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A new toolkit for Climate Change Education: (CCC-CATAPULT (Challenging the Climate Crisis: Children’s Agency to Tackle Policy Underpinned by Learning for Transformation)) (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Research-informed learning resources are increasingly recognised as essential to help bridge the Value-Action Gap among young people in relation to the climate crisis. This is the gap between pro-environmental values and engagement in individual and... Read More about A new toolkit for Climate Change Education: (CCC-CATAPULT (Challenging the Climate Crisis: Children’s Agency to Tackle Policy Underpinned by Learning for Transformation)).

Exploring relationships between GBGI exposure and satisfaction and quality of life in Bristol (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Mental health, particularly for urban populations, is a growing public health concern. Understanding how people relate to and feel a sense of belonging in the urban environment is therefore an important research agenda. There is growing evidence abou... Read More about Exploring relationships between GBGI exposure and satisfaction and quality of life in Bristol.

The accessibility of wild swimming spots in England (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Wild swimming, defined as swimming for pleasure in natural waters, has increased in popularity among UK residents since the emergence of Covid-19, with an estimate of 2.1 million people preferring to swim in open water, e.g. lakes, lochs, rivers and... Read More about The accessibility of wild swimming spots in England.

Quantifying the role and prominence of nature in cycling experiences and practices (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Cycling and nature offer individuals health and wellbeing benefits, as well as the potential to contribute to local, national and global sustainability goals. Sometimes cycling and nature coincide, e.g., cycling through ‘natural’ landscapes or on urb... Read More about Quantifying the role and prominence of nature in cycling experiences and practices.

Creating biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on biodiversity offsetting (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The United Kingdom is one of the countries with the lowest biodiversity value globally. Efforts to address biodiversity loss and create more biodiverse urban environments include recent legislative changes in England implementing the mandatory requir... Read More about Creating biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on biodiversity offsetting.

Sustainable procurement in the NHS: Barriers and enablers to staff behavioural change (2025)
Journal Article

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There is a strong ethical impetus and a growing policy requirement for healthcare institutions to reduce their environmental impact. Procurement is area with significant opportunities to reduce the negative impacts of healt... Read More about Sustainable procurement in the NHS: Barriers and enablers to staff behavioural change.

Holistic education for a resilient future: An integrated biomimetic approach for architectural pedagogy (2025)
Journal Article

The pressing need to address climate change and environmentally related challenges highlights the importance of reimagining educational approaches to equip students with the skills required for innovation and sustainability. This study proposes a nov... Read More about Holistic education for a resilient future: An integrated biomimetic approach for architectural pedagogy.

AI as a path to architectural design knowledge (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper explores the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a path to architectural design knowledge through the lens of phenomenology. It positions AI not as a replacement for human creativity but as a collaborator within an emerging creative ec... Read More about AI as a path to architectural design knowledge.

Written evidence: Building support for the energy transition (Parliament Inquiry) (2025)
Report

This written evidence, submitted by Dr Tariq Umar, addresses key challenges and opportunities in the UK’s energy transition, with a focus on improving public understanding, financial clarity, and citizen engagement. It argues that while the UK Govern... Read More about Written evidence: Building support for the energy transition (Parliament Inquiry).

Quantitative fieldwork in human geography: Pedestrian analysis (2025)
Digital Artefact

Human geography fieldwork involves exploring the spaces and places of our world, to gain new insights, knowledge and understanding. This series we team up with leading human geographers and fieldwork experts, to explore the two different types of hum... Read More about Quantitative fieldwork in human geography: Pedestrian analysis.

Psycho-behavioural determinants of vulnerable road user safety: A review (2025)
Journal Article

Safe, accessible and sustainable transportation systems should be an accepted expectation for everyone. Unfortunately, vulnerable road users (VRUs), which include cyclists, e-scooters, motorcyclists, pedestrians and people with disabilities, are ofte... Read More about Psycho-behavioural determinants of vulnerable road user safety: A review.

BIM maturity and its influence on BIM implementation challenges: The perspectives of UK contractors (2025)
Journal Article

Building information modelling (BIM) offers a powerful means to enhance collaboration and efficiency in construction project delivery. However, many organisations still face persistent technical, organisational, and environmental challenges during im... Read More about BIM maturity and its influence on BIM implementation challenges: The perspectives of UK contractors.

Bridging innovation and practice: Assessing the readiness for 3D printing in construction (2025)
Journal Article

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Design/methodology/approach (limit 100 words):
The literature review discusses both the benefits—such as lower labour costs, faster construction times, and less material waste—and the drawbacks—such as high initial costs, reliance on tra... Read More about Bridging innovation and practice: Assessing the readiness for 3D printing in construction.

Communicating climate change and sustainability action through green jobs (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There is an urgent need for public engagement on climate change and sustainability, with youth campaigners calling for more formal education on adaptation and mitigation options for transition to Net Zero. Currently, sustainability education relies o... Read More about Communicating climate change and sustainability action through green jobs.

Towards effective knowledge co-production and deliberation: developing public engagement competencies among scientists and policymakers (2025)
Journal Article

Governments committed to the Paris Agreement are obligated to empower the public to participate in decision-making on climate change. Research shows that higher levels of public engagement (PE) lead to fairer, more inclusive, and socially acceptable... Read More about Towards effective knowledge co-production and deliberation: developing public engagement competencies among scientists and policymakers.

Lanes, clusters, sightlines: Modelling patient flow in medical clinics (2025)
Journal Article

Lengthy waiting times for ophthalmology appointments in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) increased with the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitating a different approach to triaging patients safely and swiftly. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust therefo... Read More about Lanes, clusters, sightlines: Modelling patient flow in medical clinics.

Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age (2025)
Journal Article

With biodiversity loss escalating globally, a step change is needed in our capacity to accurately monitor species populations across ecosystems. Robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) offer technological solutions that may substantially advance terrest... Read More about Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age.

Exploring student and staff perceptions of opportunities and challenges associated with Generative AI (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents ongoing research at UWE Bristol which explores the perceptions and use of Generative AI tools in Higher Education teaching and learning. This work is based on a university-wide survey of over 300 respondents and captures current p... Read More about Exploring student and staff perceptions of opportunities and challenges associated with Generative AI.

Trust, privacy and energy data governance: Understanding UK consumer perspectives in smart home energy device adoption (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A systematic review of occupational safety and health in modular integrated construction (2025)
Journal Article

The construction industry is facing increased pressure to enhance efficiency and safety, owing to its high incident rates. Modular integrated construction (MiC) has gained significant attention from scholars and practitioners as a viable means of enh... Read More about A systematic review of occupational safety and health in modular integrated construction.