This section is dedicated to our researchers and features a selected number of case studies, outlining some of the excellent work that has been undertaken by our research staff at Birmingham City University and within the Centres of Excellence. To read more about some of our UK projects please see below.
AHRC Knowledge Transfer Fellowship
Professors Mark Addis and David Boyd were awarded a Knowledge Transfer Fellowship by AHRC to look at ways of improving performance in the construction industry. Read the full case study.
Listener Online Engagement with BBC Radio Programming
BCU’s Professor Tim Wall from Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research was involved in a collaborative research, knowledge exchange and development project which explored the creative fan culture that had been built around the BBC’s music, fiction and speech radio programming. Read the full case study.
Evaluation of the Trinity / Open University KS2 CPD Programme
Professor Martin Fautley is currently working on the follow up research programme which leads on from the Wider Opportunities Programme for Music, a Government initiative which gave all Key Stage 2 pupils in primary and special schools the opportunity to learn to play an instrument and become actively involved in music. The research project aims to evaluate and assess the effectiveness of the programme since it was implemented in September this year. Read the full case study.
Evaluation of the Artist in Residence
This two-year project is being undertaken by researchers in the Centre for Applied Criminology, in collaboration with friends of HMP Grendon and the Motesiczky Charitable Trust. The project will explore the impacts of the arts on the individual and the effects it can have in terms of confidence and changes in mind-set. The effects on the prisoners and prison community as well as the wider community will be features of the research. Read the full case study.
Management of Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV)
Professors David Edwards and Gary Holt have dedicated many years to the extensive research into HAV and its management in the workplace. They have been instrumental in the accurate measuring of exposure to HAV by workers and their research has subsequently led to the establishment of the world-leading Hand-Arm Vibration Test Centre. The next stage of the research will look at the effects of operator anthropometry and how the way workers use their tools can impact on the levels of vibration transmitted to the hands and arms. Read the full case study.