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Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance pharmacovigilance and side-effect reporting of new drugs Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2027
The proposed PhD research will be conducted as part of the esteemed UK EPSRC funded COG-MHEAR research program, which aims to revolutionize the field of hearing assistive technology through the development of personalized multimodal solutions. This r... Read More about Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance pharmacovigilance and side-effect reporting of new drugs.

Evaluation of the scale, scope and processes of Overdose Response Teams and their impact on Overdose-Related Deaths in Scotland Dec 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2026
Scotland continues to have high levels of drug overdoses and related deaths. As a response to this, interventions called overdose response teams (ORTs) were started in 2019/20 to help reduce drug related deaths. ORTs primarily offer assertive outreac... Read More about Evaluation of the scale, scope and processes of Overdose Response Teams and their impact on Overdose-Related Deaths in Scotland.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: The ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial. Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027
This study (award: £2,497,467.37) is funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment, and is being delivered in partnership with The Salvation Army, the University of Aberdeen, the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, the University... Read More about Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: The ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial..

Co-design and adaptation of the Swallowing, Oral Health and Nutrition Knowledge and Skills (SONKS) training programme for carers who support people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) who have eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. May 1, 2025 - Oct 31, 2026
Management of safe swallowing for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is critical in reducing aspiration (swallowing) pneumonia, a leading cause of death. People with ID often depend on carers without a registered health qualification (family... Read More about Co-design and adaptation of the Swallowing, Oral Health and Nutrition Knowledge and Skills (SONKS) training programme for carers who support people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) who have eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties..

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.

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.

Developing remote exercise support and rehabilitation for patients after spontaneous coronary artery dissection - a feasibility study Dec 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2026
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognised as an important cause of myocardial infarction (MI), particularly among younger women and has been linked participating in strenuous physical activity (PA). This can lead to psy... Read More about Developing remote exercise support and rehabilitation for patients after spontaneous coronary artery dissection - a feasibility study.

COST Action Participant: CA23149 Democratization at stake? Comparing Anti-Gender Politics in CEE and NME countries

COST Action Participant: CA23149 Democratization at stake? Comparing Anti-Gender Politics in CEE and NME countries Feb 1, 2025 - Jul 31, 2028
In the era of globalization after the 1990s, the states of Eastern Europe (EE) as well as the close European neighbours in the Near and Middle East (NME) underwent significant social changes and political developments, especially with regard to democ... Read More about COST Action Participant: CA23149 Democratization at stake? Comparing Anti-Gender Politics in CEE and NME countries.