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Widening participation Bristol-fashion: Embedding policy and practice at the Universities of Bristol and the West of England (2011)
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The paper reviews, compares and contrasts the experiences of two neighbouring universities, the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England, in the introduction, pursuit and institutional embedding... Read More about Widening participation Bristol-fashion: Embedding policy and practice at the Universities of Bristol and the West of England.

Associative spatial networks in architectural design: Artificial cognition of space using neural networks with spectral graph theory (2011)
Book Chapter

This paper looks at a new way of incorporating unsupervised neural networks in the design of an architectural system. The approach involves looking the whole lifecycle of a building and its coupling with its environment. It is argued that techniques... Read More about Associative spatial networks in architectural design: Artificial cognition of space using neural networks with spectral graph theory.

Shakespeare and politics (2011)
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This essay examines the complex ways in which Shakespeare’s plays, and the figure of Shakespeare himself becomes entangled in political argument from the post-Napoleonic years until the early twentieth century, particularly as a source of inspiration... Read More about Shakespeare and politics.

Practice, context, dialogue: using automated conversational agents to extend the reach and depth of learning activities in immersive worlds (2011)
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This paper explores learning and teaching approaches to the use of virtual worlds in Higher Education and describes their applications and practical implementation, with particular emphasis on the use of the virtual world Second Life® to simulate pro... Read More about Practice, context, dialogue: using automated conversational agents to extend the reach and depth of learning activities in immersive worlds.