Educational research

Advancing pedagogic research to shape individuals and influencing society for the better.

The challenge

The ways that education is delivered can profoundly influence learning outcomes for individuals and affect groups and communities in which people learn. And practices associated with scholarship change continually, often prompted by critical reflection upon both one's own experiences and methods and those of others. From such educator-led changes, an evidence base through peer-reviewed publication can be built to initiate wider developments in educational practice and policy.

Our response

Within the Educational Research Theme, we use a wide range of systematic techniques to investigate educational practices and to determine the best ways to enhance the student experience. Through pedagogic research, often co-created with students, we provide an enhanced understanding of the educational environment and prompt discussions between staff and students about teaching excellence. We also enhance theoretical and conceptual understanding about educational processes and experiences and the wider contexts in which learning and teaching take place. 

Research projects

Completed projects

Melting the Snowy White Peaks: a student inclusive leadership programme

Start date: September 2021

End date: December 2023

An in silico structure-based approach to map the allosteric space of membrane receptors

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Children's voices for a new human space

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Molecular mechanism of IMD (NF-kB) inhibition by dengue virus in the mosquito aedes aegypti, and implications for transmission and emergence

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Improving care in diabetes using a novel quality improvement initiative of audit based education

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Enemy at the gate: a novel mechanism of paracrine stress granule induction by viruses

Start date: January 2018

End date: May 2021

Understanding the activity and role of a novel yoxin:antitoxin system

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Time for dementia programme

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Beyond “straight talking”: The consequences of vocal cues to sexual identity for modern prejudice

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Morphological computation of perception and action

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PROSO - Promoting societal engagement under the terms of RRI

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An exploration of the use of patient reported outcomes (PROs) by Clinical Nurse Specialists in the delivery of supportive care to peoplewith colorectal or gynaecological cancers

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The role of the cellular economics in the expression of exogenous genes: Towards modularity in synthetic circuit design

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Investigation of stochastic variations in growth rate as the mechanism of drug tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Excellent research and expertise of quality of cancer care by internationally trained staff

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Empowering nurses to provide ethical leadership in care homes (ENACT)

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The experience of lung cancer stigma and its impact on patient outcomes

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Testing a new stepwise strategy for the management of renal anaemia in primary care: n exploratory cluster randomised trial

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A stepped community support programme for men experiencing the long term symptoms of prostate cancer and its treatment

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Self-management after prostate cancer treatment: Evaluating the feasibility of providing a cognitive and behavioural programme for lower urinary tract symptoms

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An exploration of the use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) by gynaecology cancer nurse specialists in the delivery of supportive care to women with cervical cancer

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Research theme lead

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Dr Martin Hawes

Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

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