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.

Motif

Eating after exercise

The aim of this project is to explore how we can help people reduce their…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Prostate cancer – Exercise and Metformin Trial (Pre-EMpT)

The Prostate cancer – Exercise and Metformin Trial (Pre-EMpT) was a trial involving men diagnosed…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Clinical diet and physical activity

PASSPORT: Creating a school-specific physical activity portfolio

Physical activity is important for children’s physical and mental health. The UK government recommend that…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Consumer laboratory

Obesity can lead to a range of diseases including stroke, heart disease and cancer. To…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity

REST study

Sleep and pain are strongly linked and improvements in sleep have been shown to have…

Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation

Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery

Developing replacement heart valves

The flow of blood inside the heart is controlled by valves. The largest of these…

Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation

Workstream Novel surgical and orthopaedic techniques and devices

Increasing physical activity in children and young people

Physical activity is important for the health and well-being of children and young people. However,…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Biomarkers for screening and diagnosing lung cancer

In the UK, only 15 per cent of people diagnosed with lung cancer will still…

Theme Translational data science

Workstream Omics for prediction and prognosis

Creating the infrastructure to enable translational data analysis at scale

Our priority is to create the data infrastructure to enable analysis of linked administrative and…

Theme Translational data science

Workstreams Clinical informatics platforms Large, complex datasets