Projects (297)

Easter Beltie Ecological Restoration Monitoring Research : 2022-27 Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2027
Easter Beltie Ecological Restoration Monitoring Research : 2022-27. This project aims to: a) Develop a multi-scale empirical understanding of the impact of nature based solution (NBS) based on hydrological, hydro-geomorphic, biogeochemical an... Read More about Easter Beltie Ecological Restoration Monitoring Research : 2022-27.

Local Roots and Global Branches: protecting blue carbon ecosystems under community-based management Jun 1, 2021 - Jun 1, 2022
Project Objectives:
1. Strengthen international collaboration in a post-Brexit world to address ongoing climate change impacts.
2. Contribute international learning in Scotland ahead of COP26, reflecting either the COP26 themes... Read More about Local Roots and Global Branches: protecting blue carbon ecosystems under community-based management.

Accelerating the Electric Vehicle Revolution Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
The proposed project includes two activities: a two-day event and a public opinion survey. The event, which will be hybrid, will target both secondary school students and adults through individual activities. For the first, engagement with secondary ... Read More about Accelerating the Electric Vehicle Revolution.

Monitoring expansion rate of timber for Jacket Pile Gripper Application Aug 1, 2021 - Jan 31, 2022
Monitoring expansion rate of timber for Jacket Pile Gripper Application

RSE COP26 International Climate Change Network Grants Jun 1, 2021 - Nov 30, 2021
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), with the support of the Scottish Funding Council, is pleased to invite applications for the RSE COP26 International Climate Change Network Grants.

The RSE COP26 International Climate Change Network Grants are... Read More about RSE COP26 International Climate Change Network Grants.

Building Standards - Research Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
The aim of the study is to investigate and assess the potential of remote verification inspection (RVI) techniques – specifically ‘live video feed’ - to satisfy reasonable enquiries in line with the requirements of Building Standards legislation... Read More about Building Standards - Research.

Gender Imbalance in Digital Technology Feb 12, 2021 - May 31, 2021
This project will examine what tertiary education institutions are doing to help tackle the gender imbalance in their Digital Technology courses. It will focus on the area of positive female role models and their use to raise awareness, aspirations a... Read More about Gender Imbalance in Digital Technology.

Programme Leadership: Strengthening Resilience, Supporting Learning Communities. Jan 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
The key purpose of this sector-wide activity is to deepen community and collaboration between programme leaders across the Scottish university sector and beyond. This will be achieved through a series of online workshops, action learning sets and as... Read More about Programme Leadership: Strengthening Resilience, Supporting Learning Communities..

Phase I: Innovation and commercialisation of homegrown wood fibre insulation Jan 18, 2021 - May 31, 2022
A project that seeks to outline the innovation and commercial use of natural fibre insulation products in the UK. It will be based on a gap analysis of products that are currently available from natural fibre materials but are non-UK produced. Addit... Read More about Phase I: Innovation and commercialisation of homegrown wood fibre insulation.

MeCCSA 2025 Conference: Identity and Belonging Sep 2, 2024 - Dec 19, 2025
Media and culture play a crucial role in shaping identity, especially in contemporary contexts marked by economic struggles, conflict, and migration. The significance of identity is heightened as individuals navigate their sense of self in new and ev... Read More about MeCCSA 2025 Conference: Identity and Belonging.

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).

Homegrown Bio-Offsite Manufactured (Bio-OSM) Accelerator Oct 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2020
The UK has the renewable natural resource, internationally recognised expertise, and technical capabilities necessary to be at the forefront of a new approach to delivering a sustainable and resilient built environment in response to the COVID-19 rec... Read More about Homegrown Bio-Offsite Manufactured (Bio-OSM) Accelerator.

Super Recognisers: Is bias their Kryptonite? Aug 31, 2020 - Aug 31, 2021
Super-recognisers (SR) have superior facial recognition skills and consistently outperform non-SR in facial recognition experiments. However, as well as performance in experiments, SR in the real-world would require the ability to avoid bias, which m... Read More about Super Recognisers: Is bias their Kryptonite?.

Socioeconomic Impact of Covid-19 on the Syrian Refugees in Scotland Jan 15, 2021 - Dec 1, 2023
The project will provide a unique perspective capturing Syrian refugees’ socio-economic and cultural precarity on their settlement journeys before, during and after the Covid-19 outbreak. These findings will be communicated to a number of stakeholder... Read More about Socioeconomic Impact of Covid-19 on the Syrian Refugees in Scotland.

Measuring Quality in Initial Teacher Education Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023
The MQuITE project seeks to involve all stakeholders in the development of a contextually appropriate means of measuring quality in initial teacher education in Scotland. It engages with both literature and practice to inform this process. The projec... Read More about Measuring Quality in Initial Teacher Education.

Investigating the use of temporary accommodation for housing asylum seekers and refugees during the COVID-19 outbreak Nov 20, 2020 - Feb 28, 2022
This project will explore the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on asylum seekers and refugees living in the UK, one of the most marginalised and most at-risk groups during the current pandemic. The project will focus on those individuals placed in tem... Read More about Investigating the use of temporary accommodation for housing asylum seekers and refugees during the COVID-19 outbreak.

New directions in digital jazz studies: music information retrieval and AI support for jazz scholarship in digital archives Feb 14, 2021 - Aug 13, 2023
The key research questions that motivate this project may be framed this way: How can we increase the value of jazz archives by applying technology and developing methods for digital musicology and humanities more generally that enable better discove... Read More about New directions in digital jazz studies: music information retrieval and AI support for jazz scholarship in digital archives.

Prestressed Bamboo-Timber Composite - Phase Two Aug 31, 2020 - Nov 30, 2020
The main objectives of this project include: 1) completion of the full-scale pre-stressed Bamboo-Timber Composite Beam prototype with the support of manufacturing expertise and capacity from the industry; 2) convert the novel and effective structural... Read More about Prestressed Bamboo-Timber Composite - Phase Two.

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..

Road to COP26 Innovation Grant Programme Nov 1, 2020 - Feb 28, 2022
Description:
Crafting Futures Nepal (CFN) is a partnership between Edinburgh Napier University (Inge Panneels, Creative Informatics), Kathmandu University and Applied Arts Scotland (AAS), funded by the British Council. Applied Arts Scotland (AAS) ar... Read More about Road to COP26 Innovation Grant Programme.