Projects (297)

Increase total physical activity time through active travel across the population Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2020
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 he... Read More about Increase total physical activity time through active travel across the population.

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Research Project Oct 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2022
This research project explores the interdependencies between stakeholders within the Scottish jazz and blues scenes through the gathering and processing of data from musicians, promoters, audiences and public funders towards an understanding of a com... Read More about Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Research Project.

Impacts of School Street closures on the local highway network Jan 23, 2020 - May 31, 2022
This project is to extend understanding of wider impacts of temporary street closures. It will consider any re-distributional effects of street closures around schools and it is under consideration whether it can also assessment impacts on current in... Read More about Impacts of School Street closures on the local highway network.

words A thousand flowers will bloom: ensuring local initiatives inform national and international climate commitments Feb 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2022
Mangroves, seagrass meadows and salt marshes are referred to as Blue Carbon habitats. They are championed within climate change policy and international initiatives because of their exceptional power as natural carbon sinks. In addition, millions of... Read More about words A thousand flowers will bloom: ensuring local initiatives inform national and international climate commitments.

HyFive - SheilaFleet Jewellery Jun 10, 2019 - Dec 9, 2019
This project would facilitate a feasibility study and energy survey for 4 organisations on Orkney, to explore the possibilities of transferring to a low carbon hydrogen fuelled energy system. The overall outcome would be 4 diverse companies offering... Read More about HyFive - SheilaFleet Jewellery.

HyFive - OrkneyCheese Jun 10, 2019 - Dec 9, 2019
This project would facilitate a feasibility study and energy survey for 4 organisations on Orkney, to explore the possibilities of transferring to a low carbon hydrogen fuelled energy system. The overall outcome would be 4 diverse companies offering... Read More about HyFive - OrkneyCheese.

HyFive - NorthVet Jun 10, 2019 - Dec 9, 2019
This project would facilitate a feasibility study and energy survey for 4 organisations on Orkney, to explore the possibilities of transferring to a low carbon hydrogen fuelled energy system. The overall outcome would be 4 diverse companies offering... Read More about HyFive - NorthVet.

Optimisation of AirNode mesh nets Sep 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2020
Urban air quality affects the lives of millions, according to WHO statistics air quality contributes to 6.7% of all deaths worldwide. Managing air quality in urban areas is now a priority for governments. In order to manage air quality and to predic... Read More about Optimisation of AirNode mesh nets.

Research informed teaching of sustainable development in South Africa: The case of 'Local' Building Materials and their Environmental impacts Apr 1, 2019 - Jun 14, 2023
The study examines the properties and benefits of selected local materials (such as clay and recycled elements) and whether their use as construction materials enhances environmental protection. The rationale for this examination stems from the views... Read More about Research informed teaching of sustainable development in South Africa: The case of 'Local' Building Materials and their Environmental impacts.

CSIC Mass Timber Commercialisaton Dec 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2021
Edinburgh Napier University to investigate and undertake the following tasks:
•Collate, analyse and summarise their research base on mass timber and its viability as a construction technique for the UK construction industry.
•Update figures around... Read More about CSIC Mass Timber Commercialisaton.

Bamboo-Timber Composite Materials for Structural Use Aug 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019
Based on the successful proof-of-concept pioneering timber structures manufactured in the university lab, the proposed project aims to explore the potentials to 1) develop an innovative prestressed Bamboo-timber Sandwich Composite Beam; 2) to improve... Read More about Bamboo-Timber Composite Materials for Structural Use.

Construction on Peat Jun 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Housing Construction on Peatland: Opening up Opportunities and Minimising Disruption through Innovation – Phase 1 Feasibility of Proposed Solutions

Monitoring Of Railway Related Infrastructure Using Optical Fibre Sensors Apr 8, 2019 - Mar 28, 2020
Student Placement Innovation Voucher as continuation of earlier Standard Innovation Voucher in partnership with Geo-Info Ltd.
This project aims to extend the earlier project by assessing the performance of the same optical fibre sensors for full sca... Read More about Monitoring Of Railway Related Infrastructure Using Optical Fibre Sensors.

Hydrogen Powered Distillery for Orkney May 1, 2019 - Oct 14, 2019
A recent study undertaken under the Energy Technology Partnership (PJ0208-EUB) identified hydrogen energy solutions for a craft distillery based on the Islands of Orkney. The proposed solution of utilising locally generated hydrogen to displace both... Read More about Hydrogen Powered Distillery for Orkney.

Innovative Engineered Bamboo-Timber Composite Materials Sep 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2020
The proposed project aims to 1) develop an innovative prestressed Bamboo-timber Sandwich Composite Beam; 2)
to improve the I-bone Bamboo-timber Composite Beam with the support of the manufacturing expertise and
capacity from the industry.

Incorporating seagrass conservation and restoration into community-based PES projects (Phase 1) Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
The project aims to explore and develop ways in which the C storage function of seagrass meadows can be used to help their conservation, in particular through community-based PES schemes.

CupClean - fast coffee cup cleaner Feb 11, 2019 - May 31, 2019
This project is to assist in the research of cleaning coffee cups to a standard acceptable for public use. The research will be used in the development of a product that can be installed in office spaces, which is the first target market.

The aim... Read More about CupClean - fast coffee cup cleaner.

SIRT 2018-19 (WP1&2) Aug 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2019
Our research activities are focused on understanding the physical and mechanical properties of wood and how these affect its performance in different applications. Our main aim is to better understand how the management site, and climate, of forests... Read More about SIRT 2018-19 (WP1&2).

Continental Style Zebra Crossings Dec 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2022
This project is to assess the feasibility of making continental style zebra crossings legal on Scotland's roads and to test their impact on pedestrian safety, attitudes and experience. Scotland provides a good testing ground for new initiatives that... Read More about Continental Style Zebra Crossings.

Harmonisation of Timber Frame to Eurocode 5 Dec 16, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019
To undertake a structural analysis of a series of timber frame buildings to determine the implication of harmonising to Eurocode 5.