Currently funded research

Below is a list of the projects and researchers we currently fund. We support research beyond the initial funding to ensure it continues to develop and deliver impact.

AI-assisted personalisation of neurostimulation 

Petra Fischer and Conor Houghton

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science and Engineering
Schools of Psychology and Neuroscience, Engineering Mathematics and Technology


AI-assisted personalisation of neurostimulation 

Petra Fischer and Conor Houghton

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science & Engineering
Schools of Psychology and Neuroscience, Engineering Mathematics and Technology


AI-Organoid: A Smart Predictive Platform for Advanced Neurological Modelling 

James Armstrong and Qiang Liu

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science and Engineering
Bristol Medical School, School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology


An AI-integrated lung-on-a-chip platform for the rapid screening and optimisation of mesenchymal stem cell secretome therapeutics

Wael Kafienah, Lucia Marucci and Darryl Hill

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science and Engineering
Biochemistry & Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Engineering Mathematics and Technology


An Integrated AI and machine learning platform to enable high throughput, precision oncology driven drug testing. Cancer, Engineering Biology

Deepali Pal, Colin Campbell, Stephen Cross, Stephen Cross, Rihuan Ke

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science and Engineering
Biochemistry & Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Engineering Mathematics and Technology, Wolfson Bioimaging Unit, School of Mathematics


Automated image analysis to facilitate the incorporation of quality assurance measures into surgical RCTs

Natalie Blencowe, Michael Wray, Anni King, Sheraz Marker and Nainika Meno

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science and Engineering
Bristol Medical School, School of Computer Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Oxford


Bristol Respiratory Infection Dashboard (BRID Project)

Andrew Dowsey, Raul Santos-Rodriguez

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science and Engineering
Bristol Vet School, Engineering, Mathematics and Technology


Explainable AI for Early Categorisation of Child Deaths: Real-Time Insights for Prevention

Karen Luyt, Edwin Simpson, Brian Hoy, James Gospill and David Odd

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science and Engineering
Bristol Medical School, Mathematics and Technology, Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Cardiff University - School of Medicine


Genetic Doppelgangers: Using AI to Reveal the True Face of Streptococcal Disease

Alice Halliday, Colin Campbell, Rachel Bromell, Anu Goenka and Sion Bayliss

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science and Engineering
Biochemistry & Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Engineering Mathematics and Technology, Bristol Medical School, Bristol Vet School


Investigating practices around antimicrobial prescribing in Harare, Zimbabwe

Jack Stanley

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Medical School


Mental Health in Young People

Myles-Jay Linton

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Medical School  


Predicting PD-L1 Status From H&E Slides Using AI

Tom Dudding, Qiang Liu, Sarah Hargreaves & Miranda Pring

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science and Engineering
Bristol Dental School, School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology


Predictors of mental health problems in autism

Laura Hull 

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Medical School (Population Health Science) 


Preventing anxiety and depression in schools: Co-production of a novel arts-based programme

Naomi Warne

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Medical School 


Rational AI Driven Target Acquisition from Genomes (RAIDTAG)

Darryl Hill and Sean Davis

Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science and Engineering
Schools of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chemistry


Training Azerbaijani paediatricians in communicating about vaccinations with caregivers – AzPIC Study

Emma Anderson

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Medical School 


 

 

Updated 8 October 2025