Research Projects
Haptic Feedback for Supporting Navigation in VR Experiences for Users with Visual Impairments
The current reliance on visual feedback in virtual reality head mounted display technologies can make the hardware inac...
Inclusive Augmented and Virtual Reality Experiences
To address the limited work in this area, the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Research Group were awarded a grant...
Inclusive FinTech: Co-Creating Inclusive Future Financial Technologies with Disabled Communities
The Inclusive FinTech project aims to address the accessibility gap in financial technologies by engaging disabled...
Accessible 3D Design and Development for Disabled Creators
To address the challenge of making creative design and development activities more accessible, the Human-Computer In...
Keeping Deaf Pedestrians Safe from Driverless Cars
This Royal Society funded research project aims to fill this gap related to 11 million d/Deaf and hard of hearing ...
Wearable Systems for Emotional Behavioural Disorders
Monitoring children’s emotional and behavioural patterns via the use of wearable and external sensors tracking physiol...
Virtual Reality Ophthalmology Training
BCU researcher Andrew Wilson has worked with NHS trusts to develop a virtual reality app which allows medical students ...
Inclusive coding for disabled developers
This funded project seeks to make coding more accessible for developers with physical impairments.
Improving uniform design processes
This knowledge transfer partnership aims to help long-standing company Murray Uniforms to expand their design capabili...
KTP Partnership with GSK
This knowledge transfer partnership sees BCU experts partner with GlaxoSmithKline to create innovative augmented reali...
Vehicle configurator augmented reality system
Working in partnership to create immersive, real-time visualisation systems for motor vehicles.