Bioscience laboratory practicals, projects and placements in a Covid-19 world (2021)
Journal Article
Rolfe, V., & Adukwu, E. (2023). Bioscience laboratory practicals, projects and placements in a Covid-19 world. Journal of Biological Education, 57(3), 668-677. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2021.1941187

The aim of this review is to discuss alternatives to the traditional practicals, undergraduate projects and student placements that are presently being disrupted by Covid-19. We focus on bioscience higher education (biology, biomedical sciences) with... Read More about Bioscience laboratory practicals, projects and placements in a Covid-19 world.

Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Curcuma longa L. against beneficial and pathogenic human gastrointestinal microorganisms (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Tran, H., Adukwu, E., Mackonochie, M., & Rolfe, V. (2020, November). Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Curcuma longa L. against beneficial and pathogenic human gastrointestinal microorganisms. Poster presented at American Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Virtual

Introduction: Curcuma longa L. (turmeric) is very popular worldwide as a spice, food preservative, and colouring material. Curcuminoids and turmerones are two major chemical components of turmeric. Many studies have been conducted to test the antimic... Read More about Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Curcuma longa L. against beneficial and pathogenic human gastrointestinal microorganisms.

Herbal teas and their health benefits: A scoping review (2019)
Journal Article
Poswal, F. S., Russell, G., Mackonochie, M., MacLennan, E., Adukwu, E. C., & Rolfe, V. (2019). Herbal teas and their health benefits: A scoping review. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 74(3), 266-276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-019-00750-w

Herbal teas are used as therapeutic vehicles in many forms of traditional medicine and are a popular global beverage. The purpose of this scoping review was to examine the evidence relating to the clinical efficacy and safety of herbal teas, and to i... Read More about Herbal teas and their health benefits: A scoping review.

Web strategies for the curation and discovery of open educational resources (2016)
Journal Article
educational resources. Open Praxis, 8(4), 297-312. https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.8.4.305

For those receiving funding from the UK HEFCE-funded Open Educational Resource Programme (2009 – 2012), the sustainability of project outputs was one of a number of essential goals. Our approach for the hosting and distribution of health and life sci... Read More about Web strategies for the curation and discovery of open educational resources.

Web today, gone tomorrow: How can we ensure continuing access to OERs? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Rolfe, V., Thompson, S., Campbell, L., Lockley, P., & Havemann, L. (2016, April). Web today, gone tomorrow: How can we ensure continuing access to OERs?. Presented at Open Education Resources 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland

Peer-reviewed conference abstract.

Open education: "Runnin' with the devil" (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Rolfe, V., & Kernohan, D. (2016, April). Open education: "Runnin' with the devil". Paper presented at Open Education Resources 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland

Peer reviewed conference abstract.

BOB CAT: A large-scale review and delphi consensus for management of Barrett's esophagus with no dysplasia, indefinite for, or low-grade dysplasia (2015)
Journal Article
Nason, K. S., Tham, T. C., Iyer, P. G., Siersema, P. D., Meltzer, S. J., Wong, J. Y., …Rolfe, V. (2015). BOB CAT: A large-scale review and delphi consensus for management of Barrett's esophagus with no dysplasia, indefinite for, or low-grade dysplasia. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 110(5), 662-682. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2015.55

© 2015 by the American College of Gastroenterology. OBJECTIVES:Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a common premalignant lesion for which surveillance is recommended. This strategy is limited by considerable variations in clinical practice. We conducted an i... Read More about BOB CAT: A large-scale review and delphi consensus for management of Barrett's esophagus with no dysplasia, indefinite for, or low-grade dysplasia.

Advancing healthcare sciences through staff, student and service user partnerships (2015)
Journal Article
Rolfe, V. (2015). Advancing healthcare sciences through staff, student and service user partnerships

The reforms to the National Health Service scientific training as part of the Modernising Scientific Careers (MSC) initiative have attempted to streamline the delivery of undergraduate-level education through a core ‘Healthcare Science’ Bachelors pro... Read More about Advancing healthcare sciences through staff, student and service user partnerships.