Our work is bringing ongoing benefits to society, culture and government in the UK and other countries. Research on animal welfare and ethics has contributed to legislation, regulation and enforcement that have brought benefits to farmed and wild animals and to animals used in scientific research across the UK.Research into cultural identities has helped transform indigenous understandings of community and is catalysing the repatriation of artefacts and human remains from museums in the Global North back to the locations from which they were taken.Research on abuse and racial discrimination in religious settings has been informing UK parliamentary debate, national church policy and local government practice, and is thereby strengthening approaches to safeguarding children and protecting adults in church settings.Research about how religious ideas shape attitudes to accessing healthcare has resulted in the co-production of educational resources with local partners for use in schools and communities in the majority world, which have increased health awareness and engagement with medical services.Research across several fields has helped shape the professional development of teachers and school curriculum delivery.Research into the Holocaust and its memorialisation has contributed to enhancing teaching and learning in museums and at commemoration sites in different countries and integrating survivor testimony into it.Research in biblical studies and theology is helping shape the doctrinal positions and faith guidance of different Christian denominations. This article was published on Tuesday 19 March 2024
