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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.

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 hidden work of everyday decisions in the home - Domestic energy managers and their implications for future smart grids (2025)
Journal Article

The role of residents in future smart energy systems and grids has been mainly seen as one of reactive users, responding to incentives or information often generated via automated processes. As new smart grids and smart energy systems begin to take s... Read More about The hidden work of everyday decisions in the home - Domestic energy managers and their implications for future smart grids.

The utility of experiential water insecurity measures for monitoring and evaluating WASH programs: Case studies from Nepal and Sierra Leone (2025)
Journal Article

Progress toward safe water for all is predominantly tracked using directly observable, resource-based indicators, including primary water source and water collection travel time. There is growing interest in complementing these indicators with experi... Read More about The utility of experiential water insecurity measures for monitoring and evaluating WASH programs: Case studies from Nepal and Sierra Leone.

Architecture’s North Star: Developing a holistic framework for architectural education in a UK-based institution (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Architectural education is undergoing a transformative shift. The restructuring of validation and prescription by professional bodies, increasing demands on resources, a greater emphasis on the well-being of students and staff, and a critical focus... Read More about Architecture’s North Star: Developing a holistic framework for architectural education in a UK-based institution.

Responsible, responsive and regenerative architectural pedagogies for a changing built environment (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This workshop is part of a wider study of architectural education, positioned at a pivotal time of change, exploring the current and future outlooks of schools of architecture. It is not just about understanding current practice, but also looking ahe... Read More about Responsible, responsive and regenerative architectural pedagogies for a changing built environment.

Future flight’s dynamic capabilities and circular economy opportunities (2025)
Journal Article

Air transport and logistics are associated with economic growth, but sustainability in aviation is vital to address climate change. This paper examines Future Flight (FF) technology’s adoption, focusing on business dynamics, supply chains, and innova... Read More about Future flight’s dynamic capabilities and circular economy opportunities.

Transforming retail real estate: An investigation of the efficiency of mechanisms in the UK market (2025)
Thesis

Background: The real estate sector is a crucial part of the economy. In the UK, residential and retail sectors face significant challenges, with retail real estate particularly impacted by e-commerce and changing customer behaviors, suggesting a need... Read More about Transforming retail real estate: An investigation of the efficiency of mechanisms in the UK market.

Road safety of micro-mobility and vulnerable road users: Insights and issues from a world café (2025)
Journal Article

Road traffic incidents are responsible for the loss of ~1.19 million lives annually and the 50 million people who sustain injuries. Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) account for a significant portion of these data, constituting 70% in Europe and 50% in th... Read More about Road safety of micro-mobility and vulnerable road users: Insights and issues from a world café.

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.

Applications of immersive technology in architecture, engineering and construction a handbook (2025)
Book

This edited book addresses a gap in literature by advancing current understandings of the applications of immersive technology within the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector.

Globally, the architecture, engineering and constru... Read More about Applications of immersive technology in architecture, engineering and construction a handbook.

Immersive emergency preparedness: Enhancing tunnel operations with virtual reality door closure training (2025)
Book Chapter

Infrastructure projects, particularly tunnel construction, demand meticulous safety measures due to the complexities involved and the significant risks posed by heavy machinery operations. Despite relying on traditional safety drills and standardized... Read More about Immersive emergency preparedness: Enhancing tunnel operations with virtual reality door closure training.

Virtual reality approach to enhancing hazard perception in construction using eye-tracking and deep learning (2025)
Book Chapter

Over 50% of onsite hazards remain unrecognized, primarily due to poor hazard perception and attention deficits. Eye-tracking can help in understanding human visual attention and cognitive response, but its application in construction has been restric... Read More about Virtual reality approach to enhancing hazard perception in construction using eye-tracking and deep learning.

A proposed methodology for developing immersive technological tools for occupational safety and health training and education in the construction industry (2025)
Book Chapter

Construction is a dangerous industry to work in, owing to its poor occupational safety and health (OSH) record worldwide. Training and education have, however, been identified in the literature as one of the important means to addressing the poor OSH... Read More about A proposed methodology for developing immersive technological tools for occupational safety and health training and education in the construction industry.

Virtual reality simulation of pedestrian evacuation in earthquake scenarios: Informing urban design for enhanced evacuation (2025)
Book Chapter

Urban risk analysis traditionally relies on 2D maps and models, which, while effective for static risk mapping, lack the ability to realistically simulate dynamic emergency scenarios. The investigation presented in this chapter explores the integrati... Read More about Virtual reality simulation of pedestrian evacuation in earthquake scenarios: Informing urban design for enhanced evacuation.

Revitalising brownfields: A just transition to clean energy and energy equity (2025)
Journal Article

Energy poverty, affecting millions in the UK, exacerbates social and economic inequality by limiting access to affordable, sustainable energy. This issue is intensified by rising energy costs, inefficient housing and broader systemic injustices. At t... Read More about Revitalising brownfields: A just transition to clean energy and energy equity.

Visioning for transport practitioners (2025)
Journal Article

With increasing transport sector interest in vision-led rather than forecast-led planning, there is a growing need to think about what a good vision looks like, how a vision can be created, who should be involved in creating a vision, and, ultimately... Read More about Visioning for transport practitioners.

Navigating urban futures: Crafting an experimental framework for eye-tracking integrated virtual reality in co-creative planning (2025)
Book Chapter

Wheelchair users (WCUs) often face unnecessary risks and socio-economic exclusion due to inadequate urban infrastructure. In this context, adopting participatory design (PD) in urban infrastructure planning proffers socially inclusive urban developme... Read More about Navigating urban futures: Crafting an experimental framework for eye-tracking integrated virtual reality in co-creative planning.

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?.

Towards a metaverse platform for immersive collaborative design: A critical review of a Furniture, Fixture and Equipment (FFE) application (2025)
Book Chapter

The current technological revolution is rapid and a disruptive catalyst to existing ways of doing business in every aspect of human endeavour. One of the most recent technologies gaining attention is the metaverse, which offers computer-generated s... Read More about Towards a metaverse platform for immersive collaborative design: A critical review of a Furniture, Fixture and Equipment (FFE) application.