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Challenges to wellbeing amongst clinical academic health professionals (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background:
The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the toll on the NHS of a decade of austerity and increasing demand from an aging population with talk of giving attention to staff wellbeing. In the literature, employee wellbeing is clearly recognized... Read More about Challenges to wellbeing amongst clinical academic health professionals.

Pregnancy as a metaphor of self-cultivation in Dawn (2023)
Journal Article

Nietzsche employs the concept of pregnancy metaphorically at various points in his writings; discussing the pregnancy of philosophers (GM III 8, BGE 292), spiritual pregnancy (EH, Clever 3; GS 72) and being pregnant with thoughts or deeds (D 552). I... Read More about Pregnancy as a metaphor of self-cultivation in Dawn.

The visibility of research within mandatory National Health Service Trust Induction programmes in England: An exploratory survey study (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Mandatory NHS Trust induction programmes are an integral part of staff orientation processes. Although research is recognised as fundamental to high-quality care, little data exist regarding whether research information is included within... Read More about The visibility of research within mandatory National Health Service Trust Induction programmes in England: An exploratory survey study.

Current advances on the assessment and mitigation of fire risk in buildings and urban areas - First Edition (2023)
Journal Article

Citizen science to improve patient and public involvement in GUideline Implementation in oral health and DEntistry (the GUIDE platform) (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Citizen science is a way to democratise science by involving groups of citizens in the research process. Clinical guidelines are used to improve practice, but their implementation can be limited. Involving patients and the public can enha... Read More about Citizen science to improve patient and public involvement in GUideline Implementation in oral health and DEntistry (the GUIDE platform).

Transport to thrive: Why we shouldn’t ignore the transport needs of young people (2023)
Report

In the UK many disadvantaged groups lack transport choices, including young people aged 16-24. There has been little research to identify and understand the transport issues and barriers experienced by young people. This report is the first of its ki... Read More about Transport to thrive: Why we shouldn’t ignore the transport needs of young people.

Heritage in the crossfire: Developing novel field-based methods for assessing ballistic impact driven deterioration of heritage stone (2023)
Thesis

This PhD project aims to advance current understanding of the damage caused by ballistic impact into stone-built heritage monuments in arid Middle Eastern and North African climates. Damage was assessed through the development of novel rapid, non-des... Read More about Heritage in the crossfire: Developing novel field-based methods for assessing ballistic impact driven deterioration of heritage stone.

‘Maths to 18’ in England (2023)
Report

On 4 January 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set out his priorities for 2023 and announced all children and young people will study maths in some form to 18.

On 17 April 2023, the Prime Minister made a speech on improving maths attainment, in whi... Read More about ‘Maths to 18’ in England.

2D material-based wearable energy harvesting textiles: A review (2023)
Journal Article

Wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) have emerged as a transformative technology revolutionizing healthcare monitoring and communication by seamlessly integrating with the human body. However, their practical application has been limited by the... Read More about 2D material-based wearable energy harvesting textiles: A review.

Development and evaluation of a mobile app to support reading education (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We report on the design, development and evaluation of an app to support teachers in the teaching of reading at primary level. The app was developed with two main features: book levelling, where a book photograph, OCR and a simple machine learning mo... Read More about Development and evaluation of a mobile app to support reading education.

Head, heart, and hands listening in coach practice: The listening coach, Dakin-Neal, Kymberly, NY, USA; Abingdon, UK, Routledge, 2024, 208 pages, Paperback price: £34.95, ISBN: 978-1-032-28272-5 (hbk), ISBN: 978-1-032-28271-8 (pbk), ISBN: 978-1-003-29602-7 (ebk) (2023)
Journal Article

Numerical modelling of rainfall influence on the susceptibility of a slope to sliding under induced compression (2023)
Journal Article

This study examines the pore water pressure responses and stability of an unsaturated–saturated consolidating slope under the influence of rainfall infiltration. Analysis of slope behaviour was carried out with the results obtained for soils having s... Read More about Numerical modelling of rainfall influence on the susceptibility of a slope to sliding under induced compression.

Science communication practices and trust in information sources amongst Nigerian scientists and journalists (2023)
Journal Article

Relatively few studies have explored the communication practices of researchers and journalists working in African contexts. We set out to explore the communication activities undertaken by Nigerian health researchers and journalists, their motivatio... Read More about Science communication practices and trust in information sources amongst Nigerian scientists and journalists.

How social capital affects innovation, marketing and entrepreneurial orientation: The case of SMEs in Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) (2023)
Journal Article

Social capital, embedded in the networking relationship, is critical for firm performance. SMEs, especially in emerging economies, should effectively use their limited resource and network relationships to deal with increased uncertainties in the bus... Read More about How social capital affects innovation, marketing and entrepreneurial orientation: The case of SMEs in Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam).

Advances in printed electronic textiles (2023)
Journal Article

Electronic textiles (e-textiles) have emerged as a revolutionary solution for personalized healthcare, enabling the continuous collection and communication of diverse physiological parameters when seamlessly integrated with the human body. Among vari... Read More about Advances in printed electronic textiles.

Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose: This research paper aims to investigate reinforced concrete (RC) walls' behaviour under fire and identify the thermal and mechanical factors that affect their performance. Design/methodology/approach: A three-dimensional (3D) finite element... Read More about Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure.

Mr Newport: The Story of Aubrey Hames (2023)
Book

Aubrey Hames was one of the most iconic figures in the Welsh town of Newport in the decades following the second world war. He was a man of his time – someone who had experienced first-hand the difficulties of poverty and the horrors of conflict – an... Read More about Mr Newport: The Story of Aubrey Hames.

Dystopian transition? (2023)
Journal Article

The need for reducing carbon emissions and tackling the climate crisis has prompted urban regeneration initiatives that propose visions of more sustainable futures for urban environments supplied with renewable energy generated locally. With the incr... Read More about Dystopian transition?.

The art of blurring the lines: From passive spectatorship to activating immersion for innovative and inclusive climate-neutral and Smart Cities (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper

The paper seeks to clarify the ways in which art could help empowers the residents with higher agency and two-way communication as part of a Green Transition and more open smart cities governance (i.e. the dimension that examines bringing multiple st... Read More about The art of blurring the lines: From passive spectatorship to activating immersion for innovative and inclusive climate-neutral and Smart Cities.

Initial art and design teacher education: Transgression and flux (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Initial teacher education (ITE) is frequently considered a liminal space of flux where learners' knowledge, identity, and values are challenged and changed. Characteristics of this flux include navigation of new connections between personal and profe... Read More about Initial art and design teacher education: Transgression and flux.