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Public Policy Impacts

Research carried out at Aberdeen has been key in influencing public policy both nationally and internationally, in a number of diverse areas; helping to shape conservation policies, energy efficiency policies, and also legal outcomes.

Child Abduction Law

A book which analyses the best interpretation of the Hague Child Abduction Convention 1980 has been recognised as the leading treatise in courts across the world.

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Conserving Sacred Areas

Research is safeguarding sacred landscapes through working with indigenous and local communities to influence policy and practice at the world's leading international body on conservation.

Fair Pay

Aberdeen's Health Economics Research Unit (HERU) have developed a model of the causes of local variations in pay competitiveness and shown the impact of these variations on health and teaching services.

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Carbon Calculating

Researchers have produced a free tool - the Windfarm Carbon Calculator - that has contributed to the planning process for windfarm developments in Scotland.

Skills for Clinical Professionals

Research designed to identify the non-technical skills for operating theatre staff, and to develop and test behavioural rating systems for their evaluation.

Arsenic in Rice

Research exploring the amount and type of arsenic found in rice and rice products has lead to policy decisions and changes to established practice amongst public policy practitioners.

Battlefield Archaeology

University researchers are surveying the best-preserved Pacific battlefield of the second World War in a bid to tell Peleliu's story through its battlefield archaeology.

Novel Power Device

Engineering experts have developed a novel power device which has major implications in helping the UK meet targets under the European Union Renewable Energy Directive.

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