Research projects

Analysing the expectations and realities of postnatal care in England, in order to identify areas for attention and im...

MRI scans can be used to predict neurodevelopmental impairments in preterm infants. Birmingham City University conduct...

Determining the recovery response to muscle-damaging exercise when in a state of low energy availability.

Fetal growth restriction is a serious complication responsible for 30% of stillbirths. The EVERREST programme aims to ...

Exploring the experiences of mothers and families with twins or triplets to assess their care needs.

Helping athletes maximise their performances with personalised supplements of sodium bicarbonate, a hitherto inconsist...

The Making Mothers project concerns the analysis and development of novel antenatal care strategies to improve the hea...

Investigating whether sodium bicarbonate can help aid an athlete's performance and recovery, particularly in the world...

Analysing holding techniques (which involve keeping patients still during invasive treatment or examination) within th...

The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc ) is best known for causing severe respiratory infections in people with Cystic...

Managing epilepsy while pregnant can be distressing and potentially harmful, which is why many opt to use anti-epile...

Enhancing the understanding, and place a greater emphasis on, the nutritional needs of young swimmers to maximise thei...

Utilising the use of ergogenic aids to help adolescent swimmers maximise their performance.

Endometriosis is a painful condition affecting 1.6 million women in the UK and this study explores the perspectives ...

The time to peak blood bicarbonate, pH and strong ion difference in elite adolescent swimmers following sodium bicarbo...

This project aims to combat period poverty my researching and producing resources that advance knowledge in the mens...

Endometriosis is a painful condition and many sufferers require surgery to remove areas of endometriosis in order to...

This project assessed the feasibility of introducing new procedures in routine caesarean sections, which may reduce th...

Our team of researchers are developing innovative, interactive technology that will advance patient recovery and provi...

Exploring the factors behind falling rates of STI home test kit returns in Birmingham and Solihull.

PhD researcher Tom Brown is investigating why, despite its immense popularity, so few British South Asian cricketers m...

Birmingham City University researchers are embarking on a project to increase inclusivity in femtech apps by analysing...

In response to the introduction of nationwide Menstrual Health Education (MHE) in the UK, BCU researchers are investig...

Investigating bone mineral density in athletes and understanding which genetic variants may be associated with this ph...

Critically analysing the dementia care provision in the UK prison service.

Increasing our understanding of the spiritual and cultural beliefs around dementia to develop a nursing curriculum tha...

This study aims to provide contemporary evidence to support the development of policy, HV education and service pro...

This research explored family carers’ and professional carers’ experiences of pre-clinical dementia in the people they...

With a worldwide shortage of nurses and a large proportion of dementia sufferers based in nursing homes, this project e...

This qualitative study explores the experiences and perspectives of nurses who provide support to South Asian carers of...

Identifying training strategies and determining how registered health and social care practitioners change their pract...

With newly-qualified nurses often succumbing to stress and questioning their choice of career, this research project ai...

Innovate Dignity is a trans-national network that aims to deliver a shared, world-leading research and training progra...

Professor Joanne Brooke and Dr Maria Clark are researching the effects of social isolation on the elderly.

This project explores how period poverty initiatives have been mitigating the negative effects of coronavirus in order...

Identifying the different healthcare settings and specialities supporting the trainee nursing associate role.

With Covid-19 continuing to affect social care, how has the pandemic impacted - both professionally and personally - t...

Exploring the experiences of student nurses who are assigned clinical placements in prison settings in order to suppor...

The project aims to evaluate and advise the Women's Health Network in Bradford, a collective of women who strive to imp...

March is Endometriosis (endo) Awareness Month . Dr Annalise Weckesser , Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham City Uni...

Research projects

The role of epigenetic modifications in COPD

First time mothers' expectations and experiences of postnatal care in England

Evaluation of MR imaging to predict neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants

Recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage

Pregnant women’s experiences and perceptions of early-onset fetal growth restriction

Researching the experience of families with twins or triplets

Personalising sodium bicarbonate supplementation to maximise performance

Making mothers: feasibility study

Effects of sodium bicarbonate on exercise performance and recovery

Holding children and young people for clinical procedures

Zinc homeostasis at the host-pathogen interface

EMPiRE: Antiepileptic Drug Management in Pregnancy

Athlete preparation for elite swimming

Ergogenic aids for adolescent swimmers

Communicating endometriosis: health professionals' experiences

The difference in athletes post-sodium bicarbonate digestion

Plan UK Menstruation: Let’s talk. Period

Preventing recurrence of endometriosis by means of long-acting progestogen therapy

Reducing endometriosis and preventing sepsis at caesarean section

Developing interactive biofeedback technology to enable patient recovery

Barriers to Return of Home Sampling Kits for Sexually Transmitted Infections Requested Online: A Qualitative Study

The British South Asian pathway into elite cricket

Inclusivity within ‘femtech’: Period tracking apps and chronic health conditions

Period Dramas: what works within menstrual health education?

Genetics and Bone Mineral Density

PrisDem: Enhancing dementia care and support in prison populations

Understanding cultural beliefs and dementia

Supporting multiple birth families

Recognising dementia

Investigating burnout in nursing home nurses

Nursing support for South Asian carers of dementia patients

How do registered health and social care practitioners change their practice post Mental Capacity Act training?

Exploring experiences of online peer support for newly qualified nurses

Innovate Dignity

The impact of social distancing and isolation on the elderly during COVID-19

Periods in a Pandemic: how UK period poverty initiatives are mitigating Covid-19 related challenges

The experiences and expectations of trainee nursing associates

The impact of Covid-19 on care home staff

PrisNurS: Student nurse’s lived experience of a clinical placement in a prison setting

An Evaluation of the Women’s Health Network in Bradford

From Meghan Markle to Endometriosis… We don’t believe women