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Teacher recruitment and retention in England (2023)
Report

In general, over the past decade the overall number of teachers in state-funded schools has not kept pace with increasing pupil numbers. This means the pupil to teacher ratio (number of pupils per teacher) has increased from 17.1 in November 2010 to... Read More about Teacher recruitment and retention in England.

Network-wide safety impacts of dedicated lanes for connected and autonomous vehicles (2023)
Journal Article

Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM) enabled by Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) has potential to change future transport systems. The findings from previous studies suggest that these technologies will improve traffic flow, r... Read More about Network-wide safety impacts of dedicated lanes for connected and autonomous vehicles.

Strategies used for decolonising the conservation curriculum: A systematic review (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Decolonisation is the process of undoing the effects of colonialism and the conservation industry, along with university institutions, have identified a need for decolonisation. However, with a lack of clarity on how to decolonise, many in the conser... Read More about Strategies used for decolonising the conservation curriculum: A systematic review.

How sloping facades can help reduce overheating (2023)
Digital Artefact

Congenital melanocytic naevus (CMN) through the lens: Using photo-elicitation interviews to explore adjustment in adolescents with a rare birthmark condition (2023)
Journal Article

Adolescents with the rare birthmarks congenital melanocytic naevi (CMN) experience physical and psychosocial challenges, many of which stem from looking different from the ‘norm’. However, some adjust and have positive experiences. Understanding the... Read More about Congenital melanocytic naevus (CMN) through the lens: Using photo-elicitation interviews to explore adjustment in adolescents with a rare birthmark condition.

‘So they hit each other’: Gendered constructions of domestic abuse in the YouTube commentary of the Depp v Heard trial (2023)
Journal Article

This study presents a critical discourse analysis of YouTube comments below five videos of the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial, which was live streamed by the platform in April and May 2022. The analysis examines the discursive resources used by comm... Read More about ‘So they hit each other’: Gendered constructions of domestic abuse in the YouTube commentary of the Depp v Heard trial.

A year in review: What progress has been made in relation to corporate criminal liability in the UK? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper will examine how the UKs approach towards corporate criminal liability has evolved since the publication of the Law Commission Options paper in June 2022. Corporate crime is a significant challenge for society, it causes harm to citizens,... Read More about A year in review: What progress has been made in relation to corporate criminal liability in the UK?.

Congenital Melanocytic Naevus (CMN) through the lens: Using photo- elicitation interviews to explore adjustment in adolescents with a rare birthmark condition (2023)
Journal Article

Adolescents with the rare birthmarks congenital melanocytic naevi (CMN) experience physical and psychosocial challenges, many of which stem from looking different from the ‘norm’. However, some adjust and have positive experiences. Understanding the... Read More about Congenital Melanocytic Naevus (CMN) through the lens: Using photo- elicitation interviews to explore adjustment in adolescents with a rare birthmark condition.

Social web in IoT: Can evolutionary computation and clustering improve ontology matching for social web of things? (2023)
Journal Article

Many Internet of Things (IoT) applications can benefit from Social Web of Things (S-WoT) methods that enable knowledge discovery and help solving interoperability problems. The semantic modeling of S-WoT is the main emphasis of this work where we sug... Read More about Social web in IoT: Can evolutionary computation and clustering improve ontology matching for social web of things?.

Air and climate challenges in the city region. Perspectives from research, policy and practice over a 40 year career (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A review of the causes, impacts and opportunities for mitigation of atmospheric pollution over the last 40 years.

Foresight through developing shared mental models: The case of Triple Access Planning (2023)
Journal Article

Planning for the future involves making sense of the present and examining possible changes in key factors that can influence the future. Actors rely upon mental models of the system that planning addresses: their simplified interpretations of the ma... Read More about Foresight through developing shared mental models: The case of Triple Access Planning.

Blockchain and machine learning-based decentralized energy trading platform (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In most buildings, gas and electricity are supplied through centralised energy systems operated by major energy and utility companies. This results in a high burden on central management systems, while energy prices are determined by these companies... Read More about Blockchain and machine learning-based decentralized energy trading platform.

A framework for the estimation of air quality by applying meteorological images: Colours-of-the-Wind (COLD) (2023)
Journal Article

This paper presents a new framework, “colours-of-the-wind” (COLD), which is designed to estimate air quality based on images from meteorological cameras, data analytics techniques, and the application of deep learning. Existing air quality estimation... Read More about A framework for the estimation of air quality by applying meteorological images: Colours-of-the-Wind (COLD).

A systematic review of machine-learning solutions in anaerobic digestion (2023)
Journal Article

The use of machine learning (ML) in anaerobic digestion (AD) is growing in popularity and improves the interpretation of complex system parameters for better operation and optimisation. This systematic literature review aims to explore how ML is curr... Read More about A systematic review of machine-learning solutions in anaerobic digestion.

The distribution of science communication teaching around the globe (2023)
Journal Article

In the context of a special issue of this journal focused on teaching science communication, we present a map of the geographical distribution of 122 science communication teaching programmes from 31 countries around the world. This mapping study res... Read More about The distribution of science communication teaching around the globe.

Forced displacement and subsequent generations’ migration intentions: Intergenerational transmission of family migration capital (2023)
Journal Article

A growing body of evidence for the ‘family migration capital’ hypothesis–whereby migration experience in a family leads to a greater propensity to move among migrants’ descendants–has so far relied on accounts of any migration experience, including v... Read More about Forced displacement and subsequent generations’ migration intentions: Intergenerational transmission of family migration capital.

Applied quantification of equine sleep behaviour and environmental factors affecting its occurrence (2023)
Thesis

This thesis includes published academic work with a critical commentary submitted to fulfil the requirements of the University of the West of England, Bristol for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by publication (DPhil). Five peer reviewed journal a... Read More about Applied quantification of equine sleep behaviour and environmental factors affecting its occurrence.

Improving escalation of deteriorating patients through cognitive task analysis: Understanding differences between work-as-prescribed and work-as-done. (2023)
Journal Article

Appropriate care escalation requires the detection and communication of in-hospital patient deterioration. Although deterioration in the ward environment is common, there continue to be patient deaths where problems escalating care have occurred. Lea... Read More about Improving escalation of deteriorating patients through cognitive task analysis: Understanding differences between work-as-prescribed and work-as-done..

How surgical Trainee Research Collaboratives achieve success: A mixed methods study to develop trainee engagement strategies. (2023)
Journal Article

This study aimed to understand the role of surgical Trainee Research Collaboratives (TRCs) in conducting randomised controlled trials and identify strategies to enhance trainee engagement in trials. This is a mixed methods study. We used observation... Read More about How surgical Trainee Research Collaboratives achieve success: A mixed methods study to develop trainee engagement strategies..

Patients' experiences of primary healthcare and dermatology provision for alopecia (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Alopecia describes a group of dermatological conditions characterised by hair loss, which are either non‐scarring or scarring in nature, and range from bald patches to complete body hair loss, to general thinning. In the UK, the General P... Read More about Patients' experiences of primary healthcare and dermatology provision for alopecia.