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Gamifying the virtual learning environment: A case study (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, R., & Tarrabain, C. (2022, May). Gamifying the virtual learning environment: A case study. Presented at LTSE (Learning Teaching Student Experience), 2022, Belfast

This presentation aims to contribute to deeper understandings of how gamification has been practically used on a first-year undergraduate module to encourage student engagement and participation beyond asynchronous sessions. Online innovations have b... Read More about Gamifying the virtual learning environment: A case study.

Development and evaluation of a successful method to embed sustainable development goals in engineering curriculum (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Bakthavatchaalam, V., Fogg-rogers, L., & Gough, G. (2022, May). Development and evaluation of a successful method to embed sustainable development goals in engineering curriculum. Paper presented at UNU-FLORES: Dresden Conference, Dresden

Bakthavatchaalam, V.P., Fogg-Rogers, L. and Gough, G. 'Development and evaluation of a successful method to embed Sustainable Development Goals in engineering curriculum', Nexus Conference, 24/05/2022: United Nations University - FLORES.

Acceleration of circular economy in EU's automotive industry (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Del Angel Hernandez, M., & Bakthavatchaalam, V. (2022, May). Acceleration of circular economy in EU's automotive industry. Paper presented at United Nations University: Nexus Conference, Dresden

Background: The world is facing an environmental crisis driven by unsustainable industrial practices, with the automotive industries reported as being one of the main contributors, thus requiring a radical shift on the way they perform business-as-u... Read More about Acceleration of circular economy in EU's automotive industry.

Recycling face masks for manufacturing FlaxPP eco-composites (2022)
Presentation / Conference
ElHawary, O., & Bakthavatchaalam, V. (2022, May). Recycling face masks for manufacturing FlaxPP eco-composites. Poster presented at United Nations University: Nexus Conference, Dresden/Online

SDGs addressed: 9, 11, 12, 14 and 15. Introduction: The severe increase in the pollution caused by the discarded face masks during COVID-19 cannot be overstated. This research provides an innovative engineering solution to this issue by recycling p... Read More about Recycling face masks for manufacturing FlaxPP eco-composites.

Exploring links between precipitation extremes and land use types through the UK Convection-Permitting Model (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Chun, K., Fan, P., He, Q., Dieppois, B., Danaila, L., Quinn, N., …Yetemen, O. (2022, May). Exploring links between precipitation extremes and land use types through the UK Convection-Permitting Model. Presented at European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria (and online)

Precipitation extremes are commonly linked with land use types. The UKCP18 Convection-Permitting Model (CPM) Projections at 5km high resolution simulation provide opportunities to investigate probable relationships between precipitation extremes and... Read More about Exploring links between precipitation extremes and land use types through the UK Convection-Permitting Model.

A multi-method and multi-model approach for predicting spatio-temporal patterns of sap flow, xylem isotopic composition, and water ages in the critical zone (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Klaus, J., Chun, K., Fabiani, G., Fresne, M., Hrachowitz, M., McGuire, K., …Zehe, E. (2022, May). A multi-method and multi-model approach for predicting spatio-temporal patterns of sap flow, xylem isotopic composition, and water ages in the critical zone. Presented at European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022, Vienna

Vegetation exhibits critical feedback with runoff generation. Trees show distinct water uptake patterns relying on soil water from different depths and groundwater with a mixture of water sources that is commonly very different from runoff in terms o... Read More about A multi-method and multi-model approach for predicting spatio-temporal patterns of sap flow, xylem isotopic composition, and water ages in the critical zone.

Solving water management paradoxes requires a systems meta-model (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Mijic, A., Liu, L., O'Keeffe, J., Dobson, B., & Chun, K. (2022, May). Solving water management paradoxes requires a systems meta-model. Presented at European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria (and online)

Sustainable development is becoming increasingly urgent in the post-COVID recovery and climate crisis era. Despite this need, the water management scientific community is still deciding how to comprehensively represent and assess the role of humans w... Read More about Solving water management paradoxes requires a systems meta-model.

Integrating transpiration and xylem water stable isotopes in a process-based model to determine transpiration and discharge age distributions (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Fresne, M., Chun, K., Fabiani, G., Hrachowitz, M., McGuire, K., Moussa, A., …Klaus, J. (2022, May). Integrating transpiration and xylem water stable isotopes in a process-based model to determine transpiration and discharge age distributions. Presented at European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria (and online)

Transpiration is an important component of the catchment water balance, and tree water uptake can significantly influence discharge dynamic and travel times. Tree usually use water of a different age than the water that generates discharge. Most hydr... Read More about Integrating transpiration and xylem water stable isotopes in a process-based model to determine transpiration and discharge age distributions.

Eco-hydro-geomorphic evolution of the Sandal Divlit cinder cone, Kula, Turkey (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Yetemen, O., Avcioglu, A., Selim Celik, Y., Simsek, I., Kolbuken, M., Yeo, I., …Lutfi Sen, O. (2022, May). Eco-hydro-geomorphic evolution of the Sandal Divlit cinder cone, Kula, Turkey. Presented at European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022, Vienna

In semi-arid ecosystems, microclimatic variations may lead to topographic asymmetry over geologic time scale due to uneven distribution of incoming solar radiation as a function of slope aspect. This phenomenon has long been recognized in geomorpholo... Read More about Eco-hydro-geomorphic evolution of the Sandal Divlit cinder cone, Kula, Turkey.

Exploring engineering solutions to environmental hazards through Minecraft (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Hobbs, L., Bentley, S., Behenna, S., & Stevens, C. (2022, May). Exploring engineering solutions to environmental hazards through Minecraft. Paper presented at EGU General Assembly 2022

Since 2014, Science Hunters (1,2) has successfully used the computer game Minecraft to engage children with Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, and particularly geoscience (3), through a defined approach which allows exploration in line with... Read More about Exploring engineering solutions to environmental hazards through Minecraft.

Mortar damage to heritage stone (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Mol, L., Cunliffe, E., & Brassey, C. (2022, May). Mortar damage to heritage stone. Presented at EGU 2022, Vienna

Stone built heritage in conflict areas is increasingly at risk of accelerated deterioration, as explosive and ballistic damage not only create damage to the surface, but also inherently change the mineral fabric of the stone to deep within the struct... Read More about Mortar damage to heritage stone.

Morphing hexagonal frameworks (2022)
Presentation / Conference
O'Donnell, M., & Chenchiah, I. (2022, May). Morphing hexagonal frameworks. Presented at Elasticity Day 2022, University College London, UK

GIS-based water budget framework for assessing regional scale spatio-temporal variation and the impact of climate change on groundwater recharge over the past 100 years (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Boumaiza, L., Walter, J., Chesnaux, R., Lambert, M., Kumar Jha, M., Wanke, H., …Stumpp, C. (2022, May). GIS-based water budget framework for assessing regional scale spatio-temporal variation and the impact of climate change on groundwater recharge over the past 100 years. Presented at The Joint AGC/AMC/IAH-CNC Conference, Halifax

Knowledge of groundwater recharge (GWR) and its distribution are necessary for sustainable groundwater resources management. However, quantifying GWR remains particularly challenging as this parameter cannot be measured directly. At the regional scal... Read More about GIS-based water budget framework for assessing regional scale spatio-temporal variation and the impact of climate change on groundwater recharge over the past 100 years.

The radical potential in becoming: Disembodied breasts and maternal femininity (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Rintoul, J., & Johnson, C. (2022, May). The radical potential in becoming: Disembodied breasts and maternal femininity. Paper presented at The Virgin’s Milk in Global Perspective: On the Fluidity of Images and the Politics of Divine Presence, Amherst College, Massachusetts, USA

Renaissance depictions of the Nursing Virgin are replete with incongruities and juxtapositions. Her rounded feeding breast is absurdly positioned and shaped in contrast to a flat space where her non-feeding breast should be; She has a dual identity a... Read More about The radical potential in becoming: Disembodied breasts and maternal femininity.

Contested culture as change-maker: The collaborative approach to displaying the toppled statue of Edward Colston (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S., & Barnett, R. (2022, May). Contested culture as change-maker: The collaborative approach to displaying the toppled statue of Edward Colston. Presented at Museum & Heritage Show 2022, The Olympia, London

The toppling of the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol in June 2020 made international headlines. Professor Shawn Sobers of the UWE Bristol and ‘We are Bristol History Commission’, and Ray Barnett Head of Collections & Archives at Bristol Museums,... Read More about Contested culture as change-maker: The collaborative approach to displaying the toppled statue of Edward Colston.

Engraving the Moon: A new approach to an old process (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Goodman, B. (2022, May). Engraving the Moon: A new approach to an old process. Presented at Print in art, industry and science, Institute of Physics, 37 Caledonian Road, N1 9BU, Lewisham, London and also online

Presentation delivered by Ben Goodman at the 'Print in art, industry and science' conference at The Institute of Physics (online) 2022. Outlines the research undertaken by Ben Goodman when producing his Moon wood engraving.

Maxwell's disappointment and Sutton's accident (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Klein, S. (2022, May). Maxwell's disappointment and Sutton's accident. Paper presented at Print in Art, Industry and Science, Online

It has almost become somewhat of an urban legend or internet myth that James Clerk Maxwell created the first colour image and had demonstrated this at the Royal Institution in London in May 1861. He did present something, but what? In ‘The scientific... Read More about Maxwell's disappointment and Sutton's accident.