Our research focusses on providing knowledge, insight and innovative technological breakthroughs that promote the role of communities in sustaining and enhancing the quality of life for people globally, through economic, social and cultural benefits, social justice and equality, diplomacy and policy making, security, and the mitigation of the impacts of climate change, conflict and mass migration. Aligned with the Government’s GCRF challenge areas, our strengths mean we can make a significant impact on the global societal challenges with our challenge-led, interdisciplinary research. Our work in improving the quality of life in communities View all View all Catching a Wave Ongoing Addressing educational inequities through co-production of inclusive learning Completed The politics of hydrogen in the UK Ongoing Anthropology and theatre challenging stereotypes of immigration, humanitarianism Ongoing Understanding the causes of atheism in Mauritius Ongoing Promoting social connections using happy-to-chat badges Ongoing Mainstreaming gender for energy security Ongoing Explaining the causes of atheism and non-belief Ongoing Developing sustainable bioplastic films for agricultural use Completed The migration of social workers to and from the UK Completed Covid-19 epidemiological modelling: ODE and agent based strategies Ongoing Design and innovation capacity building in India Completed Equipping Lesotho’s teachers for rural primary schools Completed Post-Covid lifestyle and mental wellbeing Ongoing Communities and representation on bank notes Ongoing Hidden curriculum of Occupational Therapy practice education Ongoing How do politician funding, characteristics and behaviour relate? Ongoing CoPropel: Next-generation marine vessel propellers Ongoing ESENSE: Tooling enabling temperature homogeneity and embedded graphene sensors Ongoing Parenting across cultures in contemporary England Ongoing MOLAY-STRUDEL Completed Optimising eel conservation efforts Ongoing New concept for combined H2 production and carbon capture Ongoing Hydrogen-induced stress cracking of duplex stainless steels Ongoing Basalt fibre reinforced HDPE for wave energy converters Completed Extreme dynamic loading of aerospace composite structures Completed Fostering creative citizens through co-design and public makerspaces Completed Implementation of photovoltaics through innovative mini-grid expansion model Ongoing Cost effective acoustic liners for jet engines Ongoing Smart self monitoring composite tool Ongoing Assessing GDP and sub-component revisions Completed Reducing sitting behaviour in people with Type 2 diabetes Completed Decolonisation of heritage sites through mixed reality performances Ongoing Composite hybrid joints with electromagnetic compatibility Completed Citizen science urban mining: decontamination of soils Completed Collecting and upcycling metals from polluted soil Ongoing Pelvic health professionals' recruitment challenges - service evaluation Completed Reactivation of herpesviruses in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Ongoing Emerging public perceptions of Intellectual Property Completed Economics of music streaming Ongoing Promoting Wales to international tourists Ongoing Measuring trust during the COVID-19 pandemic Ongoing A healthy ageing framework from a consumer-centric approach Completed Examining Net Zero policy and regulation in energy markets across Europe Ongoing Writing in the digital age: Keyboard versus pen in adolescents Ongoing The secret state and the people Ongoing Intelligence analysis and the EU Completed Creating digital stories to understand living with multimorbidity Completed Operational challenges of adsorbents from combustion residues Ongoing Novel Zinc-ion capacitors with high energy and power densities Ongoing Mixed families in contemporary London Completed Gender differences in multitasking Ongoing Towards a green and sustainable ecosystem for the EU Port of the Future Completed Social health in older adults from minority groups Ongoing When reading misfires: the case for letter confusability Ongoing A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators Completed Air pollution, brain health and wellbeing in India Ongoing Protect mental health COVID-19 study Ongoing Visual and emotional processing in early Parkinson's disease Ongoing Pathways to increasing diversity in electric vehicle adoption Completed Improving higher education on Design for Sustainability Completed Pedagogic best practice for technology-driven design futures Completed Meeting net zero in digital research infrastructure Completed Analysis of community needs in boroughs local to Brunel Completed Promoting transparency against tax evasion and market manipulation Completed The landscape of violence Completed AI-driven technologies in women’s healthcare Completed Playful approaches in adulthood Completed Investigating digital poverty in Margate Completed Stealth marketing and physical activity Completed Breathing muscle strength in healthy children Completed Change Makers - Brunel Ethnic Minorities Action Group Ongoing Change Makers - Brunel Youth Action Group Ongoing Covid-19, Brexit and the Adult Social Care Sector in England Completed Interactive real-time infrastructure for smart and zero energy building analysis Completed Study of a solar powered hydrogen production system for domestic applications Completed High tech and low cost solution for energy efficiency and thermal comfort Completed Recovering sense of smell and taste Completed Development of a new flexible manipulator for minimally invasive surgery Completed Analysis of the nature of loneliness using natural language programming Ongoing Smart wearable for non-invasive foetal heart monitoring Completed Low-cost, scalable far-UVC source for reducing pathogen transmission Completed Solving 'hard to recycle' plastic packaging Ongoing Copyright infringement in music Ongoing Risk factors for cognitive decline in LGBT+ older people Ongoing Open access to online training in 3D printing Completed Designing the future of UK-China collaboration in museums and galleries sector Completed The work of academic managers in HE Completed 21st century poachers: How intelligence experts are helping save the rhino REF 2021 Towards a therapy for Friedreich’s Ataxia Ongoing Education systems, aspiration and learning in remote rural settings Completed Investigating the role of bioactive sphingolipids in Friedreich’s ataxia Completed Transforming the literary landscape REF 2021 See Less: How to help a billion breakups REF 2021 Caribbean pensions on a better financial footing REF 2021 Business brains helping Uganda dairy farmers milk it REF 2021 New safety laws for chemicals REF 2021 Rwanda’s ‘Uber for motorbike taxis’ triumph REF 2021 Helping housing associations offer hope REF 2021 Sensing our need for authentic experiences of cities REF 2021 Putting working class actors centre stage REF 2021 Extreme modelling: statistical research fix for difficult-to-predict situations REF 2021 Connecting Africa: New Networks for Open Science REF 2021 Helping policymakers stub out smoking REF 2021 Wrexham firm decked out with Brunel research REF 2021 Making the beautiful game fair play REF 2021 Problems with family courts exposed REF 2021 Strengthening the rights of the waste pickers as entrepreneurs Completed Respiratory physiology, human performance and health Completed Factors influencing pain and physical activity in children Completed Effects of dehydration and hyperthermia on brain and muscle blood flow Completed Acute cardiovascular responses to slow and deep breathing Completed Does migration contribute to health inequality? Completed Net negative carbon energy for economic development Completed UK-Saudi R&D for emerging electric vehicles technologies Completed Overcoming gender stereotyping in education Completed Engaging low-income families in education research Completed A serious game to train fire fighters for decision making Completed Serious games to improve engagement with web accessibility guidelines Completed Techno-economics of waste-derived adsorbents in carbon capture Completed On-line tool to intelligently interpret design information contained in patents Ongoing SMEs digital footprints and their ethical implications Completed Trust in home: rethinking interface design in the Internet of Things Completed Pandemic crisis prediction and management Completed Modelling migrant flows for better service provision Completed HPC and Big Data Technologies for Global Systems Completed Verified Exascale Computing for Multiscale Simulations Completed Furthering gender equality in higher education in India Completed Design, build, commission and operation of a bespoke carbon capture plant in UK Ongoing Thermal Energy Recovery in Industrial Applications Completed Hydrogen engine for light commercial vehicles Ongoing Enabling green ammonia as future transport fuel Ongoing Advanced fuel and propulsion technologies for future low/zero carbon transport Ongoing Challenges in the lifecycle of offshore installations Completed Low cost solar powered food cold storage and distribution Completed Polymer-based composite systems for high-efficient energy scavenging and storage Ongoing Optimising energy management in industry Completed Structural condition monitoring of above ground storage tanks Completed Developing a mandatory sustainability reporting model for Indian companies Completed Social movement approach to physical activity in Southall Ongoing Arts interventions to prevent young people becoming involved in crime Ongoing Textual properties of merger and acquisition press releases Completed Improving motor function in children with cerebral palsy Ongoing Centralised digital tax system to reduce tax fraud in EU Completed Competency gaps in academic business consulting Completed Primary school children’s responses to food waste at school Completed Understanding Covid experiences of migrants living in the UK Completed Common genetic variants that increase the risk of cancer Completed Modelling infant leukaemia using gene editing technology Ongoing The maintenance of genome integrity Completed Side effects of gene therapy vectors Ongoing Social, ecological, political, and cultural implications of extinction Completed Increasing accessibility through mobile vaccination Completed A new cell and gene therapy approach for Friedreich's ataxia Completed Regulation of social media Ongoing Copyright in the music industry Ongoing Ultrasonic assisted laser welding for automotive battery packs Ongoing Understanding cyberbullying behaviours through computational models Ongoing Low carbon concrete for modern methods of construction Ongoing Developing a new platform for African Indigenous Knowledge Completed System for monitoring infants in low-resource environments Completed An institutional history of internal communication in the UK Ongoing Promoting inflammation resolution in sickle cell disease Ongoing B Corporations and Corporate Social Entrepreneurship Completed Entrepreneurship, resilience and rural community branding Completed Entrepreneurship through intergenerational crowdfunding Completed 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 Global agricultural supply chains and trade mechanisms Completed Maintenance models for zero-unexpected-breakdowns Completed Steel sheet pile infrastructure defect sensing Completed Environmental tax reform towards Net Zero Carbon Completed 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 Completed Supply chain optimisation for demand response efficiency Completed Genetic and cytogenetic family trio study Completed Radiation exposure and heritable genetic effects Completed Sustainable manufacturing for repair and reduction of waste Completed A game to help HE students develop note-taking skills Completed Behaviour change strategies in UK's COVID-19 public health communications Completed Video stimulated reflection and leadership development Completed Knowledge translation in children's occupational therapy Ongoing Grenfell, COVID-19 and digital technology Completed Grown up - children from military families Completed Second life batteries for future applications Completed Energy and waste reduction in Foundation Industries Ongoing Racialised experiences and retention of minority ethnic teacher trainees Completed Doctoral students negotiating the shift to academic positions Completed Multigenerational living in London. Completed Establishing open science research priorities in health psychology Completed Preservation and restoration of cultural heritage through 3D Imaging Completed 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 Completed 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 Completed Developing effective oral feedback exchanges: supporting children’s writing Completed Language stigma, standards and surveillance in US/UK schools Completed Using children’s literature to interrogate racialised language discrimination Completed Understanding and manipulating our immune system to protect against ageing Ongoing Investigating cerebral microvasculature dysfunction in stroke Completed 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 Completed Virtual reality for NHS staff wellbeing Completed Breakthrough reinforcement for added chassis efficiency Ongoing Improving health in older adults by reducing sitting time Completed Detecting change in medical data to identify bias Completed Walls energising buildings Ongoing Implementing digitalisation in Turkish distribution networks Completed 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 Medical training robots for airway management Completed Soft continuum manipulator for minimally invasive surgery Completed Understanding social change through autobiographical narrative Completed 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 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 Entrepreneurship scholarship amongst nascent entrepreneurs Completed 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 Completed High-performance actuation systems for aviation industry Completed Development of smart drilling spindle systems Completed Resilient education management for online learning in Kenya Completed Green data centres Completed 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 Completed 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 Completed Microelectronics supply chain provenance Completed Development of innovative water cycles and value chains Completed Culture, sport and wellbeing evidence review Completed Wellbeing care maps 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 Software defined evolved packet core Completed Smart money Completed Smart glass AR and affective storytelling in historic places 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 Completed Recycling of concrete from construction and demolition waste Completed Proximity-based interactive media experiences 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 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 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 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 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 Completed Sustainable bioplastic for Personal Protection Equipment 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 Elucidation of the metabolic signature of Friedreich's ataxia 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 Doctoral education and research capacities in Kyrgyzstan Completed Modernization of Doctoral Education in Science Completed High-performance pultrusion for advanced composites Completed Environmental marine litter monitoring Completed 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 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 Big Tissue and Society Completed Beamforming using Artificial Intelligence for 6G Networks 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 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 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 Emotion AI for trading on financial markets Ongoing Industrial Thermal Energy Recovery Conversion and Management Completed The global lives of the orangutan Completed Physical activity and McArdle disease Completed Decision making in Gaelic football Completed Sector Skills Strategy in Additive Manufacturing Completed Adaptable and multi-functional building integrated photovoltaics Completed The rise of ‘period poverty’ in the UK Completed Building earthquake and tsunami resilience in East Indonesia Completed Public engagement and science communication Completed Personalised disease modelling Completed Retinal image analysis Completed A deep learning model for global camera trap labelling Completed Developmental coordination disorder 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 Batteries recycling and recovery in a circular economy Ongoing Artificial intelligence training of autonomous vehicles Completed Sustainable livelihoods in refugee resettlements Completed Knowledge exchange on healthcare big data analytics Completed 3D printing of cementitious materials for complex shapes Completed Community sport and inequalities Ongoing The role of CDCA2 molecule in neuroblastoma Completed How do cells divide? Ongoing Human endogenous factors in the control of mycobacterial infection Completed Host-pathogen interactions in tuberculosis Completed Understanding the effects of cyclo-oxygenase inhibition in the zebrafish Completed 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 Early growth protein molecules and preventing autoimmune disease and cancer Ongoing Dental drill noise reduction device Completed 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 Lab-based prototype for automated train fluid servicing Ongoing Deep fakes: the evolution and use of the technology Completed The Covid-19 pandemic and the emergence of anti-lockdown sentiments Completed Medication management service based on additive manufacturing Completed Optimised welding in high value industries Completed Innovative hybrid production process for alloys Ongoing Capturing carbon dioxide from seawater Completed Acoustic emission system for ship hull monitoring Completed Health condition monitoring of tidal generators Completed Enhanced artificial intelligence breast MRI scanning system 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 Sustainable and healthy school food environments in Brazil Completed 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 Completed Islamic private schools in UK: What is "Islamic" and why does it matter Completed Trade flows and the pandemic: evidence from Europe Completed Sustaining inclusive design collaboration through co-design platforms Completed Integrated technology support system for tackling violence against women Completed Writers in British Intelligence Ongoing Vagina-on-a-Chip Completed Organ-on-a-chip models for ovarian cancer Completed 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 Completed 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 Completed 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 Completed Unmanned aerial systems inspection of civil structures Completed Manufacturing processes and monitoring for OLED devices Completed Classifying geometric shapes defined by polynomial equations Completed 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 Prototyping open innovation models in food and packaging Completed Real-time cloud-based clean water monitoring system Completed Smart greenhouses for Africa Completed Computer tomography inspection for MEMS components Completed Digital monitoring of ships Completed A condition monitoring system for offshore wind turbines Completed Automated terahertz imaging of composites Completed Non-destructive testing of bonded assemblies Completed Improving the management of plastic packaging waste Completed Does CRISPR-Cas9 treatment cause DNA damage in cancer cells? Completed Contraband detection in prisons Completed Evolution of religious and secular medical treatments Completed 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 Pause Research expertise Our multidisciplinary research into sustainable comunities is underpinned by a number of research groups including: Accounting and Auditing Investigating current issues in accounting that include financial reporting, assurance, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and business models in large and small business entities AI Social and Digital Innovation Social, economic and strategic effects of AI and associated technologies. Impact of AI and related technologies on societies, organisations and individuals. Anthropological Research on Childhood Youth and Education Cross-cultural understanding of the notions of the ‘child’, ‘youth’ and ‘education’ Brunel Education Research and Guidance Hub Focusing on investigating current issues in higher education including leadership and management, knowledge-behaviour gap, student and staff information literacy, building inclusive pedagogies, coaching and mentoring, community building, E-learning in Accounting Education and curriculum development. Circular Food Forum Leads discussions across the “food chain” with the aim to improve resource management, through working with industries and Government to respond to global pressures of growing resource scarcity and food waste. Comedy Studies As an interdisciplinary centre it considers the production, content, reception and wider socio-political implications of comedy in a variety of formats and from a range of perspectives. Comparative Politics, Public Policy and Political Thought Our political scientists carry out cutting-edge research into institutions, public policy, elections, and public opinion. Contemporary Writing The group facilitates, promotes and disseminates cutting-edge creative, critical and socially-engaged work within English Studies and affiliated fields. Culture and Evolution Evolution and culture are the two most fundamental and powerful influences on human behaviour, and their effects are what we study at the Centre for Culture and Evolution. Education, Identities and Society Research at the intersection of Education, Sociology, Human Geography, Youth Studies and Digital Presence. Embodiment in Academic and Professional Practice Development of an enhanced awareness of bodies as sensors of crucial information about ourselves and our reality; Enhancing our performance as human beings, practitioners, researchers and educators. Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Our focus is on how individuals, businesses and societies can tap into creative and entrepreneurial flair to develop innovative solutions, in order to not only create economic value, but also solve social and environmental problems. Equitable Development and Resilience Centred on development and social justice issues, our group continually reflects upon how individual and collective agency can contribute to meaningful change around climate action and sustainability across Global North and South nations. Global Lives Research conducted in the Centre addresses the challenges facing society, helping to change the lives of people around the world by bringing economic, social and cultural benefits. Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifecourse Inequalities in health and wellbeing in the UK and internationally; welfare, health and wellbeing; ageing studies; health economics. Healthcare Management, Culture and Leadership Group We focus on the intersection among healthcare management, culture and leadership from an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach. Histories and Concepts of Anthropological Knowledge Research into historicity, emotion, ignorance, and memory, as well as on the fundamentals of anthropology: ethnographic practice and writing. Human Geography: space, place and society A space in which to encounter and deepen engagement with cutting edge spatial, urban and geographical research and theory. Human Resource Management and Organization Behaviour The group's five main themes of research include excellence in workplace innovation, diversity, team work, social inclusion, and employee selection. Human rights, society and arts We aim to understand, define and criticize social mobilization, cultural challenges and institutional limitations over conflicting notions of human rights, building on the wide and world-leading human rights expertise of Brunel academics. Institute of Communities and Society The Institute focuses on the social, community, and cultural aspects of pressing contemporary issues including migration and movement, social unrest, intersectional inequalities, and institutionalised poverty. Institute of Digital Futures Brings together digital science and technology innovation and advancement, aligned with the Grand Challenges of the UK’s Industrial Strategy, thereby enhancing the global citizen’s quality of life. Institute of Health, Medicine and Environments Our challenge-led work in health and wellbeing focuses on understanding the relationships between biological, social, natural, and built environments and health and wellbeing outcomes. Intelligence and Security Studies As an inter-disciplinary research centre, established to deal specifically with intelligence issues, policy and institutions, to promote and develop social science and policy-oriented approaches to intelligence. Interculturality for Diversity and Global Learning Challenging conventional attitudes and practices and promoting respectful and effective intercultural communication, cross-cultural intelligence, diversity and inclusion, within a world that is increasingly interconnected digitally. International History We are a group of historians focusing on the fundamental role that identity plays in the modern age, including gender, religious, ethnic and national identity, and the role of boundaries in demarcating collective identities. Our work is highly relevant to analyses of contemporary conflict, as we contribute a historical perspective to studies of conflict over borders or ethnicity. International Law Addressing the fields of public international law, from human rights law to refugee law, the laws of war, international criminal law and dispute resolution. International Medical Anthropology Alleviating inequality, suffering from disease and contributing to debates on global health medical anthropology and Disability Studies International Relations Our political scientists and historians work on vital international problems like security and intelligence, or violent conflict. Kidspace: Key skills and participation in childhood Research on key skills and participation in childhood Law, Economics and Finance The Centre for Law, Economics and Finance aims to advance the wider societal impact of our research by engaging with policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholder. Living avatars Uniquely interdisciplinary approach to better understand the social, cognitive, and political impacts of avatar use. Magna Carta We analyse how best to create and maintain just societies that fairly balance both personal freedom and authority, and the rights and responsibilities of individuals and society. Marketing and Corporate Brand Management Our research-active faculty are engaged in cutting-edge applied scholarship across a broad spectrum of marketing areas. Open data analysis in social and political science A forum for discussion and analysis of key issues in theory-driven empirical research in social and political science. Operations and Information Systems Management We specialize in responsible and sustainable operation management exploring information systems, operations research, management science, and general management and strategic management knowledge and approaches across public and private industry sectors Pedagogy, Policy and Professional Education Focusing on pedagogy, policy and professional education, including the education of teachers. Performance, Politics and Violence From symbolic, mystical and structural violence to genocide and other forms of physical violence, and from far-reaching State and international political control to the micro-politics of everyday life. Pollution Research and Policy Predictive approaches in toxicology, including combined chemical exposures and development of new frameworks for non-animal approaches for predicting toxicity; Endocrine disruptor research with an emphasis on mechanisms of disease and test method development; Pollution monitoring, clean-up technologies and chemical analytics. Social Justice Concepts of social justice and understanding of climate change, health and wellbeing, digitalisation, poverty, conflict, and inequality. Our focus is on a broad social justice agenda that is alert to and critical of inequalities. South Asia Studies We provide a research base for the development of new South Asia specific programmes and teaching, and bring together scholars from across the University working on South Asia from different disciplinary perspectives. STEM Education Research about education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics Strategy Entrepreneurship and International Business Our themes of research range from entrepreneurial and internationalisation strategies of small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to inward and outward investment by large enterprises and supra-national governance. Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains Energy demand and GHG emissions reduction in all stages of the food chain; optimal ways the food chain can utilise different energy sources and interact with the energy supply system; resource efficiency through intensification of food processing. Sustainable Plastics SPLaSH group combines the strengths of social scientists in the Department of Social and Political Sciences with colleagues working in the area of plastic pollution from Environmental Sciences, Design, Business & Marketing, and Engineering. We are leading experts on behaviour change, public health protection, resource and waste management, governance aspects and sustainability design. Global, Secure, Connected Communities