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What is open science and why is it important for social science research (2025)
Digital Artefact

Naomi Heffer, PhD, senior lecturer, discusses the importance of open science for social science research, including research reproducibility, enhancing collaboration, and inclusivity in research.

Improving sessional teachers’ reliability and consistency in marking through processes of standardisation and moderation (2025)
Book Chapter

It is rare, but quite possible, that a mark that is low by just a few percentage points in one module can alter a student’s final degree classification. Consequently, seeking consistency across a marking team assessing a cohort of students is as much... Read More about Improving sessional teachers’ reliability and consistency in marking through processes of standardisation and moderation.

Guided self-help for bulimia nervosa: A comparison of individual and group provision (2025)
Journal Article

This service evaluation explores the implementation of Guided Self-Help (GSH), the first line recommended treatment for Bulimia Nervosa, in both individual and group formats, in an NHS community eating disorder service. The study aimed to examine the... Read More about Guided self-help for bulimia nervosa: A comparison of individual and group provision.

What and where are urban left mayors delivering in England? (2025)
Book Chapter

The chapter explores the delivery and impact of urban left mayors in England, focusing on the mayoralties of London, Bristol, and Greater Manchester. The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the political strategies and policy implementations o... Read More about What and where are urban left mayors delivering in England?.

Small Fry: Britain's Tiniest Freshwater Fish (2025)
Book

Despite being among the most widespread and common fish in the UK there is still a lack of knowledge about the small freshwater fish species that inhabit our rivers and waterways. Often neglected but endlessly charming, these small fish are, for many... Read More about Small Fry: Britain's Tiniest Freshwater Fish.

Digital textile printing: Opportunities and challenges for sustainable localised production (2025)
Book Chapter

This chapter examines how digital textile printing (DTP) has the potential to offer scalable and sustainable alternatives to conventional fashion and textile production by addressing two key challenges: inefficient overproduction and consumer behavio... Read More about Digital textile printing: Opportunities and challenges for sustainable localised production.

FREEDOM PROJECT KOLEKCJA (2025)
Exhibition / Performance

FREEDOM PROJECT KOLEKCJA is a response to crises and ongoing global conflicts humanity is facing today. Artists were invited to speak up on issues related to human rights, war, violence, social and racial injustice. The mission of this important and t... Read More about FREEDOM PROJECT KOLEKCJA.

Neurodivergent defendants and the poor lawyer (2025)
Book Chapter

Poor lawyering is arguably, at its core, a failure to be a good lawyer. One method of measuring good lawyering is to assess how effectively lawyers discharge their professional duties. Whilst such principles provide a general indication of what good... Read More about Neurodivergent defendants and the poor lawyer.

Joining the dots: Part 2. SEND and AP: Creating a second schooling system (2025)
Journal Article

In the first part of this article published in FORUM 66, 1 (2024), we noted that the English mass state education system, developing over 150 years, had created subsystems for (predominantly disadvantaged) children and/or young people who would not o... Read More about Joining the dots: Part 2. SEND and AP: Creating a second schooling system.

Governing the skies: Priorities and policy pathways for the future of drone deliveries (2025)
Report

This policy briefing explores the governance challenges and policy priorities for integrating drone-based last-mile deliveries into the UK transport system. Despite growing interest and investment, widespread adoption remains hindered by fragmented r... Read More about Governing the skies: Priorities and policy pathways for the future of drone deliveries.

The Chinese-Think Brain Health community intervention for dementia prevention in the UK: From theoretical cultural adaptation to evaluation (2025)
Journal Article

People from different ethnic minorities in the UK are experiencing a steeper increase in dementia diagnosis compared to their white counterparts but are more likely to have a higher risk of dementia, to be diagnosed at a younger age and to die earlie... Read More about The Chinese-Think Brain Health community intervention for dementia prevention in the UK: From theoretical cultural adaptation to evaluation.

The lived experience of HIV anxiety among HIV-negative men in Hong Kong: A reflexive thematic analysis (2025)
Thesis

Data from online discussion forums in China and Hong Kong that focus on the fear of HIV show that citizens of China and Hong Kong are sharing and discussing their fears around contracting HIV when there is no medical evidence of HIV infection. User d... Read More about The lived experience of HIV anxiety among HIV-negative men in Hong Kong: A reflexive thematic analysis.

Immanent idealism (2025)
Journal Article

This article introduces immanent idealism as an alternative path in social ontology and theory. It argues for a distinction between three basic ontological dimensions, the ideational, the institutional and the structural. This approach highlights the... Read More about Immanent idealism.

Behind the badge: Addressing organizational and operational stress in policing mental health (2025)
Journal Article

Police officers in the UK and Ireland experience comparable mental health challenges, largely due to workplace culture and repeated exposure to trauma. Poor management, bullying, and lack of organzational support contribute as much to mental health c... Read More about Behind the badge: Addressing organizational and operational stress in policing mental health.

How police culture impacts mental health: Perspectives from retired police officers (2025)
Journal Article

Take Home Messages

- A ‘macho’ police culture discourages police officers from discussing or seeking help for mental health struggles.

- Although mental health stigma remains prevalent, generational shifts are helping to foster more open and su... Read More about How police culture impacts mental health: Perspectives from retired police officers.

Invasive urodynamic investigations in the management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms: FUTURE, a superiority RCT and economic evaluation (2025)
Journal Article

Background Overactive bladder is a common problem affecting the United Kingdom adult female population. Symptoms include urinary urgency, with or without urgency incontinence, increased daytime urinary frequency and nocturia. Initial conservative tre... Read More about Invasive urodynamic investigations in the management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms: FUTURE, a superiority RCT and economic evaluation.

Clouded Yellow (2025)
Physical Artefact

Clouded Yellow - Field Study emanation, edition of 100 for Field Study International's Field Report 2025, Friday 18th July 2025.

Transforming programming education: The effectiveness of motivational scenario-based design in serious games (2025)
Journal Article

Programming education faces persistent challenges, particularly in sustaining learner engagement and motivation while teaching abstract concepts like algorithms, data structures, and problem-solving skills. Traditional methods, focused heavily on the... Read More about Transforming programming education: The effectiveness of motivational scenario-based design in serious games.

Colours-of-the-Wind (COLD): A novel framework for image-based air quality prediction using deep learning and spatial-temporal analytics (2025)
Thesis

Urban air pollution is a critical global issue that negatively affects public health and the environment. Traditional air quality monitoring relies on physical monitoring stations, which are limited in geographic coverage and expensive to maintain. T... Read More about Colours-of-the-Wind (COLD): A novel framework for image-based air quality prediction using deep learning and spatial-temporal analytics.

Bridging the gap: Exploring the potential of virtual reality for supporting autistic individuals in interview and recruitment processes through a realist review (2025)
Journal Article

The aim of this realist review was to systematically analyse the peer-reviewed academic literature, reports and blogs to determine: (1) the mechanisms and contexts by which recruitment and early employment experiences lead to poor outcomes for autist... Read More about Bridging the gap: Exploring the potential of virtual reality for supporting autistic individuals in interview and recruitment processes through a realist review.