Research projects

Exploring researchers’ viewpoints and learning of a toolkit designed to increase Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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 ...

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

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

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...

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

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 higher education (HE) response to hate and extremism on higher education institution (HEI) c...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

Youth perceptions and experiences of knife crime

BAME in health and social care research

The efficacy of school-based anti-knife crime interventions

Embrace HE

Brexit and mental wellbeing

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

Families: Social Exclusion and Places of Safety

Exploring the proximity effect

Communicating the Impacts of Austerity and Inequality

Exploitation: Vulnerabilities and Experiences

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

Public Perceptions of Inequalities in Health and Income

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

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

Improving BAME Student Achievement in the School of Law

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"

The impact of LEGOLAND on Mindfulness, Stress and Wellbeing

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 Impact of Lockdown on Domestic Violence Perpetration and Victimisation

The Effect of Mindfulness App Use in Complex Needs Students

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

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

Best crime scene shows on TV right now

Best crime scene shows on TV right now

Identifying and treating allergies

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