Research projects
The impact of social distancing and isolation on the elderly during COVID-19
Professor Joanne Brooke and Dr Maria Clark are researching the effects of social isolation on the elderly.
Innovate Dignity
Innovate Dignity is a trans-national network that aims to deliver a shared, world-leading research and training progra...
Recognising dementia
This research explored family carers’ and professional carers’ experiences of pre-clinical dementia in the people they...
Investigating burnout in nursing home nurses
With a worldwide shortage of nurses and a large proportion of dementia sufferers based in nursing homes, this project e...
Nursing support for South Asian carers of dementia patients
This qualitative study explores the experiences and perspectives of nurses who provide support to South Asian carers of...
How do registered health and social care practitioners change their practice post Mental Capacity Act training?
Identifying training strategies and determining how registered health and social care practitioners change their pract...
Exploring experiences of online peer support for newly qualified nurses
With newly-qualified nurses often succumbing to stress and questioning their choice of career, this research project ai...
PrisDem: Enhancing dementia care and support in prison populations
Critically analysing the dementia care provision in the UK prison service.
Understanding cultural beliefs and dementia
Increasing our understanding of the spiritual and cultural beliefs around dementia to develop a nursing curriculum tha...
Supporting multiple birth families
This study aims to provide contemporary evidence to support the development of policy, HV education and service pro...
Exploration of the concept of clinical academic careers in general practice nursing
Health professionals involved in academia are essential, but understaffed. This project aims to unravel why such a vit...
Inclusivity within ‘femtech’: Period tracking apps and chronic health conditions
̽»¨Ö±²¥ researchers are embarking on a project to increase inclusivity in femtech apps by analysing...
Period Dramas: what works within menstrual health education?
In response to the introduction of nationwide Menstrual Health Education (MHE) in the UK, BCU researchers are investig...
EMPiRE: Antiepileptic Drug Management in Pregnancy
Managing epilepsy while pregnant can be distressing and potentially harmful, which is why many opt to use anti-epile...
Communicating endometriosis: health professionals' experiences
Endometriosis is a painful condition affecting 1.6 million women in the UK and this study explores the perspectives ...