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Psychology learning and teaching globally: Forging connections among professional organisations (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Albertson, D. (2021, June). Psychology learning and teaching globally: Forging connections among professional organisations. Presented at European Society for Teaching and Learning, Australian Society for Learning and Teaching, and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s Annual Conferences on Teaching., Online due to Covid

Leaders from several psychology learning and teaching professional organizations from three continents will discuss the roles that these organizations play in the field, including with respect to faculty and curricula. They will discuss ways in whic... Read More about Psychology learning and teaching globally: Forging connections among professional organisations.

The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R., & O'Neill, R. (2021, May). The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people. Presented at Language Policy Forum, Bishop Grossetese University

Considerable recent research has focused on the legal recognition of signed languages (De Meulder, Murray & McKee, 2019; Wilks, 2020). This talk documents shifting viewpoints of deaf children and young people from professionals and the state as the l... Read More about The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people.

Influencing senior management (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2021, May). Influencing senior management. Paper presented at Interpreting and Implementing the New Guidance on Education for Sustainable Development . EAUC Scotland/ Learning for Sustainability Scotland webinar

From science communication to action – engaging with society’s change makers (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg Rogers, L. (2021, May). From science communication to action – engaging with society’s change makers. Presented at Public Communication of Science and Technology, Aberdeen - Online

The effects of climate change are now being felt around the world, and yet cohesive and collaborative policymaking to mitigate impacts are moving too slowly. Indeed the latest scientific report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has w... Read More about From science communication to action – engaging with society’s change makers.

Act now - From science communication to action – time to focus on society’s change makers (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg Rogers, L. (2021, May). Act now - From science communication to action – time to focus on society’s change makers. Presented at Public Communication of Science and Technology, Aberdeen - Online

The effects of climate change are now being felt around the world, and yet cohesive and collaborative policymaking to mitigate impacts are moving too slowly. Indeed the latest scientific report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has w... Read More about Act now - From science communication to action – time to focus on society’s change makers.

The butterfly effect: Facilitating and enabling citizen self-organising for systemic change (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Laggan, S. (2021, May). The butterfly effect: Facilitating and enabling citizen self-organising for systemic change. Presented at Public Communication of Science and Technology conference 2020+1, Online

In this presentation for the Public Communication of Science and Technology conference, Sophie draws on three case studies from her own research that exemplify the changing nature of public engagement on climate change and air pollution. She explain... Read More about The butterfly effect: Facilitating and enabling citizen self-organising for systemic change.

Catch 22 - improving visibility of women in science and engineering for both recruitment and retention (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg Rogers, L., & Hobbs, L. (2021, May). Catch 22 - improving visibility of women in science and engineering for both recruitment and retention. Presented at PCST 2020+1, Online

There is a significant under-representation of women in STEM which is damaging societal progress for democratic, utilitarian, and equity reasons. However, changing stereotypes in STEM requires a solution denied by the problem – more visible female ro... Read More about Catch 22 - improving visibility of women in science and engineering for both recruitment and retention.

Is it time to escape? Examining "Escape Rooms' as science communication interventions (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Little, H., & Wilkinson, C. (2021, May). Is it time to escape? Examining "Escape Rooms' as science communication interventions. Presented at Public Communication of Science and Technology 2020 +1, Aberdeen

Escape rooms are a recent cultural phenomena, whereby a group of players are locked in a room and must solve a series of clues, puzzles, or mysteries in order to escape. From an educational perspective, escape rooms have been praised for offering a m... Read More about Is it time to escape? Examining "Escape Rooms' as science communication interventions.

Neural mechanisms underlying enhanced visual search performance in action video game players (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Birch-Hurst, K., Petrie, A. C. P., Archer, L., Stephenson, A. C., & Clark, K. (2021, May). Neural mechanisms underlying enhanced visual search performance in action video game players. Poster presented at Vision Sciences Society, Online

Individuals who play action video games have demonstrated faster response times on a range of cognitive tasks, but various changes across the chain of processing could contribute to the ultimate quickening in response. Some research has begun to iden... Read More about Neural mechanisms underlying enhanced visual search performance in action video game players.

Introduction to Acts of Transfer: What the words were saying then (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Beinart, K., & Beinart, K. (2021, May). Introduction to Acts of Transfer: What the words were saying then. Presented at Really Sayin' Something: Socially engaged and participatory research in art, architecture, and design, University of Brighton and Brighton CCA

Acts of Transfer is a project about returns, re-enactments, repetitions, and retellings. A collaboration between artist Katy Beinart and writer Lizzie Lloyd, Acts of Transfer documents and reactivates a selection of artworks from the past that contai... Read More about Introduction to Acts of Transfer: What the words were saying then.

The climate action toolkit for higher education (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2021, May). The climate action toolkit for higher education. Paper presented at The Race to Zero Universities Programme. British Embassy in Slovakia Workshop for Slovak University Rectors and Principals,, Smolenicky Zamok, Slovakia,

Sustainability at UWE Bristol (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2021, May). Sustainability at UWE Bristol. Paper presented at The Race to Zero Universities Programme. British Embassy in Slovakia Workshop for Slovak University Rectors and Principals, Smolenicky Zamok, Slovakia, Online

The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R., & O'Neill, R. (2021, May). The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people. Presented at Language in Context Research Seminar series, University of Edinburgh

Considerable recent research has focused on the legal recognition of signed languages (De Meulder, Murray & McKee, 2019; Wilks, 2020). This talk documents shifting viewpoints of deaf children and young people from professionals and the state as the l... Read More about The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people.