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.

World War One football stories

Dr Islam Issa reviewed thousands of archives, letters and documents from the First World War, revealing how frequently...

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.

Using vignettes to explore how supervisors and students clarify expectations during doctoral studies

The research will explore which strategies and resources are being used and how useful these are to student outcomes. ...

Virtual Reality Ophthalmology Training

BCU researcher Andrew Wilson has worked with NHS trusts to develop a virtual reality app which allows medical students ...

Federalism and State Legislative Opposition to the Affordable Care Act

The research investigated the legislation and related constitutional arguments used by certain state legislatures betw...

Local Governance Participation and Monitoring in California: The Role of the Civil Grand Jury

This research aims to fill the gap in current understanding of the work of these grand juries and its place in governm...

Periods in a Pandemic: how UK period poverty initiatives are mitigating Covid-19 related challenges

This project explores how period poverty initiatives have been mitigating the negative effects of coronavirus in order...