Kings College London
Applied Biomedical Sciences Division, School of
Biomedical and Health Sciences
We work with people of all ages including elite athletes, the frail elderly and those with a variety of clinical conditions.
Suggestions for specific projects:
- Physiological & psychological profiles of master athletes and their younger counterparts
- 3D motion analysis of physical performance to identify the movement patterns of elite athletes used a) for training purposes and b) to identify specific deficits and target rehabilitation after injury in individuals
- Development of electrical stimulation of paralysed muscles for paralympic athletes to broaden their events to activities such as cycling and rowing.
Research areas:
- Human studies of whole body performance e.g. power output, cardio-respiratory measurements and motion analysis.
- The structure and function of skeletal muscle using techniques ranging from whole body and individual muscle groups to in vitro studies of single fibres.
- Laboratory based 3D motion analysis and long term monitoring of motion analysis using accelerometers and gyroscopes.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/biomedical/appbiomed/
School of Social Science and Public Policy
The School of Social Science and Public Policy has been active in a number of areas relevant to London SciTech Challenges and its research covers a wide spectrum of environmental issues:
1) Sustainable communities. Played an advisory role to the 2012 bid team on its regeneration 'legacy' .
2) Economics and policy of energy (renewable and otherwise).
3) Stream restoration and sustainable waterways: a key problem area in the Lea Valley.
4) Biodiversity conservation & promotion in cities... mostly in watersheds.
5.) Environmental risk communication and stakeholder engagement (King's Centre for Risk Management).
6) Flood risk assessment and management.
7). Air Quality issues.
8.) Social inequalities.
9.) The Virtual Environmental Legacy
