Projects (171)

Using microfluidic biochips to develop a dynamic environment for pathogen infections Jun 5, 2023 - Jul 16, 2023
To give hands on experience for an undergraduate student in cell culture.

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..

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.

Co-design of a clinical decision support tool for use in patients with acute chest pain in the Emergency Department Aug 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2023
Our objective is to reduce 30-day reattendance by a fifth in patients presenting with acute chest pain to the Emergency Room using artificial intelligence tools to augment clinical decisions. To achieve this, we will provide diagnostic probabilities... Read More about Co-design of a clinical decision support tool for use in patients with acute chest pain in the Emergency Department.

Medical Research Scotland Vacation Scholarship Jun 13, 2022 - Aug 8, 2023
Investigating the anti-metastatic potential of Honokiol by attenuating KISS1/ KISS1R signaling

Exploiting micofluidic devices for physiologically relavent drug screening against human pathogens  Jun 1, 2022 - Jul 27, 2022
Undergraduate student summer project (8 weeks)

Virulence of diverse Listeria monocytogenes strains in an invertebrate infection model Jun 1, 2022 - Jul 27, 2022
Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a bacterium which is found throughout the environment and is the cause of listeriosis, a major food-borne disease. While annual case numbers are relatively low listeriosis has a high rate of fatality of 20... Read More about Virulence of diverse Listeria monocytogenes strains in an invertebrate infection model.

Learn @ Lunch - The occupation of drinking alcohol in later life Mar 1, 2022 - Dec 20, 2022
Health effects of drinking in later life

Music and Communication for Mothers and Young Children in Prison Dec 6, 2021 - Dec 6, 2022
The objectives of the research workshops for the project, ‘Music and Communication for Mothers and Young Children in Prison’ are threefold;

1) to investigate current music practice in prisons between mothers and their young children that is not a... Read More about Music and Communication for Mothers and Young Children in Prison.

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.

Translating informed consent in Scottish maternity services Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
This project examines informed consent during pregnancy, labour and birth in the case of parents with limited English-proficiency (LEP) in Scotland (e.g. refugees and asylum seekers who have recently arrived at the country). It is often difficult for... Read More about Translating informed consent in Scottish maternity services.

Increasing Physical Activity through Active Travel - Year 3 Dec 1, 2021 - Nov 30, 2022
A major element of the project is to help increase total physical activity time through active travel across the population. Research interests include:
- translational research to ensure the evidence–base on transport, the built environment and hea... Read More about Increasing Physical Activity through Active Travel - Year 3.

Queer Futures 2 Jan 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2022
Queer Futures 2 is a large national UK study to identify and evaluate early intervention mental health support and services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+) young people. Funded by the National Institute for Health... Read More about Queer Futures 2.

Functional outcomes of robotic replacement techniques Nov 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2023
The ROBOTA study is evaluating the functional outcomes of patients that undergo Robotic Assisted joint replacement at Spire Murrayfield hospital.

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.

MORE RESPECT: A Randomised controlled trial of a sexual health promotion intervention for people with severe mental illness delivered in community mental health settin Sep 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2026
This study focuses on people with severe mental illness (SMI) which includes problems like bipolar affective disorder, psychosis and other long-term problems that severely impact on daily activities. It is recognised that people... Read More about MORE RESPECT: A Randomised controlled trial of a sexual health promotion intervention for people with severe mental illness delivered in community mental health settin.

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?.

Incentives to Motivate Active Mobility Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
In addition to reducing carbon emissions, active mobility (i.e., walking and cycling) improves citizens’ health by increasing physical fitness and well-being. In many cases, however, citizens exhibit habitualized usage behavior and – despite the inhe... Read More about Incentives to Motivate Active Mobility.

Student to Newly Qualified Social Worker - Making a Successful Transition Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
This research explores the transition from student to Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW). This research examines the challenges in terms of confidence competence, and professional identity. The aims of the research is to support the student in maki... Read More about Student to Newly Qualified Social Worker - Making a Successful Transition.