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.
The Distant Unknown: Contemporary Art from Britain
This exhibition aimed to cross international boundaries by introducing a Chinese audience to five British artists, who...
Thailand Biennale Krabi 2018
Professor Jiang Jiehong of the Centre for Chinese Visual Arts curated the biannual Thailand Biennale (2018)
Exploring the application of property level flood risk adaptation
This project aims to examine the applications of property level flood risk adaption in homes and businesses in the UK,...
Everyday Legend: Reinventing Traditions in Chinese Contemporary Art
Understanding the decline in traditional Chinese arts and culture amid the country’s rapid economic growth.
I Hear Your Dreams: Contemporary Art from Norway
This project explored the artistic representation of dreams in different cultures, their socio-political meanings and ...
Waiting for diagnosis: an artistic exploration
This project aim ed to explore the impacts of waiting on patients undergoing clinical treatment, as well as ways to...
Recognising dementia
This research explored family carers’ and professional carers’ experiences of pre-clinical dementia in the people they...
Investigating burnout in nursing home nurses
With a worldwide shortage of nurses and a large proportion of dementia sufferers based in nursing homes, this project e...
Communicating the Impacts of Austerity and Inequality
Austerity is a prevalent theme of current socio-political and economical culture but the impact on public health, thou...
Nursing support for South Asian carers of dementia patients
This qualitative study explores the experiences and perspectives of nurses who provide support to South Asian carers of...
Public Perceptions of Inequalities in Health and Income
This project aims to assess and critically inform the public's perception of health inequalities in the UK, thus infor...
How do registered health and social care practitioners change their practice post Mental Capacity Act training?
Identifying training strategies and determining how registered health and social care practitioners change their pract...
Exploring experiences of online peer support for newly qualified nurses
With newly-qualified nurses often succumbing to stress and questioning their choice of career, this research project ai...
PrisDem: Enhancing dementia care and support in prison populations
Critically analysing the dementia care provision in the UK prison service.
Understanding cultural beliefs and dementia
Increasing our understanding of the spiritual and cultural beliefs around dementia to develop a nursing curriculum tha...