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.

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...