Research case studies

Harness Intellectual Property for Research

Ongoing

A change in intellectual property policy at Mexican and Cuban universities.

School: The City Law School

Helping Sierra Leone create a universal healthcare scheme

Completed

A large-scale survey to determine Willingness to Pay among people with no employment security.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Department: Department of Economics

Helping to safeguard the amount of time workplace union representatives can devote to members

Ongoing

Our research has demonstrated the positive impact such representation can have on the running of an organisation.

School: Bayes Business School

Helping users to gamble responsibly

Completed

Software which allows safer online betting by predicting early signs of gambling-related problems.

School: School of Science and Technology

Department: Department of Computer Science

How colour blind are you?

Completed

Advanced colour vision test for healthcare and occupational environments.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Optometry and Visual Sciences

Research centre: Centre for Applied Vision Research

Identifying anomalies in national population data

Ongoing

Developing methods for identifying and correcting historical anomalies in national population and mortality data.

School: Bayes Business School

Improving detention law

Completed

How can we improve the treatment of detainees and stop abuses of power?

School: The City Law School

Improving eye care delivery through community practice in the UK

Completed

Research has demonstrated that community optometrists are able to provide specialist services that are clinically effective, cost-effective and associated with a high level of patient satisfaction.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Optometry and Visual Sciences

Improving international crises reporting

Ongoing

City Journalism researchers are improving the way journalists and aid organisations report on humanitarian crises.

School: School of Communication and Creativity

Department: Department of Journalism

Improving mental health in the workplace

Completed

A workplace training programme for improving employees' mental health and psychological wellbeing.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Psychology