All Projects (77)

C-Screening: Cervical cancer screening in older women aged 55 – 64 years old Mar 1, 2016 - Feb 28, 2019
The purpose of this study is to explore cervical screening amongst older women (55-64 years) living in Yorkshire. We will investigate the views and experiences of women regarding cervical screening and explore the attitudes of healthcare professional... Read More about C-Screening: Cervical cancer screening in older women aged 55 – 64 years old.

Evaluation of the potential of UAV mounted Imaging FTIR Spectroscopy for Enhanced Detection of Yellow Rust Infection in Winter Wheat Crops in China Jan 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2020
Yellow rust disease caused by the fungus Puccina striiformis has a severe impact on the production of winter wheat worldwide. The epidemic of yellow rust may result in extremely severe yield loss and deterioration in grain quality. The potential of u... Read More about Evaluation of the potential of UAV mounted Imaging FTIR Spectroscopy for Enhanced Detection of Yellow Rust Infection in Winter Wheat Crops in China.

THYME: CCF BIO ECONOMY Apr 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2021
The THYME Project is a new collaboration between the Universities of York, Hull and Teesside to build the bioeconomy sector across Yorkshire, Humberside and the Tees Valley. In collaboration with regional industry, LEPs and the wider community, the... Read More about THYME: CCF BIO ECONOMY.

Heritage Oriented Mega Events in Europe Oct 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2022
In the past, many cities used mega-events to support capital and revenue investments and boost tourism while harnessing their competitiveness on a global scale. Until recently, the emphasis has been placed by and large on the creation of new infrastr... Read More about Heritage Oriented Mega Events in Europe.

GCRF- PPF 20 Forecasting Ebola Spillovers Feb 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
Since the 1970s, the Ebola virus recurrently emerges from the Afrotropics. The 2014 epidemic alone
affected around 40,000 people and cost over $5bn. As viruses cannot survive outside their host species, the transfer
from species that naturally harb... Read More about GCRF- PPF 20 Forecasting Ebola Spillovers.

Citizen-led pre-concentration and analysis of water pollution at the point-of-need Jun 4, 2018 - Jul 27, 2018
ACTF summer studentship (eight weeks, £200 stipend per week).

Ensuring everyone across the globe has access to clean water and sanitation is one of UN Sustainable Development Goals. The contamination of water by toxic metals (such as As, Pb, Cu, C... Read More about Citizen-led pre-concentration and analysis of water pollution at the point-of-need.

Quantifying sediment fluxes from acoustic Doppler current profilers Mar 1, 2018 - Apr 30, 2021
Calibration of the Environment Agency's ADCP units and back calculation of historical suspended sediment loads for selected sites.

Seed Funding: UK-US Early Career Collaboration Workshop on Violence - Dr Inall Apr 1, 2018 - Nov 30, 2018
Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games are a huge international industry and form of entertainment in the lives of millions of players in the United States, United Kingdom and the wider international context. Players interact in a virtual spac... Read More about Seed Funding: UK-US Early Career Collaboration Workshop on Violence - Dr Inall.

FRRAN: Flood Risk, Resilience and Adaptation Network Apr 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2020
Flooding is a first-order risk facing people and infrastructure globally. It is both costly – the floods of the 2015/16 winter cost the UK £1.6bn - and a major threat to life. Such is its importance, understanding the drivers and impacts of flooding... Read More about FRRAN: Flood Risk, Resilience and Adaptation Network.

Evolving a Circular Plastics Economy Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2020
Project website: http://circularplastics.hull.ac.uk/

PEGASUS: Producing EnerGy and preventing hAzards from SUrface water Storage in Peru Feb 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2021
The Peruvian Andes is home to 71% of the world's tropical glaciers, and the meltwater they supply is an essential resource for people downstream who depend on it for irrigation and sanitation. Further, hydropower plants driven by glacial meltwater pr... Read More about PEGASUS: Producing EnerGy and preventing hAzards from SUrface water Storage in Peru.

Cities of Culture Research Network: Turning Evaluation into Policy Jun 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2022
The project aims to build a network of UK universities and a small number of our European counterparts engaged in City/Capital of Culture research. The theme is turning evaluation into policy and the network would engage with key cultural policy mak... Read More about Cities of Culture Research Network: Turning Evaluation into Policy.

Spaces of nineteenth-century congregational faith: James Smetham (1821-1889) and Methodism in Stoke Newington Jul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020
This one-year project will explore the art, visual culture and poetry of the Pre-Raphaelite artist and Methodist James Smetham (1821-1889). It will use these cultural productions to consider the geographies of nineteenth-century Methodism and how the... Read More about Spaces of nineteenth-century congregational faith: James Smetham (1821-1889) and Methodism in Stoke Newington.

CAMS PostDoc Nov 1, 2019 - Jan 31, 2022
Pollution of freshwaters from industry, agriculture and urban settings is a major pressure on human and ecological health. Effective and robust monitoring of water quality is vital to safeguard supplies but traditional monitoring has relied on expens... Read More about CAMS PostDoc.

GCRF 2019 PPF15: Source Identification and Monitoring of Emerging Contaminants in Ground and Drinking Waters in India. Feb 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2019
The objective of this project is to recruit a research assistant to undertake a study involving water
sampling and analysis to obtain water quality data on emerging contaminants in ground and drinking
water samples, using locations in Chandigarh as... Read More about GCRF 2019 PPF15: Source Identification and Monitoring of Emerging Contaminants in Ground and Drinking Waters in India..

Physical Modelling of Mixed Beaches Jan 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2021
Mixed beaches are commonly found along the coastline of the UK, these are made up of different sized sediment, ranging over at least two orders of magnitude. When carrying out predictive modelling of this sediment behaviour on mixed beaches, it is no... Read More about Physical Modelling of Mixed Beaches.

Congregational Experiences of Wesleyanism (1791-1932) Aug 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2023
A four-week fellowship at the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History. The fellowship will allow me to undertake preliminary research in preparation for further funding applications to fund 3 years of research for a monograph on the congregat... Read More about Congregational Experiences of Wesleyanism (1791-1932).

Legacy wastes in the coastal zone: environmental risks and management futures Jan 6, 2020 - Jul 5, 2024
Bid for NERC Highlights Round 5. Project led by Newcastle University with partner organisations - Exeter, Leeds, Cardiff, Hull, Glasgow, CEH Edinburgh.

A ‘New Civil Politics’ of Climate Change? An examination of contemporary climate communication, actions and policies in the UK Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2022
The proposed research will examine whether, and in what form, a new ‘civil politics’ of climate change is emerging from recent populist climate events in the UK and around the world. These events include school climate strikes and declarations of a c... Read More about A ‘New Civil Politics’ of Climate Change? An examination of contemporary climate communication, actions and policies in the UK.

By the rising tide of Humber: Flooding Andrew Marvell's Hull Oct 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
https://risingtide.hull.ac.uk/

This project engages new and young audiences with the story of ‘tide of Humber’ poet, Andrew Marvell (1621-78), highlighting Marvell’s relationship with Hull and the Humber in the lead-up to Marvell’s 400th birthday... Read More about By the rising tide of Humber: Flooding Andrew Marvell's Hull.