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BU’s Professor Khan has discovered a clean, sustainable and renewable way of meeting our future energy needs.

Foot drop is a temporary or permanent muscular weakness or paralysis that affects people’s ability to lift the front part of the foot and move their toes. FES is a method of externally and electrically controlling muscles to generate movement.

Find out how BU researchers have applied their ecological tipping points research into society, with the uptake of their recommendations by the Forestry Commission and further research now extending to all types of ecosystems.

The hump-backed mahseer population has decreased by 90% in the last 15 years but due to a case of mistaken identity, the fish disappeared unnoticed from South India’s River Cauvery until research led by Adrian Pinder, director of Bournemouth University’s Global Environmental Solutions and director of The Mahseer Trust, highlighted the giant carp’s plight.

People with exceptional facial recognition skills account for a small proportion of the population – but in areas such as security, their abilities can make a big impact.

After succeeding in making face blindness an officially recognised condition, researchers from Bournemouth University are now trialling effective treatment for those with prosopagnosia.

Read how 3D rainforest mapping is informing conservation plans that are key to assuring the survival of species such as gibbons, siamangs, orangutans and elephants.

Researchers in BU’s Psychology department are leading the way in transforming the building and design guidelines of dementia care homes in the UK, helping residents with their navigation and orientation skills, which will improve their independence and quality of life.

PATH is an EU-funded project which will enable women, families and healthcare professionals to prevent, diagnose, and successfully manage mild to moderate perinatal mental health issues.

Reducing nutrient levels in coastal ecosystems (RaNTrans) aims to improve the ecological status of transitional waters in England and France.

The SAMARCH project aims to provide new scientific evidence to inform the management of salmon and sea trout (salmonids) in the estuaries and coastal waters of the French and English sides of the Channel.

The 3DPARE project is working to deploy and monitor artificial reef blocks in the Atlantic ocean which have been designed and fabricated using innovative 3D printing technology and sustainable, low-impact bio-receptive materials.

ADDISONIC is finding new ways of fatigue-testing materials to more accurately predict and extend their lifespan, reducing the amount that ends up in landfill. 

AiBle is a 3-year UK/France cross-border EU Interreg project to improve the recovery experience of stroke patients with better treatment effects and efficiency by developing an upper-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on AI and cloud computing.

BU established The Centre for Face Processing Disorders (CFPD) to provide cognitive screening and training programmes to improve recognition skills for affected adults and children.

The objective of the MARINEFF project was to develop a new approach to the design and construction of maritime infrastructure. MARINEFF strived to enhance and protect coastal and transitional water ecosystems in cross-border Channel regions.

The team are reasearching digital addiction (DA) as an emergent research area and are exploring the problematic usage of digital media. They particularly focus on aiding people to adjust their usage style through the use of digital technology itself.

ECO-CODING is a Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) funded project that will bring the technology of DNA barcoding to BU, collaborating environmental organisations and local school children.

The Wayfinding Research Centre (WRC) at BU conducts laboratory-based research, strongly informed by theory, to conceptualise the processes underlying human navigation. 

FishE is exploring the factors that can negatively affect fish populations, and find effective strategies to prevent their decline.

The FoodMAPP project will enable local providers to supply and sell produce directly to consumers, reducing waste and food miles. 

These projects include academics from the Faculty of Science and Technology, the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, and the Faculty of Media and Communication.

Green tribology provides answers to friction and wear problems within an ecological and environmentally sound context. 

BU is a partner in the Human Henge project co-ordinated by the Restoration Trust and also involving Richmond Fellowship, English Heritage, and The National Trust. Using natural and constructed landscapes to promote health and well-being has a long and distinguished history stretching back to the pilgrimages of medieval times.

BU researchers are interested in how surgeons are affected personally and professionally when things go wrong, and in developing interventions to mitigate the impact of adverse events on surgeons

Discover how BU is working in partnership with Coda Music Centre and SEN schools to make music more accessible to all children.

ASPIRE is part of the Interreg VA Channel programme and will run from September 2019 to February 2023. The project has a total budget of over €10million and involves partners from the UK and France.

The MINE team are combining cognitive neuroscience, clinical and social psychology with virtual reality (VR) to develop new insights into understanding and changing people's behaviour.

Developing a suite of modelling tools to support economic forecasting.

Co-created by older people and academic researchers, this project will explore what it means to be an older person in a digital world.

Exploring ways to improve mental well-being with therapeutic activities in ancient landscapes

An interactive mobile phone app to aid understanding and adherence to the UK’s 5-a-day fruit and vegetable recommendations. 

Find out how BU researchers have created a system that provides timely advice to balance the requirements of coastal bird conservation with those of society.

Investigating approaches to reducing free sugar intake and the impact of limiting exposure to sweet taste. 

Functional Electrical Stimulation, or FES, is a method of externally controlling muscles when signals from the brain can no longer control movement.

The Wessex Portal and the Dorset Coast Digital Archive aims at promoting a better understanding of the unique natural environment and heritage assets.

Fruits and vegetables are fundamental to a healthy diet. High fruit and vegetable consumption has been associated with reduced risk from a number of chronic health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, and dementia and cognitive decline, yet fruit and vegetable consumption across the UK, Europe and the US remains lower than recommended by the World Health Organisation.