Case studies

People-powered research engaging the public and leading to real discoveries

Nearly 1.4 million citizen scientists from over 100 countries are collaborating online with researchers in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology, thanks to researchers at the University of Oxford.

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Providing solutions to criminal justice and terror incidents

Research by University of Liverpool psychologists has led to emergency and security services adopting new ways of managing risks such as terror attacks, prosecuting and convicting terrorists and preventing child sexual abuse.

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Compiling the recorded vocabulary of English since the middle ages

More than 1,000 years of the English language are captured in a unique publication that draws on decades of research at the University of Glasgow’s English department.

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Improving access to maternity care in developing countries

Of the thousands of maternal deaths worldwide each year, 99% occur in the developing world. This shocking marker of global inequality puts improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality high on global policy agendas. Research into social, economic and structural barriers to maternity care carried out at King’s College London, has led to improvements in the delivery and design of maternal care worldwide.

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Harnessing "nature's rainbow" at Cardiff University

Over 20 years of research into the way in which living creatures can generate their own natural lights or ‘bio-luminescence’ enabled Professor Anthony Campbell and his colleagues at the University of Wales School of Medicine (now part of Cardiff University) to develop an important new tool for medical and health research.

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From test tube to drug delivery – joint research by AstraZeneca and Glasgow

The University of Glasgow is working with global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to speed up the development of new medicines based on fundamental breakthroughs in science. The goal of the three-year collaboration is to identify new pathways by which inflammation can promote diseases and ultimately create better medicines for patients.

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Supporting local schools

Russell Group universities are working with schools to help them improve over time, providing academic support by creating challenging curriculum materials and devising projects to enthuse and engage students.

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Specialist maths schools

Links between schools and universities have the potential to raise attainment. The challenge is to make the best use of relationships to add real value to teaching and learning at school and to raise attainment levels as a result. One of the options is to focus on particular disciplines.

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Imperial College London’s Reach Out Lab and Reaching Further programme

The Wohl Reach Out Lab and the Reaching Further Programme at Imperial College London provide high quality science resource for schools, which the College believes has enormous potential to help transform science teaching, particularly within underperforming schools, or those with low progression into higher education.

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Further examples of how Russell Group universities are helping to raise attainment

Russell Group universities work extensively with schools and colleges of all types, across the UK, to support teachers to identify and build on potential – and to raise the attainment of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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