College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine – POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCES
In this video Stephen describes how his research is intended to illuminate how social, economic and cultural factors interact with mental illness to increase suicide risk, particularly among disadvantaged men in mid-life.
College of Humanities & Social Science – EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
In this video Noel O’Regan describes how an early modern Roman convent commissioned music and musical instruments for its nuns and for the girls in its care.
College of Humanities & Social Science – EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
In this video Sean describes performance practice in early electronic music, focusing on the WDR studio, Cologne and the work of Karlheinz Stockhausen.
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine – INFLAMMATION RESEARCH
In this video Stephen describes how his group investigate the mechanisms causing damage to organs in surgery and research techniques and new drugs to protect organs from damage in surgery and transplantation.
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine – POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE
In this video Sarah Cunningham-Burley talks about the importance of sociological understanding in the field of health, medicine and health care. She discusses some of the research she is engaged in around public engagement, medical technologies and family well-being.
College of Humanities & Social Science – SOCIAL & POLITICAL SCIECNE
In this video Jonathan describes how his latest project is an exploration of the ‘concept of competition’ and how it has become central to the social organisation of power relations in modern liberal society.
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine – CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCE
In this video Karen describes how her group focus on 2 aspects of glucocorticoid action – the role of glucocorticoid metabolism in modulating access of steroid to receptor and the importance of glucocorticoid receptor levels in limiting glucocorticoid action.t.
College of Science & Engineering – GEOSCIENCES
In this video, Julie Cupples outlines her interest in questions of media convergence and cultural citizenship in development contexts.
College of Humanities & Social Science – SOCIAL & POLITICAL SCIENCE
In this video James describes how his research focuses on understanding how we can best manage science and develop innovative technologies that will act as a catalyst to help alleviate poverty in Africa, South Asia and Latin America.
College of Humanities & Social Science – BUSINESS SCHOOL
Neil’s research on the Social Study of the IT Marketplace studies how powerful new actors – consultancy and IT research firms like ‘Gartner’ – are shaping technology selection choices and technology vendors design strategies.
College of Science & Engineering – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
In this video Matt Taylor describes his research investigating how parasitic helminths are able to turn off host immune responses.
College of Humanities & Social Science – PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY & LANGUAGE SCIENCES
In this video Jesper describes some of his recent research interests in the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and epistemology.
College of Humanities & Social Science – HEALTH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
In this video Deborah describes the REFRESH project which aims to promote a smoke-free home. The intervention used in this study was aimed at changing smoking behaviours in the home, specifically around children.
College of Humanities & Social Science – HEALTH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
In this video Joanne describes how her research reviews a range of studies that explore the relationships between children of different ages and animals. This research ranges from young children’s recognition of dog mental states to current work on the role of animals in adolescents’ lives.
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine – MRC HUMAN GENETICS UNIT
In this video Ian describes how his work combines molecular biology with computer science to understand the complex networks underlying cell phenotypic plasticity in health and disease, with significant emphasis on cancer metastasis and drug resistance.
College of Humanities & Social Science – EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
Mal’s research explores and challenges the relationship between fashion design and body image. Recognising the unhealthy representations of beauty, size and youth endorsed by the fashion industry, Mal seeks to develop innovative methods of design and research celebrating the end context of design as part of the research and design process.
College of Humanities & Social Science – HISTORY, CLASSICS & ARCHAEOLOGY
In this video Wendy describes how her research explores the relationship between war and identities in twentieth century Britain. Her current project looks at constructions of Britishness during World War Two, with a particular focus on the interconnections between English and Welsh identities.
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine – EDINBURGH IMAGING
In this video Andrew talks about a new MSc in Imaging which launches in September 2013 and is now recruiting students for its inaugural intake.
College of Humanities & Social Science – BUSINESS SCHOOL
In this video Jo provides a brief introduction to his research on the impact of cross-border mergers and acquisitions on the target and bidding companies involved.
College of Humanities & Social Science – ECONOMICS
In this video Kohei describes how we can use game theory to understand online product reviews, opinion polls, and other types of communication that involve many individuals.
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine – REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
In this video Tilo describes how his lab is using patient cells to make representative models of Parkinson’s disease to understand this condition and for drug discovery.
College of Humanities & Social Science – EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
In this video Susan describes her research in developing new approaches in jewellery also examining the various ways that drawing underpins the creative process.
College of Science & Engineering – ENGINEERING
In this video, George describes how ambient constraints can be removed to produce targeted materials and material assemblies.
College of Science & Engineering – PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY
In this video Andrew describes how precision observations, particularly of the cosmic microwave background, are allowing us to probe the detailed properties of our Universe back to its earliest stages.
College of Humanities & Social Science – HISTORY, CLASSICS & ARCHAEOLOGY
In this video Sarah describes her research on dogs, horses, cats, birds, lions, and the role of such animals, and more, at the Italian Renaissance court. What part did animals play, dead or alive, in the construction of princely power?
College of Humanities & Social Science – EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
In this video Michael describes the algorithmic composition software which he has been developing and using to create new musical works since 2000.
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine – CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCE
In this video Gillian describes the primary aim of research in the GAG lab: to identify processes that might be targeted therapeutically to reduce injury, optimise repair, encourage regeneration and prevent remodelling of the heart following myocardial infarction (heart attack).
College of Humanities & Social Science – MORAY HOUSE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
In this video Julie Taylor describes the kinds of research the Child Protection Research Centre is undertaking to contribute to ending cruelty to children.
College of Humanities & Social Science – EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
The culture of design has had a significant impact on the social, economic, visual and political landscape of Britain over the past sixty years. Through curation and object-centered research Christopher Breward has traced its relationship to themes of tradition, modernity, subversion and innovation, and continues to explore similar issues in the development of modern fashion.
College of Humanities & Social Science – PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY AND LANGUAGE SCIENCES
In this video Alexa describes a project addressing the nature of ‘over-activation’ in normal ageing. We used a new neuroimaging analysis method to examine patterns of activity within frontal cortex.
