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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Understanding the link between adolescents’ body clocks and low mood

During adolescence, teenagers experience a shift in their body clock towards sleeping and waking later.
  • Theme Mental health
  • Workstream Psychological interventions

Using the urban environment to help people recover from psychosis

Psychosis is mental health condition that affects around 0.7 per cent of adults in England.
  • Theme Mental health
  • Workstream Psychological interventions

Tackling physical activity inequalities for South Asian girls

Physical activity has many benefits for people of all backgrounds and abilities. South Asian…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Population diet and physical activity

REST study

Sleep and pain are strongly linked and improvements in sleep have been shown to have…
  • Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
  • Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery

Physiotherapy for people with severe lung failure

Patients experiencing severe lung failure are put on specialist life support. They are very…
  • Theme Respiratory disease
  • Workstream Airways diseases

Reviewing the evidence on arm and shoulder rehabilitation following critical illness

In 2023, over 215,000 patients were admitted to ICUs across England, Wales, and Northern…
  • Themes Respiratory disease Surgical and orthopaedic innovation

Understanding the causes of breathlessness in people with long-COVID

People with long-COVID continue to have health problems for many months or years after…
  • Theme Respiratory disease
  • Workstream Airways diseases

Improving the evidence on the effects of intermittent fasting on appetite

This project explored ways to monitor the effects of intermittent fasting on appetite and…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Clinical diet and physical activity

Rehabilitation for revision joint replacement

When a knee replacement fails, a revision operation is needed to remove and replace…
  • Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
  • Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery