CSPACE research projects
We are currently working on a number of projects within CSPACE. View our current research projects below. You can also see our past projects or view our individual research groups to see a filtered list of projects aligned to our specialisms.
Researching initial teacher education students’ sense of belonging and community on campus
This project explores the City South general campus space and how learning and teaching spaces impact BCU primary ITE ...
Listen Imagine Compose Primary: Researching the teaching and learning of composition
The aims of this project were to work with teachers and composers to develop meaningful and relevant composing activit...
Empowering Practitioners’ Professional Learning Through Unseen Observation
The innovative “unseen observation” project with Walsall College, led by Professor Matt O’Leary in the Centre for the...
Supporting flexible pathways and effective student transitions in college-based higher education
Using a case-study approach, the project will explore several areas of focus related to the overarching theme of suppo...
Enhancing Learning and Teaching Quality through Collaborative Observation
Enhancing Learning and Teaching Quality through Collaborative Observation (ELTQCO) was an 18-month project, funded by...
Birmingham School Surveys Music Research
The Birmingham School Surveys Music Research Project is a three-year project focused on developing our understanding o...
Inclusive use of Artificial Intelligence ineducation in Vietnam: AI powered inclusive education digital transformation in rural and urban schools
This interdisciplinary project aims to address digital transformation across Vietnam, focusing on developing practices...
Pedagogies of mercy for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in madrasah education
The aim of this research project is to gain enhanced knowledge and understanding of the environment, ethos, curriculum...
Creating Schools of Recovery
‘Creating “Schools of Recovery”’ (SoR) was a two-year project to explore and evaluate a partnership model with theatre...
Making Gender Equality Matter in Schools (MGEMS)
Making Gender Equality Matter in Schools (MGEMS) makes a direct response to concerns evidenced in the research literatu...
STEM-Power: Enabling Progression of STEM Women Researchers
This research aims to build a knowledge exchange e-resource that provides free access to resources and project assets ...
That's Me: Eliminating barriers to postgraduate research study in the West Midlands
Birmingham City University is proud to partner with the University of Wolverhampton to deliver That’s Me! Eliminatin...
Rethinking cross university approaches to training for doctoral supervision using STEAM provocations to promote fair, secure and just global societies
The terms cross-, multi-, inter- and trans- (disciplinary practice and working) are used interchangeably in research a...
Enhancing the transition of non-traditional students ENTRANTS
There is robust empirical evidence that students lacking a “sense of belonging” within higher education is one of the m...
Aimhigher Plus: The impact of regional partnership and collaboration
Understanding the impact and effectiveness of the Aim Higher Plus partnership relations and how these contribute to the...