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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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

Improving support and care for people with hypermobility disorders

Hypermobility disorders or ‘syndromes’ are where a person’s joints and connective tissue are very flexible,…
  • Themes Mental health Surgical and orthopaedic innovation

A new approach to diagnosing thoracic endometriosis

Endometriosis is where cells similar to those in the lining of the womb grow in…
  • Theme Respiratory disease
  • Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease

Is hydrogel safe and effective for weight loss?

Surgery is the most effective but also the most expensive way for maintaining long-term weight-loss…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Clinical diet and physical activity

Exploring what helps families reduce the amount of meat in their diet

Eating a diet rich in plant-based foods and reducing the amount of meat we eat…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Exploring why people eat more after exercising

This project builds on a scoping review we recently completed on eating…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Evaluating a digital programme to help schools improve inclusivity of their PE kits

Our earlier research showed that many girls feel uncomfortable in their school PE kits, which…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Population diet and physical activity