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Improving sessional teachers’ reliability and consistency in marking through processes of standardisation and moderation (2025)
Book Chapter

It is rare, but quite possible, that a mark that is low by just a few percentage points in one module can alter a student’s final degree classification. Consequently, seeking consistency across a marking team assessing a cohort of students is as much... Read More about Improving sessional teachers’ reliability and consistency in marking through processes of standardisation and moderation.

What and where are urban left mayors delivering in England? (2025)
Book Chapter

The chapter explores the delivery and impact of urban left mayors in England, focusing on the mayoralties of London, Bristol, and Greater Manchester. The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the political strategies and policy implementations o... Read More about What and where are urban left mayors delivering in England?.

Digital textile printing: Opportunities and challenges for sustainable localised production (2025)
Book Chapter

This chapter examines how digital textile printing (DTP) has the potential to offer scalable and sustainable alternatives to conventional fashion and textile production by addressing two key challenges: inefficient overproduction and consumer behavio... Read More about Digital textile printing: Opportunities and challenges for sustainable localised production.

Feasibility of keypad input interception in augmented reality environments (2025)
Book Chapter

Augmented reality (AR) technology is one of the rapidly growing solutions that change the way people interact with the digital space (Kidd and Crompton in Mobile learning design. Springer, Singapore, pp. 97–108, 2016). People have raised questions co... Read More about Feasibility of keypad input interception in augmented reality environments.

Analyzing and predicting the risk factors of cervical cancer using machine learning techniques (2025)
Book Chapter

Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent gynecological cancers worldwide, and early screening plays a crucial role in mitigating its global burden. This disease is largely preventable, yet disadvantaged groups often lack access to regular screeni... Read More about Analyzing and predicting the risk factors of cervical cancer using machine learning techniques.

A proposed methodology for developing immersive technological tools for occupational safety and health training and education in the construction industry (2025)
Book Chapter

Construction is a dangerous industry to work in, owing to its poor occupational safety and health (OSH) record worldwide. Training and education have, however, been identified in the literature as one of the important means to addressing the poor OSH... Read More about A proposed methodology for developing immersive technological tools for occupational safety and health training and education in the construction industry.

Towards a metaverse platform for immersive collaborative design: A critical review of a Furniture, Fixture and Equipment (FFE) application (2025)
Book Chapter

The current technological revolution is rapid and a disruptive catalyst to existing ways of doing business in every aspect of human endeavour. One of the most recent technologies gaining attention is the metaverse, which offers computer-generated s... Read More about Towards a metaverse platform for immersive collaborative design: A critical review of a Furniture, Fixture and Equipment (FFE) application.

General public’s perception of earthship buildings in the UK: An immersive VR based approach (2025)
Book Chapter

Earthship homes are exceptionally sustainable forms of housing, designed as passive solar homes with an emphasis on waste minimisation, water conservation, and energy efficiency. This chapter aims to elicit the perceptions of Earthship homes among in... Read More about General public’s perception of earthship buildings in the UK: An immersive VR based approach.

Virtual Reality (VR) application for exploring earthship houses for second-time house buyers in the UK (2025)
Book Chapter

The use of digitalization to advance sustainability is a path the construction industry is eager to take. earthships as the summit of sustainable housing solutions are facing the challenge of low awareness. To overcome this challenge, this study expl... Read More about Virtual Reality (VR) application for exploring earthship houses for second-time house buyers in the UK.

Immersive emergency preparedness: Enhancing tunnel operations with virtual reality door closure training (2025)
Book Chapter

Infrastructure projects, particularly tunnel construction, demand meticulous safety measures due to the complexities involved and the significant risks posed by heavy machinery operations. Despite relying on traditional safety drills and standardized... Read More about Immersive emergency preparedness: Enhancing tunnel operations with virtual reality door closure training.

Virtual reality approach to enhancing hazard perception in construction using eye-tracking and deep learning (2025)
Book Chapter

Over 50% of onsite hazards remain unrecognized, primarily due to poor hazard perception and attention deficits. Eye-tracking can help in understanding human visual attention and cognitive response, but its application in construction has been restric... Read More about Virtual reality approach to enhancing hazard perception in construction using eye-tracking and deep learning.

Virtual reality simulation of pedestrian evacuation in earthquake scenarios: Informing urban design for enhanced evacuation (2025)
Book Chapter

Urban risk analysis traditionally relies on 2D maps and models, which, while effective for static risk mapping, lack the ability to realistically simulate dynamic emergency scenarios. The investigation presented in this chapter explores the integrati... Read More about Virtual reality simulation of pedestrian evacuation in earthquake scenarios: Informing urban design for enhanced evacuation.

Navigating urban futures: Crafting an experimental framework for eye-tracking integrated virtual reality in co-creative planning (2025)
Book Chapter

Wheelchair users (WCUs) often face unnecessary risks and socio-economic exclusion due to inadequate urban infrastructure. In this context, adopting participatory design (PD) in urban infrastructure planning proffers socially inclusive urban developme... Read More about Navigating urban futures: Crafting an experimental framework for eye-tracking integrated virtual reality in co-creative planning.

Towards freezing global warming (2025)
Book Chapter

Numerous policies have been proposed to mitigate the problem of climate change as reducing emissions alone will not be sufficient. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), which captures carbon at the source, and Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs), whic... Read More about Towards freezing global warming.

Research careers for paramedics (2025)
Book Chapter

Unlocking the potential of bio-based materials in construction through a multicriteria assessment of value and impact: SmartBioC case study (2025)
Book Chapter

This study introduces a multicriteria assessment framework designed to accelerate the adoption of bio-based materials in the construction sector by systematically evaluating their value and impact compared to conventional materials. Bio-based materia... Read More about Unlocking the potential of bio-based materials in construction through a multicriteria assessment of value and impact: SmartBioC case study.

Local and global challenges for early career publishing (2025)
Book Chapter

Human-centered robotics for healthcare: Perspectives of cognitive ergonomics and neuroergonomics (2025)
Book Chapter

The pervasive integration of human-centred robotic systems in healthcare encompasses applications like assistance, prosthetics, rehabilitation, and surgery. However, the introduction of smart mechatronic devices in biomedical contexts faces significa... Read More about Human-centered robotics for healthcare: Perspectives of cognitive ergonomics and neuroergonomics.

Small bank insolvency resolution: Perspectives from India (2025)
Book Chapter

This chapter critically examines the underexplored issue of resolving small, systemically non-important banks within the global banking resolution framework. While post-Global Financial Crisis reforms have focused predominantly on large, complex inst... Read More about Small bank insolvency resolution: Perspectives from India.

(Re)conceptualising science communication through the lens of science-theatre (2025)
Book Chapter

INTRODUCTION
I am a science communication researcher with an interest in science-theatre and as such I often look at science-theatre from within the frame and perspectives of science communication. However, my work with science-theatre has suggested... Read More about (Re)conceptualising science communication through the lens of science-theatre.