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Our impact

Read the stories behind our projects, and find out how we're making a difference in communities across Wales and further afield.

Being Human Festival 

Celebrating research with the public through the UK’s national festival of the humanities.

ESRC Festival of Social Science

Celebrating the outstanding impact of our social science research with the community 

Girls taking part in lab session

Raising cybersecurity awareness

Supporting the development of strong cyber security skills in the community.

Fighting antimicrobial resistance with art

Using the arts and science to raise public awareness to combat antimicrobial resistance.

Helping children thrive in the classroom

Working with children and educators to help pupils get the very best from their time at school.

Performers being watched by school children

The Shadow of the Crane

A drama to reengage children in learning about the environment and local history

Green social prescribing in the Cynon Valley

Improving people’s health and wellbeing through connection to nature.

Building international languages in Welsh primary schools

Helping teachers across Wales to introduce the new curriculum.

Understanding mental health in Muslim communities

Promoting a better understanding of mental health problems in Muslim communities

Laughing all the way to better wellbeing in childhood

Developing new education resources to support humour and play in schools.

Treorchy’s digital community: the road to COVID-19 recovery

How we’re using technology to connect small businesses with existing and new customers to support COVID-19 recovery.

Building a child-friendly recovery plan for Grangetown

Our researchers are giving young people a voice in creating a pandemic recovery plan for their community.