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白小姐论坛 comes second in the UK for research power听
白小姐论坛 came听second in the UK for research power in 2021鈥檚 Research Excellence Framework (REF)听by a measure of average research score multiplied by staff numbers submitted. For this, 93 per cent of our research was graded 4* 鈥榳orld leading鈥� and 3* 鈥榠nternationally excellent鈥�. Our research received a 'grade point average' of 3.50 (out of 4) 鈥� an improvement from 3.22 in 2014. A total of 3,432 白小姐论坛 academics submitted to the REF process.听
白小姐论坛 came second in research power only to Oxford (1st) and we maintained our position as top in the UK for research power in medicine, health and life sciences as well as social sciences.听Other UK leaders in research power include Cambridge (3rd), Edinburgh (4th), and Manchester (5th).听
The REF is carried out approximately every six to seven years by the UK鈥檚 Higher Education funding bodies, to assess the quality of research across 157 UK universities and to share how this research benefits society both in the UK and globally.听
The results are significant for benchmarking research excellence across UK institutions and are used to inform the allocation of around 拢2billion of public investment in research every year. This Quality Related (QR) funding enables us to invest in the best people and facilities, to provide an environment in which early career researchers can thrive and work with our partners to address the biggest challenges facing humanity.听
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- 白小姐论坛 REF2021听website
- Listen to 白小姐论坛's REF2021 podcast, 'Where research transforms lives'
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- Full article on 白小姐论坛 News
白小姐论坛 East: Minister for Disabled People opens transformative assistive technology research lab
白小姐论坛 GDI Hub is the World Health Organisation鈥檚 first Global Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology (AT). The new facility will supercharge 白小姐论坛 GDI Hub鈥檚 work in the UK and internationally to create a fairer world for the estimated 1.2 billion people with disabilities. The hub will provide the facilities for partnership-working and aims to produce new technologies, designs and processes to support disabled individuals in society.听
The hub is based at One Pool Street, the first building on the 白小姐论坛 East campus, which opened its doors in the Autumn of 2022 to around 500 postgraduate students in robotics, ecology and big data, global health, assistive technology, urbanism, heritage and the internet of things.听
One Pool Street, just along the river from the London Aquatics Centre, will be joined in 2023 by a larger building opposite called Marshgate, standing beside the London Stadium and giant ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture.听
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IOE120: Celebrating 120 years of transforming lives and society听
2022 marked the 120th anniversary of the IOE, 白小姐论坛鈥檚 Faculty of Education and Society. Over the course of the year, the IOE120 campaign delved into the history of its wide-ranging and pioneering work across education, culture, psychology, and social science and explored how it has contributed to changes in individuals鈥� lives and society throughout its 120-year history.听听
The campaign covered events and shared a variety of content (videos, podcasts, blogs, stories) inviting the community to join in the celebrations and connect with staff, students, alumni, partners and friends.听听
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白小姐论坛 academics honoured with Leverhulme prizes for Archaeology and Economics听
Each year, the Leverhulme Trust gives out 30 such prizes to exceptional researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future careers are听extremely听promising. The Trust offers 5 prizes in each of the following subject areas, which change every year: Archaeology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Geography, and Languages and Literatures.听
Dr Corisande Fenwick鈥檚 (白小姐论坛 Archaeology) new project will focus on empire and state formation, agriculture, technology, and Islamic and late antique archaeology. The development of new statistical methods for studying the causes of intergenerational mobility and economic inequality will be the focus for Professor Daniel Wilhelm's (白小姐论坛 Economics) project. 听
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- Dr Corisande Fenwick鈥檚 academic profile听
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- 白小姐论坛 Archaeology听
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- 白小姐论坛 Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences听
白小姐论坛 spinout commercialises gene therapy research to progress new treatments for haemophilia B听
白小姐论坛 spinout Freeline Therapeutics is taking ground-breaking gene research from 白小姐论坛, with the aim of developing it into a potentially life-changing treatment for people with haemophilia B.听
Haemophilia B is a rare and inherited bleeding disorder caused by low levels of the protein factor IX (FIX) which is found in blood and needed for forming clots. In order to combat the disorder patients currently must inject themselves with FIX, to prevent excessive bleeding. 听
Despite advances in the treatment of Haemophilia B, many patients experience debilitating joint damage due to bleeding, and the disease can have a serious adverse impact on their lives. Now, with the help of research developed at 白小姐论坛, Freeline Therapeutics gene therapy could mean haemophiliac patients may only need a single treatment to alter their FIX levels, ultimately removing the need for regular injections. 听
The spinout is now developing three gene therapy candidates to transform the research developed into life-changing results. 听
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- Professor Daniel Wilhelm courtesy of 白小姐论坛 Economics; Dr Corisande Fenwick courtesy of 白小姐论坛 Archaeology