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Voices at the Margins: An exploration of the perceptions of 'vulnerable' children, their families’ and library professionals regarding reading for pleasure and public libraries (2025)
Thesis

Reading for pleasure is defined by Cremin (2014) as volitional, in which there is an anticipated satisfaction from such an activity. However, why children read and how it benefits them, has only been receiving attention in the policy space in the la... Read More about Voices at the Margins: An exploration of the perceptions of 'vulnerable' children, their families’ and library professionals regarding reading for pleasure and public libraries.

Organizing and official development assistance in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Contested conceptions of participation (2025)
Thesis

Participatory approaches to organizing have become standard in development assistance, building on the work of Robert Chambers and rooted in the work of Paulo Fiere on participatory pedagogy. Adopted by organizations ranging from the United Nations t... Read More about Organizing and official development assistance in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Contested conceptions of participation.

A comparative study of leading and trailing-edge morphing aerofoil using large eddy simulation (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study conducts a high-fidelity computational investigation into the aerodynamic performance of a NACA2412 aerofoil with parabolic leading- and trailing-edge morphings. The open-source CFD platform OpenFOAM® is employed using a large eddy simulat... Read More about A comparative study of leading and trailing-edge morphing aerofoil using large eddy simulation.

Addressing mitigation, adaptation, and resilience through community climate and nature action (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation explores Community Climate and Nature Action (CCNA) as a model for positive tipping points. Research indicates that communities need to be engaged in decision-making to enable a ‘just transition’ to a resilient net zero world. The n... Read More about Addressing mitigation, adaptation, and resilience through community climate and nature action.

Implementation of a hospice community service redesign: Qualitative research identifying lessons learned (2025)
Journal Article

Background: The need to improve equity of access to palliative care is well recognized; however, much less is known about how new models of hospice community services can be successfully introduced. Aim: We aimed to capture learning from the implemen... Read More about Implementation of a hospice community service redesign: Qualitative research identifying lessons learned.

Exploring how entertainment documentaries construct London to account for the residence of the international super-rich in the “hostile environment” for migrants (2025)
Journal Article

Unlike poorer migrant groups, governments offer visa inducements to attract wealthy individuals into a country. However, super-rich migrants’ impact on the UK has been shown to be negative whereas non-super-rich migrants, who are commonly constructed... Read More about Exploring how entertainment documentaries construct London to account for the residence of the international super-rich in the “hostile environment” for migrants.

Investigation of the properties of fly ash and slag-based geopolymer concrete containing waste glass aggregates (2025)
Journal Article

This paper evaluates the geopolymer concrete produced using industrial waste and waste glass obtained by crushing glass materials. Geopolymer concrete mixtures were prepared with a water-to-binder ratio of 0.35 and an alkali activator solution to bin... Read More about Investigation of the properties of fly ash and slag-based geopolymer concrete containing waste glass aggregates.

Automated urban buses: An application of autonomous vehicle technology on route to sustainable development? (2025)
Journal Article

Automation is strongly promoted in the road transport sector as a technology with economic development and transport efficiency potential, but evidence about the actual outcomes of road sector automation is limited and contradictory. It is proposed t... Read More about Automated urban buses: An application of autonomous vehicle technology on route to sustainable development?.

Design and performance assessment of a residential photovoltaic system in relation to local weather conditions in Egypt (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The growing demand for sustainable energy solutions has elevated photovoltaic (PV) systems as a practical and environmentally viable alternative to conventional power sources in residential settings. This study presents a systematic methodology for t... Read More about Design and performance assessment of a residential photovoltaic system in relation to local weather conditions in Egypt.

Gamifying engagement in spatial crowdsourcing: An exploratory mixed-methods study on gamification impact among university students (2025)
Journal Article

Citizen science now relies heavily on digital platforms to engage the public in environmental data collection. Yet, many projects face declining participation over time. This study examines the effect of three elements of gamification—points, daily s... Read More about Gamifying engagement in spatial crowdsourcing: An exploratory mixed-methods study on gamification impact among university students.