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Enhancing interprofessional education through embodiment in the virtual world Second Life (2010)
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INTRODUCTION:
Interprofessional learning at UWE is delivered in all healthcare programmes across all three undergraduate years. A range of pedagogical approaches are utilised, including one module that is delivered online, using problem based learni... Read More about Enhancing interprofessional education through embodiment in the virtual world Second Life.

A hybrid microbial dielectric elastomer generator for autonomous robots (2010)
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We are developing a hybrid Dielectric Elastomer Generator (DEG)-Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) energy harvester. The system is for EcoBot, an Autonomous Robot (AR) that currently uses its MFCs to extract electrical energy from biomass, in the form of flie... Read More about A hybrid microbial dielectric elastomer generator for autonomous robots.

Optimization of bio-inspired multi-segment IPMC cilia (2010)
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In nature, unidirectional fluid flows are often induced at micro-scales by cilia and related organelles. A controllable unidirectional flow is beneficial at these scales for a range of novel robotic and medical applications, whether the flow is used... Read More about Optimization of bio-inspired multi-segment IPMC cilia.

Sustainability and built cultural heritage (2010)
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Binge Drinking: A tribal brand for socio-economically disadvantaged young people? (2010)
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Reinterpreting glass on metal (2010)
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Creative and experimental surfaces in enamel using non-traditional approaches to glass on metal. Traditional enamel is associated with preciousness, sumptuous colour and reflected light. However, by disassociating enamel from the glassy, decorative a... Read More about Reinterpreting glass on metal.

'Binge Drinking': A tribal brand for socio-economically disadvantaged young people? (2010)
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Addiction: Should we penalise or treat? (2010)
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Parents, partners and peers: The hidden costs of lifelong learning (2010)
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Educating the built environment professions to secure the healthy communities of the future (2010)
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The Government’s Foresight obesity report and other key documents have identified the built environment as having a significant impact on public health. The RTPI too is identifying this as an important area for planners and launched Good Practice not... Read More about Educating the built environment professions to secure the healthy communities of the future.

Diversity and Convergence: Planning in a World of Change (2010)
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Breastfeeding older babies and children: Taboo, stigma and prejudice in contemporary British breastfeeding experience (2010)
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Narrative Space: “Estranged Space; a study at the Roman baths, Bath” (2010)
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Paper delivered to the "Narrative Space" conference, organised by the universities of Leicester and Nottingham, April 2010.


In this presentation I will explore notions of spatial strangeness and estrangedness. Drawing on a study of the Roman bat... Read More about Narrative Space: “Estranged Space; a study at the Roman baths, Bath”.

Measuring recovery in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients (2010)
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How do disability and childhood studies contribute to understanding disabled children's childhood? (2010)
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Brides of Frankenstein: From text to flesh (2010)
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Can British ceramics education survive? (2010)
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A discussion of the rapid reduction in undergraduate ceramics courses in the United Kingdom and its potential impact on the landscape of international ceramics.

In the UK we are experiencing a significant shift in the landscape of ceramics educat... Read More about Can British ceramics education survive?.

The community patent and the European patent (2010)
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The blue card directive and its impact on EU and home state societies (2010)
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Peering through the SMOG: Adult literacy in the UK and its potential impact upon political marketing communication strategy and content (2010)
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With the prospect of a General Election looming over the next twelve months, it has been well documented that political parties in the UK face a major challenge when seeking to overcome cynicism on the part of the electorate, their lack of trust in p... Read More about Peering through the SMOG: Adult literacy in the UK and its potential impact upon political marketing communication strategy and content.