Research engenders a spirit of enquiry, discovery and enthusiasm among staff and students.
It promotes a realisation that academic subjects are not static but constantly changing and developing, pushed forward by research. Thus research activity refreshes and updates our teaching and ensures it is delivered with zeal and confidence. There is a rich variety of activity and research output reported here, from musical performances to design and from engineering products and basic science to scholarly books and journal articles. If research is to have any impact on teaching and learning, on future developments of the discipline and on local and national economies it must be disseminated through presentations at conferences and in all forms of published media. With the vocational emphasis of the University of Huddersfield it is pleasing to see a large fraction of our research income comes through the teaching company scheme, the objectives of which include the spread of research ideas into the practical world of manufacturing and commerce.