All Projects (1704)

Mapping inequalities in smart places Apr 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2023
The proposed collaboration aims to explore how digital and socio-economic inequalities are conceived and tackled in the implementation of smart places, addressing three research questions:
1. to what extent are local administrators aware and p... Read More about Mapping inequalities in smart places.

Exploring judgement and decision making noise in arboricultural risk assessment: What information do people use when making risk judgements, how does this influence decisions, and is this consistent across practitioners? Aug 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2023
Aim: To explore the effect of “noise” on judgements that underpin tree risk assessment and how these affect decisions, to inform the development of a holistic tree risk assessment tool/measure/guideline (format will be dependent on the findings of th... Read More about Exploring judgement and decision making noise in arboricultural risk assessment: What information do people use when making risk judgements, how does this influence decisions, and is this consistent across practitioners?.

Climate Responsive Procurement Mar 1, 2022 - Feb 28, 2023
Climate Responsive Procurement – A Pilot Study Of Local Authorities And Businesses In Scotland And England

Software-Hardware Ecosystems for AI Edge Devices (SHE) Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2023
AI hardware solutions are only useful if they’re compatible with all other layers of the technology stack, including the solutions and use cases in the services layer. Researchers in AI hardware can take two paths to achieve this goal. First, they co... Read More about Software-Hardware Ecosystems for AI Edge Devices (SHE).

Smart Composite Material for Advanced Building Fenestration to Enhance Energy Efficiency Jan 5, 2022 - Aug 31, 2024
Energy consumed by buildings for heating, cooling, and lighting needs, accounts for more than 40% CO2 emissions. However, while keeping the thermal and visual comfort, a substantial portion of energy is lost due to our inability to control the ingres... Read More about Smart Composite Material for Advanced Building Fenestration to Enhance Energy Efficiency.

An easier route for strength grading UK hardwoods Mar 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2026
The project aims to improve grading options for home-grown hardwoods, with a more cost-effective route to establishing grading and easier to apply visual grading rules for producers. Properties of three home-grown hardwood species are characterised b... Read More about An easier route for strength grading UK hardwoods.

Care Homes Appreciative Inquiry into Retention Jun 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2024
This proposal is for a programme of work that will involve both research and collaborative appreciative inquiry led quality improvement in Lothian care homes, targeted at improving the retention of high-quality frontline care home workers and enhanci... Read More about Care Homes Appreciative Inquiry into Retention.

Cloud based distribution system to tackle food poverty Mar 14, 2022 - Dec 15, 2023
Local food sectors, e.g. Foodbanks, still rely on paper-based referral systems whilst continuing to see increasing demand. In addition, the model of direct hand-outs of food parcels and electricity vouchers is unsustainable, lacks dignity for clients... Read More about Cloud based distribution system to tackle food poverty.

Digital Transformation of the Building Standards System Aug 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023
This project will support the digital transformation of the building standards system in Scotland by supporting a strengthened compliance system and putting in place the tools to develop a digital golden thread. Other work is being taken forward ar... Read More about Digital Transformation of the Building Standards System.

TrueDeploy - CyberASAP Phase 1 Apr 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022
The way in which we develop and supply secure, trusted software is broken. The dominance of open-source software and the interconnectedness of software between organisations has raised cybersecurity risks in the software supply chain.

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Qualitative study to explore the acceptability of an accelerated syncope strategy to patients and staff involved in the ASPIRED trial Jun 1, 2022 - Jan 14, 2024
The BHF funded ASPIRED study aims to determine whether immediate, enhanced (14-day) ambulatory ECG monitoring decreases the number of episodes of syncope at one year compared to standard care monitoring in ED patients presenting acutely with unexplai... Read More about Qualitative study to explore the acceptability of an accelerated syncope strategy to patients and staff involved in the ASPIRED trial.

Expert reviews to support Scotlands response to, and recovery from, Covid-19 Mar 23, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
Project Aims
i) To review evidence from Scotland and beyond on experiences of covid19 in prisons and identify transferable learning to inform Scotland’s Covid Recovery Strategy.
ii) To focus on innovations in prison policy and practice... Read More about Expert reviews to support Scotlands response to, and recovery from, Covid-19.

Virulence of diverse Listeria monocytogenes strains in an invertebrate infection model Jun 1, 2022 - Jul 27, 2022
Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a bacterium which is found throughout the environment and is the cause of listeriosis, a major food-borne disease. While annual case numbers are relatively low listeriosis has a high rate of fatality of 20... Read More about Virulence of diverse Listeria monocytogenes strains in an invertebrate infection model.

Exploiting micofluidic devices for physiologically relavent drug screening against human pathogens  Jun 1, 2022 - Jul 27, 2022
Undergraduate student summer project (8 weeks)

Co-creation of a digital resource to build students skills in ASsessing cardiovascular risk, MOtivating change and SUStaining a healthier lifestyle in themselves and others Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2024
Identifying cardiovascular risk factors (i.e., hypercholesterolaemia, smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity) and establishing cardiovascular prevention strategies are important approaches towards reducing the global health burden of cardiovascula... Read More about Co-creation of a digital resource to build students skills in ASsessing cardiovascular risk, MOtivating change and SUStaining a healthier lifestyle in themselves and others.

Medical Research Scotland Vacation Scholarship Jun 13, 2022 - Aug 8, 2023
Investigating the anti-metastatic potential of Honokiol by attenuating KISS1/ KISS1R signaling

Divulging the Secrets of Artificial Intelligence Apr 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022
Digital Infrastructures are complex systems that are built upon computing and communication hardware, and whose resilience is undermined by the security of its hardware building blocks, which has not received much consideration in the past. A focus o... Read More about Divulging the Secrets of Artificial Intelligence.

Acceptability and feasibility of using peer-led exercise snacks to increase physical fitness in adolescents May 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2023
Aims. This study aims to carry out a pilot and feasibility study into the use of ‘Exercise snacks’ - short bouts of high-intensity exercise – in adolescents.

Incubation hub for sustainable cities and communities v2 Apr 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2023
The recent data published by the SFC suggest that the percentage of College leavers that progress to University degrees is 43% for Engineering, significantly lower than other disiplines, and this is even lower for Colleges in SE Scotland (38%). Anoth... Read More about Incubation hub for sustainable cities and communities v2.

Exploring the relationship between listener receptivity and the source of music recommendation Jun 1, 2022 - Feb 26, 2023
Music streaming platforms (MSPs) employ recommender systems to assist listeners with navigating extensive libraries (Petridis et al., 2022), discovery of new content and establishing new audiences (Mehrotra et al., 2020). There are concerns that algo... Read More about Exploring the relationship between listener receptivity and the source of music recommendation.