UK's Best Breakthroughs List

#MadeAtUni THE 100+ WAYS UNIVERSITIES HAVE IMPROVED EVERYDAY LIFE madeatuni.org.uk [email protected] Health University of Aberdeen St George’s, University of London The world’s first full-body MRI scanner Reducing cardiac deaths among young people Anglia Ruskin University University of West London Identifying the causes of blindness Change to Training NHS nurses and midwives University of Birmingham Middlesex University Improving liver transplants Care robots for the elderly Bournemouth University Newcastle University Revolutionising the treatment of hip arthritis New diet to reverse Type 2 diabetes University Of Cambridge University of Northampton Sequencing genome breakthrough UK’s first test centre for overseas nurses and midwives Cardiff Metropolitan University University of Nottingham Breast prosthetics for breast cancer patients MRI scans Edinburgh Napier University Oxford Brookes University Research into the benefits of staying active Improving the accuracy of pre-natal screening after cancer diagnosis University of Oxford and The University of Sheffield University of Edinburgh Creation of penicillin Enabling cancer survivors to have children Queen’s University Belfast University of Exeter Invention of the portable defibrillator Revolutionising hip replacement operations Queen Margaret University University of Glasgow and Improving speech therapy The Glasgow School of Art Scotland’s Rural University The ultrasound scan Better mental health support in rural communities University of Huddersfield University of the West of Scotland Cancer treatment breakthrough Transforming dementia care Keele University Sheffield Hallam University Pioneering treatment for back pain Radiotherapy bra to improve breast cancer treatment University of Kent University of Stirling Improving the health of vegetarians and vegans Helping to change the law on tobacco advertising University of Lincoln Swansea University Relieving the pressures on the NHS through Using Salmonella to improve cancer treatment better training University of South Wales University of Liverpool Improving patient hydration in hospital The rotavirus vaccine University of York University College London Economic research to guide spending and investment Breakthrough treatments for leukaemia and aggressive cancers The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Developing responses to global disease outbreaks Technology Abertay University Royal Veterinary College The first degree in video gaming Observing the flight of mosquitoes to drive the future of transport Aston University Faster, safer data connection University of Southampton Optical fibres to enable the internet to span the world Birmingham City University Pioneering centre for innovation Staffordshire University First UK university to offer a degree in esports Cranfield University (electronic sports) Nano membrane toilet University of Strathclyde University of Dundee The invention of television Pioneering research leading to flat screen television University of Surrey Durham University Laser research paving the way for the internet Repellent coatings for mobile devices Teesside University University of Hertfordshire Digital innovation within the construction sector Treating people exposed to chemical agents Nottingham Trent University University of Leicester Research into digital technology and gambling Discovery of genetic fingerprinting addiction London Metropolitan University University of Warwick Supporting start-ups Research into autonomous vehicles University of Manchester Wrexham Glyndŵr University Development of the computer Assistive technology suite to support students Environment Aberystwyth University University of Greenwich New varieties of grass to help the environment Tackling food shortages in the developing world University of St Andrews University of Leeds Protecting Scotland’s oceans Measuring Antarctic ice melt University of East Anglia De Montfort University Tracking climate change Building houses from plastic bottles Bangor University University of East London Helping farmers in Nepal and India Helping to increase energy efficiency Brunel University, London Northumbria University Exposure to chemicals Analysing an Antarctic Glacier University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) Plymouth University Turning urine into electricity Reducing marine plastic litter University of Derby University of Portsmouth Improving our wellbeing through nature A new enzyme to help plastic bottles break down faster University of Essex Research to increase major food crops University of Reading Safeguarding chocolate University of Gloucestershire Research into house spiders University of Salford Improving energy efficiency Goldsmiths, University of London Monitoring pollution University of Winchester Cutting waste by using recycled chewing gum to create reusable coffee cups Family University of Bedfordshire Regent’s University London Research into the sexual exploitation of children Psychological support for women with breast cancer University of Bristol Royal College of Music Cutting the rate of cot death Singing workshops to help mothers with postnatal depression University of Chichester Rock star drumming to help autistic children University of Central Lancashire Improving local oral health University of Cumbria Understanding male domestic violence University of Sussex Understanding children’s mental health University of Hull Improving the mental health of new mothers Ulster University Helping paralysed people to communicate Imperial College London Smart baby buggy for the visually impaired University of Wales Trinity St Davids Supporting children with neurological conditions Community Bath Spa University Liverpool John Moores University Helping children to thrive in school The Intergenerational Café: bringing the old and young together The University of Bradford Improving lives affected by dementia University of the Arts London Helping refugee journalists University of Buckingham Scholarships for aspiring teachers King’s College London Education opportunities for refugees Buckinghamshire New University Supporting students from all backgrounds London School of Economics Improving access to adult social care Canterbury Christ Church University Research into the benefits of singing London South Bank University Developing a skilled workforce for South London Cardiff University through innovative partnership Community project to strengthen local ties Loughborough University University of Chester Development of the Living Wage Transforming professional development in the workplace Manchester Metropolitan University Widening access to literature and creativity Coventry University Support for people living with long-term Norwich University of the Arts health conditions Supporting the Samaritans in East Anglia Heriot-Watt University The Open University Revolutionising help for the homeless Promoting social mobility Glasgow Caledonian University Queen Mary University of London Changing children’s future aspirations Supporting the Living Wage Guildhall School of Music and Drama University of Roehampton Community creative learning Promoting musical development in young people with learning difficulties Falmouth University Post-graduate business development programme Royal College of Art The first record label launched in prison University of the Highlands and Islands State of the art community access The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland First full-time undergraduate degree course Kingston University London for deaf performers in the UK Supporting student from diverse backgrounds University of Suffolk Royal Holloway, University of London Supporting young victims of online abuse Research into why car accidents happen University of Sunderland Lancaster University Supporting estranged students Village life transformed with online network University of Wolverhampton Leeds Beckett Helping to reduce student suicide New centre for the city’s most disadvantaged community University of Worcester The first joint university/public library in Europe Leeds Trinity The development of degree apprenticeships York St John University Using theatre to work with female prisoners Liverpool Hope University Measuring the social impact of Everton Football Club Culture & Sport Robert Gordon University Edge Hill University Transforming the lives of young people Using sport to improve the mental health through the power of sport of young people University of Bath Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Making rugby safer Theatre workshops in slums of India University of Brighton SOAS University of London Using football to resolve conflict in divided Bringing world music to the masses communities Solent University Removing barriers to creativity Get in touch Want to find out more? 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