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Design, manufacture and test of a camber morphing wing using MFC actuated smart rib (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kimaru, J., & Bouferrouk, A. (2017, July). Design, manufacture and test of a camber morphing wing using MFC actuated smart rib. Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Prague

This paper discusses the design, manufacture and testing of a light weight, camber morphing wing concept for UAV application. The concept is based on using an MFC actuator attached to a composite plate which extends along the main wing and connects l... Read More about Design, manufacture and test of a camber morphing wing using MFC actuated smart rib.

Journeys beyond Fine Art: Professional Practice, UWE Bristol (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hayes, S. (2017, July). Journeys beyond Fine Art: Professional Practice, UWE Bristol. Paper presented at HEA Annual Conference, Manchester

Senior Lecturer in Fine Art and Module Leader for undergraduate Professional Practice and Work Experience Modules Sophie Hayes discusses UWE Fine Art’s approach and philosophy to Professional Practice

Zeolite supported Pd electrocatalyst nano-particle characterization (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Yao, J., & Yao, Y. (2017, July). Zeolite supported Pd electrocatalyst nano-particle characterization. Paper presented at ANM2017 Int conf. on advanced nano materials, Aveiro, Portugal

Palladium (Pd) as one of platinum (Pt) group metals has attracted significant attentions since it has shown good activities for hydrogen reaction (HOR) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cell application and high solubility and mobility... Read More about Zeolite supported Pd electrocatalyst nano-particle characterization.

Simulation and experimental analysis of hovering and flight of a quadrotor (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Weerasinghe, R., & Monasor, M. (2017, July). Simulation and experimental analysis of hovering and flight of a quadrotor. Paper presented at HEFAT Conference, Slovenia

Quadcopters were the first heavier than air vertical take-off landing vehicles. Quadrotors have become increasingly popular in the recent years finding a great variety of applications in different fields such as surveillance and small goods transport... Read More about Simulation and experimental analysis of hovering and flight of a quadrotor.

Evolvable systems for big data management in business (2017)
Presentation / Conference
McClatchey, R., Branson, A., Shamdasani, J., & Emin, P. (2017, July). Evolvable systems for big data management in business. Paper presented at Int Conf on High Performance Computng & Simulation ISGC2017, Genoa, Italy

Big Data systems are increasingly having to be longer lasting, enterprise-wide and interoperable with other (legacy or new) systems. Furthermore many organizations operate in an external environment which dictates change at an unforeseeable rate and... Read More about Evolvable systems for big data management in business.

Brexit and EU citizenship (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Dadomo, C., & Quenivet, N. (2017, July). Brexit and EU citizenship. Paper presented at Citizenship and Law, Bristol, England

In the past few years the concept of citizenship has been a growing subject of studies in law and politics. The distinction between nationality and citizenship, the rights and duties of nationals and citizens, EU citizenship, etc have attracted consi... Read More about Brexit and EU citizenship.

Using a model-driven approach in building a provenance framework for tracking policy-making processes in Smart Cities (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Javed, B., Khan, Z., & McClatchey, R. (2017, July). Using a model-driven approach in building a provenance framework for tracking policy-making processes in Smart Cities. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 21st International Database Engineering & Applications Symposium on - IDEAS 2017, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

The significance of provenance in various settings has emphasized its potential in the policy-making process for analytics in Smart Cities. At present, there exists no framework that can capture the provenance in a policy-making setting. This researc... Read More about Using a model-driven approach in building a provenance framework for tracking policy-making processes in Smart Cities.

LoRaWAN Bristol (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Battle, S., & Gaster, B. (2017, July). LoRaWAN Bristol. Paper presented at IDEAS 2017, UWE, Bristol, UK

The Bristol LoRaWAN Network is a low power radio network for the Internet of Things, based on LoRaWAN and utilising The Things Network. LoRaWAN is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless battery operated Things in re... Read More about LoRaWAN Bristol.

The government’s air quality action plan to improve the health of the public (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2017, July). The government’s air quality action plan to improve the health of the public. Presented at Challenge and Change: Air Quality Conference., London, England

This keynote presentation briefly considers the causes and impacts of air pollution and critiques the UK Government’s consultation on a draft revised UK Air Quality Plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide. The plan is considered to be inadequate for the... Read More about The government’s air quality action plan to improve the health of the public.

A network-based approach to capture provenance of a policy-making process (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Javed, B., Khan, Z., & McClatchey, R. (2017, July). A network-based approach to capture provenance of a policy-making process. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 21st International Database Engineering & Applications Symposium on - IDEAS 2017., UWE, Bristol, UK

A policy-making process entails large sources of data for its creation, the tracking of which can provide a significant insight into a process and data that was being employed for its creation. However, a process employed for creating policies varies... Read More about A network-based approach to capture provenance of a policy-making process.

Planning for diversity and sustainable spatial planning religion space gender and ethnicity (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Greed, C. (2017, July). Planning for diversity and sustainable spatial planning religion space gender and ethnicity. Paper presented at AESOP conference 2017 'Space of Dialogue for Places of Dignity, Lisbon, Portugal

The urban planning policy agenda is strongly influenced by sustainability objectives with particular emphasis upon environmental issues. But, the original definition was much broader and included economic well-being and social equality as well as en... Read More about Planning for diversity and sustainable spatial planning religion space gender and ethnicity.

Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Atkinson, R., Tallon, A., & Williams, D. (2017, July). Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK. Paper presented at AESOP Annual Congress 2017, Lisbon, Portugal

Drawing on our initial work as part of the PARCOUR (Public Accountability to Residents in COntractual Urban Redevelopment) research project this paper will investigate the forms of governance arrangements developed in three UK case studies (Bristol,... Read More about Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK.

Challenges of participatory urban design: Suggestions for socially rooted problems in the case study of Sang-e-siah, Shiraz, Iran (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Souri, E., Pakzad, J., & Foroughmand Araabi, H. (2017, July). Challenges of participatory urban design: Suggestions for socially rooted problems in the case study of Sang-e-siah, Shiraz, Iran. Presented at Silk Cities Conference, London, England

The paper commences by introducing a problematic participatory urban design project. This is followed by identifying the main social obstacles found through qualitative interviews (with 20 residents of the neighborhood) and meetings with authorities... Read More about Challenges of participatory urban design: Suggestions for socially rooted problems in the case study of Sang-e-siah, Shiraz, Iran.

Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations (2017)
Presentation / Conference
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.

Evaluation of flipped teaching (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Henderson, K., Hobbs, C., & Last, K. (2017, July). Evaluation of flipped teaching. Paper presented at Mathematics Education beyond 16: Pathways and Transitions, Birmingham, England

We report on our evaluation of flipping the classroom for two modules: a compulsory first year calculus module and an optional second year coding theory module taken by Mathe-matics students at the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE). F... Read More about Evaluation of flipped teaching.

Approved mental health professionals researching their own profession, the benefits, pitfalls and limitations (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Stone, K. (2017, July). Approved mental health professionals researching their own profession, the benefits, pitfalls and limitations. Paper presented at XXXVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

This paper considers a research study into the widening of the AMHP role to other professionals and the challenge for the researchers own reflexivity. It will focus on the strengths and limitations of practitioner research including the difficulties... Read More about Approved mental health professionals researching their own profession, the benefits, pitfalls and limitations.

Are women part of mankind? Vicarious experience and self-efficacy (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg Rogers, L., & Boushel, C. (2017, July). Are women part of mankind? Vicarious experience and self-efficacy. Presented at Science in Public: How do science and technology affect what it means to be human?, Sheffield, England

This talk presented Laura's research on ‘Robots vs Animals’; a science communication project aimed at broadening the appeal of engineering for girls, which is a highly male-dominated profession (93% male in the UK). Drawing on social cognitive theory... Read More about Are women part of mankind? Vicarious experience and self-efficacy.

Embedding study skills support into teaching and enquiry services (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Peters, M., & Delaney, E. (2017, July). Embedding study skills support into teaching and enquiry services. Paper presented at ARCLIB (Architecture Librarians Group), University of Bath

Using examples from both architecture and art and design programmes, Emma and Morwenna discussed how UWE Bristol Library Services has implemented its responsibility for the central provision of academic literacy development, moving beyond the traditi... Read More about Embedding study skills support into teaching and enquiry services.