Analysis that drives decisions
Case studies from across the research sector — portfolio evaluations, strategic landscapes, and bespoke analytical work that led to real decisions.
Designing a Vendor-Independent Bibliometric Platform - British Heart Foundation
Designed a metric framework of ~30 indicators and built blueprint code for a vendor-independent bibliometric platform linking together 4 unique data sources — enabling BHF to evaluate their portfolio and track early career researchers without expensive subscriptions.
Mapping dementia research funding in the UK for the NIHR Three Schools' Dementia Programme
Report with the most comprehensive compilation of UK dementia research funding to date — analysing 1,092 active grants worth £131 million, combining topic modelling, vector embeddings and large language models to map themes, gender disparities and geographic distribution across the landscape.
Mapping Neurodegeneration Diagnostics for a National Strategy - Medicines Discovery Catapult
Mapping key technologies, researchers and companies across fluid, imaging and digital biomarkers of neurodegeneration — helping shape the strategy for the Neurodegeneration Initiative under the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission.
Impact Evaluation and Analytical Training Programme - The Health Foundation
Three complementary workstreams — portfolio evaluation, rapid landscape analyses, and tailored training — enabling The Health Foundation to independently conduct advanced analyses and maximise the value of their research data.
Mapping the UK's IBD Research Landscape - Crohn's & Colitis UK
A comprehensive analysis of the IBD research landscape in the UK — combining open datasets, topic modelling and large language models to categorise over 13,000 papers and deliver 11 strategic conclusions with actionable recommendations.
Evaluating a Fellowship Programme's Research Impact - Leukaemia UK
A detailed evaluation of 35 completed Fellowships blending bibliometric analysis, thematic mapping with vector embeddings, and AI-generated narratives — showcasing how Fellows expanded their networks, progressed their science, and leveraged substantial additional funding.
Evaluating Six Decades of Women's Health Research - Wellbeing of Women
Using AI tools, bibliometric analyses and expert interviews to evaluate decades of research funding — uncovering the incredible impact of Wellbeing of Women's investments in women's, girls' and babies' health for their 60th anniversary.
International analysis of academic-industry collaboration across major research funders
A large-scale comparative analysis of academic-industry collaboration across eight public funders in six countries — combining machine learning classification, vector embeddings and citation impact analysis on 600,000+ grants and 1.7 million publications to benchmark the UK's collaborative competitiveness.
AI-Augmented Mapping of the Ageing Research Landscape - Dunhill Medical Trust
Combining traditional search methods with an automated LLM classification system to identify and analyse ageing research grants from an open dataset — achieving 78% agreement with expert manual classification.