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Sankofa dialogues: Making things to make sense of colonial saturated embodied landscape (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2018, December). Sankofa dialogues: Making things to make sense of colonial saturated embodied landscape

Sankofa is a Ghanaian symbol which represents the idea that there is no shame in going back to fetch that which you have forgotten. The symbol is of a bird looking back with a seed it its mouth. The common interpretation is that the seed represents c... Read More about Sankofa dialogues: Making things to make sense of colonial saturated embodied landscape.

Evaluation of the Q Method as a public engagement tool (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Margarida, S., & Sinnett, D. (2018, December). Evaluation of the Q Method as a public engagement tool. Presented at Science In Public Conference (2018), Cardiff, Wales

There is continuing encouragement for more researchers to engage with the public around their research. One of the goals of public engagement is to ensure that there is public input about policy decisions that may require difficult choices among comp... Read More about Evaluation of the Q Method as a public engagement tool.

MI STEM: Improving visibility of minorities at STEM events (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg Rogers, L., & Hobbs, L. (2018, December). MI STEM: Improving visibility of minorities at STEM events. Presented at Science in Public 2018, Cardiff, Wales

Improving visibility of minorities at STEM events

Conversation analysis structured dialogue for multi-domain dialogue management (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Duran, N., & Battle, S. (2018, December). Conversation analysis structured dialogue for multi-domain dialogue management. Paper presented at The International Workshop on Dialogue, Explanation and Argumentation in Human-Agent Interaction (DEXAHAI), Southampton

Dialogue state tracking is a vital component of task-oriented dialogue systems. Often, dialogue states are constrained by their target domains entity's, slots and values. Adding new domains and knowledge may require laborious hand-crafting or retrain... Read More about Conversation analysis structured dialogue for multi-domain dialogue management.

Repair Acts, Care, Reuse and Maintenance Culture (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Dillon, T., & Kisseih, . A. (2018, December). Repair Acts, Care, Reuse and Maintenance Culture. Presented at re:publica '18, Accra, Ghana

Join Teresa Dillon (Professor of City Futures/Bristol) and Amanortey Kisseih (Accra/Vienna) for a conversation on how artists are producing 'urgent eco-critical stories' that reimagine repair and its associated cultures. Positioned within debates on... Read More about Repair Acts, Care, Reuse and Maintenance Culture.

London and Paris, a tale of two cities: The story of decentralisation in France and the UK (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Dadomo, C. (2018, December). London and Paris, a tale of two cities: The story of decentralisation in France and the UK. Paper presented at Special Mechanism and Policy for the Development of Ho Chi Minh City from the Legal Perspective, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

In unitary States like France and the United Kingdom, which have historically been characterised by centralisation, devolved authorities and notably local/territorial authorities cannot enjoy absolute autonomy. Those authorities certainly have self-o... Read More about London and Paris, a tale of two cities: The story of decentralisation in France and the UK.

Collocation for what? Value and critical dimensions of MNE clustering (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Urzelai, B., & Puig, F. (2018, December). Collocation for what? Value and critical dimensions of MNE clustering. Paper presented at EIBA 2018 Poznan Conference: International Business in a Transforming World – the Changing Role of States and Firms

Multinational operate and evolve in diverse and inter-related environments in home and host countries. Through their spatial interactions they can learn from other organizations and create externalities that reduce their liabilities. However there ar... Read More about Collocation for what? Value and critical dimensions of MNE clustering.

The state of the evidence: What we know, and don’t know, about the interaction of environment and health (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Ige, J., & Pilkington, P. (2018, December). The state of the evidence: What we know, and don’t know, about the interaction of environment and health. Presented at Building health into the urban environment: Evidence and opportunities, London, England

As part of the Wellcome Trust-funded UPSTREAM project, a systematic review compiled evidence investigating the impact on health and wellbeing of five thematic areas of urban development design: transport, buildings, food, natural environment, and nei... Read More about The state of the evidence: What we know, and don’t know, about the interaction of environment and health.

Passivhaus lived experience: More than a spreadsheet (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Carter, K., & Zhao, J. (2018, December). Passivhaus lived experience: More than a spreadsheet. Paper presented at PLEA 2018, Hong Kong

The ideology of Passivhaus is clear. It is a building standard associated with a really well insulated and airtight building that saves energy – in both hot and cold climates. There is evidence from that shows how important this approach to building... Read More about Passivhaus lived experience: More than a spreadsheet.

Children as engineers: A toolkit for multidisciplinary STEM education (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Lewis, F., Edmonds, J., & Fogg-Rogers, L. (2018, December). Children as engineers: A toolkit for multidisciplinary STEM education. Presented at OfS: Experimaental and Innovation teaching and Learning Dissemination, London, England

Many UK primary school teachers lack confidence in their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subject knowledge and ability to teach STEM subjects. Outreach can enhance learning and engagement within these subjects but provision is... Read More about Children as engineers: A toolkit for multidisciplinary STEM education.

The nearest relative (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Stone, K. (2018, December). The nearest relative. Paper presented at Yorkshire Approved Mental Health Professionals Association Conference, Leeds, England

Conference presentation on Nearest Relative focusd research and policy.

Insights from a planned approach to promoting the NSS on a large programme (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bennett, P., & Allen, D. (2018, December). Insights from a planned approach to promoting the NSS on a large programme. Presented at UWE NSS Best Practice Event, University of the West of England, Bristol, England

The Business and Management NSS sample is large, typically between 190 to 230 students. For the programme team this size presents significant challenges in assuring an adequate response rate whilst encouraging students to take a more rounded view of... Read More about Insights from a planned approach to promoting the NSS on a large programme.

Experiences of diagnostic ultrasound-guided shoulder rehabilitation programme for people with stroke: A qualitative study (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Kumar, P., Murphy, Z., Dean, M., Rondel, S., Burn, J., Naylor, Z., …Pearson, J. (2018, December). Experiences of diagnostic ultrasound-guided shoulder rehabilitation programme for people with stroke: A qualitative study. Poster presented at UK Stroke Forum, Telford

Stroke is a leading cause of disability in western world. Loss of motor control leads to a range of musculoskeletal complications in the shoulder region in people with stroke. These include shoulder pain, shoulder subluxation, muscle weakness and t... Read More about Experiences of diagnostic ultrasound-guided shoulder rehabilitation programme for people with stroke: A qualitative study.

Integrating shelf life constraints in capacitated lot sizing and scheduling for perishable products (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Chen, S., Berretta, R., Mendes, A., & Clark, A. (2018, December). Integrating shelf life constraints in capacitated lot sizing and scheduling for perishable products. Paper presented at 26th ASOR National Conference for the Australian Society of Operations Research, Melbourne, Australia

In this study, we consider a multi-item capacitated lot sizing and scheduling problem for perishable food products, which have a fixed shelf life period due to depreciation issues, such as physical deterioration or perceived value loss. We incorporat... Read More about Integrating shelf life constraints in capacitated lot sizing and scheduling for perishable products.