Previous Projects

The Colt Foundation have a proud lineage of projects working across the entire spectrum of the health and environmental sector. Check out the boxes below for a brief insight into our historical case studies. 

Past & Ongoing Projects

The effect of employee assistance


The effect of employee assistance on individual well-being, and organisational healthlines

Neurological disease


Neurological disease in a cohort of dockyard workers

Fibre-induced DNA damage


Molecular mechanisms involved in fibre-induced DNA damage

Lung function decline and dust exposure


The relationship between lung function decline and dust exposure in cotton and manmade fibre textile workers

Occupational asthma and dermatitis


The structural chemistry of compounds which cause occupational asthma and dermatitis

Risk of congenital anomaly


Risk of congenital anomaly in relation to residence near hazardous waste landfill sites

Shoulder pain in the workplace


Shoulder pain in the workplace: occupational risk factors protocol

Exposure to chemicals in the environment


Chemical speciation of toxic trace elements in hair for use in the study of exposure to chemicals in the environment and workplace

Anophthalmia/microphthalmia in England


Compiling a case register of anophthalmia/microphthalmia in England for examination of the association with some environmental risk factors

Classical and molecular epidemiological studies


Classical and molecular epidemiological studies of tuberculosis in the South African gold mines

Response to exposure in the workplace


The physiological and bronchial inflammatory marker response to exposure in the workplace in patients with occupational asthma

Mesothelial cells


Signal transduction in mesothelial cells treated with mineral fibres

Molecular studies


Molecular studies on the quartz hazard in relation to its carcinogenesis

Cancer & occupational exposure


The investigation of potential biomarkers for cancer risk associated with occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium

Prolonged UV exposure


Characterisation of the effects of intermittent or prolonged exposure to environmentally relevant UV radiation in mammalian cells

Prevention of occupational asthma


Prevention of occupational asthma: an economic appraisal

Airborne particles in occupational environments


Toxicological and chemical characteristics of airborne particles in occupational and ambient environments

Aeroallergens, air pollution and asthma


Aeroallergens, air pollution and asthma morbidity - a time series analysis

Employee health


The positive work environment and its effects on employee health

Understanding silica-induced lung carcinogenesis


A molecular approach to understanding the mechanism(s) of silica-induced lung carcinogenesis

Temperature-related mortality


Temperature-related mortality in New Delhi and Cape Town

The effects of trained state and microgravity


An investigation into the effects of trained state and microgravity upon baroreceptor function and blood pressure control

External magnetic fields and human health


External magnetic fields and human health: a link to biological enzyme reaction systems

Responses to acute hypoxia


Chemoreceptor renin-angiotensin system activity and the exertional ventilatory response to acute hypoxia

Global health study & relatable factors


Human health, climate change and the bio-energy industry

Nanomaterials and the asbestos pathogenicity


High aspect ratio nanomaterials and the asbestos pathogenicity paradigm

Occupational risk factors affecting mental health


Occupational risk factors affecting mental health: developing simple, theory-driven preventative strategies to target flashbacks associated with post traumatic stress in the workplace

Bioaerosols emitted from industrial composting


Dispersion and characterisation of bioaerosols emitted from industrial composting sites

The dissemination and implementation processes


The dissemination and implementation processes of NICE workplace guidance within NHS Trusts

Reducing occupational and environmental health hazards


Economic evaluation of reducing occupational and environmental health hazards arising from industrial production

Professor Ben Caplin and Professor Neil Pearce


UCLChronic kidney disease of unknown origin in the sugarcane industrycompleted

Laboratory animal allergy


Laboratory animal allergy: a changing world

Dr Alexandria Smith


King's College LondonFrom Service to Census: Using the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Longitudinal Study to examine the health and occupational outcomes of UK veterans2024-2025

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