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.
Shakespeare in the Middle East
Islam's research as one of the AHRC and BBC New Thinkers aimed to continue building British national identity by celeb...
Games and the Teaching of Literature
Evaluating the effect of education games on the learning and teaching of English literature.
Platform design for manufacture and assembly of housing
The platform enables house design to be faster to construct, economical to build and low impacts to the environment.
World War One football stories
Dr Islam Issa reviewed thousands of archives, letters and documents from the First World War, revealing how frequently...
Milton in the Arab Muslim world
In the first full length study of John Milton's influence in the Arab world, Dr Islam Issa reveals the poet's influenc...
The most profitable words on eBay
BCU researchers have analysed over 68,000 eBay listings in order to find the most successful language used on the onli...
The real voice of Elizabeth Siddall
Elizabeth Siddall was an important and influential artist and poet during the 19 th century, but did her published ...
Linguistic and socio-legal analysis of online forums for Litigants in Person
The project explored the online provision of information and advice directed at parents who turn to social media or on...
Terrorism and the Arts
Jonathan Harris and a team of international researchers have created an extensive new publication detailing the key def...
Transforming house construction with DfMA
Construction practice has hardly evolved in 40 years, and nor has productivity. Houses as a product have been criticis...
Disability Under Siege
Examining the role of arts and humanities in developing inclusive forms of education for children with disabilities. ...
Kipper and the Corpse
The Kipper and the Corpse saw Stuart Whipps pay homage to the iconic Longbridge Motor Factory by restoring a classic 1...
Speculative Natures
Speculative Natures, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, explores the role of contemporary art in imagining environmental ...
Independent Evaluation of FosterTalk Membership Services
Evaluating the influence that fostering support programme, FosterTalk, has on foster carer retention and developing re...
Bummock
Seeking to investigate, research and use unseen parts of archives as catalysts for the creation of new artworks.