SIDE - Case Studies

Reminiscence room

Researchers from SiDE's Connected Community activity have been working with an adult mental health and learning disability development unit where many of the patients have chronic dementia. Building on dementia research in the Personhood project they have developed a digital artwork that enlivens the 'quiet room' and provides interactive reminiscence for clients living in the unit Read More

Reminiscence room

Researchers from SiDE's Connected Community activity have been working with an adult mental health and learning disability development unit where many of the patients have chronic dementia. Read More
date: 28.06.2011

SiDE Driving Lab

SiDE’s Transport team now have a complete driving lab in order to monitor driver behaviour and enable older drivers to remain on the road, safely, for longer.   Read More
date: 25.04.2012

Portrait

Portrait addresses the needs of the growing population of people in care homes and takes a novel approach by focusing on care givers, addressing the need to facilitate conversations between care staff and residents. Read More
date: 11.11.2011

Creative Exchange

The Creative Exchange (CX) is a Knowledge Exchange Hub for the Creative Economy funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). We aim to develop strategic partnerships with creative businesses and cultural organisations, to strengthen and diversify their collaborative research activities and increase the number of Arts and Humanities researchers actively engaged in research-based knowledge exchange. Read More
date: 11.05.2012

  • Move E-Cloud - Move E-Cloud build on the Open Movement sensor platform to create the world's first open resource for the storage and analysis of data on physical activity, physical function and sleep.  

  • Tweet My Street - Tweet my Street is a multi-disciplinary research project in collaboration with Red Hat

  • Grumpy Old Debate -   Grumpy Old Debate aims to leverage the reach of BBC radio and TV into socially excluded groups in order to provide means and motivation for engagement in the benefits afforded by the Digital Economy. 

  • BESIDE - This new research project will address a significant gap in current knowledge focused on measures to mitigate problems and enhance the experience of older people within the context of the built environment.  

  • EHealth and Older Adults - Our work on eHealth and older adults has two strands.  The first is related to the trustworthiness of health sites; the second is related to the increasing important of mobile health apps.

  • Expressive Photography Study - This case study set out to explore how photography may be practiced at school by children with additional needs and their teachers, as a means to support and enhance interpersonal communication.

  • Casting the Net - It is against a backdrop of rising youth unemployment and continued economic uncertainty that SiDE Society Perspective researchers, Graeme Mearns and Ranald Richardson, are undertaking ‘Casting the Net’.

  • Digital Technology in Play Therapy with Children - The purpose of this research is to investigate how children and play therapists could use digital technology at different stages of play therapy. The study also aims to establish a para­digm of understanding as to what the advantages and barriers are for the use of multi-touch digital technology in play therapy.

  • Net Assets - A deeper understanding of marginalised groups and how digital technologies might be brought to bear upon social issues is generated in a variety of ways. Net Assets has provided case study material so that SiDE Society strand researchers can focus on policy in practice.

  • Older Drivers Study - This study investigates the potential of in-vehicle technologies on keeping older drivers driving safely for longer. 

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