Research projects

Our projects span early stage studies such as first in human and feasibility studies to developing new research methodologies and tools. Take a look at all our projects across all our research themes and workstreams.

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Delivering weight management support in Complications of Excess Weight Clinics

Obesity is a growing health challenge for children and young people in the UK. Around…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Clinical diet and physical activity

Optimising reassessment times for lung cancer screening

A person’s risk of developing lung cancer is currently estimated using 2 risk prediction tools.
  • Theme Respiratory disease

Exploring if low lung function in early life impacts COPD development

We still do not fully understand why some young people have lower patterns of lung…
  • Theme Respiratory disease
  • Workstream Airways diseases

Protecting young people from self-harm when a parent has mental health difficulties

Understanding what helps young people do well despite adversity is central to their mental health…
  • Theme Mental health
  • Workstream Psychological interventions

Understanding the link between sleep and Alzheimer’s disease

Over 55 million people in the world live with dementia. Alzheimer’s disease, the commonest cause…
  • Theme Mental health
  • Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety

Improving access to school-based physical activity for young people with type 1 diabetes

Research shows that physical activity improves blood sugar control, insulin sensitivity and heart health as…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Clinical diet and physical activity

Adapting a randomised controlled trial to evaluate sleeve gastrectomy

Evaluating new surgical procedures is difficult. This is because the surgical community often sees ‘new’…
  • Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation

Assessing minimally invasive surgery for oesophageal cancer

It is common for surgeons to modify new surgical procedures. Modifications don’t usually happen in…
  • Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
  • Workstreams Innovative translational research methods Novel surgical and orthopaedic techniques and devices

Testing the feasibility of a wound infusion catheter trial in children

A wound infusion catheter is a flexible tube used to deliver pain relief directly into…
  • Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
  • Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery