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The insider vs the outsider: Architectural investigations of palliative care environments as both researcher and daughter
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Architect Niall McLaughlin states successful design stems from an ability to “…imagine what it is to be someone else experiencing a place. This intuition is the cornerstone of an architect’s role.” Through architectural education and practice, first-... Read More about The insider vs the outsider: Architectural investigations of palliative care environments as both researcher and daughter.

A place for mortality: In-patient hospice architecture and its role in a dignified death
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper explores the role of design and architecture within palliative care environments to influence a positive experience of dying. As more demands are placed on in-patient hospices, many providers look to rejuvenate their facilities. Can multi-... Read More about A place for mortality: In-patient hospice architecture and its role in a dignified death.

Through a different Lens: Exploring Reggio Emilia in a Welsh context
Report

Report prepared for Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot LEAs on the findings of a study exploring pedagogical practices in Welsh EY settings

A mixed methods approach to qualitative enquiry, focused on primary age group music workshops in a Special Educational Needs School
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Increasing access to musical instruments at the earliest stages of education gives learners, especially those with complex needs, a chance to produce music and express themselves sonically. Understanding the contextual aspects of where and how studen... Read More about A mixed methods approach to qualitative enquiry, focused on primary age group music workshops in a Special Educational Needs School.

moosikMasheens: Music, motion and narrative with young people who have complex needs
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We present moosikMasheens, a novel system for musical expression by young people who have physical impairments or complex needs, playing music in a mixed ability group context. moosikMasheens consists of three electro-mechanical musical instruments t... Read More about moosikMasheens: Music, motion and narrative with young people who have complex needs.

A qualitative survey of pansexual and panromantic people's understandings and lived experiences of pan identities
Report

In recent years, it has been reported that more and more people are identifying as pansexual and/or panromantic. Pansexuality has also become an increasingly popular topic in popular media. However, at present, there are no UK-specific psychological... Read More about A qualitative survey of pansexual and panromantic people's understandings and lived experiences of pan identities.

Bespoke anywhere
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper reports on a project aimed to break away from the portability concerns of native DSP code between different platforms, thus freeing the instrument designer from the burden of porting new Digital Musical Instruments (DMIs) to different arch... Read More about Bespoke anywhere.

Pulsed thermography digital motion stabilization for the unmanned vehicle inspection of solar farms and GFRP wind blades through UAVs and UGVs
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The quality control of structures and fuselages in both the wind-turbine and solar sectors is a fundamental part that allows a lifetime assessment of their elements, from its initial assembly to the recurring inspection cycles. Automating the active... Read More about Pulsed thermography digital motion stabilization for the unmanned vehicle inspection of solar farms and GFRP wind blades through UAVs and UGVs.

Stuff and space in the home: An understanding of material possessions to inform spatial storage design
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the field of architecture, there has been little research on how the accumulation of material possessions is impacting on space for living in the home. There has been little understanding of what households own, collect, store and dispose of, nor... Read More about Stuff and space in the home: An understanding of material possessions to inform spatial storage design.

Case Studies for the paper: 'Service user perspectives on the future of mobility assistive devices: Understanding user’s assistive device experiences and needs
Digital Artefact

Purpose: Current assistive devices are inadequate in addressing the needs of some people living with impaired mobility. This study explored the experiences of living with impaired mobility in relation to how wearable assistive adaptive and rehabilita... Read More about Case Studies for the paper: 'Service user perspectives on the future of mobility assistive devices: Understanding user’s assistive device experiences and needs.

The chance for a more inclusive new normal in transport
Other

The article is a writeup of the ninth PTRC Fireside Chat that took place on 15 April 2021. The event, attended by around 200 people, was an opportunity to take a serious look at an issue that should be firmly in the minds of transport professionals a... Read More about The chance for a more inclusive new normal in transport.

A novel parallel framework for metaheuristic-based frequent itemset mining
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Frequent Itemset Mining (FIM) is an important but very time-consuming data mining task. As a result, traditional FIM algorithms are often not scalable to large databases. To address this issue, several metaheuristics have been developed in recent yea... Read More about A novel parallel framework for metaheuristic-based frequent itemset mining.

IoT-DMCP: An IoT data management and control platform for smart cities
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents a design and implementation of a data management platform to monitor and control smart objects in the Internet of Things (IoT). This is through IPv4/IPv6, and by combining IoT specific features and protocols such as CoAP, HTTP and... Read More about IoT-DMCP: An IoT data management and control platform for smart cities.

Investigating the effect of managerial compensation incentives on investment and financing decisions (1077)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Civil Partnership Initial Summary Report
Report

Jones, B., Hayfield, N., Carter, J. and Jowett, A. (2021) Study report: An interview study exploring understandings and perceptions of different-sex civil partnerships (unpublished).

Study report: An interview study exploring understandings and perceptions of different-sex civil partnerships
Report

Stimulus-organism-response model for understanding autonomous vehicle adoption in the UK
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper outlines a conceptual model of the factors affecting the adoption of autonomous vehicles (AV) in the UK based on the stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) model. By conducting a critical literature review of literature, 17 factors were identi... Read More about Stimulus-organism-response model for understanding autonomous vehicle adoption in the UK.

Is the right to fish an insuperable barrier to ocean recovery in offshore wind farms?
Presentation / Conference Contribution

What happens when an irresistible force hits an immovable object? The law about the displacement of existing rights by large infrastructure projects is quite tried and tested. Essentially those with property rights are compensated, those who don’t ha... Read More about Is the right to fish an insuperable barrier to ocean recovery in offshore wind farms?.

Common themes and conclusions
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Summing up and closing address to the conference (together with Charles Clover)

National Level

• Think of the sea as publicly owned space;
• This underpins general themes for good management of that space:
collaboration, trust and stewardshi... Read More about Common themes and conclusions.

Sequential mixed methods research: Non-compliance in apprentice pay with owls
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Within mixed methods literature, the relationship between qualitative and quantitative data collection is ubiquitously presented as sequential. Thus, the most followed approach is for the first stage of data collection to follow the second, or to run... Read More about Sequential mixed methods research: Non-compliance in apprentice pay with owls.