Brigstow brings researchers from different disciplines together with a range of partners across the city and beyond to experiment in new ways of living and being.
This research sought to explore patient perceptions of 3D models and the emotional implications these carry through the lens of congenital heart disease, where 3D heart models have been shown to play important roles in …
There are 11 million adult child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors in the UK. Research has shown that many CSA survivors have poor oral health, face barriers accessing oral health care, and have higher rates of dental anxiety. Given the prevalence …
The non-medical experience of menopause is an under-researched taboo and becoming increasingly important due to large numbers of women remaining in work for longer and therefore experiencing menopause transition whilst in employment. Previous research has established how difficult it is …
This research team envisaged the creation of a wearable device for pregnant mothers that will interpret their baby’s movements to create patterns of light, colour changes and sound. How could such a device enable a …
At the 2012 XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington DC, much of the discussion was on the ‘end of AIDS’ and the prospects for an ‘AIDS-free generation’. While these headlines were phrased as aspirations, the lingering sense was that HIV/AIDS …
In the UK, 850,000 people are living with dementia, and 38% of the population know someone with the condition. As people live longer and the population grows, living well with dementia is inextricably linked to living well overall.
Around one million GP consultations happen in NHS England every working day, addressing multiple problems. Despite this, studies of what goes on during these encounters are uncommon. The One in a Million archive is a unique dataset of high quality …
“Art invites us and allows us to linger at the frontier of what there is, and it gives us an outlook on what might be.” HenkBorgdorff, The Production of Knowledge in Artistic Research (2010)
The Bone Conducting Lollipop was an innovative confectionary that allows a person who has impaired to normal hearing, to hear music in their head through bone conduction. The project was born out of a project …