All Projects (1451)

Development of a multipurpose small animal phantom for pre-clinical radiotherapy studies Apr 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2019
The project aims to both reduce the total number of animals used for preclinical radiotherapy experiments whilst concurrently increasing the accuracy of such investigations in order to maximise their clinical impact. This will be achieved through the... Read More about Development of a multipurpose small animal phantom for pre-clinical radiotherapy studies.

Global infrastructure public-private partnerships and the geopolitics of city-regions Nov 1, 2015 - Oct 30, 2017
In a context of global austerity and regulatory instability, city-regional authorities in many countries are turning to a new generation of global infrastructure public-private partnerships (GIP3s) in order to leverage private investment for major in... Read More about Global infrastructure public-private partnerships and the geopolitics of city-regions.

Teacher Mobile Application supporting Innovative Learning Nov 1, 2015 - Jul 31, 2019

Positron Emission Tomography research Mar 1, 2016 - Feb 28, 2017

The effect of monopile-induced turbulence on local suspended sediment patterns around UK wind farms Mar 1, 2016 - Jan 31, 2018

Socio-Economic-Environmental Impacts of Green Port Hull and the Review of the Strategies to Develop a Sustainable Renewable Industry in Hull and East Riding Jan 1, 2016 - Jun 30, 2018

A multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study to assess the effect of Serelaxin versus placebo on high-sensitivity cardia troponin I (hs-cTnl) release in patients with chronic heart failure after exercise when used in additio Feb 18, 2016 - Feb 17, 2017
Numerous pathophysiological mechanisms are responsible for heart failure such as myocardial injury, oxidative stress, neuro-hormonal activation, inflammation, fibrosis and apoptosis. Besides B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP (NT... Read More about A multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study to assess the effect of Serelaxin versus placebo on high-sensitivity cardia troponin I (hs-cTnl) release in patients with chronic heart failure after exercise when used in additio.

CANAssess: Reducing inequalities in care for people with cancer and palliative care needs: a programme of work for cancer patients and caregivers in the community based in Yorkshire Sep 1, 2016 - Jan 30, 2019
People with cancer need good access to palliative care to relieve distressing symptoms, but some get better access than others. Developed in Australia, the Needs Assessment Tool - Progressive Disease Cancer (NAT:PD-C) is a tested, "everyday practice"... Read More about CANAssess: Reducing inequalities in care for people with cancer and palliative care needs: a programme of work for cancer patients and caregivers in the community based in Yorkshire.

Iron and Heart: A pilot trial of the effect of intravenous iron supplementation (Mononfer) in deficient but not anaemic patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3b or worse on functional status and cardiac structure and function Jun 1, 2015 - Sep 30, 2019
Clincal Trial

The Hull-Norwich Gut-Brian Study May 31, 2016 - Jun 30, 2018
Objective To obtain mechanistic insights into how resident commensal gut bacteria (the microbiota) influences host physiology and in particular brain function and host behaviour. The focus is on identifying the pathways and molecules originating from... Read More about The Hull-Norwich Gut-Brian Study.

H2020 SC HEALTH CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD Jan 1, 2016 - Apr 30, 2019
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO, ADI), 44 million people around the world have some form of dementia, for which there is no effective intervention, to halt or reverse the progressive cognitive impairment. As Europe's population is age... Read More about H2020 SC HEALTH CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD.

Novel Radiation Enhancing Compounds Jan 1, 2016 - Dec 31, 2025

Hit or Myth Sep 1, 2016 - Jul 1, 2017
Hit or Myth aims to tests life-hacks which are strongly rooted in chemistry. Life-hacks offer techniques and tips which improve time management and make our lives generally more efficient. The Internet is full of these hints, but how do we know which... Read More about Hit or Myth.

Creation of eDNA metabarcoding dataset for freshwater invertebrates Jun 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2017

OSPREY: An Observational Study of the Phenotype and pRescribing in East Yorkshire and its relevance to the introduction of new prescribing guidelines for airways disease. Oct 1, 2016 - Dec 31, 2018

Laplacian Magic Windows Sep 1, 2017 - Feb 29, 2020
The ‘magic' comes when light reflected from the mirror is observed as an illuminated patch on a wall, on which appears, unexpectedly, an image of the pattern on the back (figure 3). Underlying the explanation is the fact that during manufacture (cast... Read More about Laplacian Magic Windows.

Study of magnetic fields for technological and bioanalytical applications Aug 1, 2016 - Jul 31, 2018
Magnetophoresis describes the separation of magnetic entities from a sample matrix. Magnetic particles with tailored surface chemistry (chemical functional groups, antibodies, ssDNA) to bind molecules of interest are commonly used in biochemical and... Read More about Study of magnetic fields for technological and bioanalytical applications.

Development of Heavy Metal Free Quantum dot Lanthanide Conjugates for Sensing Aug 16, 2016 - Dec 31, 2018
The overall aim of this project to use innovative inorganic chemistry for the supramolecular self-assembly of novel heavy metal free nanocrystal (quantum dots) and lanthanide complexes to give multimodal contrast agents for molecular imaging. Key goa... Read More about Development of Heavy Metal Free Quantum dot Lanthanide Conjugates for Sensing.

Evaluation of the thermo-mechanical pulping of biomass to facilitate release of fermentable sugars for advanced biofuel production Aug 1, 2016 - Apr 1, 2017
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The project will evaluate a strategy for lowering the production cost of C6 and C5 sugars from lignocellulosic biomass, which could be fed directly into the current infrastructure for conversion to advanced bioethanol. Continuous pressurise... Read More about Evaluation of the thermo-mechanical pulping of biomass to facilitate release of fermentable sugars for advanced biofuel production.

Development of a UAV-mounted Imaging FTIR for real-time monitoring of natural and anthropogenic hazards Jun 30, 2016 - Dec 29, 2017
Rapid, accurate assessment of the source, nature, intensity and extent of natural and anthropogenic hazards is a critical capability in order to effectively respond to the needs of the affected population and environment and to implement an effective... Read More about Development of a UAV-mounted Imaging FTIR for real-time monitoring of natural and anthropogenic hazards.