Research Excellence Framework 2014: Impact
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳'s impact case study submissions to REF2014's Social Work and Social Policy Unit of Assessment all received 4* grading. The following ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Health case study was submitted by the .
Re-igniting R&D for antibiotics
Professor Elias Mossialos
This case study focused on ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Health's work analysing the nature of the incentives necessary to get antibiotic R&D going again in order to address decreasing investment by the pharmaceutical industry in much needed antibiotics. In particular it served as the basis for an urgent request by the EU Council for action and sparked the formation of the critical ‘transatlantic taskforce’ (TATFAR): the first major international collaboration to tackle antibiotic resistance.
Recommendations from the work served as the foundation for an EU-level public/private partnership and for US regulatory reform.
REF2014 ubmitted Impact Case Study – Mossialos
Other relevant ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ case studies
Dr Jose-Luis Fernandez, Raphael Wittenberg and Adelina Comas-Herrera
Martin Knapp, David McDaid, Adelina Comas-Herrera
Professor Tim Allen
Alec Morton and Mara Airoldi
Oriana Bandiera
Richard Layard
Nancy Cartwright
Overall Results
When taking into account the percentage of research rated 4* or 3*, the Department of Social Policy (along with the Departments of International Development, Media and Comunications and Government and International Relations (combined entry)) ranked first.
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳HSC's co-directors Professors Martin Knapp and Elias Mossialos said:
"These are fantastic results for ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, and in particular for the Department of Social Policy. We are delighted that the Centre has contributed 50% of the Department's impact case studies to REF2014 and that these have all been ranked 4*. This reflects the excellent research taking place within our research centre".