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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Are smokers having lung health checks ready to quit?

The NHS is offering lung health checks to people aged 55 to 74 who smoke…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Providing information about e-cigarettes at lung health checks

The NHS has a long-term plan to reduce the number of people smoking in England…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Developing emotion recognition training for autistic children

Autistic children find it difficult to process emotional information. Studies have shown that emotion recognition…

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 support and care for people with hypermobility disorders

Hypermobility disorders or ‘syndromes’ are where a person’s joints and connective tissue are very flexible,…

Themes Mental health Surgical and orthopaedic innovation

Predicting the risk of young people developing anxiety and depression

The number of adolescents experiencing anxiety and depression is increasing. We need to find better…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety

Do school PE kit policies impact girls’ body image?

The physical activity levels and self-esteem of girls decline with age. This is because adolescent…

Themes Diet and physical activity Mental health

Workstreams Population diet and physical activity Psychological interventions

Developing new virtual reality treatments for eating disorders

Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses. They affect all ages and genders, most commonly adolescents…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Psychosis prediction in primary care

Risk prediction models use data from electronic health records to predict the likelihood of something…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety