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.

Haptic Feedback for Supporting Navigation in VR Experiences for Users with Visual Impairments

The current reliance on visual feedback in virtual reality head mounted display technologies can make the hardware inac...

Pedagogies of mercy for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in madrasah education

The aim of this research project is to gain enhanced knowledge and understanding of the environment, ethos, curriculum...

Inclusive FinTech: Co-Creating Inclusive Future Financial Technologies with Disabled Communities

The  Inclusive FinTech project  aims to address the accessibility gap in financial technologies by engaging disabled...

Inclusive Augmented and Virtual Reality Experiences

To address the limited work in this area, the  Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Research Group  were awarded a grant...

Accessible 3D Design and Development for Disabled Creators

To address the challenge of making creative design and development activities more accessible, the  Human-Computer In...

Under the Cyber Eyes

Dr. Shiyu Gao,  awarded Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Birmingham School of Art, has created a unique art exhibition...

Physicochemical Optimization of STOPSPERM Bioportides for Clinical Utility

Aligned with the Male Contraceptive Initiative priority of targeting sperm motility, this research award will enable th...

Development of a software system to enhance audit efficiency and audit quality

This is a systems project in a growth-oriented audit sector. It is aimed to improve efficiency, raise standards of cus...

Supporting BAME Families of Prisoners with social-action research

In partnership with  Himaya Haven CIC , Birmingham City University is conducting community-led social action researc...

Creating Schools of Recovery

‘Creating “Schools of Recovery”’ (SoR) was a two-year project to explore and evaluate a partnership model with theatre...

Making Gender Equality Matter in Schools (MGEMS)

Making Gender Equality Matter in Schools (MGEMS) makes a direct response to concerns evidenced in the research literatu...

STEM-Power: Enabling Progression of STEM Women Researchers

This research aims to build a knowledge exchange e-resource that provides free access to resources and project assets ...

DEAREST: Co-creating healthy ageing in a Northern City

The aim of this research was to undertake a co-creation study with older people living in a northern city in the Unite...

Helping older people and their informal carers to prevent pressure ulcers in community settings

This project is implementing and evaluating a co-designed, tailored intervention to support pressure ulcer prevention b...

AlCohol HArM PreventIOn iN pregnancy (CHAMPION)

The aim of this research is to co-design a theoretically informed intervention to support midwives in implementing an a...