Research Projects

VR Pet Therapy for Improving the Lives of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder

This project, in collaboration with the NHS’ Autism Mental Health Intensive Support Team, looks to utilise powerful immersive virtual reality technologies into developing virtual pet therapy experiences to bridge this barrier to pet access by virtualising them, helping to reduce stress, anxiety, and ultimately improve their happiness, mental health, and the quality of their daily lives through newly modernised digital therapeutic experiences.

Read more

Exploring How Haptic Feedback Can Make Guidance and Navigation in Virtual Reality Accessible for Users with Visual Impairments

The current reliance on visual feedback in virtual reality head mounted display technologies can make the hardware inac...

Read more

Inclusive Augmented and Virtual Reality Experiences

To address the limited work in this area, the  Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Research Group  were awarded a grant...

Read more

Inclusive FinTech: Co-Creating Inclusive Future Financial Technologies with Disabled Communities

The  Inclusive FinTech project  aims to address the accessibility gap in financial technologies by engaging disabled...

Read more

Accessible 3D Design and Development for Disabled Creators

To address the challenge of making creative design and development activities more accessible, the  Human-Computer In...

Read more

Keeping deaf pedestrians safe from driverless cars

This research aims to fill this gap related to 11 million d/Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people in the UK (potential...

Read more

Inclusive AR/VR Experiences

After receiving a grant from Facebook, researchers at BCU are now investigating the opportunities around AR/VR to supp...

Read more

Wearable Systems for Emotional Behavioural Disorders

Monitoring children’s emotional and behavioural patterns via the use of wearable and external sensors tracking physiol...

Read more

Virtual Reality Ophthalmology Training

BCU researcher Andrew Wilson has worked with NHS trusts to develop a virtual reality app which allows medical students ...

Read more

Inclusive coding for disabled developers

This funded project seeks to make coding more accessible for developers with physical impairments.

Read more

Improving uniform design processes

This knowledge transfer partnership aims to help long-standing company Murray Uniforms to expand their design capabili...

Read more

KTP Partnership with GSK

This knowledge transfer partnership sees BCU experts partner with GlaxoSmithKline to create innovative augmented reali...

Read more

Vehicle configurator augmented reality system

Working in partnership to create immersive, real-time visualisation systems for motor vehicles.

Read more