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.

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...

Optimising outcomes in pregnant women with epilepsy and their babies

The aim of this project is t o improve maternal and offspring outcomes in pregnant women with epilepsy through early id...

Colonialism, Communism, Capitalism and the Copy: Surrealism and the People’s Republic of China

BCU researcher Dr. Lauren Walden, based in the Centre for Chinese Visual Arts, has recently completed a three-year rese...

Haptic Feedback for Supporting Navigation in VR Experiences for Users with Visual Impairments

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

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...

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...

Pedagogies of mercy for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in madrasah education

The aim of this research project is to gain enhanced knowledge and understanding of the environment, ethos, curriculum...

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...