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Understanding how value, power and expertise circulates in (creative) knowledge exchange programmes (2023)
Journal Article

This paper uses the South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN) in the South West, UK, as a case study to examine the diverse economies evident in knowledge exchange (KE) programmes delivering university-industry research and development (R&D). Co... Read More about Understanding how value, power and expertise circulates in (creative) knowledge exchange programmes.

Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing (2023)
Book Chapter

The adoption of digital technologies such as big data analytics (BDA) for health, safety, and wellbeing (HSW) improvement in construction has increased but continues to experience challenges. Reviewing extant literature, this chapter identifies and d... Read More about Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing.

Living with foot and ankle disorders in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: A systematic review of qualitative studies to inform the work of the OMERACT foot and ankle working group (2023)
Journal Article

Objectives: This study aimed to determine outcome domains of importance to patients living with foot and ankle disorders in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), by exploring the symptoms and impact of these disorders reported in existing qu... Read More about Living with foot and ankle disorders in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: A systematic review of qualitative studies to inform the work of the OMERACT foot and ankle working group.

Joshua Schuster and Derek Woods, Calamity theory: Three critiques of existential risk (2023)
Journal Article

We live in perilous times. Atmospheric CO2 levels continue to rise, and with them global temperatures. Business-as-usual immiserates and impoverishes us all, depleting soil and water, melting glaciers and ice caps, acidifying oceans, deforesting, des... Read More about Joshua Schuster and Derek Woods, Calamity theory: Three critiques of existential risk.

Healthy urbanism: Designing and planning equitable, sustainable and inclusive places (2023)
Journal Article

‘Healthy Urbanism – Designing and planning equitable, sustainable and inclusive places’ is published by Palgrave Macmillan in the Planning, Environment and Cities Series. The series is aimed at students and practitioners of planning and related profe... Read More about Healthy urbanism: Designing and planning equitable, sustainable and inclusive places.

Recent advancements in multimodal human–robot interaction (2023)
Journal Article

Robotics have advanced significantly over the years, and human–robot interaction (HRI) is now playing an important role in delivering the best user experience, cutting down on laborious tasks, and raising public acceptance of robots. New HRI approach... Read More about Recent advancements in multimodal human–robot interaction.

The adoption of a pre-teach approach for HE ITE  (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This work focusses on pre-service teacher learning of curriculum subject knowledge content.

The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) has trialled a pre-teaching approach to address mathematical subject knowledge an... Read More about The adoption of a pre-teach approach for HE ITE .

The role of design thinking to promote a sustainability transition within participatory urban governance: Insights from urban agriculture initiatives in Lisbon (2023)
Journal Article

This article contributes to research into new forms of participatory urban governance aimed at creating more sustainable cities. Focused on food security, which has, like ‘sustainability’, economic, ecological and socio-political dimensions, our rese... Read More about The role of design thinking to promote a sustainability transition within participatory urban governance: Insights from urban agriculture initiatives in Lisbon.

Changes in unemployment and permanent sickness in England’s East Midlands coalfields, 1971–2011 (2023)
Journal Article

The UK coal industry was an important part of the economy, but it experienced substantial job losses during the 1980s and 1990s. To alleviate the resulting socio-economic problems, many areas received regeneration funds. We examine to what extent rel... Read More about Changes in unemployment and permanent sickness in England’s East Midlands coalfields, 1971–2011.

The rise and fall of emotional intelligence in police risk assessments of domestic abuse (2023)
Journal Article

The policing of domestic abuse is a significant and problematic element of the frontline officer’s everyday business. Finding ways through which we can improve officers’ interactions with female victims has been none more pressing than in the post co... Read More about The rise and fall of emotional intelligence in police risk assessments of domestic abuse.

Preludes to the riots in Dorset and Somerset in 1831 (2023)
Digital Artefact

This essay considers a series of preludes in 1830 and 1831 to the riots in Dorset and south Somerset in October 1831. Although written from the perspective of Sherborne in north Dorset this paper provides useful context for case studies of riots in B... Read More about Preludes to the riots in Dorset and Somerset in 1831.

Transport and energy justice (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter sets out the current picture in terms of transport and mobility behaviours across different social groups, drawing from a wide range of literatures to explore the concept of transport energy justice in different contexts, and using the U... Read More about Transport and energy justice.

Stakeholder opinions of implementing environmental management systems in the construction sector of the U.S (2023)
Journal Article

Environmental concerns over the effects of construction sector activities necessitate meaningful measures to be taken. Despite worldwide increases in the uptake of environmental management systems (EMS), implementation of EMS across the construction... Read More about Stakeholder opinions of implementing environmental management systems in the construction sector of the U.S.

Comparison of injury patterns and interventions between adolescent, adult and paediatric trauma cases: A cross-sectional review of TARN data (2023)
Journal Article

Objectives The aim is to compare adolescent (10-24.99 years) trauma patterns and interventions to adult (≥25) and paediatric cases (<10) and to identify any transition points. Design and setting Data were collected from the Trauma and Audit Research...

Bioengineering remediation of former industrial sites contaminated with chemical mixtures (2023)
Journal Article

Former gasworks sites are known to be contaminated with complex chemical mixtures that require remediation before redevelopment. Bioamendments such as biochar and spent mushroom compost (SMC) offer a green and sustainable remediation approach to help... Read More about Bioengineering remediation of former industrial sites contaminated with chemical mixtures.

Using the theoretical domains framework and COM-B model in identifying barriers and facilitators to addressing smoking cessation in improving access to psychological therapies services: A qualitative study (2023)
Thesis

Objectives: Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, and the prevalence rates of smoking in individuals with mental health conditions remains high. Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) services could be a pl... Read More about Using the theoretical domains framework and COM-B model in identifying barriers and facilitators to addressing smoking cessation in improving access to psychological therapies services: A qualitative study.

The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and transformative change: Promise, power and solidarity (2023)
Journal Article

In 2023 the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement marks its twenty-fifth anniversary. For many the Agreement projects a global image of a successfully concluded end to conflict. However, key aspects of the agreement remain under-enforced or simply undel... Read More about The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and transformative change: Promise, power and solidarity.

Comparative analysis of vaginal microbiota sampling using menstrual cups and high vaginal swabs in pregnant women living with HIV-1 infection (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Menstrual cups (MCs) are increasingly used to collect cervicovaginal secretions to characterise vaginal mucosal immunology, in conjunction with high vaginal swabs (HVS) for metataxonomics, particularly in HIV transmission studies. We hypo... Read More about Comparative analysis of vaginal microbiota sampling using menstrual cups and high vaginal swabs in pregnant women living with HIV-1 infection.

Other lives: Relationships of young disabled men on the margins of alternative provision (2023)
Journal Article

This article draws on a qualitative data analysis of the experiences of a small group of so-called ‘hard-to-reach’ disabled young men in Alternative Provisions (APs). Supporting young people has largely focused on the use of professional intervention... Read More about Other lives: Relationships of young disabled men on the margins of alternative provision.

The effect of isocaloric, energy-restrictive, KETOgenic diet on metabolism, inflammation, nutrition deficiencies and oxidative stress in women with overweight and obesity (KETO-MINOX): Study protocol (2023)
Journal Article

Obesity is considered one of the biggest health problems of the 21st century, becoming a worldwide epidemic, leading to the development of many diseases and increasing the risk of premature death. The first step in reducing body weight is a calorie-r... Read More about The effect of isocaloric, energy-restrictive, KETOgenic diet on metabolism, inflammation, nutrition deficiencies and oxidative stress in women with overweight and obesity (KETO-MINOX): Study protocol.