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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Waist-to-height ratio as a tool for predicting metabolic risk

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that people…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Exploring safe moderation of online suicide and self-harm content

People who access content about self-harm online can find that it affects their mental health.
  • Theme Mental health
  • Workstream Psychological interventions

Using genetics to find links between diet and disease

Understanding how diet affects our long-term health is a major challenge in nutrition research. Randomised…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Predicting mental illness risk using health records

Serious mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, suicidal thoughts, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can…
  • Theme Translational data science
  • Workstream Large, complex datasets

Painless glucose monitor for children and young people living with diabetes

For children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes, checking blood sugar levels is essential to…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Clinical diet and physical activity

Can e-cycling help people recovering from prostate and breast cancer?

Being physically active after a cancer diagnosis is linked to better health. It reduces the…
  • Theme Diet and physical activity
  • Workstream Clinical diet and physical activity

Building a linked eye health data resource for AI research in the South West

Eye diseases such as cataract, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy are…
  • Theme Translational data science
  • Workstream Clinical informatics platforms

What causes patients to be readmitted to hospital after community-acquired pneumonia?

Pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs, usually caused by an infection. Most people get better…
  • Theme Respiratory disease
  • Workstream Airways diseases

What puts patients at risk of pleural infection?

Pleural infection is an infection of the space between a person’s lungs and the wall…
  • Theme Respiratory disease
  • Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease