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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Blowing carbon dioxide onto the heart to protect the brain during open heart surgery

Brain injury is common after open heart surgery and affects 6 out of every 10…
  • Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
  • Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery

Linking mental health records for research: Eating disorders as a test case

Mental health conditions affect many people, but research to better understand them through drawing on…
  • Theme Translational data science
  • Workstream Clinical informatics platforms

BRIDE: Improving access to NHS data to support research and care

Health services generate large amounts of data that could be used to improve patient care…
  • Theme Translational data science
  • Workstream Clinical informatics platforms

Improving how patients are selected for early evaluations of new surgical procedures and devices

Early evaluations are small studies about new or modified surgical procedures and devices. These studies…
  • Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
  • Workstream Innovative translational research methods

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

Linking imaging and clinical data to improve orthopaedic surgery

Orthopaedic surgery often changes how a joint moves, sometimes in ways that are intended…
  • Theme Translational data science
  • Workstream Clinical informatics platforms

Can pleural fluid cell differentiation accurately diagnose the cause of fluid around the lung?

Pleural effusion – a build-up of fluid around the lungs – can be caused by…
  • Theme Respiratory disease
  • Workstream Airways diseases

Establishing a framework for trusted data sharing between ALSPAC and the South West SDE

The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) has followed around 30,000 participants…
  • Themes Mental health Translational data science
  • Workstream Clinical informatics platforms

Mental health support for patients with prosthetic joint infection and their families

Deep prosthetic joint infection is a devastating condition that can cause pain, disability and death.
  • Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
  • Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery