Our researchers deliver benefits to society.
SPARK aims to have a collaborative approach. The concept was developed with external partners including Nesta , the Economic and Social Research Council , Cardiff Council , Welsh Government , the ONS and IBM .
These case studies highlight how our researchers are already making an impact.
Cardiff University research helped operationalise the EU Smart Specialisation programme, the largest regional innovation programme in the world.
Three Researchers at Cardiff University have undertaken research into how alcohol use and misuse impacts our society, and what can be done to encourage safer drinking habits.
Reshaping the effective delivery of early years and primary education in Wales.
Influencing policy and policing through measuring and countering online hate speech and hate crime.
Our research is enhancing educational experiences for care experienced children and young people in Wales.
Innovative demand-led knowledge mobilisation has significantly increased evidence used by Ministers and public services.
Shaping peer-led approaches to improve local government performance in England and Wales.
Our research helped break cycles of abuse by creating tools for more effective frontline policing.
Using a regional economic modelling framework to influence renewable energy investments.
Professor Roberta Sonnino’s pioneering research helped shape the first global policy framework promoting more inclusive and sustainable urban food systems.
Our research championed the opinions and experiences of young people in Wales to inform legislation in the UK, Europe and New Zealand.
Our research underpinned the UK Government’s policy change of charging for single-use plastics.
We are reducing violent crime across the UK and beyond, by bringing together intelligence from medical and criminal justice departments.
Dr Pete Mackie’s research into Welsh homelessness legislation led to the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, and has informed policy debates in Scotland, Canada, and Australia.
