Newly Funded Research Projects

Digital transformation in the built environment is a fact that will shape the industry, increasing its efficiency and improving its quality. However, there are many challenges still facing the industry to complete this transformation. Under this theme, during the Sustainable Places 2020 virtual conference on 28th October 2020, nine EU-funded research projects gathered in a workshop to showcase their projects and demonstrate some of the innovative solutions developed within their projects. This post-workshop report gives brief information about the participant projects. It outlines the main topics covered in the presentations and, moreover, highlights the main innovative tools presented in this workshop. The representatives agreed that strengthening the synergy among different their projects would be a benefit for all.

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The more funding the better? The moderating role of knowledge stock on the effects of different government-funded research projects on firm innovation in Chinese cultural and creative industries

Technovation ◽

10.1016/j.technovation.2018.11.002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 92-93 ◽

pp. 102059

Author(s):

Jianghua Zhou ◽

Jizhen Li ◽

Hao Jiao ◽

Hang Qiu ◽

Zixu Liu

Keyword(s):

Creative Industries ◽

Research Projects ◽

Knowledge Stock ◽

Firm Innovation ◽

Funded Research ◽

Cultural And Creative Industries ◽

Moderating Role

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The UniversAAL Platform for AAL (Ambient Assisted Living)

Journal of Intelligent Systems ◽

10.1515/jisys-2014-0127 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 301-319 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Erina Ferro ◽

Michele Girolami ◽

Dario Salvi ◽

Christopher Mayer ◽

Joe Gorman ◽

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Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Assisted Living ◽

Ambient Assisted Living ◽

Community Support ◽

End Users ◽

Research Projects ◽

Funded Research ◽

Open Platform ◽

Widespread Adoption ◽

Development Support

AbstractThis article describes the UniversAAL platform, an open platform intended to facilitate the development, distribution, and deployment of technological solutions for Ambient assisted living (AAL). The platform is intended to benefit end users (i.e., assisted persons, their families, and caregivers), authorities with responsibility for AAL, and organizations involved in the development and deployment of AAL services. It consists of an extensive set of resources (some are software and some are models/architectures) aimed at these different groups. The resources are classified into three main groups: runtime support, development support, and community support. The article presents the benefits that can be expected from the widespread adoption of the platform. The article also describes progress on prototype implementations of some of the software resources, and the results of initial evaluations of the platform. The work is partially based on results from earlier European Union-funded research projects in the area.

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Physical Activity Among Older Adults: A Meta-review of EU-Funded Research Projects

Entertainment Computing – ICEC 2018 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-99426-0_47 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 374-387 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paula Alexandra Silva

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Research Projects ◽

Funded Research ◽

Meta Review

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Baseline results of a living systematic review for COVID-19 funded research projects

Wellcome Open Research ◽

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16259.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 209 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alice Norton ◽

Adrian Bucher ◽

Emilia Antonio ◽

Nicole Advani ◽

Henrike Grund ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Research Collaboration ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

World Health Organisation ◽

World Health ◽

Research Projects ◽

Funded Research ◽

The World ◽

Global Research

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in an unprecedented research response, demonstrating exceptional examples of rapid research and collaboration. There is however a need for greater coordination, with limited resources and the shifting global nature of the pandemic resulting in a proliferation of research projects underpowered and unable to achieve their aims. Methods: The UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) and Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R), two funder coordination groups have collaborated to develop a live database of funded research projects across the world relating to COVID-19. Drawing data continually from their members and further global funding bodies, as of 15th July 2020 the database contains 1,858 projects, funded by 25 funders, taking place across 102 countries. To our knowledge it is one of the most comprehensive databases, covering a wide breadth of research disciplines. The database is aligned to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Research Roadmap: 2019 Novel Coronavirus. It is being used by the WHO, governments and multi-lateral policy makers, research funders and researchers. This living systematic review aims to supplement the database by providing an open accessible and frequently updated resource summarising the characteristics of the COVID-19 funded research portfolio. Both descriptive and thematic analysis will be presented and updated frequently to aid interpretation of the global COVID-19 funded research portfolio. Results: In this baseline analysis we provide the first detailed descriptive analysis of the database and focus our thematic analysis on research gaps, study populations and research locations (with a focus on resource-limited countries). Conclusions: This living systematic review will help both funders and researchers to prioritise resources to underfunded areas where there is greatest research need and facilitate further strategic collaboration.

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Conducting sexualities research: an outline of emergent issues and case studies from ten Wellcome-funded projects

Wellcome Open Research ◽

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15283.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 137 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dylan Kneale ◽

Robert French ◽

Helen Spandler ◽

Ingrid Young ◽

Carrie Purcell ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Research Methods ◽

Data Sources ◽

Research Projects ◽

Funded Research ◽

Methodological Challenges ◽

Sexual Orientations ◽

Health Related ◽

Institutional Contexts ◽

Diverse Groups

This letter seeks to synthesise methodological challenges encountered in a cohort of Wellcome Trust-funded research projects focusing on sexualities and health. The ten Wellcome Trust projects span a diversity of gender and sexual orientations and identities, settings; institutional and non-institutional contexts, lifecourse stages, and explore a range of health-related interventions. As researchers, we originate from a breadth of disciplinary traditions, use a variety of research methods and data sources. Despite this breadth, four common themes are found across the projects: (i) inclusivity, representations and representativeness, (ii) lumping together of diverse groups, (iii) institutions and closed settings (iv) ethical and governance barriers.

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