GW4 Crucible – Seed projects
Find out more about some of the collaborative projects that have emerged from previous GW4 Crucible programmes:
CRUCIBLE 2022 – BUILDING BACK BETTER: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING RESEARCH:
- Towards a transdisciplinary archiving methodology for mental health: piloting a ‘time capsule’ of pandemic mental health for now and the next crisis – PI: Chris Sandal-Wilson (Exeter) Co-Is: Emma Cahill (Bristol), Kate Holmes (Exeter), Irene Salvo (Exeter), Dean Whybrow (Cardiff)
- Mental health in schools: Multidisciplinary conversations about what it is and why it matters – PIs: Rachel Wilder (Bath) and Katie Howard (Exeter) Co-Is: Naomi Warne (Bristol), Eleni Dimitrellou (Exeter), Chris Sandal-Wilson (Exeter)
- Hystories: Amplyfying women’s voices for better outcomes in reproductive mental health – A journey through menstruation, pregnancy and menopause – PIs: Siobhan Mitchell (Exeter) and Kayleigh Easey (UWE) Co-I: Kate Ash-Irisarri (Edinburgh)
- Establishing a sustainable interdisciplinary network of GW4 university staff to bring about positive change in the higher education community for improved mental health – PI: Rachel Paskell (Bath) Co-Is: Kate Ash-Irisarri (Edinburgh), Kayleigh Easey (UWE), Paula Foscarini-Craggs (Cardiff), Kate Holmes (Exeter), Jeff Lambert (Bath), Myles-Jay Linton (Bristol), Irene Salvo (Exeter), Chris Sandal-Wilson (Exeter)
- “My autistic brain”: How neurobiological narratives shape the identity of autistic adults – PI: Josie Henley (Cardiff) Co-Is: Dan Degerman (Bristol), Kate Cooper (Bath), Joanne Doherty (Cardiff)
Crucible 2021 – TRANSITIONS TO NET ZERO IN THE TIME OF COVID-19:
- Exposure and environmental engagement: A pilot integrating wearable sensors, air quality and citizen science (EXPO-ENGAGE)
PI: Jo Garrett (Exeter) Co-Is: Siân de Bell (Exeter), Daniel Fosas de Pando (Bath), Rachel Hale (Cardiff), Elizabeth Marks (Bath), Stuart Walker (Exeter) - Stories of Hope: Eco-Emotions in Transitions to Net Zero
PI: Elizabeth Marks (Bath) Co-Is: Jesse Abrams (Exeter), Ed Atkins (Bristol), Jo Garrett (Exeter), David Shackleton (Cardiff) - Leveraging human health and environmental sustainability with equality: Identifying opportunities and challenges in approaching a net-zero global food system
PI: Pan He (Cardiff) Co-Is: Jesse Abrams (Exeter), Kristin Liabo (Exeter), Okechukwu Okorie (Exeter), Yixian Sun (Bath)
Crucible 2020 – Interdisciplinary Approaches to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR):
- In search of new antimicrobials to treat important human pathogens
PI: Maisem Laabei (Bath) Co-Is: Michaela Serpi (Cardiff), Seána Duggan (Bristol), Dhara Malavia (Exeter), Mark Stappers, (Exeter) - Exploring antibiotic use practices in livestock production through a novel, game-based approach
PIs: Matthew Lloyd Jones (Exeter), Robert Hughes (Bristol) Co-Is: Aimee Murray (Exeter), Nervo Verdezoto (Cardiff), Max Barnish (Exeter) - Precision Maggot Therapy Against Key Cystic Fibrosis Pathogens
PI: Philip Mitchelmore (Exeter) Co-Is: Neil Brown (Bath), Manon Pritchard (Cardiff), Jonathan Tyrrell (Bristol / Cardiff), Rebecca Weiser (Cardiff) - Building a communicative pathway to reduce AMR; a study of cattle farmers’ perceptions of on-farm E.coli infections in the UK
PI: Ray Chan (Exeter) Co-Is: Ross Booton (Bristol), Jonathan Tyrrell (Bristol / Cardiff), Sion Bayliss (Bath), Lisa Morgans (Innovation for Agriculture) - Developing experimental and theoretical models to study antimicrobial resistance and resilience in polymicrobial biofilms
PI: Tobias Bergmiller (Exeter) Co-Is: Seána Duggan (Bristol), Nihal Bandara (Bristol), Jonathan Nzakizwanayo (Bath), Alessandra Da Silva Dantas (Exeter), Jehangir Cama (Exeter), Wolfram Moebius (Exeter)
Crucible 2019 – Digital Innovation:
- GW4-PATH: Perception and Attitudes of Technologies for Healthcare Co-PIs: Dr Gemma Lasseter (Bristol), Dr Sarah Sauchelli Toran (Bristol) Co-Applicants: Dr Heungjae Choi (Cardiff), Dr Steffi Colyer (Bath), Dr Sabrina Grant (Bristol), Tim Pickles (Cardiff), Dr Ben Sherlock (Exeter), Dr Alexandra Voinescu (Bath), Dr Jinjing Zhang (Cardiff)
- Mind the Gap: Implications of the digital divide on healthcare inequalities during the NHS digital transformation, for patients with long term conditions Co-PIs: Dr Ben Ainsworth (Bath), Dr Charlotte Dack (Bath) Co-Applicants: Kate Binnie (Bristol), Dr Laura Colebrooke (Exeter), Dr Sabrina Grant (Bristol), Dr Gemma Lasseter (Bristol), Dr Barbara Silarova (Exeter), Dr Sophie Turnbull (Bristol)
- Robots for Disasters: Trust and Resilience Under Pressure PI: Dr Edmund Hunt (Bristol) Co-PIs: Dr Laura Colebrooke (Exeter), Dr Avelie Stuart (Exeter) Co-Applicants: Dr Alexia Zoumpoulaki (Cardiff)
Crucible 2018 – Resilience, Environment & Sustainability (active projects):
- Community Resilience, Place and Wellbeing in Bristol: A Scoping Study PI: Esther Muddiman (Cardiff University), Co-Is: Marcus Gomez (University of Exeter), Julie Gwilliam (Cardiff University), Michelle Farr (University of Bristol), Rebecca Pearce (University of Exeter), Ria Poole (Cardiff University), Anna Rabinovich (University of Exeter), Malu Villela* (University of Bristol)
- Development of Predictive Frameworks for Indoor Air Quality
PI: Bryan Bzdek (University of Bristol), Co-Is: Dan Schien (University of Bristol), Manuel Herrera (University of Bath), Martin Weinel (Cardiff University), Yi Jin (Cardiff University), Jonathan Norman (University of Bath), Kelly Thornber (University of Exeter) - The Resilience Games
PI: Meghan Alexander (Cardiff University) , Co-Is: Smith (University of Exeter), Adrian Healy (Cardiff University), Giorgia Giardina (University of Bath), Zhihua Zie (Cardiff University), Ludivine Petetin (Cardiff University), Ria Poole (Cardiff University) - Developing a multidisciplinary approach to address the problem of environmental antibiotic pollution surrounding aquaculture farms in Bangladesh PI: Kelly Thornber (University of Exeter), Co-Is: Hans-Wilhelm Nuetzmann (University of Bath), Rebecca Pearce (University of Exeter), Darrick Evensen (Cardiff University/ University of Edinburgh), Marcus Gomes (University of Exeter), Anna Rabinovich (University of Exeter), Ludivine Petetin (Cardiff University), Emma McKinley (Cardiff University), Helen Smith (University of Exeter), M. Moshiur Rahman * (Khulna University, Bangladesh)
Crucible 2017 – Healthy Living (completed projects):
- Incubator Events: Longitudinal phenotypic and molecular profile of mental health trajectories in GW4 doctoral students
PI Therese Murphy (University of Exeter), Co-Is: Diana Dos Santos Ferreira (University of Bristol), Pete Rouse (University of Bath) and Sarah Sullivan (University of Bristol) - Rethinking Healthy Spaces: evidence, evaluation and design
PI: Victoria Bates (University of Bristol), Co-Is: Des Fitzgerald (Cardiff University), Hannah Pitt (Cardiff University), Lucy Selman (University of Bristol) and Oli Williams (Universities of Bath/Leicester) - Moving Through Motherhood
PIs: Richard Pulsford and Victoria Salmon, Co-Is Rachel Jarvie (University of Exeter), Lauren Rodgers (University of Exeter), Peter Rouse (University of Bath) and Oli Williams (Universities of Bath/Leicester) - Scoping exercise: Identifying the key opportunities and challenges to the adoption of diagnostic point-of-care technology (POCT) in a healthcare setting PI: Joanne Cranwell (University of Bath), Co-Is: Hantao Liu (Cardiff University), Despina Moschou (University of Bath), and Fabio Parmeggiani (University of Bristol).