Research impact

Impact is strongly embedded within our research and postgraduate development culture, and is achieved through:

public engagement using broadcast, print and digital media;
public collaborative participation in research and knowledge exchange;
consultancies and collaborative partnerships across the heritage and culture industries, the public sector, and with national and international policy-makers.

Our research staff and postgraduate students regularly interact with the wider public by giving lectures, talks, and workshops and taking part in public festivals like Being Human and Wonder. You can find out more about these activities by visiting our research centre websites or staff/student research profiles. More information about our research impact, and the mechanisms through which we achieve it, can be found by clicking the links below.

REF2021 impact case studies

From enhancing engagement with cultural and linguistic histories to improving lives through policy changes, our research is bringing positive changes and benefits to wider society beyond academia.

Public engagement

Public engagement, outreach and knowledge exhange are important pathways to achieving our research impact. Find out more about our School initiatives here.

Collaborations and partnerships

We have formed strong collaborative partnerships regionally, nationally and internationally to maximise the impact of our research and our engagement with diverse communities and publics.