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Particle physics and public engagement: A match made in minuscule matter (2023)
Thesis
Rao, A. Particle physics and public engagement: A match made in minuscule matter. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9086135

Public engagement with science and technology, or PEST, is a field of growing practice and study. There remain, however, notable gaps in our understanding of the attitudes of researchers towards public communication of science itself, particularly fr... Read More about Particle physics and public engagement: A match made in minuscule matter.

From environment to nature: Psycho-social investigations into practices of relating to nature (2020)
Thesis
Zegers, R. E. From environment to nature: Psycho-social investigations into practices of relating to nature. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/2014833

How might we understand relating to Nature and what potential insights to sustainable leadership practices can be offered from that understanding? Those were the overall aims of this research. As Nature is omnipresent, yet not represented in mainstre... Read More about From environment to nature: Psycho-social investigations into practices of relating to nature.

Investigation of glutamate receptors in human pancreatic β-cells and their role in insulin secretion (2020)
Thesis
Caygill, C. Investigation of glutamate receptors in human pancreatic β-cells and their role in insulin secretion. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5337152

Background and Aims: β-cells share many similarities and features with neuronal cells, including the expression of proteins specialised for synaptic transmission. Glutamate receptors (GluRs) are key players in cellular communication throughout the ce... Read More about Investigation of glutamate receptors in human pancreatic β-cells and their role in insulin secretion.