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.
Recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage
Determining the recovery response to muscle-damaging exercise when in a state of low energy availability.
The impact of social distancing and isolation on the elderly during COVID-19
Professor Joanne Brooke and Dr Maria Clark are researching the effects of social isolation on the elderly.
Red-Alert
To detect and monitor terrorist activity, Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) increasingly rely on social media intelligenc...
Birmingham In Real Time
Birmingham in Real Time (BiRT) has a simple, clear but highly beneficial mission – to make available, and improve ac...
Big Data Corridor
The Big Data Corridor (BDC) started as a way to link businesses with emerging technologies and help them utilise their ...
Innovate Dignity
Innovate Dignity is a trans-national network that aims to deliver a shared, world-leading research and training progra...
The Shadow Never Lies
This exhibition explored the meaning of shadow in different cultural contexts and determine, through contemporary art, ...
The Unseen: The Fourth Guangzhou Triennial
Taking part in the Guangzhou Triennial, one of the largest art events in China, the BCU team's curation of the theme 'U...
Asia Triennial Manchester: Harmonious Society
This exhibition was centred around the concept of harmony, specifically in response to the notion of Chinese Harmony a...
The Distant Unknown: Contemporary Art from Britain
This exhibition aimed to cross international boundaries by introducing a Chinese audience to five British artists, who...
This is Shanghai: An Exhibition of Urban Parallels
This exhibition explored the ideologies behind President Xi Jinping's notion of the Chinese Dream.
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 ...