BIBALANCE and BILREADy Projects by Marie Lallier

The power of bilingualism in reading development Learning to read strongly depends on phonological development that is largely influenced by environmental factors. BIBALANCE will investigate the extent to which the early acquisition of two phonological systems in early bilingualism impacts the organisation of the ‘phonological mind’ and determines the success of reading trajectories. BIBALANCE will…

MAD Control Project by Ioana Slabu

Magnetically controlled on-demand drug release from biodegradable scaffolds for life-changing therapies.   Drug-eluting biodegradable medical devices that “vanish inside you after the job is done” are a radical innovation in regenerative medicine, cancer treatment and cardiovascular therapies. The goal of such devices is to ensure therapy at the right place, at the right time and…

MOWLIT Project by Helen Fulton

MOWLIT: Mapping the March: Medieval Wales and England, c. 1282–1550   The overarching objective of MOWLIT is to produce the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the literary and manuscript culture of the medieval March of Wales. This is a region which has been less studied than almost any area of the British Isles in…