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Improving sessional teachers’ reliability and consistency in marking through processes of standardisation and moderation (2025)
Book Chapter

It is rare, but quite possible, that a mark that is low by just a few percentage points in one module can alter a student’s final degree classification. Consequently, seeking consistency across a marking team assessing a cohort of students is as much... Read More about Improving sessional teachers’ reliability and consistency in marking through processes of standardisation and moderation.

Guided self-help for bulimia nervosa: A comparison of individual and group provision (2025)
Journal Article

This service evaluation explores the implementation of Guided Self-Help (GSH), the first line recommended treatment for Bulimia Nervosa, in both individual and group formats, in an NHS community eating disorder service. The study aimed to examine the... Read More about Guided self-help for bulimia nervosa: A comparison of individual and group provision.

Ink For Printmakers (2025)
Book

Inks have remained a fundamental aspect of the printing process for thousands of years. In this comprehensive and accessible guide, Stephen Hoskins and Michael Craine trace the development of inks from ancient China, through the Middle Ages and the i... Read More about Ink For Printmakers.

Ink for Printmaking (2025)
Book

The ultimate guide to printing inks and processes, from the pigment to the printmaker.

Since printing's invention in the sixth century, inks have remained a fundamental aspect of the printing process. In this comprehensive and accessible guide, St... Read More about Ink for Printmaking.

The possible worlds of VR documentary (2025)
Book Chapter

Producers have been drawn to virtual reality (VR) for its potential to render vivid experiences of nonfiction content. The politics of the platform’s affective operation, particularly in relation to distant human others, has been analysed and critiqu... Read More about The possible worlds of VR documentary.

Connecting people and planet through reading for pleasure (2025)
Book Chapter

This chapter reflects on research using MG Leonard’s Beetle Boy to consider how reading for pleasure has the potential to impact upon social and environmental action. Research with children and teachers revealed how reading the book supported them to... Read More about Connecting people and planet through reading for pleasure.

Women, Organizations and Vulnerability: Global Archetypes (2025)
Book

Why are women, despite being resilient, adaptable, and persistent, often constructed and perceived as weak and vulnerable? Women’s vulnerability is not a neutral concept but is organizationally defined and understood. Organizations are discursive spa... Read More about Women, Organizations and Vulnerability: Global Archetypes.

‘Nothing sacred’: Angela Carter’s iconoclasm, place-making, and memorialization (2025)
Book Chapter

It is ironic that the iconoclastic Angela Carter was ‘canonized’ as the ‘Good Witch’ of English literature following her death which raises the question of whether this form of commemoration actually contained or limited her reception? This chapter... Read More about ‘Nothing sacred’: Angela Carter’s iconoclasm, place-making, and memorialization.

The megamachine and its social costs (2025)
Book Chapter

This preface discusses the social costs of capitalism as megamachine. The focus is on linking the book's main thesis on capitalist double-entry book keeping as essence of the megamachine with the heterodox economics theory of social costs. The social... Read More about The megamachine and its social costs.

Barriers to the adoption of lean construction in the UK construction industry (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper

Purpose: The UK construction industry has long struggled with improving quality and efficiency, despite numerous reform efforts over the years. Persistent performance issues, compounded by recent crises, highlight the need for transformative solution... Read More about Barriers to the adoption of lean construction in the UK construction industry.

Chatbots in customer service within banking and finance: Do chatbots herald the start of an AI revolution in the corporate world? (2025)
Journal Article

The main aim of this paper is to identify whether chatbots are useful for customer service, how they are impacting customer service in banking, and how professionals feel about the future impact of chatbots. Employing a largely qualitative approach,... Read More about Chatbots in customer service within banking and finance: Do chatbots herald the start of an AI revolution in the corporate world?.

Looking for the light in a dark age (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine

Professor Glenn Lyons shares his pessimism at the emergence of a new ‘Dark Age’ in which steps towards more sustainable and thoughtful transport policies are being frustrated. He tries to find a way of approaching this situation positively.

Live projects impact review & project office pilot study for the school of architecture & environment (2025)
Report

This project collected and reviewed the Architecture & Built Environment Department’s legacy of community engagement in architectural and urban live project work from 2012 to 2024 – as recorded and disseminated in the School’s Hand-On Bristol initiat... Read More about Live projects impact review & project office pilot study for the school of architecture & environment.

Serotonergic mechanisms in proteinoid-based protocells (2025)
Journal Article

This study examines the effects of incorporating serotonin (5-HT) into proteinoid microspheres. It looks at the microspheres' structure and electrochemical properties. Proteinoid-serotonin assemblies have better symmetry and membrane organization tha... Read More about Serotonergic mechanisms in proteinoid-based protocells.

Metal oxide nanocatalysts for the electrochemical detection of propofol (2025)
Journal Article

Propofol is one of the most widely used intravenous drugs for anaesthesia and sedation and is one of the most commonly used drugs in intensive care units for the sedation of mechanically ventilated patients. The correct dosage of propofol is of high... Read More about Metal oxide nanocatalysts for the electrochemical detection of propofol.

Artists' protest: In words & images! (2025)
Exhibition / Performance

Dunoon MOCA starts the New Year 2025 with Protest
Artists' Protest: in Words & Images!
Protest art - words and images - We believe art has the power to change society. It can influence the way we think and act as individuals and as a society. We mu... Read More about Artists' protest: In words & images!.

Devil in the details – Visual perception of the landscape features by potential residential buyers (2025)
Journal Article

It has long been established that people attach value to window views. However, the challenge in real estate market analyses is to capture what landscape features an attractive view contains and thus how they affect the worth (individual valuation) o... Read More about Devil in the details – Visual perception of the landscape features by potential residential buyers.

Signaling and perceiving on equity crowdfunding decisions — a machine learning approach (2025)
Journal Article

This study explores how signaling and perceiving jointly influence crowd investors’ decision-making. We utilize five machine learning models to assess the predictive power of various information types on crowdfunding success. Our findings indicate th... Read More about Signaling and perceiving on equity crowdfunding decisions — a machine learning approach.

Surgical decision-making regarding hearing and ear reconstruction in craniofacial microsomia: Exploring caregiver narratives (2025)
Journal Article

Treatment decision-making is an integral but complex part of healthcare, particularly in the context of craniofacial surgeries. The aim of the current study was to explore caregiver narratives to inform future surgical care delivery and best practice... Read More about Surgical decision-making regarding hearing and ear reconstruction in craniofacial microsomia: Exploring caregiver narratives.

Sustainable urban water decisions using Generative Artificial Intelligence (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Urban water systems are increasingly strained by the impacts of climate change, growing populations, and resource constraints, driving the need for more integrated and sustainable management solutions. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are ce... Read More about Sustainable urban water decisions using Generative Artificial Intelligence.