Impact - University of Wolverhampton

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Our impact from research undertaken at the University has increased considerably in the last years: for the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) we submitted 38 impact case studies across 17 Units of Assessment (including two new Units for this REF cycle), many of which speak to our research’s effects on policy and society.

The University of Wolverhampton is partnered with the following networks, highlighting how our research can impact on policy:

The Universities Policy Engagement Network, UPEN, is a community of UK universities committed to increasing the impact of research on policy.
The UK Universities Climate Network (UUCN) is a community of institutions aligned to their commitment to sustainability and the climate change agenda.
The Midlands Engine pan-regional partnership, working to accelerate growth and prosperity for every part of the Midlands.
The West Midlands Regional Economic Development Institute (WMREDI), whose collaborative partnerships with regional stakeholders involved in planning and dellivering growth policies for the region.
The Midlands Impact Group, comprising impact teams from regional Universities.

Contact us at impact@wlv.ac.uk for more information on how we can help you gain impact from your research, or how our research can help you!

At the University of Wolverhampton, we are passionate about making a positive impact on our students, our local community and beyond. Through collaboration and multi-disciplinary projects, our research contributes to public debate, creates solutions to local, national and global challenges, and preserves and promotes cultural works of international significance. By advancing knowledge, and bringing together excellence and innovation, we challenge perceptions and seek to change the world for the better.

Across the University, scholars within our Research Centres and inter-disciplinary Research Institutes work closely with commercial and civil society partners in a wide range of research and translational projects. From realising intelligent infrastructures to sustainable construction, from the arts in criminal justice to exercise as medicine, from presenting the self in cyberspace to creating cultural networks, and from designing for people with dementia to new discoveries in diabetes research - impact sits at the heart of all our activities. For more information on our impact outside academia please follow these links:

Case Studies - A selection of our impactful research
Research Matters - showcasing our research successes and news from the sector.
The Wolverhampton Briefing - our new quarterly update on our vital research activity.

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Equality and Diversity

The University of Wolverhampton is committed to issues of Equality and Diversity, and to enabling all staff and students to succeed. Our policy statements on Equality and Diversity can be found here. The University holds both the Athena Swan Bronze award in recognition of its work in developing a gender equality plan, and the Race Equality Charter Bronze Award.

The impact of our research in this area has national and international reach - for instance our work on board processes and behaviours have brought new feminist perspectives on corporate governance impacting practices across the sectors.