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Non-contact characterisation of piezoelectric materials (2023)
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Alexandrou, A., Fotouhi, S., Nelson, J., & Cochran, S. (2023, November). Non-contact characterisation of piezoelectric materials. Poster presented at Electroceramics for End Users XII (ECEUXII), Glagow, UK

Piezoelectric materials play a key role in various technological applications owing to their unique elastic-piezoelectric-dielectric (EPD) properties, often represented in matrix form. Traditional methods for obtaining these properties, as defined by... Read More about Non-contact characterisation of piezoelectric materials.

Multiple innovations in characterizing piezoelectric materials (2023)
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Fotouhi, S., Athanasiadis, I., Shvarts, A., Kaczmarczyk, L., Liu, B., Pearce, C., & Cochran, S. (2023, November). Multiple innovations in characterizing piezoelectric materials. Poster presented at Electroceramics for End Users XII (ECEUXII), Glasgow

Characterisation of piezoelectric materials is a key part. The IEEE standard is the only approach that can produce a full elastopiezodielectric matrix. However, it requires multiple samples. This often involves difficulties preparing the samples for... Read More about Multiple innovations in characterizing piezoelectric materials.

The alchemy of metaphor (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Mahood, K. (2023, November). The alchemy of metaphor. Paper presented at Alchemy: Exploring Metaphorical Transformations and Arts-Based Research, St Anne's College, Oxford

In Joan Didion’s biopic ‘The Centre Will Not Hold’ there’s a moment when she speaks of seeing a five year old girl on acid in Haight Ashbury. ‘It was gold,’ she says, sharp-eyed and birdlike. Didion knew the power of writing to transform... Read More about The alchemy of metaphor.

What is drawing research? Symposium (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Ward, L., Embury, G., Mercier, A., & Masi, C. (2023, November). What is drawing research? Symposium. Presented at What is Drawing Research? Symposium, Birmingham School of Art

Achieving goals using reward shaping and curriculum learning (2023)
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Studley, M., hansen, M., anca, M., thomas, J., & pedamonti, D. (2023, November). Achieving goals using reward shaping and curriculum learning. Paper presented at Future Technologies Conference, San Francisco

Real-time control for robotics is a popular research area in the reinforcement learning community. Through the use of techniques such as reward shaping, researchers have managed to train online agents across a multitude of domains. Despite these adva... Read More about Achieving goals using reward shaping and curriculum learning.

Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent offence: Will the offence fit the crime? (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Johnson, D. (2023, November). Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent offence: Will the offence fit the crime?. Presented at Merchant Fraud Summit, Canary Warf, London

This talk addresses the recent attempt to tackle the issue of corporate fraud. The scope of the offence will be assessed in the context of the UK’s Economic Crime Plan and counter fraud strategy. • Fraud • Economic Crime Plan • Counter-fraud strat... Read More about Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent offence: Will the offence fit the crime?.

Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP): Semi-structured patient interviews to explore the barriers and enablers to rehabilitation exercises (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Singh, V., Berry, A., & Cramp, F. (2023, November). Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP): Semi-structured patient interviews to explore the barriers and enablers to rehabilitation exercises. Presented at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Annual Conference 2023, Birmingham UK

Purpose: RCRSP accounts for 50-85% of diagnoses for shoulder pain and rehabilitative exercises are recommended for management. In practice, 50-70% of patients are either non-adherent or only partially adherent to exercise. This study aimed to explore... Read More about Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP): Semi-structured patient interviews to explore the barriers and enablers to rehabilitation exercises.

Visual anthropology of home, culture and identity (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2023, October). Visual anthropology of home, culture and identity. Presented at 2GeTher Network Staff Development, Online (national meeting)

Specially commissioned staff development lecture for housing professionals at Stonewater, (one of UK's largest social housing providers). The lecture discussed different ways of thinking about the idea and importance of home and housing, through th... Read More about Visual anthropology of home, culture and identity.

Does public interest litigation act as an enabler of environmental justice? (2023)
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Razzaque, J. (2023, October). Does public interest litigation act as an enabler of environmental justice?. Presented at Guest Lecture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has emerged as a powerful tool that advocates environmental justice. It allows concerned citizens, environmental activists, and non-governmental organizations to initiate legal proceedings on behalf of the public or t... Read More about Does public interest litigation act as an enabler of environmental justice?.

Between human dignity and public order: States and refugees’ contestations and conflicting claims to shared values of human dignity in international law in the context of the global refugee crisis (2023)
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Eda, L. (2023, October). Between human dignity and public order: States and refugees’ contestations and conflicting claims to shared values of human dignity in international law in the context of the global refugee crisis. Paper presented at Current Issues in Armed Conflicts International Conference of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the University of Essex Conflict and Crisis Hub, Geneva—Switzerland, University of Essex and Online

The global refugee crisis driven mainly by armed conflicts is wreaking havoc on the stability of international refugee law and international law generally; thus, raising questions whether the crisis is beyond the reach of international law and the po... Read More about Between human dignity and public order: States and refugees’ contestations and conflicting claims to shared values of human dignity in international law in the context of the global refugee crisis.

From ecological idealism to ecological relativism (…or ecological ethics): A comparative tale on William Lever’s Port Sunlight (1888) and Enrico Loccioni’s Leaf Community (2007). (2023)
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Landi, D. (2023, October). From ecological idealism to ecological relativism (…or ecological ethics): A comparative tale on William Lever’s Port Sunlight (1888) and Enrico Loccioni’s Leaf Community (2007). Paper presented at SITUATED ECOLOGIES OF CARE - Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA) The 20th International Conference, University of Portsmouth, the UK

A characteristic of the 21st century for urban and architectural knowledge is dealing with contemporary challenges such as a failure of traditional economic models, a technological turn, a human displacement across territories, and a shift in environ... Read More about From ecological idealism to ecological relativism (…or ecological ethics): A comparative tale on William Lever’s Port Sunlight (1888) and Enrico Loccioni’s Leaf Community (2007)..

Digital commons and architecture's self-image (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Banou, S. (2023, October). Digital commons and architecture's self-image. Presented at AHRA International Conference 2023: Situated Ecologies of Care, Portsmouth

The research frames an emerging visual culture of display and observation that relies on the staging of architecture and the city not ‘as’ but ‘for’ the image. This does not concern strictly the building as visual object (Jencks 2006; Brigden 2019),... Read More about Digital commons and architecture's self-image.

The pupil referral unit to prison pipeline (2023)
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Johnston, C. (2023, October). The pupil referral unit to prison pipeline. Paper presented at Westminster Insights: Tackling School Exclusions Conference, London

Both school exclusion, poverty and disability are prospective markers for increased risk of subsequent contact with criminal justice system in general and justice-involved samples. However, relationships between school exclusion and these factors hav... Read More about The pupil referral unit to prison pipeline.

Panel discussion: Preparing for and managing increased enforcement measures - Establishment of the new national fraud squad, collaborative structures, resources, recruitment and training, and effective delivery (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bourton, S., & Churchill, A. (2023, October). Panel discussion: Preparing for and managing increased enforcement measures - Establishment of the new national fraud squad, collaborative structures, resources, recruitment and training, and effective delivery. Presented at Westminster Legal Policy Forum Conference: Next Steps for Tackling Fraud and Financial Crime, London

Supporting families to adjust following a dementia diagnosis: Adapting the LivDem intervention (2023)
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Woodstoke, N., Winter, B., Cheston, R., & Dodd, E. (2023, October). Supporting families to adjust following a dementia diagnosis: Adapting the LivDem intervention. Presented at The 33rd Alzheimer Europe Conference, Helsinki

“Everyone says that thinking about death is unthinkable. But I think dementia is a bit unthinkable too. How can you think about losing your mind?”​ ​ A reflexive thematic analysis of adapting the LivDem model of talking about dementia for couples a... Read More about Supporting families to adjust following a dementia diagnosis: Adapting the LivDem intervention.

Art and ecology: Encountering bee decline through creativity (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Portus, R. (2023, October). Art and ecology: Encountering bee decline through creativity. Presented at Northampton Beekeepers Association Annual Meeting, Northampton

As concern for bees’ survival becomes an increased focus of environmental conversations, projects that engage with bee decline have emerged as a visible fixture of the creative landscape. This invites the question of what role creative practitioners... Read More about Art and ecology: Encountering bee decline through creativity.

Playing with metaphors in supervision (2023)
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Ramsey-Wade, C. (2023, October). Playing with metaphors in supervision. Paper presented at 7th Community Psychology Festival, Edinburgh, UK

The process of supervising doctoral research students can be overly dry and focused on outputs, lacking a playful focus on the lived experience of the supervisee and the intersubjectivity of the student-supervisor relationship. While supporting... Read More about Playing with metaphors in supervision.

Failure to prevent fraud – What impact will the new offence have on UK companies? (2023)
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Bourton, S. (2023, October). Failure to prevent fraud – What impact will the new offence have on UK companies?. Presented at Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors Event on Culture, Fraud and Ethics, Bristol

In November 2020, the Law Commission were asked by HM Government to undertake a review of the law on corporate criminal liability. In June 2022, the Law Commission published its Options Paper, which suggested the introduction of a new corporate offen... Read More about Failure to prevent fraud – What impact will the new offence have on UK companies?.