All Projects (1841)

Exploring the views of children's nurses and the public to the routine use of physical restraint in the care of hospitalised children Oct 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Restraint involves using direct force to limit or restrict movement (Restraint Reduction Network 2019). Physical restraint in the care of vulnerable adults is seen as abuse, a breach of human rights e.g., DoH. (2012). Physical restraint has long been... Read More about Exploring the views of children's nurses and the public to the routine use of physical restraint in the care of hospitalised children.

Homework: Music Collaboration in Domestic Spaces Sep 2, 2024 - Oct 31, 2025
MUSCIDS is an interdisciplinary research project that investigates collaborative music making in the digital age. Our aim is to better understand changing ecologies of music production in the domestic and digital spaces of musicians in four European... Read More about Homework: Music Collaboration in Domestic Spaces.

Are nurses ready for robots? Understanding the digital technologies needs of nursing students Sep 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2026
We are witnessing an increased interest in digital health: from AI to robotics, technology is entering the healthcare environment and is proving to be an asset. During Covid-19, robots were used in hospitals to help with repetitive tasks, such as dis... Read More about Are nurses ready for robots? Understanding the digital technologies needs of nursing students.

A Giant on the Bridge Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
‘A Giant on the Bridge’: live narrative gig, writing, rehearsals and performance.
Creative practice-led research project.

TrueDeploy - ICURe Explore Apr 28, 2024 - Jul 26, 2024
12 weeks full-time programme to help research teams get out of the lab and explore the commercial potential of their research/technology.
TrueDeploy is an innovative platform designed to demystify and streamline software security, especially for... Read More about TrueDeploy - ICURe Explore.

Can I Afford to Belong? A Qualitative Exploration of Student Belonging in Scotland During A Cost of Living Crisis Jun 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027
As we move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, the global landscape of community and belonging has been critically altered, and the cost-of-living crisis now poses further barriers and inequalities for HE students internationally. With an increasing... Read More about Can I Afford to Belong? A Qualitative Exploration of Student Belonging in Scotland During A Cost of Living Crisis.

Creating a national linked dataset to understand rehabilitation delivery in Scotland Sep 1, 2024 - May 31, 2026
Despite recent advances in the use of digital health interventions to support people with cardiovascular disease, dissemination is uneven, and there are notable gaps in uptake. Our recent research projects in digital health include a nationwide blood... Read More about Creating a national linked dataset to understand rehabilitation delivery in Scotland.

Defining how the balance of glial homeostasis and inflammation drives brain ageing and neurodegeneration Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
This project aims to enable novel therapies for age-related neurodegenerative diseases by prioritising and defining the molecular mechanisms by which recently identified putative age-related genes are significantly enriched in homeostatic glial proce... Read More about Defining how the balance of glial homeostasis and inflammation drives brain ageing and neurodegeneration.

Exploring the Relationship between Habitat Biodiversity and Donkey Welfare: A Case Study in Scotland and the North of England May 6, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024
The application was written by Edinburgh Napier 4th year student Skye Kenny, in collaboration with Dr Gavin Ballantyne and partners at the University of the West of England and The Donkey Sanctuary.

The project will start before Skye graduates in... Read More about Exploring the Relationship between Habitat Biodiversity and Donkey Welfare: A Case Study in Scotland and the North of England.

Distinguished Visiting Fellow on AI-driven Cyber Security Jun 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
Dr Houbing Song's visit will facilitate collaborations between Scottish-based Computer Scientists and North America-based Computer Scientists. Researchers at the host institution will be in a good position to participate in U.S.-UK Research Collabora... Read More about Distinguished Visiting Fellow on AI-driven Cyber Security.

Linking microbial genes to methane emissions from peatlands under water-table changes Jun 1, 2024 - May 31, 2027
• Explore methane producing methanogens and methane consuming methanotrophs diversity
and functional genes across multiple peatland sites under water table changes and
quantitatively link it to methane fluxes.
• Study populations of methanogens an... Read More about Linking microbial genes to methane emissions from peatlands under water-table changes.

BlueFish Jun 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Establishing the movements, space use and critical habitats of mobile marine species is a significant challenge in mitigating the impacts of anthropogenic activity on them. This limits the sustainable use of ocean resources while preserving marine ec... Read More about BlueFish.

Embedding Public Health Approaches to the policing of alcohol in Kenya Aug 1, 2024 - Jul 31, 2025
Heavy handed law enforcement approaches that have historically been deployed by the Kenyan government to regulate alcohol consumption seem to have failed. It is estimated that 12.5% of Kenyans aged 15-65, especially young men, currently use alcohol,... Read More about Embedding Public Health Approaches to the policing of alcohol in Kenya.

Transforming Agriculture Residues to Bio-Composite Solutions for Sustainable Growth and Energy Efficiency in Brazil and Bangladesh Dec 13, 2024 - Dec 12, 2027
Many countries, like Brazil and Bangladesh, struggle with inefficient energy use and limited access to clean energy sources (Bangladesh) leading to high electricity bills, unreliable power grids, and unhealthy cooking practices. Brazil and Bangladesh... Read More about Transforming Agriculture Residues to Bio-Composite Solutions for Sustainable Growth and Energy Efficiency in Brazil and Bangladesh.

EIT Urban Mobility - Driver Fatigue Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025
A collaborative EIT UM bid partnering with Edinburgh Trams, IHF Ltd and Tallinn Bus

Privacy- and Consent-aware Data Sharing with Machine Learning Aug 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2025
The the basic elements of the research work; this will include key objectives of:
-Define an architecture of digital trust and identity integration using a Distributed Ledger.
- Integrate a citizen-controlled consent model for data-sharing attribu... Read More about Privacy- and Consent-aware Data Sharing with Machine Learning.

VanFill Innovation Voucher Jan 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
An innovation voucher applied for in conjunction with VanFill

WintrTech IV Aug 5, 2024 - Oct 31, 2024
Innovation Voucher application for design of sky mask quick release system

Evaluation of a digital Solution for the Assessment and Management of Pain in Scottish Care Services Jul 31, 2024 - Apr 24, 2025
This project focuses on evaluating a digital solution for assessing and managing pain among individuals with moderate to severe dementia in Scottish Care Services. The evaluation will focus on whether the tool contributed to improved patient outcomes... Read More about Evaluation of a digital Solution for the Assessment and Management of Pain in Scottish Care Services.

Methane-derived carbon in urban drainage ponds: characteristics and links to riparian ecosystems Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
Urban drainage ponds commonly have high methane production,
leading to local emissions. Dissolved methane may also act as a
carbon source for local food webs, through bacterial methane
oxidation, as has been found in other freshwaters, notably dee... Read More about Methane-derived carbon in urban drainage ponds: characteristics and links to riparian ecosystems.