Across six thematic categories, winners were recognised for both ‘emerging’ and ‘mature’...
Predicting disaster risk around the world
Over the past 50 years, there has been a five-fold increase in recorded weather-related disasters, with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) attributing two million deaths...
Shaping the digital transformation of work
Digital technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), are transforming our working lives, yet the impacts are diverse. For some, new technologies have already led to increased...