Purpose
African markets remain attractive to investors due to abundant natural resources and growing consumer markets. However, they tend to shy away from the market due to political, regulatory, and micro risks. Besides, there is a lack of in-dept...
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Mapping spatiotemporal variability of wet season surface water processes in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia using stable isotopes (2025)
Journal Article
Water stable isotopes are essential for tracing hydrological processes by identifying water sources, tracking evaporation loss, and assessing floodwater dynamics to improve water management and flood mitigation strategies. However, their application... Read More about Mapping spatiotemporal variability of wet season surface water processes in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia using stable isotopes.
Arts-based interventions: Why it’s complex, and why that matters: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Skov and Nadal (2025)
Journal Article
While Skov and Nadal make important contributions to the arts and health field, I highlight two related limitations in their critique. First, they adopt a reductive view of art, treating it as a monolithic category rather than recognizing its heterog... Read More about Arts-based interventions: Why it’s complex, and why that matters: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Skov and Nadal.
Characterization of rice husk and kaolinitic clay blends (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Limestone calcined clay cements (LC3) are one of the most promising solutions for CO2 abatement in global cement industries. This study presents results on characterization of the product obtained in simultaneous calcination of kaolinitic clay blends... Read More about Characterization of rice husk and kaolinitic clay blends.
Towards freezing global warming (2025)
Book Chapter
Numerous policies have been proposed to mitigate the problem of climate change as reducing emissions alone will not be sufficient. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), which captures carbon at the source, and Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs), whic... Read More about Towards freezing global warming.
Fluctuations in daily happiness and nervousness based on depressive and anxious symptoms in adolescents or young adults across 3 Latin American cities: Experience sampling study (2025)
Journal Article
Experience sampling methods (ESMs) have been used in clinical research to collect data on emotional and behavioral states in real-life contexts among different populations. Although the use of ESMs in mental health has increased, it has not been appl... Read More about Fluctuations in daily happiness and nervousness based on depressive and anxious symptoms in adolescents or young adults across 3 Latin American cities: Experience sampling study.
Corporate liability: The seven deadly sins (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This panel discussion was chaired by Iain Armstrong, with panellists including Dr Diana Johnson (UWE), Monty Raphael QC, Martin Wood and Oonagh van den Berg.
We’ll talk about recent changes to corporate criminal liability with a focus on how to a... Read More about Corporate liability: The seven deadly sins.
Children, war and genocide (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This presentation examine crimes committed against children, specifically drawing on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine as a case study. It delves into the legal frameworks that differentiate between two crimes: 1) the forcible transfer of children from... Read More about Children, war and genocide.
Uncertainty quantification of dynamic response in wind turbines with a geometric nonlinear tuned mass-damper-inerter (2025)
Journal Article
This paper investigates the dynamic response of a monopile wind turbine equipped with a geometric nonlinear tuned mass-damper-inerter (NTMDI) under parametric uncertainties. Several probability distributions, including normal, uniform, and Rayleigh,... Read More about Uncertainty quantification of dynamic response in wind turbines with a geometric nonlinear tuned mass-damper-inerter.
Policymaking and developments towards governance in green infrastructure design: The case of Taipei city (2025)
Journal Article
Green infrastructure (GI) has emerged as a key component in urban resilience strategies for integrating ecological and social benefits. Initially driven by government bodies, GI initiatives have expanded to include different groups of participants in... Read More about Policymaking and developments towards governance in green infrastructure design: The case of Taipei city.
Designing a learner-centred & contemporary curriculum (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
State of the nation: an insight into art, craft and design education across the UK.
Exploring UK healthcare professionals’ experiences and perceptions of the support needs of men with breast cancer and their informal carers (2025)
Journal Article
Introduction:
This study aimed to explore UK healthcare professionals’ perspectives on support for male breast cancer patients and their informal carers, and to identify avenues for improvement.
Methods:
UK-based HCPs involved in the care... Read More about Exploring UK healthcare professionals’ experiences and perceptions of the support needs of men with breast cancer and their informal carers.
Weather integrated SMART irrigation system (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Water scarcity continues to hinder sustainable agriculture and urban green space development due to inefficient and outdated irrigation techniques. This work presents the design and implementation of a low-cost, open-source smart irrigation system us... Read More about Weather integrated SMART irrigation system.
The fight against corporate fraud and the significance of the new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence for large organisations (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This paper will examine the recent laws introduced to tackle the issue of corporate fraud following the UK’s counter-fraud strategy and Economic Crime Plan. Corporate crime is a significant challenge for society, it causes harm to citizens, national... Read More about The fight against corporate fraud and the significance of the new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence for large organisations.
ABS0046 The evolving role of Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs): An international Delphi study (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Background:
Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) have become an established therapeutic option for managing various immune mediated inflammatory conditions, including rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). Greater treatment experience for establis... Read More about ABS0046 The evolving role of Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs): An international Delphi study.
How a qualitative and empirical approach to research can support understanding of the organisation of complex financial crime (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This paper will examine how innovative methodologies can support a qualitative and empirical approach to researching complex financial crime. It will be argued that this approach can improve understanding of how crime is organised, beyond the biograp... Read More about How a qualitative and empirical approach to research can support understanding of the organisation of complex financial crime.
Adjustment to dementia after a diagnosis: Why we need to talk about dementia (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This presentation outlines an approach to supporting adjustment to dementia after a diagnosis. This approach is based around Bill Stiles' Assimilation of Problematic Voices' model developed within psychotherapy research. This model is illustrated thr... Read More about Adjustment to dementia after a diagnosis: Why we need to talk about dementia.
“Foreigners who come to live in Monaco are rich, but normal Monegasques are normal people”: Exploring how Monegasque citizens are constructed in entertainment documentaries about the super-rich in Monaco (2025)
Journal Article
The principality of Monaco presents an interesting case given its policies as a tax haven and limited access to citizenship. Discursive psychologists have found that citizenship discourse involves talk about effortfulness and good behaviour. Explorin... Read More about “Foreigners who come to live in Monaco are rich, but normal Monegasques are normal people”: Exploring how Monegasque citizens are constructed in entertainment documentaries about the super-rich in Monaco.
A qualitative study exploring individuals’ experiences of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for bulimia nervosa (2025)
Thesis
Background
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that is characterised by a cycle of the consumption of a large quantity of food followed by compensation through means such as excessive exercising, laxative use and induced vomiting. Bulimia nervosa... Read More about A qualitative study exploring individuals’ experiences of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for bulimia nervosa.
This thesis took a holistic, multimethod approach to the topic of urban greenspaces (UGS) and mental well-being and explored three aspects which were identified as gaps in a narrative literature review, (1) the importance of age (2) the presence of o... Read More about A multimethod exploration of urban greenspaces and mental well-being: Age differences, virtual simulations, and the impact of crowding.