Research spotlights

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[### Minimum Income Standard

Defining a decent standard of living and helping more people to achieve it](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/mis/)

[### Real-time, property-level surface water flood forecasting

Our research has developed the world’s first property-level surface water forecasting tool to save lives and livelihoods worldwide](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/flood-forecasting/)

[### Low-cost landslide early warning system

Saving lives and protecting infrastructure worldwide](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/landslide-early-warning/)

[### The power of effective communication

Deep understanding of real talk ‘in the wild’ can engage audiences and save lives](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/power-effective-communication/)

[### Faster, healthier, longer

Our research informs cricket coaching – reducing injury, enhancing performance and extending playing careers](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/fast-bowling/)

[### UK election and Brexit campaign analysis

Increasing the accountability of major news providers by analysing their reporting](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/political-accountability/)

[### The future’s electric

Changing the world with energy access and clean cooking](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/electric/)

[### Creating more opportunities in Parasport

Shaping new events and rules - and safeguarding the health of Para-athletes](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/parasport/)

[### Sustainable building design practices

Designing out waste through the development of new British Standards on material efficiency](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/building-design/)

[### Reducing HGV blind spots

Changes to European HGV design standards enhances driver field of vision – saving lives](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/blindspots/)

[### The power of storytelling

Using storytelling to give people access to public debates about issues that impact their lives](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/storytelling/)

[### Challenging Cold War stereotypes

Museum exhibitions and TV documentary explore life and media under communism](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/cold-war/)

[### Enhancing image capture and display

Advanced algorithms revolutionise digital cameras and displays to mimic human vision - achieving commercial success](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/digital-cameras/)

[### Closing the loop on plastics

Recycling end-of-life plastics to create a range of useful products and packaging](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/end-of-life-plastics/)

[### Thermo Scientific Orbitrap

Enhancing the speed and sensitivity of a world-leading mass spectrometer](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/orbitrap/)

[### Getting it right

Transforming educational assessment with comparative judgement](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/marking-errors/)

[### Child nutrition

Informing feeding policies and programmes to reduce mortality and improve health in Kenya](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/child-nutrition/)

[### SQUIDs

Advanced imaging technology – enhancing research, diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/squids/)

[### The quantitative skills deficit

Improving policy and practice in HE mathematics and statistics support to enhance learning worldwide](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/skills-deficit/)

[### Revolutionising cultural heritage conservation

Modern digital techniques provide an innovative way to replicate and restore ancient artefacts](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/conservation/)

[### A step change in healthcare safety

Human Factors Ergonomics research is improving international healthcare safety](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/healthcare-safety/)

[### Safer roads

Enhancing international road safety policymaking to reduce crashes and serious injury](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/safer-roads/)

[### Keeping the peace

Sonobex – noise-cancelling structures for urban environments](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/noise/)

[### Teaching children to be active

Influencing physical education policy and practice worldwide](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/physical-education/)

[### Human thermoregulation

Protecting people: Optimising safety, effectiveness and comfort of work, clothing and built environments](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/human-thermoregulation/)

[### Cricket safety standards

Helmets certified to standards based on our research have eliminated serious and \ life-threatening facial injuries](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/cricket-safety-standards/)

[### High Speed Sintering

Improving the way goods are manufactured: the global adoption of a revolutionary 3D-printing process](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/hss/)

[### Summertime overheating in the UK

Future-proofing buildings against climate change – enhancing well-being and saving lives](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/overheating/)

[### Shorter pitch lengths for junior cricket

Shortening cricket pitches to revitalise junior cricket throughout England and Wales](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/junior-cricket/)

[### Translating engineering science into product development

Enhancing the competitiveness and sustainability of the UK automotive and motorsport sectors](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/digital-engineering/)

[### The Child Feeding Guide

Online strategies and tools - improving the way we feed children and nurturing lifelong healthy eating habits](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/child-feeding-guide/)

[### “Inform, educate, entertain”

Improving the accuracy and impartiality of the BBC's coverage of UK rural affairs](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/rural-affairs/)

[### Facilitating grassroots activism

Improving decision making practices by promoting anarchist principles](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/anarchist-constitutionalising/)

[### Adapting to climate change

Adapting water and energy infrastructure to climate change](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/climate-adaptation/)

[### Young carers

Creating greater awareness of their needs, and introducing national legislation to support them](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/young-carers/)

[### National Citizen Service

Improving the UK Government’s National Citizen Service to boost youth citizenship](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/ncs/)

[### RECOVER

Transforming forensic capabilities with a novel fingerprint development system](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/recover/)

[### A fair deal?

Influencing water price caps using efficiency benchmarking](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/fair-deal/)

[### Reducing aviation emissions

Improved integrated compressor duct technology enhances Rolls-Royce turbofan engine performance](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/aviation-emissions/)

[### Smart green energy

Improving consumer protection and industry quality across the UK’s solar power sector](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/smart-energy/)

[### LUCAT

A participatory approach to the design of assistive technologies enriches lives worldwide](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/assistive-technologies/)

[### Turning the world upside down

Enriching staff and public understanding of Women’s History at the National Civil War Centre](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/womens-history/)

[### PERFORMS

Improving the detection of early breast cancer by UK radiologists](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/performs/)

[### The forgotten stakeholder

Understanding and enhancing the role of parents in supporting their children’s involvement in competitive tennis](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/forgotten-stakeholder/)

[### Geopolitics and security in the changing Arctic

Informing international defence and security policy in the Wider North](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/arctic/)

[### Bader charge analysis

Our advanced algorithms are used worldwide, underpinning computational material design](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/bader-charge-analysis/)

[### Dispensing with dewetting

Mathematical modelling of microscale and nanoscale thin films improves manufacturing processes](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/dewetting/)

[### Eating problems in athletes

Improving sports professionals' recognition and management of disordered eating](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/eating-problems/)

[### Intelligence-led safe road systems

Advanced algorithms transform our strategic road networks – saving lives](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/safe-roads/)

[### SIMTEGR8

Enabling health and social care organisations to improve their services and efficiency](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/simtegr8/)

[### Digital Storytelling

Transforming educational practices to promote inclusivity for hard-to-reach groups](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/digital-storytelling/)

[### Reflective Goal Setting

Improving development and performance across organisations worldwide](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/rgs/)

[### Tackling emerging global health threats

Risk management support systems address the challenge of health threats worldwide](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/health-threats/)

[### Dementia-friendly environments

Transforming the £83 billion NHS built estate to deliver safe and dementia-friendly care](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/dementia-friendly/)

[### Reading diagnostic biomarkers

Innovative real-time, in-situ analysis of volatile organic compounds is saving lives](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/diagnostic-biomarkers/)

[### Levelling the field?

Influencing strategies, policies and programmes to increase the representation of BAME coaches in men’s professional football in England](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/levelling-the-field/)

[### Lens of empowerment

The impact of a feminist arts curriculum on Indigenous women and Canadian education policy](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/lens-of-empowerment/)

[### Power to the people

Helping organisations to lobby more effectively in a context of democratic change](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/lobbying/)

[### In-person shopping reaches a junction

Building economically sustainable high streets in the digital era](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/high-streets/)

[### Light matters

CBDM underpins the first major change to international daylighting standards since the 1950s](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/daylighting/)

[### Pulsed power technologies

Developing worldwide state-of-the-art innovative solutions to a range of industry challenges](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/pulsed-power/)

[### The enduring value of long-term partnerships

Working with Rolls-Royce to develop advanced aviation technologies – improving engine efficiency and reducing environmental impacts](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/longterm-partnerships/)

[### Dignity at work

Enhancing dignity, respect and wellbeing at work](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/dignity/)

[### Advancing our understanding of dementia

Reducing the risk factors, developing early diagnostic tools and designing dementia-friendly spaces](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/spotlights/dementia/)

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