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Complete genome of five Acinetobacter baumannii phages (2025)
Journal Article

Acinetobacter baumannii tailed phages Bhz9, Bhz15, Bhz16, Bhz20, and Bhz21 were isolated from wastewater samples in Hamburg-Eppendorf (Germany). Their double-stranded DNA genomes range from 41,054 to 167,277 bp, encoding between 54 and 267 predicted... Read More about Complete genome of five Acinetobacter baumannii phages.

Alternative provision: Who is it really for? (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine

This article examines, in detail, how educational sub-systems have developed, the laments from politicians and the media that ‘the SEND system is broken’, especially through debt, and whether and how the efforts to link SEND and seemingly endless f... Read More about Alternative provision: Who is it really for?.

The hidden work of everyday decisions in the home - Domestic energy managers and their implications for future smart grids (2025)
Journal Article

The role of residents in future smart energy systems and grids has been mainly seen as one of reactive users, responding to incentives or information often generated via automated processes. As new smart grids and smart energy systems begin to take s... Read More about The hidden work of everyday decisions in the home - Domestic energy managers and their implications for future smart grids.

Reimagining assistive walkers: An exploration of challenges and preferences in older adults (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The well-being of older adults relies significantly on maintaining balance and mobility. As physical ability declines , older adults often accept the need for assistive devices. However, existing walkers frequently fail to consider user preferences,... Read More about Reimagining assistive walkers: An exploration of challenges and preferences in older adults.

Tactile embroidery reproduction exploiting machine vision for visually impaired engagement (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Best conservation practices for historic textiles such as their display behind glass and in low light conditions to prevent damage and deterioration create significant barriers for visually impaired audiences. Alternative sensory experiences, particu... Read More about Tactile embroidery reproduction exploiting machine vision for visually impaired engagement.

Trigger warnings – A youth work professional education perspective (2025)
Book Chapter

In recent years, the use of trigger warnings in the higher education classroom have been seized on by right wing commentators as part of a wider confected culture war. Trigger warnings remain a highly contested area of contemporary academic practice... Read More about Trigger warnings – A youth work professional education perspective.

Exploring participant generated examples of social change: A two-stage, mixed methods, Delphi study (2025)
Journal Article

Many of the critical challenges facing our world, especially concerning the climate and ecological emergencies, require social change. Community psychology has a longstanding relationship with social change, but our focus on it, frameworks around it,... Read More about Exploring participant generated examples of social change: A two-stage, mixed methods, Delphi study.

Integration of a vertical voluntary medical male circumcision program into routine health services in Zimbabwe: A solution for sustainable HIV prevention (2025)
Journal Article

The global health community has recognized the importance of integrating and sustaining health programs within national health systems rather than managing stand-alone ‘vertical’ interventions. Corresponding with these objectives, international aid d... Read More about Integration of a vertical voluntary medical male circumcision program into routine health services in Zimbabwe: A solution for sustainable HIV prevention.

Responsible, responsive and regenerative architectural pedagogies for a changing built environment (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This workshop is part of a wider study of architectural education, positioned at a pivotal time of change, exploring the current and future outlooks of schools of architecture. It is not just about understanding current practice, but also looking ahe... Read More about Responsible, responsive and regenerative architectural pedagogies for a changing built environment.

So, you want to teach with materials? Developing materials literacy using object-based learning (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Supported by an ARLIS Research Award, a knowledge exchange project between UAL and UWE Bristol was initiated to integrate technical and making literacies with librarian-led object-based learning frameworks.

We define materials literacy as: the abi... Read More about So, you want to teach with materials? Developing materials literacy using object-based learning.

A discussion on two alternative approaches to CT coupon based K1C determination providing results comparable with ASTM E 399 (2025)
Journal Article

The value of Plane Strain Fracture Toughness of a material calculated in accordance with the ASTM E 399 has been noted to be a specimen size-dependent value. The size-dependency of the same with respect to ductile materials has been an area of debate... Read More about A discussion on two alternative approaches to CT coupon based K1C determination providing results comparable with ASTM E 399.

How can we move from cold spots to hot spots? Learning from current practices which nurture languages education in the four nations of the United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article

In this opinion piece, Jo Biddle and Jane Andrews consider a small set of examples of close-to-practice research from the four nations of the UK to learn from initiatives which have potential to be transferred into new contexts. Our focus on existing... Read More about How can we move from cold spots to hot spots? Learning from current practices which nurture languages education in the four nations of the United Kingdom.

Crime scripting mortgage and bank fraud (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Jonathan Gilbert was invited by the Financial Conduct Authority to attend their offices in Stratford, London on Wednesday 9th July, to deliver a presentation on his research into bank and mortgage fraud. In the morning, Jonathan presented to circa-20... Read More about Crime scripting mortgage and bank fraud.

Architecture’s North Star: Developing a holistic framework for architectural education in a UK-based institution (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Architectural education is undergoing a transformative shift. The restructuring of validation and prescription by professional bodies, increasing demands on resources, a greater emphasis on the well-being of students and staff, and a critical focus... Read More about Architecture’s North Star: Developing a holistic framework for architectural education in a UK-based institution.

The utility of experiential water insecurity measures for monitoring and evaluating WASH programs: Case studies from Nepal and Sierra Leone (2025)
Journal Article

Progress toward safe water for all is predominantly tracked using directly observable, resource-based indicators, including primary water source and water collection travel time. There is growing interest in complementing these indicators with experi... Read More about The utility of experiential water insecurity measures for monitoring and evaluating WASH programs: Case studies from Nepal and Sierra Leone.

Comparing approaches to teaching patients how to use an app-based home spirometer: A randomised controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article

Background
Bluetooth enabled, app-based home spirometry has been validated for use in the diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory disease. Remote teaching (virtual or self-directed) offers the opportunity to deliver diagnostics safely and at scale.... Read More about Comparing approaches to teaching patients how to use an app-based home spirometer: A randomised controlled trial.

What helps or hinders GPs and nurses discussing physical activity with patients with heart failure, and referring patients as appropriate to community exercise resources? (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Abstract - The Problem
Nearly 1 million people in the UK live with heart failure (HF). Most people diagnosed with HF are managed in primary care. Physical activity (PA) can increase wellbeing, reduce hospitalisation and improve mortality rates for p... Read More about What helps or hinders GPs and nurses discussing physical activity with patients with heart failure, and referring patients as appropriate to community exercise resources?.

2D material decorated ZnO for screen printable wearable textile-based piezoelectric nanogenerator (2025)
Journal Article

Future wearable electronics require sustainable power sources, and nanogenerators offer promising solutions to convert ambient mechanical energy to electricity while ensuring flexibility, durability, and practical deployment. This work demonstrates a... Read More about 2D material decorated ZnO for screen printable wearable textile-based piezoelectric nanogenerator.

Coping with the persistence of stigma in recovery: A qualitative examination of the disclosure experiences of people in recovery from problem drug use from the perspective of modified labelling theory (2025)
Journal Article

Disclosing a stigmatized identity presents a significant challenge for individuals in recovery from problematic drug use. Recovery is defined here as a socially mediated process that does not necessarily require abstinence but involves improvements a... Read More about Coping with the persistence of stigma in recovery: A qualitative examination of the disclosure experiences of people in recovery from problem drug use from the perspective of modified labelling theory.

Arts-based interventions: Why it’s complex, and why that matters: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Skov and Nadal (2025)
Journal Article

While Skov and Nadal make important contributions to the arts and health field, I highlight two related limitations in their critique. First, they adopt a reductive view of art, treating it as a monolithic category rather than recognizing its heterog... Read More about Arts-based interventions: Why it’s complex, and why that matters: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Skov and Nadal.