All Projects (1745)

Research in Scotland on the Water Business: Strathpeffer Spa c.1850-2014 May 1, 2014 - Jun 30, 2017
To analyse the rise, decline, and rise again of Strathpeffer Spa, c.1850-2014. This project will provide insight into the history and development of a distinctive, business-related highland community; further our understanding of the history of tour... Read More about Research in Scotland on the Water Business: Strathpeffer Spa c.1850-2014.

KTP Delta DNA (Games Analytics) Nov 3, 2014 - Nov 2, 2016
To analyse in game communications to predict engagement of players.

Project Quaisten Jun 1, 2014 - Aug 1, 2015
To develop a question generator API to pull information from the web, based on defined questions types, confirming correct answers and implementing a process of question difficulty based on metrics about the individual question type and possible answ... Read More about Project Quaisten.

An investigation of commonly used IBD drugs on autophagy pathway activity and potential therapeutic benefit for the treatment of paediatric IBD Sep 1, 2014 - Aug 31, 2017
Recent genetic discoveries, principally identification of NOD2 and ATG16L1 as susceptibility loci, strongly implicate a dysregulated host response to enteric bacteria and the autophagy pathway in the pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease (CD). Several micr... Read More about An investigation of commonly used IBD drugs on autophagy pathway activity and potential therapeutic benefit for the treatment of paediatric IBD.

Development of Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland Jul 1, 2014 - Aug 1, 2015
The aim of the project was to provide seedcorn funding to expand the Scottish Local Policing Evidence Database (SLoPED) into a larger project, the Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS).

Young people with Learning disabilites & ethnic minority views about the HPV vaccine Nov 1, 2014 - Feb 25, 2016
In the United Kingdom (UK), cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 35 years. Human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 are sexually transmitted viruses which may contribute towards over 70% of cervical cancer cases. Since 20... Read More about Young people with Learning disabilites & ethnic minority views about the HPV vaccine.

Destination Organisations in Scotland: types, issues and characteristics Jul 1, 2014 - Dec 31, 2015
The aim of this project is to carry out a comparative study of the adaptation of destination organisations to their policy and operating environment in Scotland and Denmark with the view of identifying best practice. Following a systematic review of... Read More about Destination Organisations in Scotland: types, issues and characteristics.

Identifying and Strengthening Career Capabilities in Unemployed Youth Jul 1, 2014 - Jan 31, 2016
This project proposes to explore the impact of career guidance interventions on the well-being of workless adults. The research designs will use a combination of qualitative data generated by semi-structured interviews, and quantitative data derived... Read More about Identifying and Strengthening Career Capabilities in Unemployed Youth.

KTP City of Edinburgh Council Nov 3, 2014 - Aug 31, 2018
To develop an energy benchmarking, management and implementation strategy for a diverse building estate to meet the Council’s overarching sustainability strategy – ‘Sustainable Edinburgh 2020’ and beyond.

Innovate KTP no. 009555

KTP Farrpoint Oct 13, 2014 - Oct 12, 2016
To develop the prototype for a next-generation security platform with advanced detection capabilities.

KTP CGI International Ltd (Pyroguard) Apr 13, 2015 - Apr 12, 2018
To evaluate and understand the rheological behaviour of CGI Pyroguard technologies to inform new product development
and appropriately measure current production.

Innovate KTP no. 010023

Cross cultural end-of-life clincial decision making Sep 1, 2014 - Oct 31, 2019
A comparison of views and experiences of physicians in the referrals of end-stage organ failure patients for palliative care between HK and Scotland, UK

KTP Highland Colour Coaters Ltd Nov 17, 2014 - Mar 31, 2016
To further develop, optimise and upscale a current lab based technology for innovative surface coatings techniques into a
full scale production process.

Innovate KTP no. 009703

Enerwater Oct 1, 2014 - Oct 31, 2018
This project involves the research and development of novel systems to recover and re-distribute energy in food processing
and manufacturing premises, especially where there are demands for refrigeration and heating on-site and localised. The
proje... Read More about Enerwater.

Future Energy management of buildings Nov 4, 2014 - Jan 31, 2017
The focus of this proposal is to better understand how energy is consumed in SMEs through the analysis of real time data
and the development of SME energy management profiles, to study the potential to positively influence occupant behaviour towards... Read More about Future Energy management of buildings.

Value adding to Scottish larch Aug 15, 2014 - Aug 31, 2015
Following on from the work carried out by the centre into potential value added uses of Phytophthora ramorum infected larch, three technologies have been identified for further investigation. The technologies are glulam, dowel-lam and truss systems.

Parasites in the deep Nov 1, 2014 - Jan 31, 2016
Parasites collected from different fish species (e.g. Barathrites iris) from the New Hebrides trench and the Kermadec trench will be identified on a morphological and molecular level.

Offsite HUB (Scotland) Sep 1, 2014 - Jan 15, 2016
To develop and pilot learning material with lead industry partners with the view to setting up a skills HUB for Offsite Construction.

KTP Voluntary Action Fund Feb 9, 2015 - Feb 8, 2017
To design and establish a grant-making and development support platform that connects and aligns the CSR activities of
Scottish Businesses and the real and emerging needs in Scotland and the Third Sector.

Innovate KTP no. 009740

Effects of artifical noise on marine invertebrates Oct 29, 2014 - Nov 30, 2016
To address this lack of knowledge investigating whether underwater noise, such as arising from installation and running of marine renewables, has any effects on a range of behavioural, physiological, and genetic processes, evaluating how the increasi... Read More about Effects of artifical noise on marine invertebrates.