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Programme for Government 2008-9
Eligible Projects by Priority Area
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Advanced Development of a Universal
1 Materials Radiotherapy Planning Tool Maths & Physics Dr Fred Currell
Engineering Mineralised Tooth
Advanced Tissue Using Smart Glass Mechanical &
2 Materials Polyalkenoate Nanomaterials Aerospace Engineering Prof J Orr
Development of New Emerging
Advanced Technologies for Corrosion Mechanical &
3 Materials Protection of Metals Aerospace Engineering Dr S Malinov
Informed Structuring of
Advanced Nanocomposites During Polymer Mechanical & Professor P
4 Materials Processing Aerospace Engineering Hornsby
Carbon Nanotube Filled Aluminium
Advanced Alloy Composites Mechanical &
5 Materials (CAST with Ryobi Ltd) Aerospace Engineering Dr T McNally
Advanced Professor Wei
6 Materials Cryogenic and maraging steels SPACE Sha
Development of a Predictive Tool for
Modelling the Performance of
Advanced Bioresorbable Polymers Used in Mechanical &
7 Materials Medical Implants Aerospace Engineering Dr F Buchanan
Kinetics & finite element modelling of
microstructural morphology during
Advanced phase transformation in titanium Professor Wei
8 Materials alloys SPACE Sha
Advanced Decomposition in beta-titanium alloys Professor Wei
9 Materials affected by grain size conditions SPACE Sha
Electroless plating and phase
transformation behaviour of
Advanced electroless nickel-phosphorus based Professor Wei
10 Materials polyalloy deposits SPACE Sha
Selective and Environmentally
Benign Aerobic Catalytic Oxidation
Advanced Reactions in Carbon Dioxide Chemistry & Chemical Dr. Mark
11 Materials Expanded Solvents Engineering Muldoon
Advanced Au(I) complexes as luminescent Chemistry & Chemical Dr Cristina
12 Materials molecular sensors. Engineering Lagunas
Advanced Consolidating Molecular Chemistry & Chemical Professor A P
13 Materials Computational Identification Engineering de Silva
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Advanced Self-assembly and solvent-free Chemistry & Chemical
14 Materials synthesis Engineering Dr Stuart James
Composite ionic liquid and polyimide
membranes incorporating dispersed
Advanced nano-catalysts for reactive separation Chemistry & Chemical
15 Materials at elevated temperatures Engineering Dr Quan Gan
Advanced Aluminising titanium alloys using Professor Wei
16 materials ionic liquids electrode position SPACE Sha
Nanowire substrates for application
Advanced in surface enhanced Raman Dr. Paul
17 Materials scattering Maths & Physics Dawson
Advanced High-Repetition, laser-energised Dr Marco
18 Materials particle source technology Maths & Physics Borgehsi
Advanced Investigation of strong correlation Professor. M. S.
19 Materials toward quantum control Maths & Physics Kim
Theory and Associated Parallel
Advanced Computer Codes for Atomic Dr H W van der
20 Materials Dynamics in Attosecond light pulses. Maths & Physics Hart
Development of bioanalytical
techniques for measurement of toxic
plant alkaloids commonly found in Biological & Food
21 Agri-food foods Sciences (IAFLU) Dr C T Elliott
Environmental Landscapes: New Dr Aileen
22 Agri-food Economic Spaces and Tourism SPACE Stockdale
Geography,
The impact of climate change on the Archaeology & Dr Jennifer
25 Agri-food hydrology of NI grassland soils. Palaeoecology McKinley
Development of novel diagnostics to
improve detection and control of Biological & Food
26 Agri-food mycobacterial diseases in cattle. Sciences (IAFLU) Dr Irene Grant
Development of rapid and
unequivocal detection techniques to
identify the presence of recombinant Biological & Food
27 Agri-food somatotropin in cow’s milk. Sciences (IAFLU) Dr C Situ
Geography,
The effect of land management Archaeology & Dr Jennifer
28 Agri-food practices on soil metabolites Palaeoecology McKinley
Geography,
A septic risk assessment model for Archaeology & Dr Jennifer
29 Agri-food Northern Ireland. Palaeoecology McKinley
Property development and the
construction industry in the new Dr Brendan
30 Construction Belfast SPACE Murtagh
Investigating the changes in surface
properties of commonly used Professor P.A.
construction materials in the Muhammed
31 Construction changing climate of Northern Ireland SPACE Basheer
Development of a decision support
framework for retrofitting sustainable Dr Carolyn
32 Construction solutions to existing buildings SPACE Hayles
Investigation of the durability
properties of self-compacting
33 Construction concrete SPACE Dr. M. Sonebi
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Professor
Contested built heritage: economic Malachy
34 Construction implications SPACE McEldowney
Immobilisation of waste from nuclear
power plants in novel cement
35 Construction systems SPACE Dr Yun Bai
Developing Fibre Optic Sensors
36 Construction (FOS) for structural monitoring SPACE Dr Su Taylor
Enhanced specification of masonry Geography,
for construction based on Archaeology & Professor B
37 Construction performance-in-use. Palaeoecology Smith
Behaviour of a novel flexible concrete
38 Construction arch SPACE Dr Su Taylor
Structural behaviour of shear of
elements cast with self-compacting
39 Construction concrete SPACE Dr M. Sonebi
Novel cement systems containing no
40 Construction Portland cement SPACE Dr Yun Bai
Network Performance - music
Creative performance and dissemination over Dr Pedro
41 Media networks Music & Sonic Arts Rebelo
Creative Listening in Place - context area Dr Pedro
42 Media interaction Music & Sonic Arts Rebelo
Old Borders, New Technologies:
Independent Film and Moving Image
Creative Production in Northern Ireland and Languages, Literatures
43 Media Republic of Ireland 1993-2008 & Performing Arts Dr Des O Rawe
Creative Interaction and telepresence using Professor
44 Media multimodal interaction Music & Sonic Arts Michael Alcorn
Robust Multi-user detection of CDMA Electronics, Electrical
signals in multipath fading channel Engineering and
46 Engineering under impulsive noise Computer Science Dr M Sellathrai
Ground improvement using randomly Dr. John D.
47 Engineering distributed fibres SPACE McKinley
Electronics, Electrical
Engineering and Professor V
48 Engineering High Frequecy Electronics Computer Science Fusco
Assessment of Inter-and-inter-area Electronics, Electrical
power system oscillation using Engineering and
49 Engineering phasor measurement methods Computer Science Dr H Wang
Electronics, Electrical
Physics-based sound synthesis of Engineering and Dr M
50 Engineering string instruments Computer Science VanWalstijn
Promoting Early Simulation in Mechanical & Prof C G
51 Engineering Engineering Design Aerospace Engineering Armstrong
Advanced Energy Based Design Mechanical &
52 Engineering Methods for Sustainable Vehicles Aerospace Engineering Dr M Price
Mechanical & Professor R
53 Engineering Virtual Vehicle Aerospace Engineering Fleck
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An Experimental Investigation Into
Unsteady Flow Through Automotive Mechanical &
54 Engineering Catalysts Aerospace Engineering Dr D Thornhill
Ageing Mechanisms in Automotive Mechanical & Professor R
55 Engineering Catalysts Aerospace Engineering Douglas
Evaluation of the Impact of Turbine
Rotor Blades in Steady and Mechanical &
56 Engineering Unsteady Flows Aerospace Engineering Dr S Spence
Investigation of the Off-Design Mechanical &
57 Engineering Performance of a Small Axial Turbine Aerospace Engineering Dr S Spence
Experimental and Numerical
Investigation of the Aerodynamic
Impact of Disk Scalloping and
Associated Leakage Flows in a Mechanical &
58 Engineering Radial Turbine Aerospace Engineering Dr S Spence
An investigation into the use of air
bubbles as mixing agent across an
59 Engineering entrapped saline wedge SPACE Dr GA Hamill
Composite Material and Process
Technology Assessment in Mechanical &
60 Engineering Preliminary Design Aerospace Engineering Dr A Murphy
Geography,
Geophysical Assessment Strategies Archaeology & Dr Alastair
62 Engineering for Shallow-water Engineering Palaeoecology Ruffell
Development of Novel Sensor
Technology to
Advance the Production of Polymer Mechanical &
63 Engineering Nanocomposites Aerospace Engineering Dr M McAfee
An investigation into the natural Dr. GA Hamill &
mixing processes that are present Dr. HT
64 Engineering across a tidal salinity stratification SPACE Johnston
The geotechnical assessment and
modelling of Norman earthworks –
learning from a millennium of case Dr David
65 Engineering studies SPACE Hughes
Groundwater/coastal water
interaction – impacts on integrated
coastal zone
managementSustainable
groundwater management in urban Dr Ulrich
66 Engineering fringe areas SPACE Ofterdinger
Sustainable groundwater Dr Ulrich
67 Engineering management in urban fringe areas SPACE Ofterdinger
Measurement of reaeration in rivers Dr PA
68 Engineering using Noble gases as tracers SPACE Mackinnon
Professor P.A.
Development of durability sensors for Muhammed
69 Engineering monitoring concrete structures SPACE Basheer
Simulation and Optimisation of
Catalytic Converters for Spark
Ignition Engines using Renewable Mechanical & Dr G
70 Engineering Fuels Aerospace Engineering McCullough
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Nanotechnology of concrete –
Relationship between microstructure, Professor David
71 Engineering elastic properties and durability SPACE J. Cleland
Modelling the Load / Deflection
Response of Concrete Structures
using the Finite Element Method
Modelling the Load / Deflection
Response of Concrete Structures Dr Des
72 Engineering using the Finite Element Method SPACE Robinson
Finite Element Analysis of
Continuous Reinforced Concrete Dr Des
73 Engineering Beams SPACE Robinson
Dr Des
74 Engineering Finite Element Analysis of Arches SPACE Robinson
Risk, regression, reliability and
randomness in geotechnical Dr. John D.
75 Engineering engineering SPACE McKinley
Parameter Optimisation of Chloride
Transportation in Cementitious Dr Des
76 Engineering materials SPACE Robinson
Recovery of Metals by Chemistry & Chemical Dr Gavin
77 Engineering Electrochemical Treatment Engineering Walker
Electronics, Electrical
Engineering Behavioural analysis In video Engineering and Professor D
78 & ICT surveillance Computer Science Crookes
Financial Finance - financial development and
79 Services economic growth Management Dr M Catterall
Financial Innovation – supplier integration in
80 Services new product development Management Dr M Catterall
Financial Social economics, skills and the Dr Brendan
82 services labour market SPACE Murtagh
Financial Innovation – university technology
81 Services transfer to industry Management Dr M Catterall
The Role of the Media and ICT in
Sustaining Minority Language Languages, Literatures Professor
83 ICT Communities & Performing Arts Donall O Baoill
Technology And Translation Languages, Literatures Dr Charles
84 ICT Management & Performing Arts Dillon
The Unseen Internet: Consequences
of the Over-Reliance of Northern Irish
Businesses on English-Only Languages, Literatures Professor
85 ICT Searches & Performing Arts David Johnston
An integrated approach to developing
and sharing design and management
87 ICT tools of sustainable communities SPACE Dr K Hadjri
ICT & Nanophotonic devices for
Advanced applications in communication and Professor
88 Materials signal processing Maths & Physics Anatoly Zayats
ICT &
Advanced Professor V
89 materials Surface Plasomon Photonics Maths & Physics Zayats
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ICT & Switching Dynamics in
Advanced Morphologically Complex Nanoscale Professor Marty
90 Materials Ferroelectrics Maths & Physics Gregg
ICT &
Advanced Physics of Nanostructured Ferroic Professor
91 Materials Systems Maths & Physics Robert Bowman
ICT & Precast concrete slabs – Improving Professor.
92 Construction performance using better designs SPACE David Cleland
ICT & The use of recycled aggregates for
93 Construction structural concrete SPACE Dr. Su Taylor
ICT & Compressive membrane action in
94 Construction FRP reinforced slabs SPACE Dr. Su Taylor
ICT & Early age performances of self-
95 Construction compacting concrete SPACE Dr M Sonebi
Corrosion resistance of self
compacting concrete when used Professor P.A.
ICT & along with controlled permeability Muhammed
96 Construction formwork SPACE Basheer
ICT & Shear anchorage in concrete slabs
97 Construction with self-compacting concrete SPACE Dr. Su Taylor
Compressive membrane action in
ICT & box culverts with self-compacting
98 Construction concrete SPACE Dr. Su Taylor
Investigation of the relationship
between the rheological parameters
ICT & and the durability of self-compacting
99 Construction concrete SPACE Dr M Sonebi
Investigation of the structural
ICT & behaviour of concrete-steel tubes
100 Construction filled with self-compacting concrete SPACE Dr M Sonebi
ICT & Development and performance of
101 Construction lightweight self-compacting concrete. SPACE Dr M Sonebi
Bond strength of reinforcement bars
ICT & embedded in self-compacting
102 Construction concrete SPACE Dr M Sonebi
ICT & Membrane effects in concrete slabs Professor.
103 Construction exposed to fire SPACE David Cleland
Use of in situ durability tests for Professor P.A.
ICT & service life prediction in severe Muhammed
104 Construction exposure environments SPACE Basheer
Structural monitoring – Application of
ICT & resonance spectroscopy and neural Professor.
105 Construction networks SPACE David Cleland
ICT & Managing Construction Waste in
228 Construction Design SPACE Mr L Oyedele
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Critical Management Practices for
ICT & Design Innovations in Construction
229 Construction Industry SPACE Mr L Oyedele
ICT & Managing Organisational Change in
230 Construction Construction Firms SPACE Mr L Oyedele
Identification and evaluation of
dispute-prone clauses in PFI/PPP
231 Construction construction contracts SPACE Mr L Oyedele
ICT &
Creative Human computer interaction in Dr Sile
106 Media creative performance Music & Sonic Arts O'Modhrain
ICT &
Creative Low latency encoding of gesture Dr Sile
107 Media information for remote interaction Music & Sonic Arts O'Modhrain
ICT &
Creative
108 Media Responsive systems for interaction Music & Sonic Arts Dr Ben Knapp
The role of p53 and pRb family
members in regulation of the
Life & Health Anaphase Dr. Daksha
109 Sciences Promoting Complex Biomedical (CCRCB) Patel
Investigating the cardiovascular
Life & Health actions of the anti-obesity hormone Biological & Food
110 Sciences obestatin. Sciences (IAFLU) Dr Brian Green
Increasing consumption in older
Life & Health people through the manipulation of Dr Katherine
111 Sciences food based characteristics. Psychology Appleton
The role of FKBPL in oestrogen
receptor signalling: implications for
Life & Health breast cancer growth and response Dr Tracy
112 Sciences to therapy Pharmacy Robson
Characterisation of novel bacterial
Life & Health proteinases involved in disrupting Dr Lorraine
113 Sciences host defence mechanisms Pharmacy Martin
Formulation and characterisation of
novel hydrogel bioadhesive film
formulations designed for the
Life & Health treatment of disorders in the oral Dr Gavin
114 Sciences cavity. Pharmacy Andrews
Life & Health Development of a novel paradigm for Dr Brendan
115 Sciences local antimicrobial chemotherapy Pharmacy Gilmore
Life & Health Matrix metalloproteinases in Cystic Medicine & Biomedical
116 Sciences Fibrosis Sciences Dr D F McAuley
Correction of defective chloride
Life & Health transport in cystic fibrosis epithelial Medicine & Biomedical Professor M
117 Sciences cells Sciences Ennis
Delivery of anaesthetic and
antibacterial drugs to traumatic
Life & Health wounds using a novel semi-solid gel Dr Ryan
118 Sciences to assist in laceration repair. Pharmacy Donnelly
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Novel Strategies to Improve the
Aqueous Solubility of Poorly Water-
Soluble Active Pharmaceutical
Life & Health Ingredients using Supvercritical fluid Dr Gavin
119 Sciences Hot-Melt Extrusion Technologies Pharmacy Andrews
Life & Health Follow up of term admissions to Dr Fiona
120 Sciences Neonatal Nursing & Midwifery Alderdice
Human respiratory syncytial virus F
protein-induced-immunosuppression
Life & Health – structures, mechanisms and novel Medicine & Biomedical
121 Sciences vaccines Sciences Dr U Power
Genetic and Epigenetic studies in
Life & Health Diabetic Nephropathy in type I Medicine & Biomedical
122 Sciences Diabetes Sciences Dr D A Savage
Evaluation of a psycho-social
Life & Health intervention in palliative head and
124 Sciences neck cancer patients. Nursing & Midwifery Dr Sam Porter
A study exploring health care
professionals' perceived needs of
Life & Health advanced cancer patients with
125 Sciences cachexia Nursing & Midwifery Dr Sam Porter
Type 1 diabetes in Northern Ireland
Life & Health children – epidemiology, risk factors Medicine & Biomedical Dr C C
126 Sciences and complications Sciences Patterson
Design of a Novel Delivery System
Life & Health for Systemic Bacteriophage (Phage) Dr Ryan
127 Sciences Therapy Pharmacy Donnelly
Formulation and characterisation of
novel hydrogel formulations designed
Life & Health for the treatment of xerostomia and Professor David
128 Sciences xerophthalmia Pharmacy Jones
Life & Health Development of a novel method for
129 Sciences protein delivery Pharmacy Dr Vicky Kett
Geography,
Life & Health Adapting geostatistical approaches Archaeology &
130 Sciences for mapping air pollution in the UK Palaeoecology Dr Chris Lloyd
The Design, Manufacturer and
Life & Health Characterisation of Topically Applied Dr Gavin
131 Sciences Mucoadhesive Gel Systems Pharmacy Andrews
Influence of genetics, diet and
Life & Health environment on regulation of vitamin Medicine & Biomedical
132 Sciences D metabolism in the elderly Sciences Dr A McGinty
Life & Health Improving the quality of care for Professor
133 Sciences vulnerable people Pharmacy Carmel Hughes
Life & Health Determinants of mental health in Dr Joanne
134 Sciences children with acquired brain injury Nursing & Midwifery Jordan
A prospective investigation of the
relationship between use of non-
steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Life & Health (NSAIDs) and risk of head and neck Medicine & Biomedical Professor L
135 Sciences cancers and malignant melanoma. Sciences Murray
Investigating the cardiovascular
Life & Health actions of the anti-obesity hormone Biological & Food
136 Sciences obestatin Sciences Dr Brian Green
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Life & Health Investigation into protein excipient
137 Sciences interactions in drug delivery systems Pharmacy Dr Vicky Kett
Pro-inflammatory signalling by RAGE
Life & Health in alveolar epithelium – an important Medicine & Biomedical
138 Sciences mediator of acute lung injury Sciences Dr D F McAuley
Life & Health Socs and Siglecs in Acute Medicine & Biomedical Professor J
139 Sciences Inflammatory Lung Disease Sciences Johnston
Life & Health Investigation of Virus Cell Receptor Medicine & Biomedical Professor SL
140 Sciences Interactions in Cough Sciences Cosby
Mechanisms of virulence in the
Life & Health opportunistic anaerobic pathogen Medicine & Biomedical Professor S
141 Sciences Bacteroides fragilis Sciences Patrick
Rehabilitation of movement disorders
Life & Health employing virtual reality simulation in
142 Sciences adult survivors of brain injury Nursing & Midwifery Dr Cathy Craig
Life & Health The role of BACE1 interacting Medicine & Biomedical Dr Janet A
143 Sciences proteins in regulation of secretase Sciences Johnston
Development of a novel method for
Life & Health investigation of transformations
144 Sciences during pharmaceutical processing Pharmacy Dr Vicky Kett
Life & Health Myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase Chemistry & Chemical Dr Marie
145 Sciences (mIPS) inhibition Engineering Migaud
Life & Health Triggered drug delivery for improved
146 Sciences biomaterials Pharmacy Dr Colin McCoy
Life & Health Shaping perceptions of vulnerability Professor E
147 Sciences to reduce physical inactivity Psychology Lyons
Life & Health Characterisation of a novel protein: Dr Tracy
148 Sciences its role in tumour progression Pharmacy Robson
5. Biological Characterization of
Life & Health Antiprotons as a Novel Anti-Cancer Dr Giuseppe
149 Sciences Therapy: A Study at CERN Biomedical (CCRCB) Schettino
Equity and Diversity: A Socio-
Life & Health economic Appraisal in Public and Professor
150 Sciences Private Sector Organisations Psychology Evanthia Lyons
Effect of dietary heat treatment on
Life & Health levels of Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine in Biological & Food Professor Jenny
151 Sciences food and postprandial plasma Sciences (IAFLU) Ames
Life & Health Integrating Marginalised Groups in Professor
152 Sciences the Workplace Psychology Evanthia Lyons
Alzheimer‘s Disease Models for Drug
Life & Health Development and Translational Dr Eugene
153 Sciences Medicine. Psychology O’Hare
Life & Health Professor E
154 Sciences Fit for Work: Does It Pay? Psychology Lyons
Life & Health Identifing, training and developing
155 Sciences leadership skills. Psychology Dr Colin Cooper
The SMARTarm: A device to restore Professor
Life & Health arm and hand function after stroke Richard G
156 Sciences and brain injury. Psychology Carson
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Life & Health Light-activated anti-infective surfaces
157 Sciences for healthcare Pharmacy Dr Colin McCoy
Increasing the Sensitivity and
Life & Health Selectivity of Quantitative Chemistry & Chemical
158 Sciences Pharmaceutical Raman Analysis Engineering Dr Steven Bell
Dynamics of Staphylococcus sp.
Colonisation of the upper respiratory
tract in cystic fibrosis patients: Impact
Life & Health on infection rates and severity of the Medicine & Biomedical
159 Sciences disease Sciences Dr W Zeihbur
Synthesis and structure
determination of the excogallochaols
A-D, novel natural products isolated
Life & Health from E. agallocha based on the Chemistry & Chemical
160 Sciences caryolane structure Engineering Dr Bill Goldring
Life & Health Metal complexes as inhibitors of Chemistry & Chemical
161 Sciences micro-RNA interaction switches Engineering Dr Nick Fletcher
Computational Modeling of
chemokine and its receptor complex:
Life & Health implication of the structural Chemistry & Chemical Dr Meilan
162 Sciences information on biological function Engineering Huang
Life & Health Chemistry & Chemical Dr Marie
163 Sciences P-C bond formation in Ionic Liquids Engineering Migaud
Life & Health Epigenetics and the Erythropoietin Professor Ken
164 Sciences Receptor Biomedical (CCRCB) Mills
RAGE signaling in retinal microglia –
Life & Health a link to retinal dysfunction during Biomedical Sciences Professor Alan
165 Sciences diabetes (CVVB) Stitt
Functional effects of cigarette
Life & Health smoking on the neuro retina and Biomedical Sciences Professor Usha
166 Sciences retinal pigment epithelium (CVVB) Chakravarthy
The effects of vasoactive hormones
on electrical activity and calcium
dynamics of a novel, constitutively
Life & Health present immature phenotype of Biomedical Sciences
167 Sciences vascular myocytes (CVVB) Dr V Pucovský
Mechanisms of signalling between
endothelial cells, interstitial cells of
Cajal and smooth muscle cells in the
Life & Health pulmonary vein and their contribution Biomedical Sciences Dr Karen
168 Sciences to vascular tone (CVVB) McCloskey
Prevention of
hyperhomocysteinaemia-potentiated
Life & Health vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) Biomedical Sciences Dr Malcolm
169 Sciences migration (CVVB) Campbell
Life & Health The role of c-FLIP in haematological Biomedical Sciences Dr Daniel
170 Sciences malignancy (CCRCB) Longley
The role of BRCA1 in regulating
Life & Health CD44 expression in basal type breast Biomedical
171 Sciences cancers Sciences(CCRCB) Dr Paul Mullan
Application of Raman spectroscopy
and proteomic platforms to Dr Pascal
Life & Health investigate changes in the Biomedical Sciences McKeown
232 Sciences megakaryocyte proteome (CVVB)
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Life & Health Levoglucosenone: a green and Chemistry & Chemical Dr Gary
172 Sciences renewable chiral intermediate Engineering Sheldrake
Formulation and characterisation of
novel hydrogel interpenetrating
Life & Health polymer networks as medical device Professor David
173 Sciences biomaterials Pharmacy Jones
Impact of a thermally generated
Life & Health dietary pattern on cellular markers of Biological & Food Professor Jenny
174 Sciences inflammation Sciences (IAFLU) Ames
Effects of fish oils on monocyte and
Life & Health endothelial cell activation and Biological & Food Professor Jenny
175 Sciences subsequent interactions Sciences (IAFLU) Ames
Life & Health Development of Biosensor Biological & Food
176 Sciences Methodology for 67LR drug discovery Sciences Dr John Nelson
Limits of Microbial function in
agricultural soils & other terrestrial
environments: stress mechanisms &
Life & Health responses of microbes in extreme Biological & Food Dr John
177 Sciences environments Sciences Hallsworth
Exploring the mechanism of bioactive
Life & Health peptides with protease inhibitor of
178 Sciences casein from natural materials. Pharmacy Dr Brian Walker
Increasing food related quality of life
Life & Health in rural communities in Northern Biological & Food
179 Sciences Ireland Sciences (IAFLU) Dr Moira Dean
Optimised targeting of drug-loaded
Life & Health nanoparticles for the treatment of
180 Sciences colon cancer Pharmacy Dr Chris Scott
Photodynamic antimicrobial
chemotherapy of onychomycosis
(nail infection) using a
Life & Health photosensitiser-loaded, patch-type Dr Paul
181 Sciences delivery system Pharmacy McCarron
Development of infection-resistant
Life & Health long-term implantable medical Professor Sean
182 Sciences devices for improved patient benefit Pharmacy Gorman
Detection and role of anaerobic
Life & Health bacteria in pulmonary infection in Dr Michael
183 Sciences paediatric Cystic Fibrosis patients Pharmacy Tunney
Life & Health Medicine use in children - improving Professor
185 Sciences safety and efficacy Pharmacy James McElnay
Detection of virulence and antibiotic
Life & Health resistance genes in bacteria Dr Michael
186 Sciences colonising Nursing Home residents Pharmacy Tunney
Life & Health Communication systems for helping
188 Sciences older people remain independent Music & Sonic Arts Dr Ben Knapp
Biological responses to irradiation in
the presence of gold nano-particles;
Life & Health can these be explained in terms of Professor David
189 Sciences nano-scale dosimetry? Pharmacy Hirst
Exploring general practice-
Life & Health community pharmacy relationships: a Professor
190 Sciences case study Pharmacy Carmel Hughes
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Delivery of anaesthetic and
antibacterial drugs to traumatic
Life & Health wounds using a novel semi-solid get Dr Paul
191 Sciences to assist in laceration repair Pharmacy McCarron
Life & Health Modulation of PSA levels in prostate Dr Susan
192 Sciences cancer Pharmacy Hawthorne
Development of a Novel Biomimetic
Life & Health Vector for Targeted iNOS Cancer Dr Helen
195 Sciences Gene Therapy Pharmacy McCarthy
Distribution and incidence of
Life & Health major algal classes in the Irish Sea Professor Ian
217 Sciences using a rRNA micorarray Biological Sciences Montgomery
Life & Health
Sciences Monitoring of toxic algae using a Professor Ian
218 (LHS) biosensor Biological Sciences Montgomery
Effects of climate change on sociality
LHS & and consequent agricultural impact in Biological & Food
196 Agrifood commercially important pollinators. Sciences Dr Rob Paxton
LHS & Using ecophysiology to maximize Biological & Food Dr Christene
197 Agrifood produt yields from commercial algae Sciences Maggs
How capture method influences
LHS & stress, damaghe and marketability in Biological & Food Professor Bob
198 Agrifood the crustacean fishing industry Sciences Elwood
Regulation and evolution of the
naphthalene catabolic gene network
LHS & Agri- in rhodococci: apllications in Biological & Food Professor Mike
199 food metabolic engineering Sciences Larkin
Providing scientific support for the
LHS & Agri- long term sustainable exploitation of Biological & Food
200 food European eels. Sciences Dr Chris Harrod
Predicting future impacts of jellyfish Prof Ian
LHS & Agri- aggregations on the Salmon Biological & Food Montgomery
201 food Aquaculture Industry Sciences
LHS & Agri- Ecological economics of marine Biological & Food Professor Keith
202 food community structure Sciences Farnsworth
Using stable isotopes to examine the
LHS & Agri- trophic ecology of pest species in Biological & Food Professor Ian
203 food agricultural systems. Sciences Montgomery
Transmission Dynamics of drug-
susceptible and drug-resistant
LHS & Agri- parasites of economic importance to Biological & Food Dr Gerard
204 food the livestock industry Sciences Brennan
LHS & Agri- Gene silencing as a novel control Biological & Food Professor Aaron
205 food strategy for liver fluke Sciences Maule
LHS & Agri- Drug resistance in parasites of Biological & Food Dr Ian
206 food livestock in Northern Ireland Sciences Fairweather
Increasing fruit and vegetable
LHS & Agri- consumption through the Dr Katherine
207 food manipulation of consumption. Psychology Appleton
Dr John
LHS & Agri- Phosphorus recovery and recycling Biological & Food McGrath
208 food from waste Sciences
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The development of novel dairy
products with the aim of promoting
LHS & Agri- wholegrain consumption in Northern Dr Katherine
209 food Ireland. Psychology Appleton
Evaluating the benefits of learning in
210 LHS & ICT a virtual environment. Psychology Dr Cathy Craig
LHS & Development of the Automated
Software Mathematical Abilities Test (AMAT -
211 Engineering working title) Psychology Dr Judith Wylie
LHS & Neuropsychological approaches to
Software understanding mathematical learning Dr Gerry
212 Engineering difficulties Psychology Mulhern
LHS & Individual characteristics in encoding
Software and decoding of emotional
213 Engineering expression Psychology Dr Ian Sneddon
Software Electronics, Electrical
Engineering Numerical Simulation of Acoustics Engineering and Dr M
214 & ICT Spaces Computer Science VanWalstijn
Software Electronics, Electrical
Engineering Engineering and
215 & ICT Visual Cryptography Computer Science Dr Wei Qi Yan
Software developments for strong-
Software field laser physics on the world's Professor K T
216 Engineering fastest parallel supercomputers' Maths & Physics Taylor
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