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Research shines a light on "under the radar" innovation in low income countries

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Research shines a light on social inequalities facing ethnic minorities in Britain

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Revitalising nature, knowledge and traditional culture in Paraguay

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Small states, big deals

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Stone Age Farmers

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Street Youth in Indonesia

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Dr Sarah Spencer and Mr Nicola Delvino smile as they hold their Impact Awards winners certificate, in front of the O2RB Excellence in Impact Awards event branding

Supporting and informing policy reforms relating to irregular and destitute migrants across Europe

Dr Sarah Spencer and Mr Nicola Delvino
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Supporting European and UK cities to integrate newcomers and vulnerable migrants

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Supporting Online Justice

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Telling stories for empathy in animal research

Telling stories for empathy in animal research
Dr Andriani Fili and colleague smile while holding their 2025 Social Sciences Impact Award

The open-source database exposing human rights violations in Greek detention facilities

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The Seoul of Cats and Dogs

The Seoul of Cats and Dogs
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The Symbiosis of People and Plants in Amazonian Guyana

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The travails of fieldwork in Bosnia

The travails of fieldwork in Bosnia
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Training diplomats from unrepresented nations: Capacity building for effective UN lobbying

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Training lawyers for a digital world

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Transformative community archaeology project breaks new ground

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Uncertainty in the Field - a Chilean Archipelago

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Understanding hunger: Strengthening data collection on foodbank use and intervention in the UK

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Understanding migration in the UK

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Unlocking industry data for demographic research

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Using big data to highlight digital inequalities

Using big data to highlight digital inequalities
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Using conflict-sensitive interventions as building blocks for recovery in Sudan

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Voyage to the High Arctic

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Working with Weeds

Working with Weeds

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