Pharmacy Educational Development Dec 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2021
NES Pharmacy and RGU School of Pharmacy & Life Sciences have a close and fruitful working collaborative relationship with a focus on pharmacy educational development and evaluation projects.
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Projects (71)
A novel G protein-coupled receptor target for metabolic syndrome Sep 1, 2020 - Feb 28, 2022
Metabolic syndrome is the medical term for a group of risk factors that increase the likelihood of developing heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. The risk factors for metabolic syndrome include high blood pressure, high blood sugar (insulin resistan...
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Primary care research priorities in Scotland after the coronavirus pandemic Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
The aim of this project is to reach a consensus for primary care research priorities in Scotland where uncertainties remain and set a research direction that will be relevant for patients, carers and generalist healthcare professionals in the afterma...
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Bioactivity of compounds derived from Amaryllicaea (Daffodil) Feb 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
Heart Failure (HF) is a long-term complication of cardiovascular (high blood pressure and heart attack) and cardiovascular-related (obesity and metabolic syndrome) disorders and of drug-induced cardiotoxicity. HF is characterised by thickening (hype...
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Valorisation of Biomass from the Daffodil Growing Industry Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2025
The UK is a world leader in the commercial production of daffodils, with Scottish-based farmers’ cooperative Grampian Growers Ltd (GG) at the forefront of the industry. The majority of daffodil biomass produced by GG is used for bulb and flower expo...
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Valorisation of cold press rapeseed oil processing co-streams Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2027
Mackintosh of Glendavney (Mackintosh) are the largest producer of extra virgin cold pressed rapeseed oil in Scotland with the potential to expand production. A by-product from this process is rapeseed cake, which is currently sold for livestock feed...
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Investigating value as perceived and experienced by service users (4) Jan 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2021
Long-term conditions (LTCs) are the largest cause of death worldwide. The rise in the number of people with LTCs has created economic and public health challenges across all healthcare systems. Community pharmacy in Scotland provides care and support...
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Investigating the impact of adiposity-redox defence interaction on redox homeostasis and inflammatory and cancer-related pathways in human colonocytes Mar 15, 2021 - Mar 14, 2023
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related death.
Increased body fat have been reported as one of the main factors responsible for the rise in colorectal cancer.
For this reaso...
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Dial a wavelength for exploiting the algal cell factory Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2025
This project aims to develop a new solution for cost effective production of microalgae, using efficient smart lighting that can adapt both intensity and wavelength during a growth cycle to target strains and specific products.
Development and characterisation of novel polymer-drug conjugates for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2024
Using new polymer-drug compounds to improve the ability to deliver anti-Alzheimer drugs in the body.
LACS Thermal Investigations for Battery Applications Aug 1, 2022 - Oct 7, 2022
The aim of the project is to investigate the effect that charge / discharge cycles have have on a battery pack. A map distribution of the registered temperature over each charge / discharge cycle will be monitored and all values recorded using a temp...
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Green hydrogen from brewing biomass Jun 27, 2022 - Jun 26, 2023
Aberdeen has purchased and put into operation the world’s first fleet of double decker buses powered by hydrogen. The local authority’s aim is to advance Aberdeen into a world leading Hydrogen City and to develop Scotland’s first commercially scalabl...
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Mitigating Microbial Hazards - Eliminating HABs Sep 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2026
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can cause significant loss of farmed salmon particularly through gill damage and oxygen depletion. While there have been significant advances it has still proved difficult to protect caged salmon. Advanced oxidative meth...
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Valorisation of algal biomass Mar 1, 2023 - Feb 29, 2024
ScotBio uses novel biotech approaches to manufacture natural pigments and vegan proteins from microalgae with applications in food, cosmetics, textiles and pharmaceuticals. The microalgae make this pigment as well as many other bioactive compounds us...
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Nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the Scottish population by wastewater-based epidemiology Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2027
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most significant threats to global health we face today. The WHO outlined in their AMR Global Action Plan that surveillance of AMR is essential to strengthen our knowledge and evidence base, and for the de...
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A novel in vitro model of the human intestinal epithelium in co-culture with “gut-like” dendritic cells Feb 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2024
In the UK, over half a million people have an Inflammatory Bowel Disease, like Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. These diseases cause painful symptoms like severe pain, diarrhoea, and weight loss. This is due to the body's immune system attackin...
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Novel titanium oxide-graphene electrodes for the generation of green hydrogen from brewing biomass May 1, 2023 - Sep 15, 2023
A knowledge exchange platform between RGU and the Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan.
This will inform the generation of a novel electrode, compatible with the electrochemical cell developed at RGU, which is not commercially avail...
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Rapid, quantitative field test for shellfish toxins May 1, 2023 - Oct 31, 2024
Aquaculture in the UK is essential for food security, and production is expected to double in the next two decades. The shellfish industry employs >3,000 people with a revenue in excess of £40 million per annum. One of the challenges to this industry...
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Multi-time Scale State-of-Health Assessment Research of Lithium-ion Batteries Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024
Identify through modelling the state of health of lithium ion batteries
With the continuous development of new energy vehicles, large-scale energy storage, special robots, and aerospace equipment, the demand for battery systems continu...
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Cannabidiol and CBD oil for prevention of cardiac dysfunction Mar 9, 2023 - Mar 8, 2024
Cannabidiol (CBD) has cardioprotective properties against the outcome of myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion. CBD oil, which contains not only cannabidiol but a host of biologically active molecules that may also offer some benefits to cardiac heal...
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