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Higher education, the ‘knowledge economy’ and ‘knowledge workers’: does current education policy make sense? (2008)
Journal Article

The UK higher education (HE) system has undergone a major transformation over the past three decades from a system that catered for an elite group of entrants in the late 1960s and early 1970s to one that now aims to provide tertiary education to hal... Read More about Higher education, the ‘knowledge economy’ and ‘knowledge workers’: does current education policy make sense?.

To what extent are hepatic concentrations of heavy metals in Anguilla anguilla at a site in a contaminated estuary related to body size and age and reflected in the metallothionein concentrations? (2008)
Journal Article

We explored how hepatic [metal]s in Anguilla anguilla at a contaminated estuarine site are influenced by body size, age and season, and the extent that [Cu], [Cd] and [Zn]s are reflected in [metallothionein (MT)]s. Although each [metal] and [MT] incr... Read More about To what extent are hepatic concentrations of heavy metals in Anguilla anguilla at a site in a contaminated estuary related to body size and age and reflected in the metallothionein concentrations?.

Beyond 'access': Internet use and take-up of online services by adults living in disadvantaged areas in England (2008)
Journal Article

Much discussion of the 'digital divide' has focused around the issue of access to technology and how this plays out in relation to different groups from disadvantaged neighbourhoods. This paper draws on survey data from a national evaluation project... Read More about Beyond 'access': Internet use and take-up of online services by adults living in disadvantaged areas in England.

Tracing a matrix of gender: An analysis of the feminine in hospital-based treatment for eating disorders (2008)
Journal Article

Numerous studies have elucidated how a multiplicity of contemporary western cultural ideas and values that constitute 'normal' femininity are enmeshed in and central to the discursive production and regulation of girls' and women's 'eating disordered... Read More about Tracing a matrix of gender: An analysis of the feminine in hospital-based treatment for eating disorders.

Considerations for the provision of psychosocial services for families following paediatric burn injury-A quantitative study (2008)
Journal Article

The purpose of the study was to quantify and report levels of psychosocial distress in a sample of parents of burned children to inform evidence-based recommendations for psychosocial support programmes. This paper reports on the cross-sectional quan... Read More about Considerations for the provision of psychosocial services for families following paediatric burn injury-A quantitative study.

Woyzeck (2008)
Exhibition / Performance

Arranged student performance of Woyzeck by Georg Buchner.

Vitamin D levels in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty: Does vitamin D status effect postoperative outcomes? (2008)
Journal Article

Background & aims: We investigated the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in 92 patients undergoing knee arthroplasty and examined whether vitamin D status was related to postoperative outcomes. Methods: Vitamin D levels were measured in 92 patients... Read More about Vitamin D levels in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty: Does vitamin D status effect postoperative outcomes?.

Solar system 8.1 (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Solar System 8.1 is a unique combination of science, music and entertainment.