Research Projects
Our research is connected to outcomes that feedback into industry, culture and the environment. Find out more about our researchers and their projects below.
Transforming house construction with DfMA
Construction practice has hardly evolved in 40 years, and nor has productivity. Houses as a product have been criticis...
Disability Under Siege
Examining the role of arts and humanities in developing inclusive forms of education for children with disabilities. ...
Kipper and the Corpse
The Kipper and the Corpse saw Stuart Whipps pay homage to the iconic Longbridge Motor Factory by restoring a classic 1...
Speculative Natures
Speculative Natures, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, explores the role of contemporary art in imagining environmental ...
Independent Evaluation of FosterTalk Membership Services
Evaluating the influence that fostering support programme, FosterTalk, has on foster carer retention and developing re...
Bummock
Seeking to investigate, research and use unseen parts of archives as catalysts for the creation of new artworks.
Using vignettes to explore how supervisors and students clarify expectations during doctoral studies
The research will explore which strategies and resources are being used and how useful these are to student outcomes. ...
Virtual Reality Ophthalmology Training
BCU researcher Andrew Wilson has worked with NHS trusts to develop a virtual reality app which allows medical students ...
Federalism and State Legislative Opposition to the Affordable Care Act
The research investigated the legislation and related constitutional arguments used by certain state legislatures betw...
Local Governance Participation and Monitoring in California: The Role of the Civil Grand Jury
This research aims to fill the gap in current understanding of the work of these grand juries and its place in governm...
Periods in a Pandemic: how UK period poverty initiatives are mitigating Covid-19 related challenges
This project explores how period poverty initiatives have been mitigating the negative effects of coronavirus in order...
Compassionate Release
Analysing the scope of compassionate release in the US in an attempt to define state structures and approaches to the ...
Forensic Science and Jury Decision-making
Analysing the weight of forensic language used in court, in order to ensure the most accurate use of forensic evidence...
Automated Drum Transcription
Researchers within the Digital Media Technology centre have produced a state-of-the art music transcription system that...
Intelligent Music Production and Automated Music Transformations
Simplifying complex music production processes and making them more accessible, bridging the gap between musicians and...