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Research Impact at Durham
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Impact Acceleration Accounts

Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs) are strategic awards providing funding to research organisations to use creatively for a wide range of impact activities. IAAs allow research organisations to respond to opportunities in flexible, responsive and creative ways that align with their institutional strategies and opportunities. IAAs are one of the funding mechanisms for supporting knowledge exchange, innovation and impact at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

 

 

Case studies

Read our case studies to find out more about how we're boosting our research impact. 

Revolutionising wildlife monitoring with AI

MammalWeb, a citizen science project developed by Durham University, is transforming how we monitor and understand mammal populations.
A fox caught by a camera trap

UN Global Pulse using satellites to understand epidemics

Professor Frank Krauss and his team are working with UN Global Pulse to use satellite data and neural networks to better understand and manage disease transmission.
Refugee camp satellite modelling

Planning for uncertainty in offshore wind

Our researchers collaborated with Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to develop a cutting-edge software tool aimed at addressing complex challenges of offshore wind
Durham researcher in front of wind turbines

How Kromek is using waste heat recovery to supply Freeman’s Quay Leisure Centre

Kromek is working with Durham University to store their waste heat and repurpose it to supply energy to end-users such as Durham County Council.
Radiation protection equipment

 

 

Impacts of social science research

How Durham’s research is influencing change with ESRC Impact Acceleration Account funding support

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) is a responsive, flexible scheme supporting impact knowledge exchange activities. Read our brochure to learn more about how this funding is making an impact in our social science research.

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Place Based Impact Acceleration Accounts

Place Based Impact Acceleration Accounts (PBIAAs) are key to the delivery of EPSRC’s Place strategy, which aims to strengthen existing partnerships and clusters, and develop new co-created opportunities in engineering and physical sciences and beyond, built on national and local insights. PBIAAs provide up to 4 years of consortia funding to support a programme of impact activities within an emerging or established research and innovation cluster. 

 

 

Find out more about our Place Based Accelerator programmes

  • Northern Net Zero Accelerator

    The Northern Net Zero Accelerator - Energy Systems Integration for a Decarbonised Economy will make, collate and translate knowledge from research on net zero technologies, policy, energy and industrial systems.

    An image of solar panels and wind turbines with a distant industrial landscape

  • North East Space Communications Accelerator

    Durham University is a key partner in a new £2.5 million initiative to accelerate space innovation in North East England.

    Image of a portion of the earth taken from space

Northern Net Zero Accelerator

The Northern Net Zero Accelerator - Energy Systems Integration for a Decarbonised Economy will make, collate and translate knowledge from research on net zero technologies, policy, energy and industrial systems.

An image of solar panels and wind turbines with a distant industrial landscape

North East Space Communications Accelerator

Durham University is a key partner in a new £2.5 million initiative to accelerate space innovation in North East England.

Image of a portion of the earth taken from space

 

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Business and Partnerships

Research and Innovation Services

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