Projects (196)

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..

Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research 2022 Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
During the pilot phase of ADR UK the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR) has, together with
partners in the Scottish Government, delivered a series of policy-relevant projects based on the linking of novel sets of
administrativ... Read More about Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research 2022.

'Military Children' Promote, Protect, Prevent Sep 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2025
This project will seek to understand the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) (Health Care Access, Social Community, Neighbourhood and Environment, Education and Economic Stability) of Military Connected Children and Young People (MCCYP). Moreover, th... Read More about 'Military Children' Promote, Protect, Prevent.

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..

Mental health and substance use care pathways and outcomes for people released from prison Jun 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2025
Lay summary: It is important that people released from prison get help for mental health and substance use. This will protect their health and help them live life away from crime. People released from prison in Scotland are more likely to die from su... Read More about Mental health and substance use care pathways and outcomes for people released from prison.

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.

Co-creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit to enable pre-registration nursing students acquire the skills and knowledge to enable individuals with learning disabilities to self manage respiratory health issues Apr 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2025
Co-Design of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit to enable pre-registration nursing students acquire the skills and knowledge to enable individuals with learning disabilities to self manage respiratory health issues

Transforming Cancer Care Evaluation Oct 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2024
This is a follow on Evaluation from the TCAT and the ICJ that Edinburgh Napier undertook.

Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes Jan 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2025
The benefits of exercise and reduced sedentary behavior on health and wellbeing are important for the whole population, but for those with type 2 diabetes they have particular benefits in enhancing blood glucose control. This proposal is to explore t... Read More about Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes.

A detailed exploration of crossmodal associations with odour May 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2024
Odours play a critical role in everyday experiences including eating behaviour, relationships, and mental health. A loss of the sense of smell can therefore have devastating effects on one’s life. The goal of this project is to begin investigating th... Read More about A detailed exploration of crossmodal associations with odour.

Co-designing a Wellbeing Programme for Young Women to Raise Literacy of Social Media Marketing Oct 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2025
Our team at Edinburgh Napier aim to work in collaboration with the social charity Young Women’s Movement, local schools, and young girls themselves to develop a workshop blueprint that provides education and awareness of social media marketing and th... Read More about Co-designing a Wellbeing Programme for Young Women to Raise Literacy of Social Media Marketing.

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.

Suicide in Veterans - ALERT – act together to prevent suicide Apr 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2026
One is Too Many project: ALERT – act together to prevent suicide: Working across the Scottish public and 3rd sector and informed by veterans, ALERT will deliver, research, innovate, teach, and disseminate evidence-based innovations which support vete... Read More about Suicide in Veterans - ALERT – act together to prevent suicide.

Effects of multimodal prehabilitation on patients with colorectal cancer Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024
Exercise adherence in cancer patients is influenced by demographic, clinical, psychological, physical and environmental factors (Kampshoff et al., 2014). A multimodal personalised approach incorporating nutritional support, motivational interviewing... Read More about Effects of multimodal prehabilitation on patients with colorectal cancer.

British Council - TNE Exploratory Grant - with ACU Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025
Co-development of a Professional Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science - a first step to a long-term educational partnership between Edinburgh Napier University (UK) and Ahram Canadian University (Egypt)

VR Peritoneal Dialysis Training System v2.0 Nov 20, 2023 - Sep 30, 2025
VR Peritoneal Dialysis (VRPD) Training System version 2.0

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in children is rare - approximately 100-120 children enter ESKD per year in the UK, of whom about 30-35% will commence PD as their initial type of dialysis.... Read More about VR Peritoneal Dialysis Training System v2.0.

Attitudes and behaviours towards 20mph speed limit 3 years post intervention Oct 23, 2023 - Oct 18, 2024
1) Augment the previous research undertaken by the Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, to assess the impacts of the implementation of 20mph default speed limits across all Scottish Borders (SB) settlements
2) New fieldwork to... Read More about Attitudes and behaviours towards 20mph speed limit 3 years post intervention.

Hindsight: Improving awareness through rearward vision Jul 25, 2022 - Oct 25, 2022
While cycling is currently undergoing a period of growth, safety concerns - primarily relating to coexistence with motorised vehicles - remains a significant barrier to participation amongst potential cyclists.

The aim of this project is to deve... Read More about Hindsight: Improving awareness through rearward vision.

A Qualitative exploration of Scottish-Pakistanis experiences of policing. Oct 1, 2020 - Apr 30, 2024
In providing an understanding of the experiences of Scottish Pakistanis, findings will be of significant benefit to policy makers and practitioners, and will assist policing organisations in Scotland to improve their engagement with minorities. This... Read More about A Qualitative exploration of Scottish-Pakistanis experiences of policing..

Uncovering novel effectors of Nrf2 dysregulation in the progression of Alzheimer's Disease May 12, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021
Nrf2 activators show pre-clinical promise in the treatment of several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but exert clinical toxicity. Nrf2 regulates hundreds of anti-oxidant response element (ARE)-containing genes, but th... Read More about Uncovering novel effectors of Nrf2 dysregulation in the progression of Alzheimer's Disease.