Projects (61)

Development of a scale-up process for production of Kombucha Aug 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Gut Feelings main commercial product is Kombucha, a fermented tea produced by natural microbial fermentation and assumed to contain a variety of microbes that link to health benefits. It is produced using a two-stage process in which a SCOBY (a symbi... Read More about Development of a scale-up process for production of Kombucha.

The impact of COVID-19 on the justice voluntary sector Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
The aim of the project is to explore the experiences of third sector criminal justice organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to understand how organisations and the sector as a whole have been impacted, and how they have adapted in these... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 on the justice voluntary sector.

Mountain Biking Data Sonification Sep 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2023
We are embarking on a collaborative project between Music, the Sports, Exercise, and Health Science Research Group, and the Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland (MTBCOS) in a project encouraging people to be active and creative, with targeted benefits t... Read More about Mountain Biking Data Sonification.

Do iron-oxide nanoparticles contribute to Parkinsons Disease pathology? Oct 1, 2021 - Nov 21, 2022
Anthropogenic iron-oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) detected in ultrafine particulate matter caused by traffic and industrial emissions have increased substantially over time, constituting one of the most serious threats to human health. However, IONPs ha... Read More about Do iron-oxide nanoparticles contribute to Parkinsons Disease pathology?.

TB/COVID-19 co-infections within a 3D in vitro imaging system Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
TB/COVID-19 co-infections within a 3D in vitro imaging system

Covid-19 support scheme for Postdoctoral researchers 2021 Oct 1, 2021 - Dec 27, 2021
Covid-19 support scheme for Postdoctoral researchers 2021

Scotland-India Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment Network (SIAMREN) Oct 23, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
This project focuses upon the creation and growth of a network of researchers within Scotland and India who have common research interests in the challenges presented by the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment. In this pro... Read More about Scotland-India Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment Network (SIAMREN).

The impacts of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine (with a particular focus on internally displaced Persons with Disabilities) Feb 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
The proposed research will provide an in-depth qualitative assessment of the multifaceted impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on internally displaced PDWs in Ukraine by working with key stakeholders at the national and regional levels (including gove... Read More about The impacts of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine (with a particular focus on internally displaced Persons with Disabilities).

Drug Checking in Scotland. Jan 18, 2021 - Jan 17, 2023
The primary aim and purpose of this project is to create a programme of work to research, and plan/prepare for delivery of, drug checking projects in Scotland. We will develop the evidence base to both inform, and build infrastructure for, the delive... Read More about Drug Checking in Scotland..

Going AFK: interrogating the viability of desistance theorising for narratives of cyber-dependent criminal careers Jan 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2022
This project brings together two of the Co-Investigators’ fields of criminological research: desistance research and cybercrime. These areas currently exist in relative isolation to each other but offer the potential for important insights from cross... Read More about Going AFK: interrogating the viability of desistance theorising for narratives of cyber-dependent criminal careers.

Funded PhD studentship with Arsenal FC Oct 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2022
This project will investigate training load and injury in professional football.

BikeSenz: getting to grips with cyclists' comfort. Jul 8, 2019 - Oct 7, 2019
Although the overall benefits of cycling to health and wellbeing are well understood, the prevalence of several painful and debilitating injuries of the wrist, including ulnar neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome is relatively high amongst cyclists.... Read More about BikeSenz: getting to grips with cyclists' comfort..

Exploring experiences of miscarriages of justice Aug 1, 2019 - Jan 31, 2023
The proposed research will explore victims’ experiences of miscarriages of justice. It will investigate the narratives that individuals who have been wrongfully imprisoned have to share about their lives prior to incarceration, their experiences of S... Read More about Exploring experiences of miscarriages of justice.

Host Defence Peptides as novel modulators of autophagy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Oct 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2022
Increasing numbers of patients are diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) each year, both in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Most drugs in current use for the treatment of IBD target the immune system to reduce inflammation and induce remi... Read More about Host Defence Peptides as novel modulators of autophagy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Cathelicidins as Novel Therapeutic Antivirals for Dengue Infection Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2022
A significant challenge faced by modern society is the lack of therapeutics for a large number of infections, particularly those that are endemic or widely spread in developing countries. Dengue is one such infection which is endemic inIndonesia - it... Read More about Cathelicidins as Novel Therapeutic Antivirals for Dengue Infection.

An examination of the assessment of vulnerability for suicide for those who have experienced intimate partner violence: A cross-cultural comparison between Hong Kong and Scotland. Oct 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2022
The aim of this research is to examine policing, health professionals’ and victims’ understandings of the assessment of vulnerability for suicide in IPV victims, incorporating a cross-cultural comparison to establish:
a) How do health professionals... Read More about An examination of the assessment of vulnerability for suicide for those who have experienced intimate partner violence: A cross-cultural comparison between Hong Kong and Scotland..

IBD drug effect on autophagy (IDEA) Oct 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2018
An investigation of commonly used IBD drugs on autophagy pathway activity and potential therapeutic benefit for treatment of paediatric IBD

Development of a novel 3D culture system to understand bone:cartilage crosstalk in osteoarthritis Sep 1, 2018 - Apr 30, 2023
Osteoarthritis affects more than 9 million people in the UK and is the leading cause of disability. In osteoarthritis, joint tissues (cartilage and bone) undergo structural damage which ultimately produces pain and the impairment of normal activities... Read More about Development of a novel 3D culture system to understand bone:cartilage crosstalk in osteoarthritis.

Biomaterial Risk Management Nov 1, 2017 - Jan 31, 2022
Development of a reliable methodology for better risk management of engineered biomaterials in Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products and/or Medical Devices.

BIORIMA stands for Biomaterial Risk Management. BIORIMA aims to develop an integrated risk m... Read More about Biomaterial Risk Management.

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.