Research impact
The School’s international experts shape world-class academic thought and make a direct impact on a wide range of organisations and institutions. Here are some of the ongoing projects at the School.
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Brazil's role in regional currency internationalisation
Dr Claes Belfrage has been helping to shape policy at the South American trade bloc Mercosur, through close work with the Brazilian Central Bank.
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Delivering social value through public procurement
Professor Jo Meehan's research aims to influence changes to national Social Value policy and its associated procurement guidance issued to all public authorities.
Holding gambling to account
Professors David Forrest and Ian McHale's research has been used to develop algorithms to identify and protect gamblers who may be suffering from harm, through shaping Department of Culture, Media and Sport policy.
International patent systems
Professor Nick Papageorgiadis has developed an annual composite index that rates the effectiveness of the patent systems of 51 countries.
Maintaining dignity in dying
Professor Philippa Hunter-Jones, Professor Lynn Sudbury-Riley and Dr Ahmed Al-Abdin developed a new, dynamic Trajectory Touchpoint Tool to capture stories of patient and family experiences in the delivery of end-of-life care leading to recommendations of ways to improve the service offered.
Sports integrity
Research undertaken by Professors David Forrest and Ian McHale has been used to inform global strategy to combat match fixing in sport.
Streamlining supply chain practices within the Ministry of Defence
Professor Andy Lyons led this knowledge exchange project for the Ministry of Defence to research procurement and supply chain practices.
Modern slavery
Professor Jo Meehan is leading a programme of research working with government agencies, organisations, and NGOs, to explore how supply chains are responding to new TISC legislation.
Satellite Imagery Analytics for institutional credit
Dr Gopal Narayanamurthy and his research team, in collaboration with SatSure, investigate how satellite imagery can be used to expand access to institutional credit for small and marginalized farmers in Indian agri-food supply chains.
Sustaining SMEs competitiveness and growth through innovation
Professor Andy Lyons led a research group to develop a method to ensure that SMEs are able to adapt to a vast range of complex business contexts, with a focus on supply chains.
Breaking the Latin American glass ceiling
Dr Jannine Poletti-Hughes has identified that gender diversity has a positive impact on board effectiveness in Latin American companies.
Transgender health and welfare
Research by Dr Ian Burn on how health and socioeconomic outcomes of patients evolve as they are treated for gender dysphoria.
Tackling race inequality and discrimination in the NHS
The aim of Professor Lilian Otaye-Ebede’s project is to explore the lived experiences of Black and ethnic minority experiences with the aim to provide recommendations that could tackle race inequality in the NHS trust.
The lived experiences of people bereaved by COVID-19
The aim of Professor Lynn Sudbury-Riley work is to explore the experiences during the last few days of life for families of COVID-19 victims.
An innovation pathway for sustainable agri-food production under impacts of climate change
Due to the present challenge of increasingly salted water, the uncertainty in productivity, farmers engagement and product quality significantly affect the sustainability of the rice-shrimp farming, Dr Dong Li identifies an innovative pathway of sustainable practice in the circular economy production system.
Restricted Reporting of Marketing Assets on the Books
Dr Miriam Guenther's research aims to inform managers about the benefits and costs of external accountability for their firms’ marketing assets.
Explainable AI and Blockchain Solutions for High-Stake Decisions
Dr. Swati Sachan's research addresses the lack of capital access among underserved communities by enhancing their prospects of securing loans.