Evidence of impact

Supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy through better measurement, monitoring and standards.

• Improving greenhouse gas monitoring and emissions reporting
  Quantifying impact in the environment sector: A greenhouse gas emissions monitoring study

• Strengthening the UK’s environmental measurement infrastructure
  Importance of the measurement infrastructure

Providing the measurement capability that underpins secure, reliable digital systems and national timing infrastructure.

• Quantifying the economic impact of the National Timing Centre
  The economic impact of the National Timing Centre on collaborating companies

• Understanding the UK’s measurement landscape for data and digital systems
  Quantifying measurement activity in the UK

Improving patient outcomes and supporting innovation in healthcare through accurate, reliable measurement.

• Enhancing radiotherapy outcomes through improved dose measurement
  Estimating the impact of improved dose control on clinical outcomes in radiotherapy

• Understanding how measurement services support healthcare and laboratory users
  A customer survey for three of the core labs in the National Measurement System   

• Insights from healthcare users of the National Measurement System
  NMS Healthcare survey (2025)

• Understanding how measurement services support laboratory users
  NMS customer survey summary

Supporting regulation, standards and national capability across critical sectors including aerospace and public infrastructure.

• Assessing the impact of regulatory changes in the aerospace sector
  Using stock market data to measure the effect of EASA's amendments to regulations governing components for the aerospace sector

• Evaluating how innovation programmes strengthen UK resilience and capability
  Evaluating the impact of the NMS Innovations Projects on supported firms

• Reviewing how the National Measurement System delivers impact
  Review of the evaluation activities for the NMS

• Defining the future role and scope of the National Measurement System
  National measurement system scoping study

Driving productivity, investment and growth by supporting businesses with world-leading measurement expertise.

• Demonstrating the economic value delivered to UK businesses
  Direct economic benefits of NPL on Regularly Supported Firms (2023)

• Measuring the reach and impact of the National Measurement System across industry
  Assessing the reach and impact of the NMS laboratories on UK private sector businesses

• Quantifying the return on investment from NPL support
  A net present value assessment of NPL's support to UK businesses

• Enabling increased investment in R&D and innovation
  The role of measurement in increasing investment in R&D and innovation

• Supporting the UK’s ambition to increase R&D intensity
  Achieving the 2.4% GDP target: the role of measurement in increasing investment in R&D and innovation

• Understanding demand for NPL’s services and their market impact
  Estimating the price elasticity of demand for NPL's services

• Evaluating how public funding drives uptake of measurement services
  The impact of the national measurement system funding on the uptake of NPL's service

• Exploring how measurement supports innovation and economic growth
  A meta-analysis of NPL's impact case studies: Charting NPL's economic and societal benefit mechanisms

• Snapshot of the private sector impact of the National Measurement System
  Infographic showcasing the main findings of the NMS private sector report

Understanding the overall contribution of NPL and the National Measurement System to the UK economy and society.

• An evidence‑based overview of the UK’s National Measurement System and its impact on productivity, innovation and wider societal outcomes.
  A Summary of the Evidence for the Economic Impact from the NMS Programme

• Assessing the overall impact of NPL and the National Measurement System
  The impact of NPL and the National Measurement System

• Insights from UK businesses using National Measurement System laboratories
  A survey of UK-based businesses using laboratories funded through the National Measurement System (2023)

We develop analytical frameworks, models and evidence to evaluate and quantify the impact of measurement science and the National Measurement System.

• Explore our impact analysis and methodology
  Access detailed reports covering economic modelling, innovation analysis, bibliometrics and future impact.