Impact

By understanding the cities of the world we seek to change them for the better.

 Our research influences and engages communities - in Manchester, across the UK and beyond - in many ways.

You can read about the impact of our research by viewing some of the projects we've been involved in.

Research projects with impact

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Triangulum

A project funded by the European Union to demonstrate cutting-edge smart city technologies and roll them out across the globe.
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Evidence improves methods to monitor planning policies

Changing the way governments and international organisations monitor their spatial planning policies.
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Manchester schools rise to the challenge to improve

We used our extensive educational research to design the Greater Manchester Challenge (GMC).
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Tackling urban overheating

Investigating temperature patterns across cities, including the causes and how high temperatures can be effectively managed.