Research projects

This project aims to identify the reason for the rise in youth perpetrated knife crime based on a number of factors. ...

Investigating the psychological factors relating to England's imminent exit from the EU.

Embrace HE - Enabling mental health benefits: resilience, achievement, competencies and engagement in improved higher ...

Knife crime interventions are an important initiative that aims to increase awareness of the dangers of knife crime. C...

FSEPS is a programme designed to combat social inclusion in mothers who live with their children in refuges or other...

Research suggests that this simple yet promising intervention may contribute to decreasing obesity and snacking behavi...

Analysing the weighted language and media response to increased refugee activity in the UK.

This project hopes to increase the general understanding of the underlying perceptions of exploitation in order to det...

This project investigates which game mechanics are best suited to increasing engagement, using several participants fr...

Austerity is a prevalent theme of current socio-political and economical culture but the impact on public health, thou...

Evidence suggests that police receptivity to research is low, which can potentially lead to knowledge gaps in core pol...

Testing the effectiveness of the Mindful Construal Diary (MCD; a novel mindfulness-based intervention) on weight loss ...

This project aims to assess and critically inform the public's perception of health inequalities in the UK, thus infor...

Working to boost the achievements of black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) students within the University's School o...

The research addresses the root causes of vulnerability to DA in military settings, focusing attention on emerging ris...

This knowledge transfer partnership with Birmingham-based LEGOLAND Discovery Centre (LDC) assesses how the centre's ad...

Exploring the lived experiences of the LGBTQ community in Birmingham's Gay Village, specifically looking at the inclus...

The central premise of this project is the question as to whether current manslaughter laws are sufficient when we con...

Do the majority of the public recognise abusive controlling and coercive behaviours?

When forced between picking healthy and unhealthy foods, we often make the wrong choice. This project assesses whether...

CHECKIT-HE aims to enhance the higher education (HE) sector's response to hate and extremism on HE campuses by building...

Analysing the characteristics of the perpetrators of spree killings to guide public policy and inform investigative pr...

In this research, it was hypothesised that the use of a mindful eating-specific intervention, namely Mindful Construa...

BCU researcher, Sarah Lloyd is investigating the effects of Covid-19 on the justice system, specifically how to mainta...

Determining if priming memory retrieval with images of healthy/unhealthy foods would influence memory specificity an...

Examining the effect of a mindfulness application on social emotional development and cognitive development.

Exploring the impacts of Covid-19 on domestic violence perpetration and victimisation are explored, while examining th...

This project explores the effectiveness of police community messaging systems, which provide users with local crime up...

This research aims to identify which nudges implemented in the school cafeteria yield an increase in fruit and vegetab...

This research explores police use of Tasers and of force more generally, in order to to ensure that Tasers are used...

Exploring the utility of mindfullness and associated techniques to aid positive eating behaviours and provide an evide...

This project focuses on stuttering intervention from the viewpoints of adults who stutter. By working with advisors who...

We all have one thing in common, dreams. World Dream Day was established to encourage everyone to concentrate on their ...

Birmingham City University BA (Hons) Education Studies student, Katie Goodacre would like to tell you about how her dre...

We have compiled some activities you can make, do, attend and play over Christmas to keep you busy over what we know wi...

Consider yourself a super sleuth? Constantly invested in true crime shows and podcasts? If so, you may want to find ou...

Consider yourself a super sleuth? Constantly invested in true crime shows and podcasts? If so, you may want to find ou...

We all have one thing in common, dreams. World Dream Day was established to encourage everyone to concentrate on their ...

We have compiled some activities you can make, do, attend and play over Christmas to keep you busy over what we know wi...

We all have one thing in common, dreams. World Dream Day was established to encourage everyone to concentrate on their ...

As part of Allergy Awareness Week, we look at the most common allergies, how to recognise them, and how to treat them.

As we begin living in a stricter Tier System of restrictions, it is important to look after your mental health, mind an...

We have compiled some activities you can make, do, attend and play over Christmas to keep you busy over what we know wi...

At Birmingham City University, we want to give you as many different learning opportunities as we can, to help you get...

Lecturer on Birmingham City University's BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science degree, Laura Hodgson, details how elite...

Birmingham City University's Course Leader for our MSc (Pre-registration) Physiotherapy , Jodie Bryant, talks t...

Research projects

BAME in health and social care research

Youth perceptions and experiences of knife crime

Brexit and mental wellbeing

Embrace HE

The efficacy of school-based anti-knife crime interventions

Families: Social Exclusion and Places of Safety

Exploring the proximity effect

Media constructions of ‘migrants’ who cross the English Channel by boat

Exploitation: Vulnerabilities and Experiences

The Impact of Game Mechanic Preference, Gaming Motivation and Personality on Video Game Engagement

Communicating the Impacts of Austerity and Inequality

Promoting Evidence-Based Practice in Policing Through the Use of Novel Pedagogies

Exploring the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on weight and eating behaviours in clinical populations

Public Perceptions of Inequalities in Health and Income

Improving BAME Student Achievement in the School of Law

Identifying and Sharing Good Practice in Tackling Domestic Abuse in Military Contexts

The impact of LEGOLAND on Mindfulness, Stress and Wellbeing

The Role of Birmingham’s ‘Gay Village’ in the ‘Othering’ of Non-Homonormative Identities

Work-Related Pressures for Delivery Drivers in the Digital Age of the “Gig Economy"

Public understanding of controlling or coercive behaviour

Mindful construal diaries and healthy eating

CHECKIT HE – Countering Hate and Extremism on Campus

The nature and characteristics of spree killings

Mindful construal diaries to reduce portion size effect

The impact of Covid-19 on the right to a fair trial

Autobiographical memory specificity and restrained eating

The Effect of Mindfulness App Use in Complex Needs Students

The Impact of Lockdown on Domestic Violence Perpetration and Victimisation

The Impacts of Police Messaging Services on Public Perceptions and Fear of Crime

Using Nudges to Promote Healthful Eating

Police Use of Tasers

Mindfulness-based interventions for healthier eating

Stuttering Intervention: Perspectives of Adults Who Stutter

World Dream Day: Making your dream career a reality

Katie Goodacre (Education Studies student): My First Children's Book

On the 12 days of Christmas: Ideas to make, do, attend and games to keep you busy over the festive period

Best crime scene shows on TV right now

Best crime scene shows on TV right now

World Dream Day: Making your dream career a reality

On the 12 days of Christmas: Ideas to make, do, attend and games to keep you busy over the festive period

World Dream Day: Making your dream career a reality

Identifying and treating allergies

Keeping ‘HEALTHY’ at home

On the 12 days of Christmas: Ideas to make, do, attend and games to keep you busy over the festive period

A visit from Myo-band: Food and Nutrition students get the low down on working in industry

Mental Health in Elite Sport

Let’s talk about Rheumatoid Arthritis