Research Impact at the School of Law

Research on terrorist narratives and propaganda dissemination strategies.

This has helped identify social media accounts that are spreading terrorist propaganda, so that they can be suspended more swiftly.

Research that has investigated the nature of sex work in Wales.

It has resulted in recommendations, actions plans, and the transformation of policies and practices of all those concerned the regulation, health and wellbeing of sex workers in Wales.

The Student Sex Work Project (TSSWP) carried out the first large scale study into the nature and prevalence of students engaged in sex work in the UK.

A series of short project films outlining the results of the research has reached 17 million viewers. Student sex work has become a key focus of the National Union of Students and training packages have helped shape professional practice in this area.

Research on the use and potential of open source evidence for the investigation and prosecution of mass human rights violations, funded by the ESRC, Nesta, and Cherish-DE 

This research has tested new ways to make better use of citizen-generated evidence of mass human rights violations. It has led to the development of new online tools to assist investigators in filtering content. 

Research on the impact and availability of liability insurance on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing funded by The Waterloo Foundation.

This has contributed to the development of the world’s first insurance industry statement on sustainable marine insurance.

Award winning research on supervision skills in the Jersey probation service and their impact on reconviction rates.

This has formed the basis of large scale staff development initiatives in France and Finland.

Our award winning £4m IP Wales business support project (1999-2020) has conducted new research into the online protection of trade secrets.

The impact has been Welsh SMEs adopting new methodologies and processes to protect their online commercial activities

Research on embedding international human rights in Welsh law.

This is helping Shelter Cymru, Tai Pawb and CiH Cymru to campaign for Housing Law reform in Wales. 

Research on the effect of Japanese Knotweed on home buying.

This has formed the basis of evidence to the Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee on Japanese knotweed and the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs.

Research on developing environmental law across the devolved nations of the UK after Brexit.

This helped inform the relevant Committee of the National Assembly for Wales about these issues.

Research that is helping to uncover the scale of child sexual abuse in social care records.

This has been used to inform the Welsh Government Action Plan 2019 on 'Preventing and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse'

Research on the effectiveness of cyber risk insurance as a tool for Welsh SMEs.

This research project intends to illustrate how cyber risk insurance can be used as an effective risk management tool for SMEs in Wales. 

The project is ongoing and is at the implementation phase now.