Research Projects
Our research is connected to outcomes that feedback into industry, culture and the environment. Find out more about our researchers and their projects below.
Exploring concept development and sustained, shared thinking in Flying Start contexts: a collaborative project
Understanding the importance of university researchers working in partnership with practitioners in order to change pr...
Playing The Career Game: Using game-based methodology to critically consider the effectiveness of targeted career initiatives.
This project uses game-based methodology in the form of a research-informed board game, Playing The HE Career Game ...
Zine-ing experiences and perspectives of neurodivergent Postgraduate Researchers
This research project is aimed at gaining insights into neurodivergent PGR’s experiences of doctoral study. The rese...
Eastside Projects: Building a hospital art gallery
Gavin Wade’s Mobile Wall System with 164 permanent pole positions on a square grid (After Adolf Krischanitz & Freder...
Enhancing trainee teachers' knowledge of Autism
Equipping trainee teachers with the knowledge of Autism needed to support pupils in mainstream secondary schools with...
BCU and BBG partnership - next steps
In April we ran a blog on BCUs exciting partnership with Birmingham Botanical Gardens looking ahead to the summer and...
Ecological Transition in Brazil: A Multisectoral Modelling Tool
The research is commissioned under the GEMMES programme of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), as part of its...
Does Immune Activation Affect TB Test Results?
TB remains a disease of global and regional significance, with infection rates in the West Midlands exceeding the natio...
Exploring the impact of immersive placements in healthcare education
Flourish in collaboration with Birmingham City University, Public Health and community organisations around the city, h...
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 ...
The Europe that Gay Porn Built, 1945-2000
This project maps, for the first time, the European networks of production, circulation and consumption of gay erotica...
Language of DIY Justice: Communication practices and processes
This project (2019-2023) explored communicative, procedural and legal barriers court users experience in small claims ...
Enhancing Urban Resilience and Sustainability through UK-India Collaboration
Birmingham City University has launched an exciting new international collaboration aimed at tackling some of the mo...
Exploring exercise behaviours in Phenylketonuria patients
This research will aim to explore physical activity and exercise behaviours in patients with the rare inherited metabo...