Research Projects
Our research is connected to outcomes that feedback into industry, culture and the environment. Find out more about our researchers and their projects below.
Enhancing Learning and Teaching Quality through Collaborative Observation
Enhancing Learning and Teaching Quality through Collaborative Observation (ELTQCO) was an 18-month project, funded by...
Empowering Practitioners’ Professional Learning Through Unseen Observation
The innovative “unseen observation” project with Walsall College, led by Professor Matt O’Leary in the Centre for the...
Supporting flexible pathways and effective student transitions in college-based higher education
Using a case-study approach, the project will explore several areas of focus related to the overarching theme of suppo...
NIHR’s economic return at the regional and national level
We are developing an UK economy-wide multi-region multi-sector Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to evaluate ...
Birmingham School Surveys Music Research
The Birmingham School Surveys Music Research Project is a three-year project focused on developing our understanding o...
Social Prescribing and Health Inequalities
Health inequalities remain a growing public health challenge in the UK and globally. Social prescribing, introduced in...
Attention and decision-making differences between Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The primary goal of this research is to improve the differentiation between foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) a...
Grass Roots of Digital Europe (GRADE)
GRADE’s aim aligns with the European Digital Decade which runs from 2020-2030 to improve citizen involvement with digi...
Building Relationships to Improve Discharge Guidance for South Asian families of children with congenital heart disease in England
The BRIDGE project aims to evaluate the understanding of congenital heart disease (CHD) within South Asian families in...
Nursing Roles and Career Pathways in Congenital Heart Disease Networks in England
The NHSE Clinical Reference Group (CRG) for congenital heart disease (CHD) and the workforce subgroup is evaluating th...
Vibrotactile feedback for the accessibility of DAWs for Blind and Visual Impaired Music Creators
Haptic technology presents promising avenues for enhancing the usability of computer interfaces, offering supplementa...
Developing a Congenital Heart Assessment Tool Mobile Application
Babies born with complex congenital heart disease (e.g. half a working heart) have their first stage of cardiac surger...
Inclusive use of Artificial Intelligence ineducation in Vietnam: AI powered inclusive education digital transformation in rural and urban schools
This interdisciplinary project aims to address digital transformation across Vietnam, focusing on developing practices...
West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator
The West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) is funded by the Department for Science, Innovation ...
Digital Prototyping via Eye Gaze Interaction
This project aims to explore new inclusive opportunities for designers with physical impairments and we are investigat...