We are undertaking a £1.2 million NIHR Programme Grant, led by the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the Universities of Birmingham, Warwick, Leicester, and the Royal College of Midwives. The primary objective of this programme is to collaborate with women and key stakeholders to standardize and enhance the care provided to women following childbirth-related perineal trauma. Through the development of evidence-based care tools, we aim to improve the consistency, quality, and effectiveness of postnatal support, optimising recovery outcomes during this critical phase of maternal health

We were involved in a Knowledge Transfer Project with PJ Care, a leading provider of specialist neurological care. This collaboration has revolutionised personal care management through the development of the Wellbeing in Dementia Inventory (WiDI), a clinical framework enabling continuous wellbeing monitoring for residents with neurodegenerative conditions. The project addressed a critical gap in care practices for neurological patients, providing caregivers with a sophisticated tool to create more responsive and personalised care plans. This initiative, hailed as ‘Outstanding’ by Innovate UK and was nominated for the “Changing the World" Award by Innovate UK 2024

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Working on an £2.4 million ESPRC grant, our work has focussed on enhancing the adoption of Net Zero farming practices. Through extensive consultation with over 400 UK farmers, we developed a comprehensive motivational model addressing key psychological factors influencing behavior change, such as confidence, incentives, and community influence. Our findings highlight the significant role of personal and community-driven initiatives in overcoming barriers to sustainable agriculture. This research contributes directly to global climate goals by providing policymakers with insights to design targeted interventions that promote sustainable farming and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

MAL-LAB have recently lead a project with the University of Oxford, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, to explore resilience in STEM learning. The project involved over 6,000 secondary school-children in the UK in which we learnt about the type of strategies children use to do well in learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.