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Impact Blog

Welcome to our Social Science Impact Accelerator (SSIA) Impact Blog.

Explore and engage with our impact projects. 

Royal Holloway has several social science departments ranked in the UK's top 5 (out of 160) for quality of research. Our researchers are collaborating with external partners, both nationally and internationally, to enhance the impact of their research.

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Global transformations and climate change challenges in low-income countries

This project addresses the challenges faced by people, mostly women, in low-income countries (LICs) whose livelihoods have become increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events.

How Artificial Intelligence Reshapes Clinical Work and Wellbeing

Dr Xinying Yu spent time embedded in First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University (FAH-DMU)

How does poor sleep in adolescents impact learning and education?

This animation follows the journey of a young adolescent who struggles with sleep-related challenges.

Integrating gender and sexuality issues in frontline asylum support

This bursary was used to engage non-academic audiences on research relating to the impact of gender identity and sexuality on migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. 

Knowledge exchange event with Neighbourhood Watch to engage the community in crime prevention and reduction

Join our public engagement event where members of the Runnymede local community will be invited onto campus at Royal Holloway to attend a series of short talks.

Knowledge Exchange Event: Just Transition

This knowledge exchange event is one of a series looking at the just transition to a sustainable future. The purpose was to bring anti-poverty activists, researchers and academics into dialogue.

Kurdish refugees' intersectional identities and integration experiences

Kurdish Gen Z refugees, part of the world's largest stateless population, face a unique challenge: How do you belong when you have no state/homeland?

Making global fire use data more accessible

Controlled human fire use in landscape management is poorly understood by policymakers and the public, while wildfires get a lot of attention.

Mapping the Messy: Re-thinking Impact in Climate Activism

Paranoia in Adolescents: Residency with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mental health difficulties are increasingly common in adolescents. Recent studies suggest that some teenagers worry about others wanting to cause them harm (paranoid concerns).