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Welcome to our Impact Blog, the heartbeat of Royal Holloway's Social Science Impact Accelerator (SSIA).

We invite you to explore, engage, and be inspired by our impact projects, events and news, via this blog. 

Being one of the 32 institutions nationally to receive the ESRC IAA grant is a significant achievement. This blog not only celebrates this milestone but also showcases Royal Holloway's excellence in social sciences and demonstrates how it catalyses impact, in our region, the UK, and across the world. 

Here's what you can expect to find on the SSIA Impact Blog:

  • Inspiring narratives: Meet the brilliant minds behind groundbreaking research and social ventures, and discover how their work is making a real difference.
  • Actionable insights: Gain practical knowledge and tools to turn your own ideas into impactful realities.
  • A supportive network: Connect with fellow changemakers, share experiences, and collaborate on initiatives that matter.

We have several social science departments ranked in the UK's top 5 (out of 160) for quality of research – join us to use this expertise to make a lasting impact. 

Start exploring the SSIA Impact Blog today!

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Casualty Recording in African Conflicts: Residency with Every Casualty Counts

01 Feb 2024

Every Casualty Counts is a charity with a mission to ensure that every life lost to armed violence is identified correctly, recorded effectively, and recognised and remembered appropriately.

Celebrating Our First Social Science Impact Network Lunch

08 Feb 2024

On the 7 November 2023, we kicked off our first ever Social Science Impact Network lunch, a big step towards enhancing social science research with real impact. A huge thanks to everyone involved for

Co-POWeR - Creating Spaces of Belonging for Young People

24 Jan 2024

The Co-POWeR project, an initiative funded by the ESRC, explores racial inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic and their impact on the wellbeing of Black and Asian young people and families.

Developing multimedia resources for the safe, secure and wise use of digital tech by vulnerable groups in Brazil

01 Feb 2024

This project builds on our multimedia outputs from the UKRI GCRF MIDEQ Hub (2019-2024). We are teaming up with new partners in Brazil to extend the reach and impact of our work.

Festival of Social Science 2023

01 Feb 2024

Congratulations to our 5 of our academics took part in the UK-wide ESRC Festival of Social Science 2023 to showcase the diversity of social science research and engage with the public.

Key Takeaways from Saskia Gent's Insights for Impact Workshop

08 Feb 2024

We recently had a powerful training session with Saskia Gent from Insights for Impact, focusing on how to create real, measurable impact through our actions.

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

01 Feb 2024

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.

Making global fire use data more accessible

01 Feb 2024

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

Paranoia in Adolescents: Residency with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

01 Feb 2024

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

Second Social Science Impact Network Lunch: A Leap Forward in Collaborative Impact

08 Feb 2024

The Second Social Science Impact Network Lunch, held on 1 February 2024, marked another significant milestone in the journey towards impactful social science research.