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Women’s suffrage societies and the gendering of power: The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) and Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) as pioneers of women-led organisations (2021)
Thesis
Lovell, L. Women’s suffrage societies and the gendering of power: The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) and Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) as pioneers of women-led organisations. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6854851

This work challenges the consistent application by historians of the term’s militant to the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) and constitutional to the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). The continuous links with militancy... Read More about Women’s suffrage societies and the gendering of power: The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) and Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) as pioneers of women-led organisations.

Fungal architectures (2021)
Exhibition / Performance
Nikolaidou, A., Adamatzky, A., Phillips, N., Roberts, N., & Petrova, I. Fungal architectures. [Installations, Prints]. 13 December 2021 - 19 December 2021. (Unpublished)

"Fungal architectures" arts exhibition presents works inspired by protocognition of fungi and slime moulds and fungal materials. Fungal Architectures is a new cross-disciplinary research project that seeks to develop a fully integrated structural and... Read More about Fungal architectures.

Emergent deep learning for anomaly detection in internet of everything (2021)
Journal Article
Djenouri, Y., Djenouri, D., Belhadi, A., Srivastava, G., & Lin, J. C. W. (2023). Emergent deep learning for anomaly detection in internet of everything. IEEE Internet of Things, 10(4), 3206-3214. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2021.3134932

This research presents a new generic deep learning framework for anomaly detection in the Internet of Everything (IoE). It combines decomposition methods, deep neural networks, and evolutionary computation to better detect outliers in IoE environment... Read More about Emergent deep learning for anomaly detection in internet of everything.

Precarious work and creative placemaking: Freelance labour in Bristol (2021)
Journal Article
Genders, A. (2022). Precarious work and creative placemaking: Freelance labour in Bristol. Cultural Trends, 31(5), 433-447. https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2021.2009735

As an occupational group characterized by their responsiveness, resilience and innovation, freelancers make a vital contribution to the UK’s creative economy. However, although there has been a general acknowledgement of their importance, a number of... Read More about Precarious work and creative placemaking: Freelance labour in Bristol.

Man-made crystals for jewellery (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Boons, S. (2021, December). Man-made crystals for jewellery. Presented at Future Materials Conference, Birmingham

With crystal growing techniques having been around for many years, bespoke man-made crystals now drive innovations in a range of industries. This has however not translated into the jewellery industry, where innovations with man-made crystals have re... Read More about Man-made crystals for jewellery.

Multimodal Representation Learning for Place Recognition Using Deep Hebbian Predictive Coding (2021)
Journal Article
Pearson, M. J., Dora, S., Struckmeier, O., Knowles, T. C., Mitchinson, B., Tiwari, K., …Pennartz, C. M. (2021). Multimodal Representation Learning for Place Recognition Using Deep Hebbian Predictive Coding. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8, Article 732023. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.732023

Recognising familiar places is a competence required in many engineering applications that interact with the real world such as robot navigation. Combining information from different sensory sources promotes robustness and accuracy of place recogniti... Read More about Multimodal Representation Learning for Place Recognition Using Deep Hebbian Predictive Coding.

Experiments in artificial culture: from noisy imitation to storytelling robots (2021)
Journal Article
Winfield, A. F. T., & Blackmore, S. (2021). Experiments in artificial culture: from noisy imitation to storytelling robots. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 377, Article 20200323. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020-0323

This paper presents a series of experiments in collective social robotics, spanning more than 10 years, with the long-term aim of building embodied models of (aspects) of cultural evolution. Initial experiments demonstrated the emergence of behaviour... Read More about Experiments in artificial culture: from noisy imitation to storytelling robots.

Retrofitting existing buildings (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moncaster, A. (2021, December). Retrofitting existing buildings. Presented at Cambridge Zero Policy Forum study on local priorities for investing in resilient and sustainable infrastructure Witness session 2: Friday 10 December 2021, Cambridge

Social divisions in energy justice in the transport sector: personal car ownership and use (2021)
Book Chapter
Lucas, K., Cass, N., & Adeel, M. (2021). Social divisions in energy justice in the transport sector: personal car ownership and use. In J. Webb, F. Wade, & M. Tingey (Eds.), Research Handbook on Energy and Society (184–199). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100710.00023

The chapter addresses issues of fairness and justice of energy resource allocations in the personal travel domain with a specific focus on individual car use. We first discuss different theoretical approaches to moving beyond identifying inequalities... Read More about Social divisions in energy justice in the transport sector: personal car ownership and use.

The effect of surface treatments and graphene-based modifications on mechanical properties of natural jute fiber composites: A review (2021)
Journal Article
Islam, M. H., Islam, M. R., Dulal, M., Afroj, S., & Karim, N. (2022). The effect of surface treatments and graphene-based modifications on mechanical properties of natural jute fiber composites: A review. iScience, 25(1), Article 103597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103597

Natural fiber reinforced composites (FRC) are of great interests, because of their biodegradability, recyclability, and environmental benefits over synthetic FRC. Natural jute FRC could provide an environmentally sustainable, light weight, and cost-e... Read More about The effect of surface treatments and graphene-based modifications on mechanical properties of natural jute fiber composites: A review.

“It’s been ugly”: A large-scale qualitative study into the difficulties frontline doctors faced across two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Harris, S., Jenkinson, E., Carlton, E., Roberts, T., & Daniels, J. (2021). “It’s been ugly”: A large-scale qualitative study into the difficulties frontline doctors faced across two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), Article 13067. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413067

This study aimed to gain an uncensored insight into the most difficult aspects of working as a frontline doctor across successive COVID-19 pandemic waves. Data collected by the parent study (CERA) was analysed using conventional content analysis. Par... Read More about “It’s been ugly”: A large-scale qualitative study into the difficulties frontline doctors faced across two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Separated by a common language of assessment? Undertaking a linguistic analysis of assessment documentation (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
West, H., & Rudge, L. (2021, December). Separated by a common language of assessment? Undertaking a linguistic analysis of assessment documentation. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Conference, Online

Assessment and feedback are a key part of the student experience in higher education. Despite advances in practice in recent years, universities still frequency receive low student satisfaction scores in this area. Reasons for this may include discre... Read More about Separated by a common language of assessment? Undertaking a linguistic analysis of assessment documentation.

The efficiency of elemental geochemistry and weathering indices as tracers in aeolian sediment provenance fingerprinting (2021)
Journal Article
Nosrati, K., Moradian, H., Dolatkordestani, M., Mol, L., & Collins, A. L. (2022). The efficiency of elemental geochemistry and weathering indices as tracers in aeolian sediment provenance fingerprinting. CATENA, 210, Article 105932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105932

Confirmation of cost-effective and reliable tracers for aeolian sediment (sand dune) source fingerprinting warrants further research. Accordingly, the main objective of the work reported in this paper was to investigate the efficiency of weathering i... Read More about The efficiency of elemental geochemistry and weathering indices as tracers in aeolian sediment provenance fingerprinting.

Queer tango - Bent history? The late-modern uses and abuses of historical imagery showing men dancing tango with other men (2021)
Book Chapter
Batchelor, R., & Mulholland, J. (2021). Queer tango - Bent history? The late-modern uses and abuses of historical imagery showing men dancing tango with other men. In C. Parfitt (Ed.), Cultural Memory and Popular Dance: Dancing to Remember, Dancing to Forget (101-119). Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71083-5_6

Ascend the winding stair to LugarGay, an LGBT Community Centre in Buenos Aires and queer tango venue, and you pass a reproduction of an old photograph of men, wearing aprons, in a market, posing in tango couples. Elsewhere in Buenos Aires, a cropped... Read More about Queer tango - Bent history? The late-modern uses and abuses of historical imagery showing men dancing tango with other men.

Transforming tradition: how the iconic Christmas Lectures series is perceived by its audiences (2021)
Journal Article
Sardo, A. M., Little, H., & Fogg-Rogers, L. (2021). Transforming tradition: how the iconic Christmas Lectures series is perceived by its audiences. International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2021.2012298

The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a landmark in the history of science communication. With today’s changing media landscape, it is important to know who is currently watching, how they are watching, and how they are perceiving the content.... Read More about Transforming tradition: how the iconic Christmas Lectures series is perceived by its audiences.

The woman in the (rearview) mirror: Viewers’ attitudes toward objectified car selfies of black and white women (2021)
Journal Article
Daniels, E. A., Jerald, M. C., & Ward, L. M. (2021). The woman in the (rearview) mirror: Viewers’ attitudes toward objectified car selfies of black and white women. Psychology of Popular Media, 11(2), 217-226. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000363

Using an experimental methodology, the present study investigated the effect of objectified versus nonobjectified social media photos of Black and White young women on young Black and White people’s attitudes. An aim of the study was to examine wheth... Read More about The woman in the (rearview) mirror: Viewers’ attitudes toward objectified car selfies of black and white women.

Utilization of elderly health promotion services during COVID 19 in Iran: A cross-sectional study (2021)
Journal Article
Zandian, H., Zahirian Moghadam, T., & Shirin Bonyad, H. (2021). Utilization of elderly health promotion services during COVID 19 in Iran: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 11(1), 297. https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1315_21

BACKGROUND: The outbreak of the COVID‑19 pandemic has made it difficult for older adults to utilize ordinary elder services. This cross‑sectional study investigated the status of feeling the need, seeking, and utilization of health promotion service... Read More about Utilization of elderly health promotion services during COVID 19 in Iran: A cross-sectional study.

Covert aspects of surveillance and the ethical issues they raise (2021)
Book Chapter
Harper, D. J., Ellis, D., & Tucker, I. (2021). Covert aspects of surveillance and the ethical issues they raise. In R. Iphofen, & D. O'Mathúna (Eds.), Ethical Issues in Covert, Security and Surveillance Research, Volume 8 (177-197). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s2398-601820210000008013

This chapter focusses on the ethical issues raised by different types of surveillance and the varied ways in which surveillance can be covert. Three case studies are presented which highlight different types of surveillance and different ethical conc... Read More about Covert aspects of surveillance and the ethical issues they raise.

Research informed teaching podcast: Episode 5 (2021)
Digital Artefact
Adukwu, E., Weitkamp, E., & Walker, B. (2021). Research informed teaching podcast: Episode 5. [Audio file hosted on webpage]

The aim of this podcast is to explore the notion of research-informed teaching in higher education, both from a practical and theoretical point of view. The episodes bring together a range of academics and graduates to discuss what research-informed... Read More about Research informed teaching podcast: Episode 5.