All Projects (309)

How do fresh whole blood and blood component therapies containing additive solutions alter the structure and stability of a blood clot during traumatic bleeding? Dec 1, 2023 - Nov 30, 2024
In a military setting, bleeding is the primary cause of preventable death in patients suffering from polytrauma and massive haemorrhage. Access to hospital care and blood products is limited by location, logistics and personnel. Pre-hospital blood in... Read More about How do fresh whole blood and blood component therapies containing additive solutions alter the structure and stability of a blood clot during traumatic bleeding?.

Upcycling plastic waste into reusable building insulation modules Oct 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024
Each year, 370 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced across the world, causing serious harm to the environment by lasting long in the landfills or find a way to the oceans. This can harm living beings too by entering food chain.

Current pla... Read More about Upcycling plastic waste into reusable building insulation modules.

Binding affinity of different commercial FIX therapies to collagen IV Oct 1, 2023 - Nov 30, 2024
Haemophilia B is a blood clotting disorder caused by deficiency of blood coagulation Factor IX (FIX), resulting in bruising and bleeding. Haemophilia B affects 1:30,000 males in the UK and is treated by infusion of FIX concentrate to sustain normal f... Read More about Binding affinity of different commercial FIX therapies to collagen IV.

Independent Evaluation of An Employability Intervention Oct 1, 2023 - Apr 30, 2024
Provide a theoretically informed independent evaluation of a five day non-clinical intervention to support service men and women who are interested in a civilian career in the outdoor sector.

Sustainable Production of Bitumen Substitute from Waste Tyres Nov 1, 2023 - Apr 30, 2024
This proposal aims to evaluate the feasibility, performance, and environmental benefits of using bitumen produced from waste tyre in road construction. The trial aims to determine the suitability of this alternative material as a sustainable option f... Read More about Sustainable Production of Bitumen Substitute from Waste Tyres.

Human factors in offshore wind: A scoping safety study. Mar 1, 2024 - Feb 28, 2025
Identify the key human factors that influence offshore wind technicians' performance and safety.

Exploring Emergent Generative-AI (GenAI) Tools and Their Influences on the Architecture & Built Environment Education Oct 22, 2023 - Feb 29, 2024
The SIG group aims to engage educators and students in discussions about their experiences with Generative AI (GenAI). Educators from Computing, Art, Architecture, and the Built Environment at Robert Gordon University explored AI’s role in education,... Read More about Exploring Emergent Generative-AI (GenAI) Tools and Their Influences on the Architecture & Built Environment Education.

Numerical design of a novel microturbine for river flow energy extraction Apr 5, 2024 - Jun 4, 2024
The project is on numerically optimising the shape and dimensions of the blade of a microturbine device. This device is designed to extract flow energy from rivers and shallow waters.

Moving high temperature fuel cell solutions from kilowatt to megawatt. May 27, 2024 - Feb 15, 2025
This project will focus on non grid connected electricity generation/heat/car charging solution in collaboration with Láidir Circular Mobility Ltd. The research work will focus on methanol synthesis process and its use in electricity generation for... Read More about Moving high temperature fuel cell solutions from kilowatt to megawatt..

Processing of Microporous Membrane Mar 25, 2024 - Aug 7, 2024
A novel membrane-based system utilising a highly efficient catalyst eliminates the need for hazardous concentrated acids in chlorine dioxide production, enabling on-site generation with reduced equipment size and cost. This innovative approach will e... Read More about Processing of Microporous Membrane.

Paving the Way for Precise 3D Fusion using Innovative Calibration and Filtering Approach Mar 1, 2024 - Jul 13, 2024
3D scene representation is crucial for many Urban 3D mapping applications. This project seeks to develop and deploy a real-time 3D Point Cloud Fusion system. The project aims to enhance 3D point cloud visualisation through innovative depth map fusion... Read More about Paving the Way for Precise 3D Fusion using Innovative Calibration and Filtering Approach.

Hydrodynamic Performance Characterisation of Novel Oscillating Jet Nozzle for Enhanced Wellbore Clean-up Mar 25, 2024 - Jul 24, 2024
Wellbore clean-up is conventionally carried out using high-pressure straight jet nozzles which result in a very limited clean-up area. In this project, a novel oscillating jet nozzle, having a significantly larger clean-up area, is being tested for i... Read More about Hydrodynamic Performance Characterisation of Novel Oscillating Jet Nozzle for Enhanced Wellbore Clean-up.

Systematic Review of Health Impact of Waiting for Arthroplasty and Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions to reduce health impact, “Waiting Well for Arthroplasty Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2025

Resilience and responses to interconnecting crises in informal settings (ISPF) Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Over 1 billion people – including close to 500 million children – live in so-called slums and informal settlements, mostly in cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Residents in poor urban informal neighbourhoods face many challenges and everyday... Read More about Resilience and responses to interconnecting crises in informal settings (ISPF).

ISPF AI for Arbitration Legal Information Access in Sri Lanka Jan 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
To support the digitisation of arbitration records and accessibility of AI models to enhance the efficiency of legal information access, thereby reducing the time required for case preparation and judgment processing.

A project funded by RGU as pa... Read More about ISPF AI for Arbitration Legal Information Access in Sri Lanka.

Development of a Hydrogen Vehicle Public Awareness and Perception Programme Feb 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2024
Despite a number of projects in Scotland employing hydrogen as a transport fuel across the last decade or so, there is still very little public awareness of hydrogen as a transport fuel and little knowledge of what the public think.

This project... Read More about Development of a Hydrogen Vehicle Public Awareness and Perception Programme.

Portable Luminescent Chemical Compass Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2027
Rapid and sensitive detection of toxic, hazardous, and illegal chemicals is of paramount importance in effectively mitigating threats to public security and health. Significant effort has been dedicated to developing methods for analysis of chemical... Read More about Portable Luminescent Chemical Compass.

Accessible Pasts, Equitable Futures Feb 1, 2024 - Jan 31, 2026
At present, there is no legal onus for digital heritage collections to be accessible to people who use assistive technology - historical material is exempt from this. In practice, this means that the overwhelming majority of digitised heritage collec... Read More about Accessible Pasts, Equitable Futures.

Best practices for the deployment and adoption of new technologies: investigating the psychological dimension. Organisational Innovation Culture Survey Jul 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2022
Whilst the role of organisational culture is recognised for key strategic priorities, such as safety, less is known about the culture that values and facilitates innovation uptake. In response to this gap, a novel organisational innovation adoption c... Read More about Best practices for the deployment and adoption of new technologies: investigating the psychological dimension. Organisational Innovation Culture Survey.

Best practices for the deployment of new technologies: investigating the psychological dimension. Innovation Culture Benchmarking Survey. Nov 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Despite industry efforts to increase innovation activities, and a need to accelerate innovation, there appears to be a resistance to adopt new technology. Organisational culture can have a significant impact on how people respond to and introduce tec... Read More about Best practices for the deployment of new technologies: investigating the psychological dimension. Innovation Culture Benchmarking Survey..