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Inventing rituals, inhabiting places: Ritual and community in public art (2009)
Journal Article
Jones, R. (2009). Inventing rituals, inhabiting places: Ritual and community in public art. Journal of Arts and Communities, 1(2), 147-167. https://doi.org/10.1386/jaac.1.2.147/1

Based on the public art projects for Holy Hiatus 2008, this article explores the possibilities for ritual to be employed creatively in public art practice, and to examine the ways that artists can draw audiences into unexpected and potentially ‘limin... Read More about Inventing rituals, inhabiting places: Ritual and community in public art.

Innovation in vitreous surfaces in jewellery (2009)
Journal Article
Turrell, J. (2009). Innovation in vitreous surfaces in jewellery

Journal article outlining research fellowship funded by AHRC to date, including research methods, positioning of the theoretical aspects of enamel in contemporary jewellery practice and early indicators of the outcomes of practical research.

Climate change, sustainability and higher education (2009)
Journal Article
Broks, P. (2009). Climate change, sustainability and higher education

An examination of the drive for sustainability in higher education that highlights the importance of critiques of consumerism

Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics (2009)
Journal Article
Stoimenovc, B., Rossiter, J., & Walters, P. (2009). Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics. Proceedings of SPIE, 7287, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815746

We present a new approach to the fabrication of soft dielectric elastomer actuators using a 3D printing process. Complete actuators including active membranes and support structures can be 3D printed in one go, resulting in a great improvement in fab... Read More about Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics.

A strictly Millian approach to the definition of the proper name (2009)
Journal Article
Coates, R. (2009). A strictly Millian approach to the definition of the proper name. Mind and Language, 24(4), 433-444. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0017.2009.01369.x

A strictly Millian approach to proper names is defended, i.e. one in which expressions when used properly ('onymically') refer directly, i.e. without the semantic intermediaryship of the words that appear to comprise them. The approach may appear sel... Read More about A strictly Millian approach to the definition of the proper name.

Political studies in the UK: A twenty-first century health check (2009)
Journal Article
Harrison, L., & Sáez, L. (2009). Political studies in the UK: A twenty-first century health check. European Political Science, 8(3), 345-355. https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2009.18

This article consists of a short summary of the notable historical shifts that have accompanied the emergence of political science as an academic discipline in the UK. We provide an assessment of the state of the discipline today, focussing upon curr... Read More about Political studies in the UK: A twenty-first century health check.

The ubiquity of moods: Commentary on Stanghellini and Rosfort (2009)
Journal Article
Carel, H., & Broome, M. (2009). The ubiquity of moods: Commentary on Stanghellini and Rosfort. Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology, 16(3), 267-271. https://doi.org/10.1353/ppp.0.0246

Philosophy is often caricatured as one of the most disconnected and anaemic academic enterprises. Yet in philosophers’ own accounts of what drew them to the problems they have sought to address they answer, typically, in two broad, passionate, ways:... Read More about The ubiquity of moods: Commentary on Stanghellini and Rosfort.

Media, learning and sites of possibility (2009)
Journal Article
Kausahal, R. (2009). Media, learning and sites of possibility. Information, Communication and Society, 12(5), 752-754. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691180902865978

This output is a review of a book that has been written on the application of new information technologies in education. The review considers the research and its objectives, before making a number of points about the contribution the book makes to e... Read More about Media, learning and sites of possibility.

Post-graduation reflections on the value of a degree (2009)
Journal Article
Everett, G., & Brooks, R. (2009). Post-graduation reflections on the value of a degree. British Educational Research Journal, 35(3), 333-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920802044370

This article investigates the impact of a changing higher education system on young adults' priorities and motivations. A considerable number of studies have explored the impact of recent changes on patterns of participation within higher education.... Read More about Post-graduation reflections on the value of a degree.