All Projects (293)

Health & wellbeing of the Scottish farming population Feb 2, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
This is a systematic review of the published international literature on the effectiveness of interventions to address mental health and chronic occupational diseases in the farming population. Previous systematic literature reviews have been conduct... Read More about Health & wellbeing of the Scottish farming population.

Improving Workforce Mobility in Fife Aug 1, 2017 - Nov 10, 2017

Data mining and visualisation tool to intelligently mine large volumes of structured and unstructured data in oil/gas operations Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2019
The project will create a data mining and visualisation tool to intelligently mine large volumes of structured and unstructured data in oil/gas operations and the knowledge to further develop and support the tool, thus improving practice/decision-mak... Read More about Data mining and visualisation tool to intelligently mine large volumes of structured and unstructured data in oil/gas operations.

MRI compatible optical imaging system Jul 15, 2017 - Mar 15, 2018

The Integra House Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018
The current shortage of new-build homes in rural areas calls for innovation and improved productivity. This project focuses on the design optimisation and prototyping of digitally integrated production of affordable rural housing and exploring the po... Read More about The Integra House.

In-reservoir destruction of cyanobacteria and their toxins May 1, 2017 - Aug 31, 2021
One of the greatest global challenges is access to reliable, safe, clean drinking water, especially in developing countries where human activities often reduce water quality. Water levels and quality in drinking water reservoirs across the globe are... Read More about In-reservoir destruction of cyanobacteria and their toxins.

Develop a software system which can accurately detect and understand topics, opinions, emotions expressed by humans in various conversations Feb 20, 2017 - Sep 30, 2018
To develop a software system which can accurately detect and understand topics, opinions, emotions expressed by humans in various conversations such as product reviews, complaint emails, or voice calls

Form an in-depth qualitative understanding of multinational workforce cultural issues Feb 20, 2017 - Feb 19, 2019
To form an in-depth qualitative understanding of multinational workforce cultural issues, thereby developing innovative management practice and embed understanding, including training and a toolkit to drive industry leading performance, increasing pr... Read More about Form an in-depth qualitative understanding of multinational workforce cultural issues.

Models of care in integrated joint boards Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2021
The project proposed seeks to explore the models of community nursing care within three integrated joint boards in NHS Grampian. With the introduction of Health and Social Care Integration, community services for patients and their families who have... Read More about Models of care in integrated joint boards.

Fall Prediction in Social Housing Sep 1, 2017 - Nov 30, 2018
The cost of falls to the NHS is over £2bn/yr and 4 million bed days, and is set to rise. Albyn Housing Society, with Carbon Dynamic and NHS Highland has developed a technology-enabled house that will:-
• enable residents to remain in their homes for... Read More about Fall Prediction in Social Housing.

sFRPs as a novel modulator of diastolic heart failure Oct 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2021
Following a heart attack, or because of persistently high blood pressure the heart is damaged and has to work harder to circulate blood around the body. This condition is known as heart failure. In the UK alone, 500,000 people have heart failure re... Read More about sFRPs as a novel modulator of diastolic heart failure.

Designpreneurship Apr 2, 2017 - Dec 2, 2017
This workshop focuses on design entrepreneurship methods. There is a compelling case for designers to be entrepreneurs for a country’s economic growth. This is of necessity an interdisciplinary venture and hence our involving business and food ECRs... Read More about Designpreneurship.

A human Glutathione Peroxidase 4 3 untranslated region knock-in mouse model to study susceptibility to colon cancer in obesity Apr 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2021
Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is rising steadily and in parallel with increasing prevalence of obesity in Scotland. Recent data indicate that the highest incidence rates are in the North East. The increasing prevalence of obes... Read More about A human Glutathione Peroxidase 4 3 untranslated region knock-in mouse model to study susceptibility to colon cancer in obesity.

Intelligent digitisation platform for processing, detecting and classifying symbols in technical drawings Jan 4, 2017 - Jan 3, 2018
The overall aim of the project is to build a Data Analytics Framework to process, analyse and digitise technical drawing and engineering diagrams using state-of-the-art machine learning and computer vision techniques

An oral history of health psychology Mar 1, 2016 - Oct 28, 2018

The in vitro effect of natural products and anti-cancer agents: targeting the efflux transporter ABCG2 Jul 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2019
Medicinal use of natural products, such as, extracts from plants have existed for many years particularly in China and are now widely available around the world. Several different types of cancer including breast cancer are becoming insensitive and r... Read More about The in vitro effect of natural products and anti-cancer agents: targeting the efflux transporter ABCG2.

Advanced oxidation processes for chloride removal from waste water May 16, 2016 - Jun 4, 2019
Develop the knowledge and expertise to commercialise a packaged treatment solution to reduce chloride levels and oil content from liquid wastes, permitting re-use of produced water or safe discharge to the environment and reducing the waste volumes s... Read More about Advanced oxidation processes for chloride removal from waste water.

A hybrid approach to geological ontology discovery Oct 1, 2014 - Sep 30, 2017

Design and develop an online integrated human resources management software service Apr 20, 2015 - Jun 8, 2018
To design and develop an online integrated human resources management software service

Sustainable energy from photocatalytic bioremediation of waste Apr 1, 2013 - Apr 1, 2018
Increasing demand for energy remains globally unsustainable with decreasing fossil fuel supplies, rising prices and green house gas emissions. There has been a growing worldwide interest in alternative clean energy sources including biofuels to limit... Read More about Sustainable energy from photocatalytic bioremediation of waste.