GRiST cited as an excellent example of university research translated into practice.

A report prepared by Technopolis with the close support of the EPSRC and the Royal Academy of Engineering looked at the impact of university research using the case studies supplied by universities for the recent Research Evaluation Framework (REF). GRiST was one of the studies submitted by Aston University and was given a 4* rating (the highest). On page 30 of the report, it says: "The 514 REF case studies include numerous excellent examples of the contributions of engineering research to the better provision of public services in areas such as security and safety, human and mental health, transport, to name just a few. Box 4 showcases five concrete examples of the contribution of engineering research to these areas of public services". GRiST is one of these five.

GRiST is mentioned again as a good example of ICT research, on page 69: "Together with sensors, ICT and Computer Science applications have an ever-increasing importance in generating positive impacts in the health field. Among the main developments are those based on data initiatives for research and diagnostics. For example, Aston University developed the Galatean Risk and Safety Tool (GRiST), a clinical decision support system to assess and manage risks associated with mental- health problems.....The tool has changed organisational and clinical processes by systematically collecting risk information, and linking it to clinical risk judgements".