The Mixed Reality Lab has recently been awarded funding for a new project entitled, "CoSpatial - Communication and Social Participation: collaborative Technologies for interaction And Learning". This an EU funded project, part of the 7th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration. The Project is in collaboration with 4 other institutions, including the Bruno Kessler Foundation in Italy, University of Birmingham, and the Universities of Haifa and Bar Ilan in Israel. This important project starts on February 1st and lasts for 3 years and is worth in the region of 1.6 million euros.

The Project is a collaboration between the MRL and Human Factors. Dr Tony Glover, a senior research fellow with the MRL will be the co-investigator on this project. The project is concerned with investigation and development of new technologies to aid in the advancement of social skills in young children and those  with learning difficulties.