School of Health & Life Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 2007 2019 2020 2021 2027

• 8 Not started
• 62 Active
• 101 Finished

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• A coproduced mixed method evaluation of the NHS England Low-Calorie Diet implementation pilot

  Jones, S., Watson, P., Ells, L., Homer, C., Drew, K., Clare, K., Matu, J., Radley, D., Logue, J., McKenna, J., Maynard, M., Rowlands, S., Apekey, T., Marston, M., Cade, J., Bryant, M., Martin, A., Frempong, S., Duarte, C. & Flint, S.

  NIHR HS & DR

  4/12/20 → 3/12/23

  Project: Research

  • diet 100%
  • equity 42%
  • program 40%
  • evaluation method 39%
  • normalization 39%

• A digital interactive magazine for people living with COPD to help them self-manage their breathing and physical activity

  Loughran, K.

  Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Company via International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG)

  29/11/21 → 7/05/22

  Project: Research

• Advanced Laser-Induced 3D Electrodes for Healthcare Applications

  E, P. S. & Zai, J.

  Royal Society

  30/03/21 → 29/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Nanocrystals 100%
  • Nanosheets 75%
  • Ethanol 67%
  • Nanosheet 55%
  • Nanocrystal 54%

• AMIGO-Biochar: Advanced Manufacturing of Biochar in UK/ China/ Malaysia and Nigeria

  Pak, T., Zohoori, V. & Xu, D.

  1/04/20 → 1/12/23

  Project: Research

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  • biochar 100%
  • Adsorption 68%
  • Tetracycline 53%
  • adsorption 47%
  • sludge 28%

• A mixed methods study using co-production to explore food poverty insecurity in adults with Severe Mental Illness living in Northern England

  Giles, E. & McGeechan, G.

  NIHR

  27/09/21 → 26/03/23

  Project: Research

• AiPBAND: An Integrated Platform for Developing Brain Cancer Diagnostic Techniques

  Li, X.

  1/01/18 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

  • Brain 100%
  • Tumors 93%
  • Biomarkers 75%
  • Blood 55%
  • Big data 54%

• A pilot study to co-produce wellbeing measures with primary school children, their parents, teachers, and artists for a school-based dance intervention: The South Tees Arts Project (S.T.A.R.)

  Van Der Graaf, P.

  Tin Arts Ltd

  1/09/21 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

• A scoping review of food poverty in adults with severe mental illness

  Giles, E., Stevens, H., Lake, A. & Smith, J.

  10/11/20 → …

  Project: Research

• A systematic review of behavioural change techniques to facilitate healthy dietary behaviour in the South Asian and Black population in Western society

  Ahmed, F., Eberhardt, J., Moore, H., Poulter, H., Lake, A. & Van Schaik, P.

  12/10/20 → …

  Project: Research

• A window to population genetic differentiation and phylogeography of neglected and understudied intra-African migratory landbirds in sub-Saharan Africa

  Dalton, D. L., Osinubi, S. T., Mwale, M. & Nupen, L. J.

  1/04/15 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Birds 100%
  • South Africa 72%
  • Western Africa 58%
  • birds 47%
  • Biological Extinction 43%

• Biochar-slag cements: valorising by-products from wastederived energy systems

  Sargent, P., Gonzalez, J. & Ennis, C.

  15/04/19 → 29/04/22

  Project: Research

  • cement (construction material) 100%
  • carbon 87%
  • biochar 82%
  • slag 72%
  • energy 62%

• Biological clock measures: Assessing the association between the circadian and epigenetic clock as predictors of migration phenology and biological aging in wildlife

  Dalton, D. L. & Le Clercq, L. S. I.

  1/01/18 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • epigenetics 100%
  • telomeres 77%
  • methylation 63%
  • phenology 63%
  • biological clocks 46%

• Biological Invasions and Disease in Argentina

  Bojko, J., Taylor, G. & Rand, V.

  1/06/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • global change 100%
  • funding 94%
  • invasive species 84%
  • fisheries 81%
  • Argentina 73%

• Cochrane Research Priority Setting Project for Sports Injury Prevention

  Atkinson, G., Harrison, S., Handoll, H. & MacMillan, G.

  1/03/20 → 1/07/22

  Project: Research

• Community Social Supermarkets: understanding how they shape access and availability to healthier foods in food insecure communities

  O'Malley, C.

  NIHR ARC NENC

  1/02/22 → 31/01/24

  Project: Research

• Co-production of  an  evidence-based  framework and related  guidance  for practitioners  on  personalised  risk management and  safety  planning  for adults  experiencing suicidality.

  Smith, H., Barker, J. & flynn, D.

  11/05/22 → …

  Project: Research

• Database of the Fluoride (F) content of Selected Drinks and Foods in the UK

  Zohoori, V. & Maguire, A.

  1/01/15 → …

  Project: Research

  • Fluorides 100%
  • Food Labeling 94%
  • Food 53%
  • Dental Fluorosis 45%
  • Eating 34%

• Detailed exploration of 'mouth rot' in UK seal populations

  Bojko, J. & Pellie, F.

  4/04/22 → 5/12/22

  Project: Research

  • seals 100%
  • mouth 75%
  • pathogens 28%

• Developing a sensor which measures urine flow - volume and voiding patterns to diagnose pathologies of the urinary system

  Young, J.

  Rosetrees Trust

  1/01/22 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Development and validation of a multiplex STR assay for three crane species: blue (Anthropoides paradiseus), wattled (Bugeranus carunculatus) and grey-crowned (Balearica regulorum) for monitoring legal trade

  Dalton, D. L. & de Bruyn, M.

  1/01/18 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

  • Anthropoides paradiseus 100%
  • Bugeranus carunculatus 100%
  • parentage 41%
  • forensic sciences 23%
  • assays 23%

• Digital Pedagogy in the training of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners

  Thompson, P.

  16/10/17 → 29/07/23

  Project: Research

  • Thinking 100%
  • Multimedia 69%
  • Psychology 69%
  • Electronic Data Processing 51%
  • Teaching 44%

• Digital Prehabilitation Before Major Surgery

  Avery, L.

  Sport England

  1/10/21 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

• Distribution, population status and conservation of the samango monkey

  Dalton, D. L. & Linden, B.

  1/02/15 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Cercopithecus 100%
  • monkeys 85%
  • South Africa 63%
  • mountains 36%
  • Primates 33%

• Diversity of microsatellite and toll-like receptor loci in South African antelopes

  Dalton, D. L. & Simelane, L.

  3/01/22 → …

  Project: Research

  • Toll-like receptors 100%
  • genetic variation 80%
  • antelopes 57%
  • microsatellite repeats 55%
  • loci 26%

• Enriched eXosomal signatures for PANcreatic Cancer early Detection (EXPAND)

  Islam, M. N.

  Cancer Research UK

  1/06/21 → 31/05/22

  Project: Research

• Evaluating the impact of an evidence informed - digitally deployed - GP Video intervention that aims to reduce opioid prescribing in primary care

  Ryan, C.

  NIHR

  1/03/22 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

• Exploration of invasive and native crayfish disease in the USA

  Bojko, J.

  7/03/22 → 2/09/24

  Project: Research

• Food Insecurity in Adults with Severe Mental Illness (SMI): A Systematic Review

  Smith, J., Stevens, H., Lake, A. & Giles, E.

  23/11/20 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

• Functional genetic diversity of Toll-like receptor (TLR) genes for bontebok, blesbok and their hybrids

  Dalton, D. L. & Mogakala, M. R.

  1/05/17 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Toll-like receptors 100%
  • genetic variation 42%
  • national parks 28%
  • Damaliscus pygargus 26%
  • parasites 20%

• Genetic relatedness of black backed Jackal and Caracal of the northern cape, South Africa

  Dalton, D. L. & Slater, K.

  1/06/18 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • jackals 100%
  • Caracal 57%
  • livestock 48%
  • mitochondrial DNA 32%
  • predators 28%

• GRASSROOTS: Unlocking Environmental Data from the Turf Walls of Roman Vindolanda

  Taylor, G.

  The British Academy

  1/11/21 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

• IAPT CBT Therapists experiences of interpersonal processes in the supervisory relationship

  Gibson, B.

  28/01/13 → …

  Project: Research

  • dyad 100%
  • therapist 89%
  • experience 65%

• Identifying the barriers and facilitators for people with severe mental illness and/or learning disabilities for PErson Centred Cancer Screening services (PECCS)

  Barker, J.

  NIHR ARC NENC

  1/12/21 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

• Identifying the barriers and facilitators for people with severe mental illness and/or learning disabilities for PErson Centred Cancer Screening services (PECCS)

  Tuschick, E., Byrnes, K. & Barker, J.

  28/03/22 → 28/03/23

  Project: Research

• ELDER: Improving the oral health of older adults using milk supplemented with fluoride and probiotics: An interventional feasibility study and pilot RCT

  Zohoori, V.

  Eklund Foundation for Odontological Research & Education

  1/03/22 → 29/02/24

  Project: Research

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• Label-free multiplexed biosensing using fast wide-field Raman imaging coupled with custom-designed plasmonic nano-assembly substrates

  Dey, P.

  Royal Society

  20/12/21 → 19/12/23

  Project: Research

• Mapping 'Making Every Contact Count' (MECC) implementation across the NE and Cumbria:A comparative analysis of delivery models - service reach and system-level relationships

  Giles, E.

  NIHR ARC

  1/06/21 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Molecular coordination between cytoskeletal networks in collective cell migration and its impact on development and disease (SBF006\1070)

  Juanes Ortiz, M. A. & Asifa, A. I.

  The Academy of Medical Sciences

  1/04/21 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Colorectal Neoplasms 100%
  • Cell Movement 68%
  • Developed Countries 40%
  • Cause of Death 33%
  • Economics 32%

• NIHR PHIRST-Healthy Weight Tayside:Where children - young people and families can eat well - drink well and be active

  Van Der Graaf, P.

  NIHR

  1/10/21 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

• PHIRST: NIHR PHR - Public Health Intervention Response Studies Team

  Van Der Graaf, P., Goyder, E., Kee, F., Jepson, R. & Craig, P.

  1/08/20 → 31/07/23

  Project: Research

  • public health 100%
  • England 66%
  • Public Health 59%
  • knowledge 44%
  • expertise 20%

• NIHR Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Team

  Van Der Graaf, P.

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/08/20 → 31/07/23

  Project: Research

• NIHR Research for Patient Benefit - Mental Health in the North: A mixed methods study using co-production to explore food insecurity in adults with Severe Mental Illness living in Northern England

  Smith, J., Giles, E., McGeechan, G., Eskandari, F., Scott, S., Whittaker, V. & Lake, A.

  27/09/21 → 26/03/23

  Project: Research

• Phylogenetics and determination of evolutionary relationships of bats in Africa

  Dalton, D. L. & Monadjem, A.

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • Chiroptera 100%
  • bat 89%
  • new species 84%
  • Mammalia 68%
  • Pipistrellus 56%

• Platform Cell Factory for the production of lipopolypeptides for cosmetic industry

  Akram, S., Mosely, J. & Gao, H.

  UKRI BBSRC - Industrial Biotech Innovation Centre (IBioIC)

  1/12/21 → 30/11/25

  Project: Research

• Process and impact evaluation of C-WorKS: collaborative research project with NIHR ARC NENC (SKIM) to mobilise knowledge across health system on impacts and responses to COVID-19

  Van Der Graaf, P.

  NIHR ARC

  1/06/21 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

• REVAmP: Strategic recycling and valorisation of waste plastics for improving the circular economy

  Sargent, P., Wijesekara, D., Ennis, C. & Hughes, D.

  28/10/19 → 28/10/22

  Project: Research

  • plastic waste 100%
  • circular economy 45%
  • pyrolysis 24%
  • recycling 21%
  • industrial waste 18%

• Strengthening the Nurse Director role: a UK study

  Kelly, D., Smith, P., Holloway, A., Jones, A., Rafferty, A. M., Harris, R., Reid, J., Noble, H. & Hamilton, S.

  2/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

• STOP: Studies into the Treatment Of Phantom limb pain

  Ryan, C., Martin, D., MacSween, A., Oatway, S., Graham, A., Batterham, A. & Smith, S.

  15/03/21 → 31/03/26

  Project: Research

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  • pain 100%
  • limbs (animal) 92%
  • hands 13%

• Systematic Review of Energy Drinks and Mental Health in Children and Young People

  Van Griethuysen, A., Visram, S., Smith, J. & Lake, A.

  1/04/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Energy Drinks 100%
  • Organized Financing 78%
  • Mental Health 52%
  • Systematic Reviews 49%
  • Child 28%

• System-level analysis of MECC implementation across the North East and Cumbria: A comparative study of delivery models, service reach and system relationships

  Giles, E.

  1/01/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research