GW4 Crucible – Seed projects

Find out more about some of the collaborative projects that have emerged from previous GW4 Crucible programmes:

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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).