All Projects (1365)

Advanced Microwave Pyrolysis Technique to Produce New Materials for CO2 Adsorption Feb 1, 2017 - Jan 31, 2020
Research in School of Environmental Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis focuses on the preparation, characterization and evaluation of activated carbon produced from agricultural waste by conventional heating using a pyrolysis furnace. The team i... Read More about Advanced Microwave Pyrolysis Technique to Produce New Materials for CO2 Adsorption.

The Galactic Terrestrial Zone in a Cosmological Context Jul 17, 2017 - Sep 1, 2018
The mineralogy of terrestrial planets is controlled by the elemental ratios of carbon-to-oxygen and magnesium-to-silicon. Earth-like planets are shaped by rock-forming oxide species, predominantly in the form of magnesium silicates such as olivine an... Read More about The Galactic Terrestrial Zone in a Cosmological Context.

Investigation on the origin of the deep mud habitat in Whitsand and Looe Bay MCZ Aug 26, 2016 - Jun 30, 2017
The Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) was designated, under the Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009) in December 2013, along with 26 other MCZs. Features of Conservation Interest include intertidal rock, a variety of intertidal sof... Read More about Investigation on the origin of the deep mud habitat in Whitsand and Looe Bay MCZ.

The resilience and sustainability of the Mekong delta to changes in water and sediment fluxes Jun 15, 2017 - Dec 14, 2019
The Mekong Delta is home to ~18M inhabitants and its ecosystem services provide >50% of the food (primarily rice and fish) and ~28% of the GDP for Vietnam’s ~92M people. Moreover, this productivity underpins food security across SE Asia, with Vietnam... Read More about The resilience and sustainability of the Mekong delta to changes in water and sediment fluxes.

Risks Hazards Disasters and Cultures Exploring an Integrated Humanities Natural Sciences and Disaster Studies Approach Mar 1, 2016 - Aug 31, 2017

Resource recovery and remediation of alkaline wastes Aug 31, 2014 - Mar 31, 2019
This project addresses environmental problems and potential benefits posed by alkaline waste materials. These are generated in large quantities by many industrial processes around the world. The project will provide fundamental scientific understandi... Read More about Resource recovery and remediation of alkaline wastes.

Photo-activated surface coatings to combat bacterial contamination Oct 1, 2019 - May 31, 2023
Antimicrobial materials have received much interest recently. The efficient inactivation of pathogenic bacteria on surfaces is one of the major challenges in the management of infection. Our project seeks to develop a cost effective and versatile pol... Read More about Photo-activated surface coatings to combat bacterial contamination.

Inspiring European Citizenship through Educational Technology Oct 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2024
This project targets a number of cross-sectoral European priorities such as social inclusion, open and innovative practices in a digital era and promoting the acquisition of skills and competences to inspire European Citizenship through the innovativ... Read More about Inspiring European Citizenship through Educational Technology.

Hubert Nicholson: Lost and Found Jun 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2020
A guided walk around the area associated with Hubert Nicholson’s East Coast novel Sunk Island (1956) focusing on specific geographical features and including readings from the novel, followed by a ‘Yorkshire Tea’ in Holy Trinity Church and a rehears... Read More about Hubert Nicholson: Lost and Found.

Does glycated hemoglobin variability in type 2 diabetes differ depending on the diabetes treatment used in the Qatari population: implication on diabetes complication risk Aug 1, 2016 - Jul 31, 2020
The purpose of this research is to better understand diabetes control and diabetes complications. It has been shown that fluctuation (changes) in long-term diabetes control may be related to the development of diabetes complications. In order to unde... Read More about Does glycated hemoglobin variability in type 2 diabetes differ depending on the diabetes treatment used in the Qatari population: implication on diabetes complication risk.

Fiscal Policy for Growth, Efficiency and Redistribution in Vietnam: A CGE Analysis Sep 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2019
We will develop a comparative static and dynamic general equilibrium model for analysis of impacts of fiscal policy in Vietnam. First the project aims at find the effects of fiscal policy on macroeconomic variables such as growth, employment, investm... Read More about Fiscal Policy for Growth, Efficiency and Redistribution in Vietnam: A CGE Analysis.

Evaluation of the SMASH programme Apr 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2021
The aim of the proposal is to evaluate the effectiveness of the SMASH programme from the period September 2014 to February 2017 in terms of improved outcomes for children / young people, their families and schools. We will collate and summarise exist... Read More about Evaluation of the SMASH programme.

FRAIL-HEART: Assessment of Frailty in Elderly People with Ischemic Heart Disease being considered for Revascularisation: An Observational study Apr 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2020
To summarise the study, we will recruit patients aged 80 years or more who attend the cardiology and cardio-thoracic departments of Castle Hill Hospital, Hull and who have been given a diagnosis of coronary artery disease. The patients will be identi... Read More about FRAIL-HEART: Assessment of Frailty in Elderly People with Ischemic Heart Disease being considered for Revascularisation: An Observational study.

Assessment of the BONUS programme Sep 19, 2016 - Mar 17, 2017
Assessment of the BONUS programme impact on relevant policies, innovative industries and macro-regional research

ARRIVAL: Mental Health of Migrants May 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2017
Migrations is known to lead to mental health problems due to the stressors of leaving ones’ home and the trauma that might have preceded migration, but also because it might be difficult to adapt in a new country. This project explores the mental hea... Read More about ARRIVAL: Mental Health of Migrants.

REDUCE: REviewing long term anti-Depressant Use by Careful monitoring in Everyday practice programme Oct 1, 2016 - Jun 30, 2023
There is considerable concern about increasing antidepressant use in England, as in other countries. Prescriptions have increased year on year since the early 1990s, and GPs in England are giving out more than 50 million prescriptions every year, to... Read More about REDUCE: REviewing long term anti-Depressant Use by Careful monitoring in Everyday practice programme.

Translational Research in the Molecular Imaging Research Centre Aug 1, 2016 - Jul 31, 2018

Addictions: In Words and Pictures May 1, 2017 - Oct 31, 2018
People recovering from addictions will work with a lens based artist and a psychologist to illustrate their life stories in words and pictures. The process will have an impact upon participants directly, and produce a record to influence public perce... Read More about Addictions: In Words and Pictures.

Increasing Resilience to Natural Hazards Sep 28, 2015 - Dec 31, 2018

Bringing breathlessness into view May 1, 2017 - Aug 31, 2017
People living with breathlessness find their experience hard to describe, so hide it from others. This workshop brings together local people with breathlessness and a Hull-based artist to create the ideas for a public photographic exhibition showing... Read More about Bringing breathlessness into view.