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Business models being trialled in the shared-ride on-demand niche, and challenges and barriers encountered (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Calvert, T., Ward, S., Shergold, I., Parkhurst, G., & Jain, J. (2019, July). Business models being trialled in the shared-ride on-demand niche, and challenges and barriers encountered. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group (UTSG) 51st Annual Conference, Leeds, UK

This paper evaluates the growing range of business models being applied within on-demand shared-ride road transport niches. Whilst examples of such services are long-standing; arguably as old as road passenger transport, new technologies have opened... Read More about Business models being trialled in the shared-ride on-demand niche, and challenges and barriers encountered.

Autonomous vehicles: Who will use them, and will they share? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, W., Parkhurst, G., Paddeu, D., & Parkin, J. (2019, July). Autonomous vehicles: Who will use them, and will they share?. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group 2019 Conference

The advent of road transport automation has been identified as one of four key technological transitions that could eventually amount to a major transformation in mobility practices (Parkhurst and Seedhouse, 2019). Specifically, fully Automated Vehic... Read More about Autonomous vehicles: Who will use them, and will they share?.

Further Exploring Sexual and Domestic Abuse on Undergraduates: Correlations between Awareness/Confidence/Positive Action (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Bovill, H. (2019, July). Further Exploring Sexual and Domestic Abuse on Undergraduates: Correlations between Awareness/Confidence/Positive Action

Further exploring sexual and domestic violence on male and female undergraduates. This paper presents findings from ongoing research exploring sexual/domestic violence on male/female undergraduates. Closed questionnaires were sent to all first year... Read More about Further Exploring Sexual and Domestic Abuse on Undergraduates: Correlations between Awareness/Confidence/Positive Action.

Re-visioning Geosciences Education: New students, new expectations, new outcomes, new learning (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Horswell, M., West, H., & Quinn, N. (2019, July). Re-visioning Geosciences Education: New students, new expectations, new outcomes, new learning. Paper presented at International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics General Assembly, Montreal, Canada

The international higher educational landscape is characterised by shifting sands, tectonic activity, erosion, deposition, and occasional volcanism. This fluid context arises in response to changes in policy, modes of provision and technology enhance... Read More about Re-visioning Geosciences Education: New students, new expectations, new outcomes, new learning.

Spatial variations in the relationship between precipitation and streamflow in Great Britain (2019)
Presentation / Conference
West, H., Quinn, N., & Horswell, M. (2019, July). Spatial variations in the relationship between precipitation and streamflow in Great Britain. Paper presented at International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics General Assembly, Montreal, Canada

Using the latest available hydro-meteorological datasets from the RCUK Droughts & Water Scarcity Programme, this paper aims to examine the relationship between precipitation and streamflow in 293 catchments across Great Britain (for the period Jan 19... Read More about Spatial variations in the relationship between precipitation and streamflow in Great Britain.

SMAP Satellite Soil Moisture Products: a preliminary evaluation against COSMOS-UK estimates in Great Britain (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Quinn, N., Horswell, M., West, H., & Newton, C. (2019, July). SMAP Satellite Soil Moisture Products: a preliminary evaluation against COSMOS-UK estimates in Great Britain. Paper presented at International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics General Assembly, Montreal, Canada

Satellite-based soil moisture monitoring has matured, notably as a result of the Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) and Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) missions. Whilst spatial resolutions fall short of those ideal for field-scale monitoring, th... Read More about SMAP Satellite Soil Moisture Products: a preliminary evaluation against COSMOS-UK estimates in Great Britain.

Robotic etching: The creation of digital etching using robotics (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Lewis, V., Parraman, C., O'Dowd, P., & Chamberlain, I. (2019, July). Robotic etching: The creation of digital etching using robotics. Paper presented at EVA London 2019, BCS London office, London, England

1. Introduction This paper describes an investigation of a robot used within the traditional etching printmaking process. The use of a robot has been studied in two ways. First, for the novel affordances an autonomous robot provides within printmak... Read More about Robotic etching: The creation of digital etching using robotics.

Legitimacy and emotions in crowdfunding campaign pitches (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Mariën, Y., & Mitra, A. (2019, July). Legitimacy and emotions in crowdfunding campaign pitches. Paper presented at 35th EGOS Colloquium Enlightening the future: The challenge for organisations, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland

Crowdfunding solicits small investments over the internet from a variety of supporters. But, the lack of a proven track record leaves crowdfunding entrepreneurs struggling to convince others of their new venture. The online campaign pitch is the only... Read More about Legitimacy and emotions in crowdfunding campaign pitches.

Reconceptualising assessment to promote student learning, resilience and wellbeing (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, J., Keywood, S., Malcolm, G., & West, H. (2019, July). Reconceptualising assessment to promote student learning, resilience and wellbeing. Paper presented at AdvanceHE Annual Conference, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK

In this workshop we present results from a longitudinal mixed methods study which evidences that dialogic feed-forward assessment asserts a positive influence on the undergraduate student experience in a number of inter-related cognitive and affectiv... Read More about Reconceptualising assessment to promote student learning, resilience and wellbeing.

Digital structure design: A grid generation and optimisation framework (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Ye, J. (2019, July). Digital structure design: A grid generation and optimisation framework. Presented at 9th International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures, The University of Bradford, Bradford, England

Gridshells have been widely used in various public buildings, and many of them are defined over complex free-form surfaces with complex boundaries. This emphasizes the importance of general grid generation and optimization methods in the initial desi... Read More about Digital structure design: A grid generation and optimisation framework.

Robust Intelligent Control of Underactuated Ground- based and Aerial Robots with Matched/Mismatched Uncertainties and Disturbances (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Nemati, H., & Bandala Sanchez, M. (2019, July). Robust Intelligent Control of Underactuated Ground- based and Aerial Robots with Matched/Mismatched Uncertainties and Disturbances. Presented at Intelligent Fluid Power transmission And Control (IFPAC) Workshop, University of Bath, UK

Recently, inspired by nature, the evolution of novel materials and fabrication procedures for the design and control of soft-bodied robots have led to deformable actuators that are versatile, power-efficient, compliant, agile, self-healing and intell... Read More about Robust Intelligent Control of Underactuated Ground- based and Aerial Robots with Matched/Mismatched Uncertainties and Disturbances.

Can colouring improve the mood and concentration of older adults? Developing a research study (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Holt, N. J., Christopher, G., & McClean, S. (2019, July). Can colouring improve the mood and concentration of older adults? Developing a research study. Paper presented at Ageing Better Conference, UWE, Bristol

Colouring has been advocated as a wellbeing activity for older adults (e.g., Alzheimer’s Society, 2018) and colouring books and activity packs specific to this population abound (e.g., Active Minds, 2018). Despite this, no research has examined the e... Read More about Can colouring improve the mood and concentration of older adults? Developing a research study.

The role of data analytics in coproducing healthy cities (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Rice, L. (2019, July). The role of data analytics in coproducing healthy cities. Paper presented at Urban analytics at the interface between environment, human health and behaviour, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Creating ‘Healthy Cities’ is one of the grand challenges facing society in the 21st Century part of which requires imaginative, interdisciplinary research practices. The research explores the emerging relationship between innovative data analytic tec... Read More about The role of data analytics in coproducing healthy cities.

2.5D Printing: Bridging the gap between 2D and 3D applications (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Parraman, C., & Ortiz Segovia, M. V. (2019, July). 2.5D Printing: Bridging the gap between 2D and 3D applications. Presented at Imaging Conference JAPAN 2019, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

In our fast evolving manufacturing world, as more things are designed and created digitally, how do we bridge the gap between images we see on screen and how these are physically reproduced? How convincing are these? As more images are digitally repr... Read More about 2.5D Printing: Bridging the gap between 2D and 3D applications.

NØ SCHOOL (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Dillon, T. (2019, July). NØ SCHOOL. Presented at NØ SCHOOL NEVERS, Nevers, France

Invited guest teacher and supervisor for the first, international No programme NØ SCHOOL programme. NØ SCHOOL 2019 was led by artists, academics, critical makers, hackers, designers from all over the world. NØ SCHOOL NEVERS JUNE 29TH TO JULY 11T... Read More about NØ SCHOOL.

Archie in the Big Apple: Mapping Cary Grant’s transformative New York years (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Crofts, C. (2019, June). Archie in the Big Apple: Mapping Cary Grant’s transformative New York years. Paper presented at Fan Studies Network 2019 Conference, University of Portsmouth

This paper explores how the Cary Comes Home festival seeks to engage Cary Grant fans in a sense of pilgrimage to the places of significance in his life, and in his movies. Most often imagined as an American, Cary Grant was born as Archibald Leach in... Read More about Archie in the Big Apple: Mapping Cary Grant’s transformative New York years.

Application of mindfulness-based intervention in elderly depression, substance abuse relapse prevention, and caregiver burden for early psychosis (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Chan, S., Tam, H. L., & Lo, H. (2019, June). Application of mindfulness-based intervention in elderly depression, substance abuse relapse prevention, and caregiver burden for early psychosis. Presented at International Conference on Change and Innovation for a Better World: The Future of Social Work Profession, Hong Kong