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.

Testing a new drainage system for patients with fluid build-up around their lungs

A common treatment for patients with fluid build-up around the lungs is to have…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease

Could AI help with monitoring and predicting progression of interstitial lung disease?

Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) lead to around 1 in 100 deaths in the UK. Some…

Theme Respiratory disease

Using artificial intelligence to predict the progression of pulmonary fibrosis

Interstitial lung diseases affect over 70,000 people in the UK. These diseases cause shortness of…

Theme Respiratory disease

Saliva biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation

This project aims to validate a new point-of-care technology designed to look for certain biomarkers…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Airways diseases

Lung development in early life and respiratory diagnosis and treatment

More than 17 per cent of deaths around the world can be attributed to respiratory…

Themes Respiratory disease Translational data science

Workstream Airways diseases

Improving diagnosis and outcome prediction in pleural mesothelioma

Pleural mesothelioma is a cancer of the lining of the lungs. This is known as…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease

Predicting complications in malignant pleural effusions - a pilot study

Pleural effusion, where fluid builds up in the space around the lungs (the pleural…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease

Radiological assessment of pneumothorax

A pneumothorax is also known as a collapsed lung. It happens when air leaks into…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease

Using circulating tumour DNA to diagnose pleural mesothelioma

As a tumour or cancer grows, its cells die and are replaced by new ones.

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease