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VR and Biography (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Livingstone, T., & Rose, M. (2023, September). VR and Biography. Paper presented at eXtending Reality: Immersive Media Design, Production and Technology, University of Portsmouth

eXtending Reality: Immersive Design, Production and Technology University of Portsmouth – Monday 11th September 2023 Abstract – Tom Livingstone and Mandy Rose – 24/05/23 VR and Biography: This paper will explore the adaptability of new tech... Read More about VR and Biography.

Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - Key concepts (2023)
Report
McIntosh, V. (2023). Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - Key concepts. London: NSPCC

Given the rapid growth of new technologies, including immersive environments, the current generation of extended reality products – Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) – and the clear shift towards the development of the metaverse, resear... Read More about Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - Key concepts.

Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - An outline of the risks (2023)
Report
McIntosh, V. (2023). Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - An outline of the risks. London: NSPCC

Given the rapid growth of new technologies, including immersive environments, the current generation of extended reality products – Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) – and the clear shift towards the development of the metaverse, resear... Read More about Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - An outline of the risks.

Learning to love creatures that buzz and skuttle (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, V., & clements, M. (2023). Learning to love creatures that buzz and skuttle. Primary Science, 179, 18-20

In this article illustrator Marian Hill and Primary Science teacher educator Verity Jones discuss insect appreciation and how you can bring observational skills of mini beasts into creative practices.

The lives of artists' books in UK libraries and collections (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. (2023, September). The lives of artists' books in UK libraries and collections. Presented at Kunstnerboken: unik og mangfoldig, Kristiansand Kunsthall and Library Rådhusgata 11, 4611 Kristiansand, Norway

A short talk by Sarah Bodman about UK libraries and collections practices with artists' books for the seminar panel at: Kunstnerboken: unik og mangfoldig (Nordic Artists' Books). The seminar at Kristiansand folkebibliotek focuses on artist's books an... Read More about The lives of artists' books in UK libraries and collections.

Co-developing participatory dramabased methods to gather diverse community voices on water relationships in the riverside town of Tewkesbury, UK (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Berridge, S., McEwen, L., & Chun, K. (2023). Co-developing participatory dramabased methods to gather diverse community voices on water relationships in the riverside town of Tewkesbury, UK.

Flood-prone places and people often face conflicting interests that hinder their ability to cope with, and adapt to, wider water security issues. To enhance capacities of these places and people, interdisciplinary researchers (UWE, Bristol) and Acta... Read More about Co-developing participatory dramabased methods to gather diverse community voices on water relationships in the riverside town of Tewkesbury, UK.

Investigating grammatical borrowing in Moseten through historical sources (2023)
Book Chapter
Sakel, J. (in press). Investigating grammatical borrowing in Moseten through historical sources. In E. Gibson, & M. Poliak (Eds.), From fieldwork to linguistic theory: A tribute to Dan Everett. Berlin: Language Science Press

Using historical sources (1804-1913), this paper investigates the influence of Span-ish on the grammar of modern Mosetén, an indigenous language spoken in the foothills of the Bolivian Andes and the adjoining Amazon basin. Focusing on the categories... Read More about Investigating grammatical borrowing in Moseten through historical sources.

From strangers to a designer community: An ecosystem perspective of creative hub formation in Taipei City (2023)
Book Chapter
Wu, J. Y., & Virani, T. (2023). From strangers to a designer community: An ecosystem perspective of creative hub formation in Taipei City. In Global Creative Ecosystems: A Critical Understanding of Sustainable Creative and Cultural Production. Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33961-5

This chapter argues that the notion of a creative ecosystem provides a better understanding regarding the intrinsic rationale of how spatial agglomeration in cultural and creative industries work and function. This is where the existing research... Read More about From strangers to a designer community: An ecosystem perspective of creative hub formation in Taipei City.

Towards a creative and cultural industries ecosystem perspective (2023)
Book Chapter
Virani, T. (2023). Towards a creative and cultural industries ecosystem perspective. In T. Virani (Ed.), Global Creative Ecosystems: A Critical Understanding of Sustainable Creative and Cultural Production. Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33961-5

The creative and cultural industries are increasingly being examined and understood through the lens of ecosystems as well as ecologies. Using ecosystems, and ecologies, has come on the back of a recognition that forensic efforts around defining, del... Read More about Towards a creative and cultural industries ecosystem perspective.

Bristol’s film and television industries: An incremental ecosystem (2023)
Book Chapter
Spicer, A. (2023). Bristol’s film and television industries: An incremental ecosystem. In T. E. Virani (Ed.), Global creative ecosystems: A critical understanding of sustainable creative and cultural production (115-133). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33961-5

This chapter explores the growth and characteristics of Bristol’s screen industries, which consist principally of television production companies and a much smaller group engaged in feature film production. In contrast to what one could call ‘enginee... Read More about Bristol’s film and television industries: An incremental ecosystem.

Global Creative Ecosystems: A Critical Understanding of Sustainable Creative and Cultural Production (2023)
Book
Virani, T. E. (Ed.). (2023). Global Creative Ecosystems: A Critical Understanding of Sustainable Creative and Cultural Production. Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33961-5

This book reorients the lens of global creative economies in order to focus on ecological articulations of cultural production ecosystems. While numerous volumes and studies exist of how cities and regions all over the world produce culture, this vol... Read More about Global Creative Ecosystems: A Critical Understanding of Sustainable Creative and Cultural Production.

A reflexive approach to researching bilingualism in Wales: language, legitimacy and positionality (2023)
Journal Article
Selleck, C., & Barakos, E. (2023). A reflexive approach to researching bilingualism in Wales: language, legitimacy and positionality. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 44(8), 672-688. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2023.2195382

This paper engages with the negotiation of insider and outsider researcher identities in the context of Welsh-English bilingualism in Wales. It aims to develop a reflexive approach to researching bilingualism, foregrounding the actions and experience... Read More about A reflexive approach to researching bilingualism in Wales: language, legitimacy and positionality.

The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses (part 2 – In the metropolis) (2023)
Digital Artefact
Ball, R., Askew, J., Poole, S., & Drury, J. (2023). The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses (part 2 – In the metropolis). [Website]

The following series of three articles examine initial public responses to the news of the defeat of the Second Reform Bill in the House of Lords on 8th October 1831 across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The evidential basis for this article i... Read More about The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses (part 2 – In the metropolis).

The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses PART 1 (2023)
Digital Artefact
Ball, R., Jane, A., Poole, S., & Drury, J. (2023). The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses PART 1. [Website]

The following series of three articles examine initial public responses to the news of the defeat of the Second Reform Bill in the House of Lords on 8th October 1831 across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The evidential basis for this article i... Read More about The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses PART 1.

The Worcester riots of November 1831 (2023)
Digital Artefact
Poole, S., Ball, R., & Drury, J. (2023). The Worcester riots of November 1831. [Website]

In October 1831 a wave of disturbances swept across England after the rejection of the Second Reform Bill in the House of Lords. These ‘reform riots’ began with serious disorder in the East Midlands (Derby, Nottingham) followed by unrest in towns in... Read More about The Worcester riots of November 1831.

Toward sustainable composites: Graphene‐modified jute fiber composites with bio‐based epoxy resin (2023)
Journal Article
Islam, M. H., Afroj, S., & Karim, N. (2023). Toward sustainable composites: Graphene‐modified jute fiber composites with bio‐based epoxy resin. Global Challenges, 7(9), Article 2300111. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202300111

Sustainable natural fiber reinforced composites have attracted significant interest due to the growing environmental concerns with conventional synthetic fiber as well as petroleum-based resins. One promising approach to reducing the large carbon foo... Read More about Toward sustainable composites: Graphene‐modified jute fiber composites with bio‐based epoxy resin.

The challenge of engaging communities on hidden risks: Co-developing a framework for Adaptive Participatory Storytelling Approaches (APSA) (2023)
Journal Article
Roberts, L., Liguori, A., McEwen, L., & Wilson, M. (2023). The challenge of engaging communities on hidden risks: Co-developing a framework for Adaptive Participatory Storytelling Approaches (APSA). Journal of Extreme Events, 9(02n03), Article 2341002. https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345737623410026

The transdisciplinary Drought Risk and You (DRY) project aimed to interweave storytelling and science as a way of increasing the different voices and types of knowledge (specialist, local) within drought risk decision-making in the UK. This paper cri... Read More about The challenge of engaging communities on hidden risks: Co-developing a framework for Adaptive Participatory Storytelling Approaches (APSA).