Professor James Covington's Research Projects
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| A RADICAL SOURCE REVEALED IN SOIL: Biogenic Nitrous Acid Production and Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling | Natural Environment Research Council | 01 Jul 2025 | 30 Jun 2028 |
| Nutrient Soil Stoichiometry Transformation for Optimized Resource Management Start date: 01 Apr 2024 |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 01 Apr 2024 | 31 Mar 2027 |
| Fecal Metabolomics and Microbiota as Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Disease Activity | AUMC Amsterdam | 01 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Sniffing out rust in critical industrial areas (Sensors and Instrumentation Engineering) | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
02 Oct 2022 | 29 Sep 2026 |
| BREATHE-AD: Breath-Based Diagnostics for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease | Monash Warwick Alliance | 01 Aug 2025 | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds in Malnourished Children with Environmental Enteric Dysfunction | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
13 Mar 2023 | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Gas phase analysis for medicine | Industry | 02 Apr 2025 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| volatile organic compounds to detect and monitor (pre)malignant colorectal lesions | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
01 May 2023 | 30 Apr 2026 |
| TuberSense - Early detection of potato diseases through volatile sensing to reduce food waste in the supply chain | Innovate UK | 01 Jul 2021 | 30 Apr 2026 |
| The tree phyllosphere microbiome - an overlooked and important sink for carbon monoxide? | Natural Environment Research Council | 30 Apr 2023 | 29 Apr 2026 |
| FBR-Free: Evolving innovative solutions to early detect fusarium basal rot in British onion production | Innovate UK | 01 Jan 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Breath Analysis for the Diagnosis and Monotiring of Respiratory Tract Infections | Industry | 01 Oct 2021 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Breath analysis for the diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory tract infections |
Medical Research Council | 03 Oct 2021 | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Evaluation of Volatile Organic Compound Signatures as a Predictive and Theraputic Response Biomarker for Mepolizumab Therapy in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma | NHS | 01 Jul 2021 | 09 Sep 2025 |
| AIRSAFE: Air Quality Improvement for Schools and Education | Warwick-Wellcome Award | 28 Jun 2023 | 01 Jun 2024 |
| BRET 2 Subcontract from UHCW: FAMISHED optimisation of testing methodologies, signal and data processing and deployment of novel detection technologies | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 01 Jul 2012 | 31 Dec 2023 |
| AromaSense: Aroma Generation for Human Smell Perception | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | 13 Mar 2023 | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Portable gas analysis technology | Industry | 01 Jul 2022 | 30 Dec 2022 |
| Volatile Organic Chemicals in the Body Odour of Sheep and Cattle | Industry | 07 Mar 2022 | 06 Nov 2022 |
| The detection of gas phase biomarkers using Ion Mobility for clinical applications | Owlstone Medical Ltd | 01 Oct 2018 | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Fighting Antibiotic Resistance with Point of Care Breath Analysis | Innovate UK | 01 Aug 2020 | 31 Jan 2022 |
| Research and Development of a Gas Sensing device | Industry | 03 Mar 2020 | 31 Dec 2021 |
| Portable Food Freshness Analysis Module | Industry | 01 Jul 2021 | 31 Dec 2021 |
| Optical Gas Analysis for Detecting Breath Volatiles | Industry | 22 Mar 2021 | 22 Sep 2021 |
| Point of care diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in pregnancy by volatile organic compound (VOC) analysis | Warwick Wellcome Translation Award | 01 Jul 2020 | 30 Jun 2021 |
| Gas analysis technology applied to animal nutrition studies | Industry | 01 Jul 2020 | 30 Apr 2021 |
| Laboratory and Material Transfer - PREDICT with Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, The | 07 Dec 2015 | 06 Dec 2020 |
| Analysis of Data from RTI Subjects | Industry | 02 Mar 2020 | 30 Nov 2020 |
| Non-invasive triage of symptomatic fast-track colorectal patients using volatile compounds: a feasibility study | National Institute for Health Research (DoH) | 01 Jan 2019 | 31 Dec 2019 |
| Detection of Sepsis in Neonates from VOC Stool analysis | VU University Medical Center | 10 Apr 2019 | 09 Oct 2019 |
| Agreement for Phd Student Akira Tiele - Breath Analysis | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 01 Sep 2016 | 31 Aug 2019 |
| The use of Gas Sensors for the detection of Ethylene in low concentrations | BT9 Limited | 08 Oct 2018 | 28 Feb 2019 |
| Volatile Organic Compound biomarkers for Early Detection of Pancriatic Cancer | Cancer Research UK | 01 Mar 2018 | 21 Dec 2018 |
| Reducing Neonatal deaths from Group B Streptococuus - Lily Mae | Lily Mae Foundation | 03 Nov 2016 | 02 Nov 2018 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 01 Mar 2018 | 30 Sep 2018 |
| Rapid point of care test for Group B streptococcus in late preganacy and onset of labour | Innovate UK | 01 Aug 2017 | 31 Jul 2018 |
| The scent of IBD | VU University Medical Center | 01 Nov 2017 | 30 Jun 2018 |
| OBOWE: eNose electronic sensor in diagnosing wound infections | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 01 Oct 2017 | 31 May 2018 |
| Award Process for 48956 (Subcontract with UHCW) Combined Metabolome and Metagenomics approach in Coeliac disease ? Understanding mechanisms in coeliac patients with and without full symptomatic response to gluten free diet. | Coeliac UK | 01 Jul 2017 | 30 Apr 2018 |
| Investigating the importance of latent infection in causing tuber breakdown during storage and transit | AHDB Potatoes | 01 Jul 2017 | 31 Mar 2018 |
| FAIMS technology application in animal nutrition studies. | DSM Nutritional Products AG | 12 Jun 2017 | 11 Dec 2017 |
| Research Collaboration Agreement to support MD projects of Mike McFarlane, Ella Mozdiak and Nidhi Sagar on thier projects in the study of bowel fermentation and food using novel technology | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 06 May 2016 | 01 Sep 2017 |
| How does the future smell? | Leverhulme Trust | 01 Sep 2016 | 31 Aug 2017 |
| Streamlining colonic imaging in those with suspicion of bowel cancer (through TWW pathway) via testing of urinary volatile organic compounds | Bowel Disease Research Foundation | 01 Jan 2015 | 30 Apr 2017 |
| FAIMS Technology Application in Animal Nutrition Studies. | DSM Nutritional Products AG | 02 Jan 2017 | 01 Apr 2017 |
| Centre for integrative theoretical and experimental analytical science for application to bacterial cell division and Quality by Design (CAS-IDP) | European Commission | 01 Mar 2013 | 28 Feb 2017 |
| Identification of Blackheart by gas phase research analysis | Branston Limited | 22 Jun 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 |
| Alphasense 12 month Extension | Alphasense Limited | 31 Jul 2015 | 30 Jul 2016 |
| Investigating and Analysing Metal-Oxide Semiconducting Gas Sensors: 12 Month extension (3rd year 2014-15) [prev RESEE3155 37425 and RESEE3107 33744] | Alphasense Limited | 01 Aug 2014 | 31 Jul 2015 |
| Research project on the development of code for new scientific instruments | Roboscientific Limited | 01 Jan 2015 | 30 Apr 2015 |
| Investigating and Analysing Metal-Oxide Semiconducting Gas Sensors: 12 Month Research Project with Alphasense | Alphasense Limited | 01 Aug 2013 | 31 Jul 2014 |
| Non-invasive identification and monitoring of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)(TSB Biomedical Catalyst Feasibility Award) | Technology Strategy Board | 01 Oct 2013 | 30 Jun 2014 |
| Sniffing out Pulmonary Tuberculosis: MRC funding via LSTM and involving UHCW | MRC | 01 Dec 2013 | 30 Apr 2014 |
| Early detection of colon cancer using an electronic nose | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 02 Apr 2012 | 01 Apr 2014 |
| BDRF Research Bursary - The early detection of colon cancer using an electronic nose (characterisation of volatile organic compounds as early markers of colorectal cancer using an electronic e-nose). | The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland | 01 Jan 2012 | 31 Dec 2013 |
| The early detection of colon cancer using an electronic nose (part of the wider FAMISHED project) - a donation through DARO | Eveson Charitable Trust | 01 Jan 2012 | 31 Dec 2013 |
| Sub-contract from UHCW to UoW: BRET 1 Funded PhD Studentship via UHCW on Famished Study (Food and Fermentation using Metagenomics in Health & Disease) | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 04 Oct 2010 | 03 Oct 2013 |
| 12 Month Research Project with Alphasense | Alphasense Limited | 01 Aug 2012 | 31 Jul 2013 |
| Owlstone Lonestar v Owlstone Minature chemical analyser. | Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc | 01 May 2012 | 31 Jul 2012 |
| Industrial Secondment | Royal Academy of Engineering | 01 Jun 2011 | 31 May 2012 |
| Feasibility study for Hyundai-Kia | Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc | 01 Sep 2011 | 15 Oct 2011 |
| Degradable 3D biomaterials | Royal Society | 01 Sep 2010 | 31 Aug 2011 |
| Developing of a Microsecond Mixing Instrument for the Detection of Folding intermediates - Precursors of Amyloid Formation in Neurodegeneration | EPSRC | 01 Sep 2008 | 31 Aug 2011 |
| Extension to Nano-structured Micro-power Smar Gas Sensors | EPSRC | 01 Aug 2010 | 31 Jan 2011 |
| Ultra Low Power Microhotplate Smart Gas Sensors | DTI | 01 Sep 2007 | 31 Aug 2010 |
| Nano-structured Micro-power Smart Gas Sensors | EPSRC | 01 Apr 2007 | 30 Sep 2009 |
| Future Smart Materials for Innovative Medical Treatments | EPSRC | 01 Jun 2008 | 01 Sep 2009 |
| Studentship: 3D Power Integrated Circuits. | National Semiconductor (U.K.) Limited | 01 Aug 2006 | 31 Jul 2009 |
| Wolfson nanostructures laboratory | Royal Society | 01 Jan 2004 | 31 Dec 2004 |