All Projects (1703)

Statistical and machine learning approaches for the characterisation of soils Sep 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2024
This Fellowship application aims to develop DEM simulation approaches to enable the large-scale simulation of industrial and engineering applications effectively, realistically and reliably. This will be done using physically based models for contact... Read More about Statistical and machine learning approaches for the characterisation of soils.

Development of fuel cell three-wheeler for urban green transportation in India Mar 1, 2023 - Feb 28, 2025
The proposed consortium aims at developing a technological framework for renewable energy networks and smart wireless Charging infrastructure to cater the demand from sustainable energy transportation. In countries like Ind... Read More about Development of fuel cell three-wheeler for urban green transportation in India.

Take Ten Scoping Study Jan 4, 2023 - Aug 31, 2023
This is an external inward investment by the Scottish Catalyst Fund to conduct a programme of scoping work with a company new to Scotland and the University. We will be working with the company to test their healthcare technology device in a range of... Read More about Take Ten Scoping Study.

Optimisation of moorland bird surveys project Jan 1, 2023 - Apr 4, 2023
To analyze existing moorland bird survey data to investigate if there is an optimal (in terms of data quality vs effort level) approach to achieve the aims of detecting, and estimating breeding densities of, certain breeding species.

The Policy Cards project - CAPE funded Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024
The purpose of the project is to continue and finish the development of the Policy Cards. The Policy Cards are a card-based ideation tool that facilitates the analysis and development of policy campaigns. Using card-based ideation allows for the deve... Read More about The Policy Cards project - CAPE funded.

ExtraCECI: A cluster randomised controlled trial of community-based person-centred enhanced care for people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana May 1, 2024 - Apr 30, 2028
This study focuses on people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who continue to experience distressing symptoms and concerns, so that even while taking their HIV medications, they still have physical pain and psychological, social and spiritual concerns th... Read More about ExtraCECI: A cluster randomised controlled trial of community-based person-centred enhanced care for people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana.

Armed forces communities support project Mar 1, 2023 - Feb 28, 2025
This project is to support ex military personel in societal challenge, as follows:-
Develop a clear pathway to benefit serving and veteran parents and their children with additional support needs, when educationally transitioning to and from S... Read More about Armed forces communities support project.

On the executability and malicious retention of adversarial malware samples generated using adversarial learning. Jan 27, 2023 - Jan 27, 2023
A SICSA Sponsored Research Theme Event
Machine Learning (ML) models have been shown to be vulnerable to adversarial examples designed to fool ML models to classify them as benign rather than malicious. This has led to several research efforts... Read More about On the executability and malicious retention of adversarial malware samples generated using adversarial learning..

Development and Optimisation of the Dolphin Wave Energy Converter Oct 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2027
The Dolphin Wave Energy Converter will be analysed and optimised using different techniques. Experimental and theoretical work will be required to come up with an optimum device capable of gathering energy from the sea waves motion.

The Future of Mental Health Law: a comparative analysis of law reform debates in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, England and Wales Aug 31, 2023 - Dec 4, 2023
Mental Health Law and its relationship to human rights has become increasingly contested following the
adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Human rights arguments
coupled with rising rates of com... Read More about The Future of Mental Health Law: a comparative analysis of law reform debates in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, England and Wales.

Placements for tech start-ups and scalars Jan 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023
The aim of this proposal is to prepare the groundwork for a sustainable pipeline for placement students wanting to work in tech Scale-ups and Start-ups in Scotland. Employers and students will be provided with information to make reasoned decisions.<... Read More about Placements for tech start-ups and scalars.

EPSRC DTP Studentships Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2028
EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership allocation 2022-24

Cross Border Consumer Enforcement: Looking to the Future Feb 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2022
Report writing project with University of Reading for UNCTAD.

No Problem (In) Here? Scoping the Experiences of Catholics in Scottish Prisons Feb 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2024
This project is a small development project to explore the experiences of Catholics in prison, with a particular interest in inequalities. The research will involve a literature review, a small number of interviews with prison chaplains and an online... Read More about No Problem (In) Here? Scoping the Experiences of Catholics in Scottish Prisons.

Modern Studies teaching development work Feb 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
This Knowledge Exchange project is funded by the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice research (the SCCJR). Our team comprises Dr Rebecca Foster (ENU, project lead), Dr Estelle Clayton (ENU), Karyn Mabon (University of Glasgow), Dr Katrina Morrison... Read More about Modern Studies teaching development work.

Assessing and Protecting Spawning Herring and Associated Biodiversity: WOSHH-eDNA-Sound Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2025
Assessing and Protecting Spawning Herring and Associated Biodiversity: WOSHH-eDNA-Sound
Herring helped to generate local income, identity, and societal change for centuries in Scotland, but their numbers on the west coast have been in decline... Read More about Assessing and Protecting Spawning Herring and Associated Biodiversity: WOSHH-eDNA-Sound.

Bundling seagrass carbon with mangroves Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
The high costs of measuring carbon stocks and increments in subtidal seagrass beds mean that fully accredited seagrass carbon projects, using current standards and protocols, are not usually financially viable. The required precision means that any m... Read More about Bundling seagrass carbon with mangroves.

PhD Studentship (Homomorphic Encryption) Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2026
This PhD studentship will be funded at £10k per year for a period of three years, and focus on homomorphic encryption in 5G / 6G network slices and strategies to foster and enhance federated structures in the medtech and health domains. SCEBE will pr... Read More about PhD Studentship (Homomorphic Encryption).

Development of an immobilized artificial membrane liquid chromatography /mass spectrometry-based platform to assess the pulmonary permeability of drug candidates. Jun 12, 2023 - Aug 4, 2023
In this project, 53 analytes whose apparent permeability through Calu-3 cell line is known from the literature (Lin, Chiu, Wang, & Tung, 2022) will be studied by immobilized artificial membrane (IAM)- HPLC. Indeed, Berry and co-workers (Zemski Berry... Read More about Development of an immobilized artificial membrane liquid chromatography /mass spectrometry-based platform to assess the pulmonary permeability of drug candidates..

Impacts of forestry on breeding curlew distribution Mar 1, 2023 - Jun 1, 2023
We were approached by Forestry Commission England (FCE) to consider addressing five key questions they had identified as being important in terms of impact of forestry on curlew over the next 5-10 years and beyond, in order to feed into FCE’s policy... Read More about Impacts of forestry on breeding curlew distribution.