Key Staff Professor Justin Fisher is Director of Brunel Public Policy. He has extensive experience of working with policy-makers, legislators, regulators and political parties in the UK and overseas, providing both evidence and advice. Highlights include work with the Council of Europe, the UK Cabinet Office, the UK Ministry of Justice, the Committee on Standards in Public Life, the UK Electoral Commission, and various Parliamentary Committees at Westminster and Holyrood, where he has acted as both a witness and as a special advisor. In recent years, he has advised the Electoral Commissions of Ukraine, Kosovo, Albania and Ethiopia, and worked with the governments of Georgia, Poland and the Czech Republic on behalf of the Council of Europe, as well as training young politicians in South-East Europe on behalf of the British Council. Dr Eliza Kania works in the CBASS Research Office and for Political Studies Review. She develops creative forms of research promotion and is passionate about visual communications and presenting and visualizing research data for dissemination (like here). Eliza a co-author and a coordinator of international research and educational projects like R/evolutions: Global Trends and Regional Issues and News Literacy. She has been working with local government and NGOs for over ten years, including the City Development and Foreign Relations department in the City of Poznań, where she coordinated international projects and cooperation initiatives. Her research interests cover the process of precarisation of labour, social movements and political dimensions of post-Soviet heritage and - recently - of the architecture of brutalism. Supporting policy-makers, legislators and regulators Brunel Public Policy uses our world-leading research to help inform policy-makers, legislators and regulators. We do this in a variety of ways: Drafting and promoting policy briefs, and identifying best practice based on Brunel research to inform debates and policy projects at various levels of government, as well as in the third sector and for policy think-tanks Promoting the policy implications and applications of our research to overseas governments. Actively engaging with select committee enquiries and policy consultation Actively engaging with policy-related requests Synthesising research to assist with policy scrutiny Offering our expertise in data analysis Evaluating public opinion using both quantitative (surveys) and qualitative (interviews and focus-groups) techniques See one example of our recent work: Brunel research to determine Ghana's policy direction on obesity The first-ever stakeholder engagement on obesity in Ghana has taken place in Accra (Ghana) under the auspices of the Office of the Ghanaian President and Brunel Global Health Academy. Find out more about our research projects: View all View all The migration of social workers to and from the UK Completed Steel sheet pile infrastructure defect sensing Completed Modelling migrant flows for better service provision Ongoing Environmental tax reform towards Net Zero Carbon Ongoing Variable geometry turbine for organic rankine cycle Completed Investigating thrombo-inflammation associated with cardiovascular diseases Ongoing Remote design model for interdisciplinary co-learning in Higher Education Completed Physiology of singing and implications for singing for lung health Completed Using mindfulness to reduce schizophrenia vulnerability Completed Using creative engagement to support healthcare workers Ongoing Protect mental health COVID-19 study Completed Supply chain optimisation for demand response efficiency Ongoing Mixed families in contemporary London Completed Genetic and cytogenetic family trio study Ongoing Radiation exposure and heritable genetic effects Ongoing Sustainable manufacturing for repair and reduction of waste Ongoing A game to help HE students develop note-taking skills Completed Collecting and upcycling metals from polluted soil Ongoing Citizen science urban mining: decontamination of soils Completed Behaviour change strategies in UK's COVID-19 public health communications Ongoing Centralised digital tax system to reduce tax fraud in EU Ongoing Video stimulated reflection and leadership development Ongoing Knowledge translation in children's occupational therapy Ongoing Grenfell, COVID-19 and digital technology Ongoing Grown up - children from military families Ongoing Second life batteries for future applications Ongoing Energy and waste reduction in Foundation Industries Ongoing Racialised experiences and retention of minority ethnic teacher trainees Ongoing Doctoral students negotiating the shift to academic positions Ongoing Multigenerational living in London. Ongoing Establishing open science research priorities in health psychology Ongoing Preservation and restoration of cultural heritage through 3D Imaging Completed Low cost solar powered food cold storage and distribution Ongoing Addressing smokeless tobacco and building research capacity in South Asia Completed Cytisine vs varenicline for smoking cessation in New Zealand Completed Understanding food waste reduction barriers Completed Anticipation in soccer Completed Grain spoilage reduction using analytics and sensors Completed Adoption of cloud computing by SMEs and public sector Completed High performance simulation for industry and society Completed Dual sensing AI for non-invasive diabetes management Completed Seismic responses to fluid injection Ongoing e-Infrastructures for Africa Completed Specialised thimbles for offshore renewable marine energy Completed Additive manufacturing technology in construction Completed Facilitating social media research in social sciences Completed A cultural history of EMI films Completed Rehabilitation using virtual gaming Ongoing Pandemic crisis prediction and management Ongoing Developing effective oral feedback exchanges: supporting children’s writing Ongoing Language stigma, standards and surveillance in US/UK schools Ongoing Using children’s literature to interrogate racialised language discrimination Ongoing Understanding and manipulating our immune system to protect against ageing Ongoing Investigating cerebral microvasculature dysfunction in stroke Ongoing Evaluation of a complex community sport intervention Completed Regression models for the analysis of well-being and income distribution Completed Biomass combustion ash in carbon capture Ongoing Virtual reality for NHS staff wellbeing Ongoing Breakthrough reinforcement for added chassis efficiency Ongoing Improving health in older adults by reducing sitting time Ongoing Detecting change in medical data to identify bias Ongoing Walls energising buildings Ongoing Implementing digitalisation in Turkish distribution networks Ongoing A mobile game to help displaced children learn their rights Completed Unmasking Hajj Amin al-Husseini through his wartime letters and diaries Completed New Force/Torque sensor based on optical technology for robot applications Completed Development of a new flexible manipulator for minimally invasive surgery Ongoing Medical training robots for airway management Completed Soft continuum manipulator for minimally invasive surgery Completed Global agricultural supply chains and trade mechanisms Ongoing Understanding social change through autobiographical narrative Ongoing SmartBridge: Smart monitoring and inspection of bridges infrastructure Completed Win-D-Ice: Ice protection system for turbine operation Completed RobFMS: Biofouling management system for offshore wind turbine foundations Completed Establishing a 'Futures Market' for digital personhood data Completed Stealth marketing and physical activity Completed Development, financing and distribution in the contemporary game industry Completed Understanding how industries cultivate virtuous auras Completed Understanding the impact of the distribution of inertial response Completed Social cash transfers, generational relations and youth poverty trajectories Completed Education systems, aspiration and learning in remote rural settings Completed Equipping Lesotho’s teachers for rural primary schools Ongoing Strengthening the rights of the waste pickers as entrepreneurs Ongoing Entrepreneurship scholarship amongst nascent entrepreneurs Ongoing Competency gaps in academic business consulting Ongoing Augmented Reality platform for mobility of Parkinson's patients Completed Low-cost portable molecular diagnostic platform Completed Engineering tissue specific scaffolds for organ-on-a-chip models Ongoing High-performance actuation systems for aviation industry Ongoing Development of smart drilling spindle systems Completed The work of academic managers in HE Ongoing Acute cardiovascular responses to slow and deep breathing Completed Resilient education management for online learning in Kenya Ongoing Respiratory physiology, human performance and health Completed Breathing muscle strength in healthy children Completed Green data centres Ongoing COVID-19 healthcare interventions for Black and South Asian communities Completed Zero-defect manufacturing strategies towards on-line production management Completed Conversion of urban bio-wastes into sustainable materials and products Ongoing An intelligent manufacturing system for heat treatment scheduling Completed Increasing excellence in advanced additive manufacturing Completed Innovative Quality Engineering and Smart Technology Completed End-to-end digital manufacturing solution Completed Intelligent data-driven pipeline for the manufacturing of certified metal parts Ongoing Microelectronics supply chain provenance Completed Development of innovative water cycles and value chains Ongoing Maintenance models for zero-unexpected-breakdowns Ongoing Covid-19 epidemiological modelling: ODE and agent based strategies Ongoing Low carbon concrete for modern methods of construction Ongoing When reading misfires: the case for letter confusability Completed Culture, sport and wellbeing evidence review Completed Wellbeing care maps Completed Visual and emotional processing in early Parkinson's disease Completed Use of liquid biopsies as cancer biomarkers Completed Understanding privacy and trust dichotomy Completed The mechanisms underlying adverse effects of pharmaceuticals Completed Ultrasonic guided waves for the inspection of pipelines Completed UK community radio responses to COVID-19 Completed Information systems and data exchange for renewables' integration Completed The impact of task complexity, cognitive load and anxiety on driving Completed The effects of sonification on motor imagery ability Completed Next generation antibacterial Ti implants Completed Continuous whole-body motion in robots for humanitarian demining Completed Digital technologies in furniture manufacturing design Completed Educating older adults about extrinsic falls risk factors at home Completed Supply chain network optimization Completed Agribusiness SMEs and post-Brexit trade Completed Predicting chemical bioaccumulation in wildlife using machine learning Ongoing Stock price and volatility prediction using news analytics Completed Cell signalling aimed at regulating cell proliferation Completed Sport, culture, communities and wellbeing Completed Neuromorphic computing - simulating the human brain memory mechanism Completed Study of a solar powered hydrogen production system for domestic applications Completed Software defined evolved packet core Completed Smart money Completed Smart glass AR and affective storytelling in historic places Completed Interactive real-time infrastructure for smart and zero energy building analysis Completed Side effects of gene therapy vectors Completed Road cycling behaviour of young adults Completed Riding the wave - seeing and feeling music Completed Consciousness transfer and communication technologies Completed Regulation of cryptocurrencies: US, UK and the EU Completed Synthetic data generation for primary care data Ongoing Recycling of concrete from construction and demolition waste Completed Proximity-based interactive media experiences Completed The maintenance of genome integrity Completed Predicting online radicalisation Completed Creativity and the creative process in digital games and poetry Completed Play your research Completed Plastic pollution in Nigeria Completed Experiences of white working class men in elementary occupations Completed Perceptions of plastics pollution in Sri Lanka and Vietnam Completed Optimising energy management in industry Completed Covid-19, Brexit and the Adult Social Care Sector in England Completed Networked labs for training in sciences and ICT Completed Nanofluid based solar PV/T technology for polygeneration Completed Muscle response to exercise in cerebral palsy Completed Muscle heat shock proteins with passive heating Completed Emergency guide system for the elderly Completed Multimodal digital media in journalistic newsrooms Completed Modelling internal bone marrow dose from Radium-223 Completed Modelling infant leukaemia using gene editing technology Completed Dynamics of alkali metal species in turbulent pulverised-coal combustion Completed Modelling adenoid cystic carcinoma in a mouse Completed Miniaturised solar concentrators for water purification Completed Micro company productivity enhancement with Cloud Computing Completed Metabolic reprogramming for improved BCG vaccine efficacy Completed Making deep learning and AI skills mainstream in India Completed Reducing sitting behaviour in people with Type 2 diabetes Ongoing Exploring the effectiveness of anti-doping interventions Ongoing Low temperature waste heat to power generation Completed Bipolar charge distribution of pharmaceutical dry powder aerosols Completed Investigation and modelling of fast frequency phenomena Completed Innovative techniques for precise, atraumatic placement of cochlear implant Completed Innovative solar energy technology for Kenyan tea industry Completed Innate immunity in bovine tuberculosis Completed Informing the global Intellectual Property policy Completed HPC and Big Data Technologies for Global Systems Completed Health and well-being of adults with cerebral palsy Completed Handwriting difficulties in children Completed Distributed computing for data intensive research Completed Upscaling and deployment of mooring connectors for offshore energy devices Ongoing Sustainable bioplastic for Personal Protection Equipment Completed Trust in home: rethinking interface design in the Internet of Things Completed Gestalt grouping and perceptual averaging to boost memory capacity Completed Give and take care pension scheme Completed Generating bioenergy from waste with solar reactor Completed Highly efficient cladding eco-panels with improved Nano-insulation properties Completed Exploring behavioural change in Nigeria and Sri Lanka Completed Teaching kids about the perils of plastic pollution Completed Erva mate drying Completed Evaluation of oligonucleotides for therapy of Friedreich ataxia Completed Entrepreneurship, resilience and rural community branding Completed Entrepreneurship through intergenerational crowdfunding Completed Elucidation of the metabolic signature of Friedreich's ataxia Completed Effects of dehydration and hyperthermia on brain and muscle blood flow Completed Improving uptake of hepatitis testing in South East Asians Completed Education, Childhood and Social Mobility in India Completed Aberrant genome organisation in female cancers Completed Identifying the most potent and effective treatment of Friedreich ataxia Completed Diabetes UK: Understanding physical activity Completed The US Embassy-Hollywood Complex Completed An intelligent extrusion system for additive manufacturing in construction Completed Developing a process model of corporate hubris Completed An assessment and outcome measure for children's wheelchair basketball Completed Rehabilitation via home based gaming Completed Composite hybrid joints with electromagnetic compatibility Ongoing B Corporations and Corporate Social Entrepreneurship Completed Doctoral education and research capacities in Kyrgyzstan Ongoing Modernization of Doctoral Education in Science Ongoing High-performance pultrusion for advanced composites Ongoing Environmental marine litter monitoring Ongoing Culture, sport and wellbeing: social diversity and context matters Completed Cryptocurrency markets Completed Cross-border portfolio flows and media news coverage Completed Credit scoring model based on classifiers consensus system approach Completed Creative Interruptions: cultural politics at work Completed Software suite for brewery management system Completed COVID-19 and relationships study Completed Copyright, AI and the music industry Completed High Tech / Low Cost solution for energy efficiency and thermal comfort Completed Constituency campaigning at the 2019 general election Completed ICT research collaboration between China and Europe Completed Childhood maltreatment: emotional consequences and potential intervention Completed Vehicle lightweighting Completed Bitcoin exchanges and cultural analysis Completed Biometric identification using gait Completed Factors influencing pain and physical activity in children Completed Big Tissue and Society Completed Beamforming using Artificial Intelligence for 6G Networks Completed Basalt fibre reinforced HDPE for wave energy converters Completed Assessment of injury risk factors and mechanisms in elite netball Completed Functional trajectories of people with chronic critical illness Completed Assessing endocrine disruption in birds, fish and amphibians Completed Ascending to the edge of space Completed AI for optimisation and demand side response of built environment management Completed AI system for oncological volumetric medical PET classification Completed Redesigning protein dynamics Completed Ambidextrous robot hand Completed Air pollution, brain health and wellbeing in India Completed Experiencing a digital world in later life Completed Downsizing direct injection (DI) gasoline engine Completed Adapting waste heat recovery technologies for low carbon off- highway vehicles Completed Active refrigeration shelf with thermal storage Completed A new cell and gene therapy approach for Friedreich's ataxia Completed Reducing the risk of human infection to Schistosomiasis Completed A data-oriented predictive ecology approach to modelling fish communities Completed A contextual theory of cross-border integration in Poland Completed 5G heterogeneous base station deployment using AI Completed 3D software mapping for osteoarthritis pain self-management Completed Combined CO2 capture and hydrogen generation process Ongoing Techno-economics of waste-derived adsorbents in carbon capture Ongoing Investigating the role of bioactive sphingolipids in Friedreich’s ataxia Ongoing Emotion AI for trading on financial markets Ongoing A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators Ongoing Leveraging millets enterprises for women's economic empowerment Ongoing Resource-smart food production and consumption Completed Tackling food waste challenge using supply chain control towers Completed Industrial Thermal Energy Recovery Conversion and Management Completed Thermal Energy Recovery in Industrial Applications Ongoing The global lives of the orangutan Ongoing Towards a green and sustainable ecosystem for the EU Port of the Future Ongoing Physical activity and McArdle disease Completed Decision making in Gaelic football Ongoing Fostering creative citizens through co-design and public makerspaces Completed Sector Skills Strategy in Additive Manufacturing Ongoing Adaptable and multi-functional building integrated photovoltaics Ongoing The rise of ‘period poverty’ in the UK Ongoing Building earthquake and tsunami resilience in East Indonesia Completed Gender differences in multitasking Completed Public engagement and science communication Ongoing Personalised disease modelling Ongoing Retinal image analysis Ongoing A deep learning model for global camera trap labelling Ongoing Developmental coordination disorder Completed Verified Exascale Computing for Multiscale Simulations Completed Digital game-based student centred learning Completed Mobile technologies for improved home-based healthcare assessments Completed Design and technology solutions for Plus Energy Houses Ongoing Digital games histories Completed Producing super-strength straw building materials Completed Writing in the digital age: Keyboard versus pen in adolescents Completed Batteries recycling and recovery in a circular economy Ongoing Artificial intelligence training of autonomous vehicles Ongoing Sustainable livelihoods in refugee resettlements Completed Knowledge exchange on healthcare big data analytics Ongoing 3D printing of cementitious materials for complex shapes Ongoing Community sport and inequalities Ongoing The role of CDCA2 molecule in neuroblastoma Ongoing Polymer-based composite systems for high-efficient energy scavenging and storage Ongoing How do cells divide? Ongoing Human endogenous factors in the control of mycobacterial infection Completed Host-pathogen interactions in tuberculosis Ongoing Understanding the effects of cyclo-oxygenase inhibition in the zebrafish Ongoing Novel approaches for testing metabolism disrupting chemicals Ongoing Understanding the effects of inflammation on brain and behaviour Completed Oncoprotein MYB in the head and neck cancer adenoid cystic carcinoma Ongoing Promoting inflammation resolution in sickle cell disease Ongoing Early growth protein molecules and preventing autoimmune disease and cancer Ongoing Dental drill noise reduction device Completed Smart self monitoring composite tool Ongoing Graphene sensor for defect detection in composite materials Completed Novel multi-zone self-heated out-of-autoclave composite tool Completed End-effectors development and industrialisation for aviation Completed On-line tool to intelligently interpret design information contained in patents Completed Lab-based prototype for automated train fluid servicing Ongoing Deep fakes: the evolution and use of the technology Ongoing The Covid-19 pandemic and the emergence of anti-lockdown sentiments Ongoing Catching a Wave Ongoing Medication management service based on additive manufacturing Ongoing Optimised welding in high value industries Ongoing Innovative hybrid production process for alloys Ongoing Capturing carbon dioxide from seawater Ongoing Acoustic emission system for ship hull monitoring Completed Health condition monitoring of tidal generators Completed Enhanced artificial intelligence breast MRI scanning system Completed Structural condition monitoring of above ground storage tanks Completed Inspection and condition monitoring of rails Completed Monitoring systems for hydrogen power in transport Completed Inspection technology for concentrated solar power plants Completed Online remote condition monitoring of tidal stream generators Completed Guided wave monitoring tool Completed Underground storage tanks risk mitigation system Completed Developing a new platform for African Indigenous Knowledge Completed Sustainable and healthy school food environments in Brazil Ongoing High temperature pipe structural health monitoring system Completed Ultrasonic inspection system of high temperature steam pipes Completed Wind turbine digital twin for monitoring and inspection Completed De-icing ultrasonic guided wave and vibration system Completed Advanced casting technology for aerospace structural components Ongoing Islamic private schools in UK: What is "Islamic" and why does it matter Completed Trade flows and the pandemic: evidence from Europe Ongoing Reporting and prevention of Female Genital Mutilation Ongoing Sustaining inclusive design collaboration through co-design platforms Completed Integrated technology support system for tackling violence against women Ongoing Writers in British Intelligence Ongoing Vagina-on-a-Chip Ongoing Organ-on-a-chip models for ovarian cancer Ongoing Multifactorial impacts on early breast carcinogenesis Ongoing Investigating progressive slope failure by numerical modelling Ongoing Virtual parent coaching programme Completed Understanding rural youth identities in India Ongoing Predictive maintenance of rail infrastructure Completed Predictive maintenance for wave energy devices Completed Condition monitoring of wind turbine drivetrains Completed Water distribution system monitoring for leak detection Completed Using co-design to unearth community hidden assets Completed AI-assisted tax assessment Ongoing Covid immunity passport service design Completed Audience reactions to #ShakespeareLives diplomacy campaign Completed Electrification of public transport in India Ongoing Enhanced defect detection aided by robotics Completed Integrity testing of deep foundation piles Completed Ultrasonic inspection of aircraft wiring Completed Inspection system for power line cable maintenance Completed Digital radiography for inspection of plastic electronics Completed AI and ultrasonic enhanced additive manufacturing Completed 3D digital glasses for enhancing mobility Completed Quality control system for leak-free fuel tanks Completed Inline inspection and quality control of PM components Completed High pressure die casting for lightweight metals Ongoing Unmanned aerial systems inspection of civil structures Completed Improving higher education on Design for Sustainability Completed Developing sustainable bioplastic films for agricultural use Completed Manufacturing processes and monitoring for OLED devices Completed Furthering gender equality in higher education in India Ongoing Classifying geometric shapes defined by polynomial equations Ongoing Measuring of geometric shapes and families of shapes Ongoing Processing using power ultrasound during solidifying phase Completed Amphibious robot inspection and predictive maintenance Completed Long range ultrasonic inspection of aircraft wiring Completed Robotic digital X-ray scanning system Completed Technological innovation and monitoring for the AM industry Completed Mainstreaming gender for energy security Ongoing Prototyping open innovation models in food and packaging Completed Real-time cloud-based clean water monitoring system Completed Smart greenhouses for Africa Ongoing Computer tomography inspection for MEMS components Completed Digital monitoring of ships Completed A condition monitoring system for offshore wind turbines Ongoing Automated terahertz imaging of composites Ongoing Non-destructive testing of bonded assemblies Ongoing Improving the management of plastic packaging waste Completed Does CRISPR-Cas9 treatment cause DNA damage in cancer cells? Ongoing Contraband detection in prisons Ongoing Evolution of religious and secular medical treatments Ongoing SMEs digital footprints and their ethical implications Ongoing Pharmacological strategies for resolution of inflammation Ongoing Prevention and detection of fouling on ship hulls Completed Physical activity in the workplace Completed Cancer and physical activity Completed Fabricating metal composite components for electric vehicles Ongoing Creating bio-inspired soft robotics Completed Bayesian segmented regression and application Ongoing Learning Network on Sustainable Energy Systems Completed Sustainable Energy for All Design Toolkit Completed Design and entrepreneurship skills in Brazilian slums Completed Distributed manufacturing applied to product-service systems Completed Occurrence and lifecycle fate of additives used in plastics Completed Endocrine disruptors linked to developmental neurotoxicity Ongoing Valorisation of construction and demolition waste Ongoing Internet of Things soil monitoring system Completed Development of an innovative sustainable baking system Completed Bio-based building products Ongoing Circular economy implementation in the urban water sector Completed Phasor Instream Data Processing study project Completed Early diagnosis of diabetes mellitus Ongoing AI-LAMP for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 Ongoing Field and numerical investigations of landslide hazards Ongoing Developing problem-based learning for electrical and power systems engineering Ongoing A data-driven approach for optimal distribution network operation Completed Development plan of the Pan-European Transmission System 2050 Completed Innovative solar heating for industrial processes Ongoing Mitigating plastic waste in Indonesia Ongoing Design for resource and energy efficiency in ceramic kilns Completed Solar heat driven cold storage for horticultural products Ongoing Heat pipe design challenge for hot plasma cooling Completed Hygienic, usable, engaging public mid-air interactions Ongoing Innovative water recovery solutions through recycling of heat Ongoing Global structural health monitoring of high-temperature steam lines Completed Open rotor propellers ice protection system Completed Lightweight electric vehicle architecture Completed Challenges in the lifecycle of offshore installations Completed Faith, difference and diversity in Muslim male prisoner rehabilitation Completed Common genetic variants that increase the risk of cancer Completed Marginalised theatre practices in Brazil and United Kingdom Completed Giving voice to migrant ride-share drivers in London Ongoing Design and innovation capacity building in India Ongoing MOLAY-STRUDEL Completed Computing grid for the exploitation of Large Hadron Collider data in the UK Ongoing Internet of Radio-Light Completed Physics analysis and operations of the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment Ongoing R&D in preparation for an upgrade of CMS for the Super- Large Hadron Collider Ongoing Pause