Projects (30)

An introduction to Total Sweet Xylitol Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2020
Purpose of the current project is to;

1) Determine the impact of Xylitol on weekly calorific intake
2) Access subjective satiation levels
3) Explore the relationship between gut hormone response and Xylitol consumption.

White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2021

Using Positive Simulation Training to improve expectations about the future in depression Feb 1, 2019 - Dec 16, 2023

Improving Safety and Productivity of Offshore Wind Technician Transit SPOWTT Mar 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2019

A multisensory approach to itch Sep 1, 2015 - Aug 31, 2018
Many skin diseases are accompanied by chronic and sometimes intractable itch. As those suffering from it can testify, chronic itch impairs sleep, quality of life and mood, but treatment options are limited and often have unwanted side effects. From a... Read More about A multisensory approach to itch.

AQUEDUCT Mar 1, 2016 - Nov 30, 2023

Evaluation of a complex intervention of journeying through dementia, with internal pilot trial with Dec 1, 2015 - Nov 30, 2019

PRIDE Mar 1, 2014 - Feb 28, 2019
People with dementia lose much more than just their memory and daily living skills. They can also lose their independence, their dignity and status, their confidence and morale, and their roles both within the family and beyond. They can often be see... Read More about PRIDE.

About Face Nov 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2019
The purpose of this project is to explore people’s experiences of dental reconstruction, an aspect of dental research which has, to date, received very little attention.

We are interested to understand how dental reconstruction (using contemporar... Read More about About Face.

An attentional bias approach to understanding and reducing the psychosocial burden of psoriasis Jan 1, 2019 - Apr 30, 2022
People with psoriasis are not only affected by the physical impact, but also by the psychosocial burden of the disease. Patients are often trapped in a mutually reinforcing cycle of social rejection, avoidance coping and social isolation, which is as... Read More about An attentional bias approach to understanding and reducing the psychosocial burden of psoriasis.

Improving Safety and Productivity of Offshore Wind Technician Transit SPOWTT Dec 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2020
The Safety and Productivity of Offshore Wind Technician Transit (SPOWTT) project seeks to improve both the safety and productivity of offshore wind technician transit. It seeks to do this by developing a launch decision support tool that will improve... Read More about Improving Safety and Productivity of Offshore Wind Technician Transit SPOWTT.

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training on Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment Apr 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2027
The move to cleaner economic growth is one of the greatest industrial opportunities of our time; a key industrial challenge for the 21st Century is to secure a resilient renewable energy supply. The offshore wind (OSW) industry underpins UK solutions... Read More about The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training on Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment.

Social Prescribing Jan 8, 2019 - Dec 7, 2021

GPG Jon Huddleston Sep 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019

The pull of reality: Egocentric bias in adult theory of mind Jul 9, 2021 - Apr 24, 2023
This project investigates the fundamental cognitive processes underlying our ability to understand other people's beliefs about the world, specifically when those beliefs are different to our own. Human beings have been described as "egocentric creat... Read More about The pull of reality: Egocentric bias in adult theory of mind.

The role of inhibitory and excitatory motor processes in planned scratch responses Sep 1, 2020 - Apr 30, 2023
Chronic itch patients are often stuck in a vicious, mutually reinforcing itch-scratch cycle, leading to exacerbation of symptoms and feelings of loss of control over their disease following a scratching bout. The aim of the present project is to brea... Read More about The role of inhibitory and excitatory motor processes in planned scratch responses.

Suicide bereavement service evaluation Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2023

DiSCOVERY: Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support within the ReCOVERY College Model: A Realist Evaluation Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024

The impact of oral manifestations of scleroderma on quality of life Jan 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2024
Scleroderma is know to have significant, chronic, impacts on dental health and presentation resulting in pain, great discomfort and facial disfigurement. This effects both the management of the condition but also leads to stigmatisation and social i... Read More about The impact of oral manifestations of scleroderma on quality of life.

Social Media & Suicide Postvention Project Feb 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024