Impact case studies

The launch of the Scottish National Investment Bank, which could leverage a total of £3.4 billion funding in its first year, is heavily influenced by research from PhD student Gemma Bone Dodds.

The cognitive acceleration method of teaching developed at King’s College London is used by more than 1,500 schools in the UK, and is also widely in primary and secondary schools across Europe, South Africa, the US, China and Australia.

In 18 months, Professor Anand Menon and his team have created the go-to place for authoritative and impartial information and analysis on the UK’s relationship with the EU.

Professor Mike Levi's research into fraud, money-laundering and organised crime has made counter strategies more effective both in the UK and abroad, reducing the billion-pound cost to society.

Research prompted the first national study of rape and sexual assault of people over 60, highlighting this hidden, unrecorded offence and increasing support for victims.

British Election Study research on the shock result of the 2015 General Election led to more accurate polling methods that have been adopted by many leading pollsters.

The Enterprise and Diversity Alliance has improved ethnic minority entrepreneurs' access to finance, markets and business support, providing a unique support network.

The Migration Observatory has shifted thinking on contentious migration issues by providing the first UK source of independent, high-quality evidence and analysis aimed at public audiences.

Research on HIV prevention led to a Cash plus Care programme that has helped over two million girls in 10 African countries avoid contracting HIV/AIDS since 2014.

Research for the Financial Conduct Authority led to a price cap for payday loans – protecting more than four million payday loan customers from extortionate interest fees.