Projects in Politics and International Relations
Explore some of the projects that our members of staff are involved in
Research projects
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Our study aims to design and validate the first scale to measure children’s emotional wellbeing in the context of primary-secondary school transitions.
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Exploring and sharing tales of living with mental health challenges in the past and today.
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This project page has been created to support early years and primary school educators with leading change by listening to children's voices.
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Sustainable design-led innovation for a green transformation of Health Services.
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New and emerging pollutants in water present health threats to humans and the environment.
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Sustainability objectives for Wales are ambitiously defined through The Wellbeing of Future Generations Act (2015). This project is developing a framework to bring together environmental and socioeconomic components through co-ordinated long-term management of natural resources (water, air, soil, land, marine) and biodiversity.
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Identifying predictors of neuropathic pain medication prescribing and response in diabetic peripheral neuropathy and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
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Understanding how our early life experiences influence our long-term health.
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Linking structural and functional neuroimaging with healthcare data to explore the effects of early life adversity on chronic pain, depression and analgesic use
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Understanding barriers to increasing physical activity in chronic pain
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Development and validation of an algorithm to identify people with chronic pain through primary care-based records.
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Project to look at the pain caused by nerve damage
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Chronic pain is a major unmet global public health challenge.
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CAPE’s goal is to identify mechanisms of vulnerability to pain in those exposed to childhood adversity.
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This project will propose a "pain patch" that is wearable for people who are going through chemotherapy.
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A project to identify any onset or progression of neuropathy and pain for people receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy for cancer treatment.
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Public engagement project
Citizen-powered data ecosystems for inclusive and green urban transitions
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Dr Sean Whittaker (School of Law) has been awarded the Scottish Universities’ Law Institute Early Career Fellowship for his project
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Judith Sixsmith is a co-author on a new policy and guidelines publication called Place-Age, Place-Making with older adults towards age-friendly cities and communities.
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Love and Relationships through Intergenerational Storytelling
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Creative storytelling project
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Refugee Youth Experiences of Transitions to Adulthood in Uganda & Jordan.
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Impact of transitions and the factors that support or hinder a successful transition from primary to secondary school.
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Care across the life course for people living with life-limiting conditions
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Analysis of experiences relating to the transition from primary to secondary school using data collected from Growing up in Scotland (GUS).
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This small-scale project set out to provide an independent evaluation of a recently developed health and well-being programme, MindJump, targeted at primary aged children
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Improving didactics, education and learning in higher education with the Online Serious Game Creator
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This collection of articles aims to address key gaps in educational transitions research literature, leading to new perspectives and the identification of recommendations for further research, policy and practice.
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Understanding the life transitions of young adults cared for by CHAS and the impact on their parents, siblings and professionals
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Economic and Social Research Council-funded project