All Projects (300)

Developing an adoptive regulatory T cell therapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis Mar 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2024
The immune system contains a balance of cells that turn responses ‘on’ and those that turn it ‘off’. When this balance breaks down, inappropriate immune responses can attack healthy tissues causing autoimmune disease, such as rheuma... Read More about Developing an adoptive regulatory T cell therapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

The role of NamA in L. monocytogenes virulence gene expression Jun 3, 2019 - Jul 31, 2020
Student Placement Scholarship 2019. Provides up to 8 weeks of paid laboratory experience for an undergraduate student.

Investigating the prevalence and diversity of bacterial endosymbionts in Scottish hoverfly populations May 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
Investigating the prevalence and diversity of bacterial endosymbionts in Scottish hoverfly populations

Funded PhD studentship with Arsenal FC Oct 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2022
This project will investigate training load and injury in professional football.

Can exposure to excess androgen during fetal life increase risk of hepatic disease in male offspring? Jun 17, 2019 - Aug 9, 2019
Background
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition. Hyperandrogenaemia characterises PCOS, and is considered an ?in utero environmental programmer? of PCOS in female offspring. Male offspring from PCOS patients develop dyslipidaemia... Read More about Can exposure to excess androgen during fetal life increase risk of hepatic disease in male offspring?.

UK-India AMR Partnership Workshop May 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2019
joint UK-India AMR in the environment from antimicrobial manufacturing waste - partnership workshop.

Capturing the insights of parents of athletes in performance pathways Aug 1, 2019 - Feb 28, 2021
The Project
sportscotland is looking to contract a researcher to deliver an online survey and 6 focus groups with parents of performance pathway athletes from 4-6 sports, representing team, individual, combat and target orientated sports.

The re... Read More about Capturing the insights of parents of athletes in performance pathways.

words A thousand flowers will bloom: ensuring local initiatives inform national and international climate commitments Feb 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2022
Mangroves, seagrass meadows and salt marshes are referred to as Blue Carbon habitats. They are championed within climate change policy and international initiatives because of their exceptional power as natural carbon sinks. In addition, millions of... Read More about words A thousand flowers will bloom: ensuring local initiatives inform national and international climate commitments.

NERC Wallacea programme integration funds Nov 15, 2018 - Nov 14, 2021
Deforestation and forest degradation are causing widespread loss of tropical biodiversity, profoundly impacting ecosystem functioning as well as stocks of natural resources and ecosystem assets (natural capital). The greatest reductions in diversity... Read More about NERC Wallacea programme integration funds.

EEID travel award: Understanding transmission dynamics for bacterial zoonoses in humans, goats and camels among pastoral communities in Northern Kenya Sep 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2019
EEID travel award: Understanding transmission dynamics for bacterial zoonoses in humans, goats and camels among pastoral communities in Northern Kenya

Quantifying metal bioaccumulation in Nephrops norvegicus larvae exposed to cadmium and pile-driving noise Oct 1, 2019 - Dec 18, 2020
Quantifying metal bioaccumulation in Nephrops norvegicus larvae exposed to cadmium and pile-driving noise - Understanding the impacts and mechanisms of multiple stressors on marine life is fraught with difficulties arising from potential stressor int... Read More about Quantifying metal bioaccumulation in Nephrops norvegicus larvae exposed to cadmium and pile-driving noise.

Going AFK: interrogating the viability of desistance theorising for narratives of cyber-dependent criminal careers Jan 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2022
This project brings together two of the Co-Investigators’ fields of criminological research: desistance research and cybercrime. These areas currently exist in relative isolation to each other but offer the potential for important insights from cross... Read More about Going AFK: interrogating the viability of desistance theorising for narratives of cyber-dependent criminal careers.

Methane-derived carbon in upland stream food webs Oct 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2024
The project is a SUPER-DTP funded PhD studentship. The work will focus on the understanding of the processes involved in, and the significance of, the incorporation of methane as a carbon source via methane-oxidising bacteria (MOB) into upland river... Read More about Methane-derived carbon in upland stream food webs.

Investigating New Types of Engagement, Response and Contact Technologies in Policing Sep 1, 2021 - Nov 30, 2024
INTERACT (Investigating New Types of Engagement, Response and Contact Technologies in Policing) is a wide-ranging study of the use of technology in interactions between the police and public. It explores recent shifts towards technologically-mediated... Read More about Investigating New Types of Engagement, Response and Contact Technologies in Policing.

Applicability of the optical mesoscope technology to assess physical effects of noise on statocysts of marine invertebrate embryos/larvae: A proof of concept Feb 1, 2020 - Jan 31, 2023
We perceive oceans as quiet,but increasing levels of man-made noise can have negative effects on marine organisms. Invertebrates are under-represented in noise-related research but play significant roles in aquatic ecosystems. Noise can adversely... Read More about Applicability of the optical mesoscope technology to assess physical effects of noise on statocysts of marine invertebrate embryos/larvae: A proof of concept.

Cyber Security and the Third Sector in Scotland: a Pilot Project exploring Third Sector awareness and usage of Scottish Government cyber security products and resources Jan 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2020
The project aims to better understand how the Scottish Government?s cyber products, resources and support more generally are received by a small sample of differing Third Sector organisations. In doing so it will explore how and why these products be... Read More about Cyber Security and the Third Sector in Scotland: a Pilot Project exploring Third Sector awareness and usage of Scottish Government cyber security products and resources.

SHELTERs: Sustainable Homes Enabling the Long Term Empowerment of Refugees Mar 1, 2020 - Jan 31, 2025
This project addresses this major moral, humanitarian, and knowledge gap by following on from a highly successful seed-funded project, which developed—through participatory design and interdisciplinary research—a shelter prototype called Makazi (winn... Read More about SHELTERs: Sustainable Homes Enabling the Long Term Empowerment of Refugees.

Wester Ross Herring Spawning Ecology Sep 23, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023
Historically, herring was abundant around the West of Scotland and of high importance to the local economy. Today, the estimated herring stock size in ICES area 6a is at near an all-time low. In March 2018 and 2019 herring spawn was recorded near Loc... Read More about Wester Ross Herring Spawning Ecology.

A Culture of Psychosis: A psychosocial case study approach to contemporary 'ordinary psychosis' Oct 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2025
The proposed research project aims to investigate this changing set of clinical issues – which might be tentatively grouped within the category of 'ordinary psychosis' – via the development of a specialized methodology: a psychosocial case study appr... Read More about A Culture of Psychosis: A psychosocial case study approach to contemporary 'ordinary psychosis'.

Incorporating seagrass conservation and restoration into community based PES project (Phase 2) Oct 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2022
This project will implement the ‘Protecting seagrass through Payments for Ecosystem Services: A Community Guide’ document to facilitate the designation and initial monitoring programme of an Locally Managed Marine Area in Gazi Bay