Research

Birkbeck's researchers explore the fundamentals of data science, the application of cutting-edge technology for data analytics, and data science products.

We use our expertise to help transform businesses, society and the economy for the better – from leveraging data in the right ways to address challenges, to the ethical governance and regulation of data protection and autonomous systems.

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research centres and institutes

Birkbeck Centre for Cognition, Computation and Modelling

Our research spans the breadth of modelling techniques and frameworks employed in the study of human behaviour.

Birkbeck Knowledge Lab

We draw on multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives and methodologies from across the sciences, social sciences and arts to investigate how digital technologies and digital information are transforming our learning, working and cultural lives.

Birkbeck Institute for Data Analytics

BIDA provides the focus and a platform for research that combines data from computing and pervasive technologies, and a wide range of academic disciplines.

EXPLORE OUR REF 2021 IMPACT CASE STUDIES IN THIS AREA

The significance of the impact which derives from Birkbeck's research was reconfirmed in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, with 85% of our impact case studies rated in the world leading or internationally excellent categories.

Enhancing vehicle deployment strategies at the London ambulance service

Birkbeck researchers worked with the London Ambulance Service (LAS) to create software to predict ambulance response times with 80% greater accuracy.

Global standards for smart city infrastructure

Research into federated entity identification systems led to the development of Recommendation ITU-T Y.4805, a worldwide standard for global information infrastructure.

Virtual knowledge graphs in industry and the public sector

Virtual Knowledge Graphs facilitate information extraction without relying on IT specialists, opening up data repositories to data analytics.

Impact of interpretative phenomenological analysis

IPA is a qualitative methodology for describing and understanding how individuals make sense of their personal experience.

New strategies for portfolio management: applying estimates of equity yields and duration

David Schröder’s research has directly influenced the commercial practice of investment and portfolio managers.

The World Prison Research Programme: reducing the harms of over-incarceration

The World Prison Research Programme gathers, analyses and publishes the best available data on prison populations.

Open Access and Open Library of Humanities

Caroline Edwards and Martin Eve focus on the principle that outputs of publicly funded research should be widely and freely accessible.

Robert Paul and the origins of British cinema

This study looks at the re-discovery of lost films by Robert Paul, Britain’s most important early film pioneer and an important part of the country’s national heritage.