Section 3 | IMPACT AND APPROACH TO IMPACT / Impact Studies
Improving everyday life
Contributions made to the improvement of everyday life featured in 72 highly rated impact studies. These impact studies included examples of research which developed health treatments, supported needs-based education, and improved urban and transport planning. Improvements to public health featured prominently among the highly rated impact studies. Examples included topics such as:
- improved management of drinking water
- innovative medical treatments
- educational campaigns to increase people’s daily physical activity levels.
A number of FoRs were associated with this theme including 11 Public and Allied Health Sciences, 13 Education and 12 Built Environment and Design.