Narrative
Using public interest in Jodrell Bank’s world-leading research, researchers at The University of Manchester (UoM) developed a broad and innovative programme of activities with a focus on educating, inspiring and reaching previously underserved audiences. Activities are primarily run from the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre (JBDC), a purpose-built facility run as a social enterprise. Since August 2013, the Centre has attracted 1,017,015 visitors (including 141,292 school pupils) to engage with UoM’s cutting-edge research, in areas ranging from pulsars to cosmology. This has had measurable impacts on education (94% of visiting teachers agreed their pupils were inspired about STEM), tourism (exceeding estimates of GBP21,000,000 economic impact in the REF period) and wider culture (the award-winning annual Bluedot festival attracted new audiences to celebrate science, music and art). The significance of Jodrell Bank’s research output and engagement resulted in its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2019.Impact date | 1 Aug 2013 → 31 Jul 2020 |
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Category of impact | Economic, Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding |
Impact level | Adoption |
Documents & Links
- REF2021 impact case- Jodrell Bank astronomy research inspires millions of people from a wide range of backgrounds to be more engaged with science
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Research output
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Planck 2015 results XXV. Diffuse low-frequency Galactic foregrounds
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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e-MERLIN
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Research Spotlight: Space
Press/Media: Research
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Impacts
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Public engagement with the research of Jodrell Bank
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Society and culture, Technological