Research projects

Our projects span early stage studies such as first in human and feasibility studies to developing new research methodologies and tools. Take a look at all our projects across all our research themes and workstreams.

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Supporting orthopaedic surgeons to avoid or reverse negative outlier status

Hip and knee replacements are common and usually successful operations. However, around 2-5% of patients…

Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation

Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery

Developing online resources to create accessible patient information leaflets

The National Literacy Trust says 1 in 6 adults in England have…

Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation

Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery

Increasing the inclusivity of physical activity research

Being physically active in childhood is important for staying healthy. Regular activity helps children maintain…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Are smokers having lung health checks ready to quit?

The NHS is offering lung health checks to people aged 55 to 74 who smoke…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Providing information about e-cigarettes at lung health checks

The NHS has a long-term plan to reduce the number of people smoking in England…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Developing emotion recognition training for autistic children

Autistic children find it difficult to process emotional information. Studies have shown that emotion recognition…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

A scoping review of equality, diversity and inclusion reporting in early-phase surgical research

Researchers often conduct early studies when new types of surgery are being developed. They test…

Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation

Workstream Innovative translational research methods

Guidelines for using multiple imputation without bias in studies

In health research, it’s common to have missing information in study data. This missing…

Theme Translational data science

Workstream Large, complex datasets

Understanding the link between sleep and Alzheimer’s disease

Over 55 million people in the world live with dementia. Alzheimer’s disease, the commonest cause…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety