• Question: how dose your research impact the world

    Asked by anon-346892 on 26 Jan 2023.
    • Photo: David Bryson

      David Bryson answered on 26 Jan 2023:

      Most of my research is about the role of photography, so often about rediscovering and relooking at techniques from film photography with digital cameras as we often forget photography has been around for over 150 years.

    • Photo: Richard Case

      Richard Case answered on 26 Jan 2023:

      I am currently looking at new ways and new technology so people can supply their fingerprints to visit the UK.

      This will hopefully make a big difference to people all over the world in the future

    • Photo: Rachel Armitage

      Rachel Armitage answered on 26 Jan 2023:

      I am currently looking at ways to detect substandard and falsified medicines, to see if the medicines you take are what they say they are. Fake medicines are a big problem in Africa and other countries, so finding a quick way to detect them is important and even better if they can be tested without destroying the sample.

    • Photo: Lorna Nisbet

      Lorna Nisbet answered on 26 Jan 2023:

      I look at ways in which we can detect drugs in biological liquids like blood and urine. This leads to improved methods and helps labs test for more compounds.

    • Photo: Prof. W Meier-Augenstein

      Prof. W Meier-Augenstein answered on 27 Jan 2023:

      I’m not quite sure how you define “impact the world”; impact in terms of being of benefit to / making a difference to peoples’ life, or impact in terms being internationally recognised by fellow scientists?

      In terms of the former, I hope my research into understanding and applying stable isotope science is making a positive impact for example by protecting people from fraudulently misrepresented food and counterfeit medicines. In a small way my research has made an impact in criminal case investigations of drug related crimes and serious crime against a person.

      In terms of impact as measured by international recognition, my published work is being referenced (quoted) in publications of fellow scientists.

    • Photo: Kate Barnes

      Kate Barnes answered on 3 Feb 2023:

      I am currently looking at how different blow flies behave under different weather conditions so we will have a better understanding of when they colonise a dead body. The results will help us better calculate how long a body has been dead.

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