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 experiences and expectations of trainee nursing associates
Identifying the different healthcare settings and specialities supporting the trainee nursing associate role.
The impact of Covid-19 on care home staff
With Covid-19 continuing to affect social care, how has the pandemic impacted - both professionally and personally - t...
Reputable
The need for blockchain-based applications to interact with external services and applications is increasingly evident...
Digital Innovations for Niche Sector Industry Supply Chain Optimisation
The project will use the case of autonomous pods manufactured by Westfield Technology Group (WTG), a leading manufactu...
Co-MAP: Investigating Covid-19's impact on vulnerable young people
The Co-MAP project responds to the urgent need to understand the impacts of Covid-19 in relation to the most vulnerabl...
Determinants of corporate cash holdings in South Africa
Academics at BCU and the University of Hertfordshire have been working with officials in South Africa to provide an ana...
The New Urban Landscape Alliance
The New Urban Landscape Alliance, is a working group to raise awareness of the capacity of urban landscapes to address...
Music teacher attitudes to assessment
Working with international partners to investigate what music teachers think is important in assessments.
A Level music decline and disadvantage attainment gaps
Researchers in BMERG have been investigating the decline of young people choosing music as an A Level subject, and whe...
Re-thinking curricula: STEAM education from early years through to higher education
This project will explore the interaction between STEAM subjects and their inherent creativity to better understand th...
Drivers of Change Podcast
Silvia Gullino, Associate Professor in City Making has created a six series podcast called 'Drivers of Change' to highl...
From Meghan Markle to Endometriosis… We don’t believe women
March is Endometriosis (endo) Awareness Month . Dr Annalise Weckesser , Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham City Uni...
DfMA house knowledge-based engineering (KBE) tool for Life Cycle Cost and CO2 emissions
Birmingham City University have developed a Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) tool to estimate life cycle cost and CO2...
Centre for Towns Research
We work with communities through design and research to make towns more successful, sustainable and inclusive.
Art Diplomacy and Nation Branding: The Visual Politics of Re-inventing China
The research investigates how Chinese contemporary art has increasingly become a popular method to help rejuvenate Chi...