Research case studies

Creating evidence for sustainable diets to improve food systems

Ongoing

City Professor pioneers research on sustainable diets and food systems.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Health Services Research and Management

Research centre: Centre for Food Policy

Developing better international legal protection for journalists

Completed

Demonstrating how current international law does not sufficiently protect journalists and recommendations to protect the safety and independence of journalists around the world.

School: The City Law School

Fighting the normalisation of crimes against humanity

Completed

Migrants and asylum seekers risk facing terrible conditions and abuse in Western countries.

School: The City Law School

Harness Intellectual Property for Research

Ongoing

A change in intellectual property policy at Mexican and Cuban universities.

School: The City Law School

Helping to safeguard the amount of time workplace union representatives can devote to members

Ongoing

Our research has demonstrated the positive impact such representation can have on the running of an organisation.

School: Bayes Business School

Improving detention law

Completed

How can we improve the treatment of detainees and stop abuses of power?

School: The City Law School

Making integration easier for Syrian refugees

Completed

Research from City, University of London inspired the British Government to change its policy around refugee status.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Department: Department of International Politics

Shaping intellectual property to improve innovation in South America

Ongoing

Introducing better Intellectual property policies to help South America invest in technology and business.

School: The City Law School

Social media ‘bots’ used to boost political messages during Brexit referendum

Ongoing

Research by Dr Marco Bastos discovers how a network of automated social media accounts were used on Twitter to artificially amplify electoral messages during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Department: Department of Sociology and Criminology

Using European Social Survey data to shape policy initiatives across Europe

Ongoing

The European Social Survey (ESS), administered in up to 32 countries, has become an authoritative source of data about changes and stability in social and political values of those living in Europe.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Research centre: European Social Survey HQ