Our Impact
Our impact towards creating a transformed applied asthma research culture and environment
Ten years of impact
Since the inception of the Centre in 2014, our overall aim has been to improve the lives of people with asthma. Reflecting on our work, while guided by our Theory of Change approach (see below), the Centre has produced a 10-year Impact Report.
Our key impacts
- Brought in over £83 million of funding into asthma research
- Made asthma research a priority, with over 750 scientific publications
- Pushed the boundaries of patient and public involvement with more than 100 engaged members in our patient and public involvement group
- Trained the next generation of asthma researchers, supporting over 50 doctoral students and research fellows
- Established a unique collaborative research environment of over 22 academic, NHS and other collaborating institutions from across the UK
- Continuing to transform respiratory research culture
Read our Impact Report
Read our 4-page Impact Summary
Theory of Change approach
The Theory of Change approach is a methodology which links what we do (Our inputs) to our intended outcomes. It enables us to define our long-term goals and then maps our key actions to achieve those goals. In the process of achieving the Centre’s goals, we hope to create wider social, clinical, and personal impacts.
Our graphic outlines the five strands of work where the Centre is focussing its actions towards impact: Core Infrastructure, Postgraduate Training, Patient and Public Involvement, High Quality Research, and Systems for Engagement. These five pillars produce outputs which create outcomes and impact from the Centre.
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Our actions towards impact
The pages below outline the work we are doing towards impact.
High Quality Research Processes and Outputs
UK-wide respiratory Patient and Public Involvement network
Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement
Multi-disciplinary training
Supportive Core Infrastructure
