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Statement to the UN OHCHR regional meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America on the international decade for people of African descent (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Olaiya, H. B. A. (2017, November). Statement to the UN OHCHR regional meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America on the international decade for people of African descent. Presented at Regional Meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America on the International Decade for People of African Descent, 23-24 November 2017, Geneva, Palais des Nations, United Nations

This Regional Meeting on IDPAD hosted by UN OHCHR brought together stakeholders including civil society, academia, state parties and representatives of UN bodies to discuss interventions needed, where violations of ICESCR 1965 disproportionately dise... Read More about Statement to the UN OHCHR regional meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America on the international decade for people of African descent.

Statement for input in the draft outcome document of the UN OHCHR regional meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America on the international decade for people of African descent (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Olaiya, H. B. A. (2017, November). Statement for input in the draft outcome document of the UN OHCHR regional meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America on the international decade for people of African descent. Presented at Regional Meeting for Europe, Central Asia & North America on IDPAD, Palais des Nations, United Nations

This statement illustrates data input linking the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to achieve outcomes sought by international civil society to address Afri-phobia/Afro-phobia/Negro-phobia globally.

Workshop: Collaborating with communities in creating their own spaces with the city (2017)
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Sara, R., & Jones, M. (2017, October). Workshop: Collaborating with communities in creating their own spaces with the city. Presented at Workshop: Collaborating with Communities in Creating Their Own Spaces with the City, Bristol, England

Grass-roots activities can regenerate areas and empower communities to take ownership of their own shared spaces within the city. The panel explores the interplay between ‘top down’ and ‘ground up’ interventions and places in between. What would an e... Read More about Workshop: Collaborating with communities in creating their own spaces with the city.

Open data: Who needs it? (2017)
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Ritchie, F. (2017, September). Open data: Who needs it?. Presented at UNECE/Eurostat work session on statistical data confidentiality - 2017, Skopje, FYR Macedonia

This presentation, to introduce and stimulate a panel discussion, argued that we have 50 years worth of experience in knowing how to use data safely for researcher; as such we should be concentrating on practical management problems not theory: "how-... Read More about Open data: Who needs it?.

Museums, creativity and wellbeing: Community art groups as a route to health (2017)
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Holt, N. J., Campion, L., & White, F. (2017, September). Museums, creativity and wellbeing: Community art groups as a route to health. Presented at Museums, creativity and wellbeing: Community art groups as a route to health, Bristol, England

The use of art in the community to promote health and happiness is both an ancient and flourishing practice. An example of this in practice is demonstrated by the Bristol Arts on Referral Alliance, where general practitioners in the local area can pr... Read More about Museums, creativity and wellbeing: Community art groups as a route to health.

Birnbeck international film institute architecture UWE (2017)
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Hynam, M., & Brown, S. (2017, September). Birnbeck international film institute architecture UWE. Presented at Architecture Connects, AAE 2017, Oxford

This film reflects on a year-long collaboration between Master of Architecture students at UWE Bristol and Birnbeck Trust. Over the course of the year students were tasked with developing proposals for an International Film Institute to be constructe... Read More about Birnbeck international film institute architecture UWE.

The psychology of ageing: Mind over matter? (2017)
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Christopher, G. (2017, September). The psychology of ageing: Mind over matter?. Presented at Expert Panel, Hilton London Paddington, London, England

Invited expert on Merck Seven Seas roundtable meeting

How can the international decade for people of African descent be used to move Africans forward? (2017)
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Olaiya, H. B. A. (2017, August). How can the international decade for people of African descent be used to move Africans forward?. Presented at Remembering Aug. 23: International day of African resistance against enslavement, London, England

This presentation was made to the audience at an event hosted by Harrow BHM, in celebration of the International Day Of African Resistance Against Enslavement, otherwise known as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Ab... Read More about How can the international decade for people of African descent be used to move Africans forward?.

Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations (2017)
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Kars-Unluoglu, S., Jarvis, C., & Sheffield, R. (2017, July). Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations. Presented at 35th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, Rome, Italy

Different theories and models of innovation compete for legitimacy and popularity. Despite variations, all offer a pro-innovation bias, implying that some kind of innovation system that enables them to try fast, fail often and small, learn quickly an... Read More about Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations.

Servitization of manufacturing: Exploring financial performance (2017)
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Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., & Izadi, J. (2017, June). Servitization of manufacturing: Exploring financial performance. Presented at Centre for Business & Industrial Marketing (CBIM) Academic Workshop, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm, Sweden

(1) Research question This research aims at investigating the impact of servitization on firm financial performance of listed manufacturing companies. (2) Theoretical background Most of the existing research on industrial services and servitizatio... Read More about Servitization of manufacturing: Exploring financial performance.

News of home-based reach-to-grasp training for people after stroke: A pilot randomised controlled trial (2017)
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Turton, A. (2017, June). News of home-based reach-to-grasp training for people after stroke: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Presented at Joining Forces, Exeter, England

This was an invited presentation to Joining Forces, the stroke conference for the South West of England. Its purpose was to summarize the results of the Reach to Grasp pilot trial and give news of progress towards a definitive trial

Reimagining the art institution as an open source civic organisation (2017)
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Dillon, T. (2017, June). Reimagining the art institution as an open source civic organisation. Presented at ISEA 2017, Manizales, Colombia

Free Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) is an encompassing term, which refers to the licenses associated with making the source code that is the instructions and language per se, which define how software works and is made available for others to rea... Read More about Reimagining the art institution as an open source civic organisation.

Immersive Architecture Conference (2017)
Presentation / Conference
D'Agnano, F. (2017, June). Immersive Architecture Conference. Presented at Immersive Architecture Conference, Venice

The Immersive Architecture Conference is the first conference on virtual reality and augmented reality within architecture, design, real estate and cultural heritage. Im-Arch is organized by CGarchitect, the leading online community for architect... Read More about Immersive Architecture Conference.

Cary comes home: The highs and lows of the Cary Grant festival (2017)
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Crofts, C. (2017, April). Cary comes home: The highs and lows of the Cary Grant festival. Presented at British association of film, television and screen studies (BAFTSS) annual conference, 2017, University of Bristol

Part of a panel on festivals and the academy, this talk critically reflects on directing the Cary comes home festival.

Spirit of ’68: The ‘next’ role of the art/design school? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Turney, J., & Franklin, A. (2017, April). Spirit of ’68: The ‘next’ role of the art/design school?. Presented at 12th European Academy of Design Conference [EAD12]: Design for Next..., Rome, Italy

The Warwick Commission Report (2015)[i] concluded that the arts in the UK were in crisis and, regardless of political rhetoric[ii], continual cuts in government subsidy[iii] plus cuts in arts subjects in schools had created a two-tiered predominantly... Read More about Spirit of ’68: The ‘next’ role of the art/design school?.

Moving health upstream in urban development decision-making (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Black, D., Ige, J., Pilkington, P., Williams, B., Prestwood, E., Hunt, A., …Ogilvie, F. (2017, February). Moving health upstream in urban development decision-making. Presented at The Sustainable Transport & Health Summit, Bristol

This document presents an overview of a three-year pilot funded by the Wellcome Trust an initiated in 2016. The project has three main strands of work- systematic reviews of evidence linking the quality of urban form to human health impacts, an econo... Read More about Moving health upstream in urban development decision-making.

Making enhanced pin-up symposium (2017)
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Bell, R., & Essen, T. V. (2017, January). Making enhanced pin-up symposium. Presented at Making enhanced pin-up symposium. In: Making Enhanced Pin-Up Symposium, Royal College of Art

On Saturday 21st January 2017, we at Making Enhanced hosted round table discussions at the Royal College of Art to inform the future of the collective. Building on the work in progress show from Collect Open 2015 (Saatchi Gallery), the four collabora... Read More about Making enhanced pin-up symposium.

Potential for environmental change at community level to prevent child unintentional injuries in the home: A qualitative study (2017)
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Bhatta, S., Mytton, J., & Deave, T. (2017, January). Potential for environmental change at community level to prevent child unintentional injuries in the home: A qualitative study. Presented at The CHCR Annual Conference 2017 ‘Research with Impact’, University of the West of England

Background Unintentional injury in the home is an important cause of death and disability among young children in Nepal. Reducing home injury hazards by changing the home environment has the potential to prevent home injuries. The aim of this study... Read More about Potential for environmental change at community level to prevent child unintentional injuries in the home: A qualitative study.