Edinburgh Napier University

Impact case studies

Edinburgh Napier's research shapes the world around us, improving lives locally and globally.

World-leading imagery techniques

Professor Kenny Mitchell and the pioneering science behind Hollywood’s outstanding visual effects

Carbon credits

Telemonitoring

Future construction careers

Mountain bike culture

Changing attitudes to tobacco

A project on tobacco advertising in Indonesia influences policymakers to change local rules.

No fishing when the crabs make love

Edinburgh Napier is helping to protect a Brazilian cultural icon, optimise fisheries management and save livelihoods

Blended spaces

A blended space is a space where a physical space is deliberately integrated in a close-knit way with a digital space.

Challenging PTSD definitions

Professor Thanos Karatzias hopes to change the way those affected by PTSD are treated.

Participatory Films

For over a decade the film team in the Media and Culture school at Edinburgh Napier has made award-winning films that are grounded in real experiences and testimony.

Safety first at Sheriffhall

The introduction of intelligent road studs at one of Edinburgh's busiest roundabouts could be the key to changing driving behaviour for the better

Optical fibre technology

Usually associated with the carrying of telecommunications data, an Edinburgh Napier researcher is using fibre optic technology to solve problems of a different kind

Stop and (re)Search

Police Scotland’s use of stop and search has entered a new dawn following work by Edinburgh Napier

Let there be light

Researchers shine spotlight on historic Edinburgh

Textiles and technology

Edinburgh Napier reader Sam Vettese is on a mission to reinvent the Scottish textile industry

Interactive therapeutic spaces

University researchers are playing a key role in creating cutting-edge therapeutic spaces at the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Good and bad vibrations

Databike highlights poor bike paths that could be putting cyclists’ health at risk

Designing refugee housing

How can shelters can be constructed at scale while providing safety, privacy, and dignity for occupants?

Scotland's tallest timber building

Edinburgh Napier experts are to play a key role in the development of Scotland’s tallest timber building

Your display affects what you pay

Smart meters and how they display energy usage could be key in changing consumer attitudes and behaviours.

Can fitness trackers aid recovery?

Professor Lis Neubeck, in the School of Health and Social Care, is studying the recovery of patients after suffering from cardiovascular disease

Data to assist in-home care

Edinburgh Napier researchers are seeking to apply the latest Big Data techniques to a specific health problem for the elderly – frailty

Is AirBnb the answer?

Innovative Edinburgh Napier research questions how homestay tourism – when travellers stay with locals in their homes – can help rural communities grow their economy

Wells's books enter public domain

Edinburgh Napier academics contribute to a new H.G. Wells book series after copyright protection of the celebrated writer's works lapses

Can your device be hacked?

Confidential data could be stolen by monitoring the power generated by everyday household devices, Edinburgh Napier research has revealed

Cycle paths to seismic maths

Edinburgh Napier is at the epicentre of innovative research that could save lives in earthquake-affected parts of the world. And it all started with cycle paths.

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Carbon credits

Telemonitoring

Future construction careers

Mountain bike culture

Safety first at Sheriffhall The introduction of intelligent road studs at one of Edinburgh's busiest roundabouts could be the key to changing driving behaviour for the better

Optical fibre technology Usually associated with the carrying of telecommunications data, an Edinburgh Napier researcher is using fibre optic technology to solve problems of a different kind

Stop and (re)Search Police Scotland’s use of stop and search has entered a new dawn following work by Edinburgh Napier

Let there be light Researchers shine spotlight on historic Edinburgh

Textiles and technology Edinburgh Napier reader Sam Vettese is on a mission to reinvent the Scottish textile industry

Interactive therapeutic spaces University researchers are playing a key role in creating cutting-edge therapeutic spaces at the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Good and bad vibrations Databike highlights poor bike paths that could be putting cyclists’ health at risk

Designing refugee housing How can shelters can be constructed at scale while providing safety, privacy, and dignity for occupants?

Scotland's tallest timber building Edinburgh Napier experts are to play a key role in the development of Scotland’s tallest timber building

Your display affects what you pay Smart meters and how they display energy usage could be key in changing consumer attitudes and behaviours.

Can fitness trackers aid recovery? Professor Lis Neubeck, in the School of Health and Social Care, is studying the recovery of patients after suffering from cardiovascular disease

Data to assist in-home care Edinburgh Napier researchers are seeking to apply the latest Big Data techniques to a specific health problem for the elderly – frailty

Is AirBnb the answer? Innovative Edinburgh Napier research questions how homestay tourism – when travellers stay with locals in their homes – can help rural communities grow their economy

Wells's books enter public domain Edinburgh Napier academics contribute to a new H.G. Wells book series after copyright protection of the celebrated writer's works lapses

Can your device be hacked? Confidential data could be stolen by monitoring the power generated by everyday household devices, Edinburgh Napier research has revealed