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Feminist activism to create change in a male dominated industry: The alta mentoring platform (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Durbin, S., Warren, S., & Lopes, A. (2023, September). Feminist activism to create change in a male dominated industry: The alta mentoring platform. Paper presented at European Sociological Association mid-term conference (RN14), the Architect, Bristol, UK

The alta mentoring platform, launched within the aviation and aerospace industry in 2019, is the outcome of a joint knowledge exchange project between academics and industry and was designed to meet the mentoring needs of women in this male dominated... Read More about Feminist activism to create change in a male dominated industry: The alta mentoring platform.

In search of the good life? Experiences of executives and senior managers navigating reduced hours in the UK (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Tomlinson, J., Durbin, S., Warren, S., & Daly, J. (2023, July). In search of the good life? Experiences of executives and senior managers navigating reduced hours in the UK. Paper presented at 39th EGOS Colloquium: Organising for the Good Life: Between Legacy and Imagination, Cagliari University, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

The challenges of greater wellbeing, work-life reconciliation and gender balance in senior management and executive careers are well established. Working hours are critical to career advancement and women, more so than men, seek a reduction in hours... Read More about In search of the good life? Experiences of executives and senior managers navigating reduced hours in the UK.

Relational mentoring in the aviation and aerospace industry: Meeting women’s needs through the Alta mentoring scheme (2022)
Book Chapter
Durbin, S., Lopes, A., Warren, S., & Milne, J. (2022). Relational mentoring in the aviation and aerospace industry: Meeting women’s needs through the Alta mentoring scheme. In T. Wright, L. Budd, & S. Ison (Eds.), Women, Work and Transport Vol 16 (169-187). Emerald

The alta mentoring platform, launched within the aviation and aerospace industry in 2019, is the outcome of a joint knowledge exchange project between academics and industry. It was designed and launched to meet the mentoring needs of women in this m... Read More about Relational mentoring in the aviation and aerospace industry: Meeting women’s needs through the Alta mentoring scheme.

Navigating reduced hours careers: Experiences of male and female executives and senior managers (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Durbin, S., Warren, S., & Tomlinson, J. (2022, September). Navigating reduced hours careers: Experiences of male and female executives and senior managers. Presented at ESA, RN14. European Sociological Association RN14 mid-term conference, Tampere, Finland

The focus of this research project was to examine the extent to which elite workers (senior managers and executives) who are often associated with traditional ways of working and long full time hours, are able to work reduced hours and navigate their... Read More about Navigating reduced hours careers: Experiences of male and female executives and senior managers.

What is the future for gender diversity in the pilot trainer role? Myth or reality? (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Durbin, S., & Warren, S. (2022, September). What is the future for gender diversity in the pilot trainer role? Myth or reality?. Presented at European Sociological Association RN14 mid-term conference, Tampere, Finland

Presenting findings from a major report, jointly authored by Professor Sue Durbin and Stella Warren in FBL and Captain Marnie Munns at the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) exposing the significant problem of gender discrimination and the lack of gen... Read More about What is the future for gender diversity in the pilot trainer role? Myth or reality?.

Bristol social marketing centre: Past, present, and future (2022)
Book Chapter
Warren, S., & Tapp, A. (2022). Bristol social marketing centre: Past, present, and future. In C. Fourali, & J. French (Eds.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Social Marketing. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14449-4_51-1

This chapter covers the story of the Bristol Social Marketing Center. The Bristol Social Marketing Centre (BSMC) was a Research Centre of Excellence within the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Founded in... Read More about Bristol social marketing centre: Past, present, and future.

Golden key local evaluation - Phase 5 final report (2022)
Report
Isaac, B., Pawson, C., Bolden, R., Warren, S., Buser, M., & Anning, A. (2022). Golden key local evaluation - Phase 5 final report. Bristol: Golden Key

This final local evaluation report marks the culmination of an intensive eight-years following the work of Golden Key (GK) to transform services for people in Bristol with severe and multiple disadvantage. Previous phases of the local evaluation hav... Read More about Golden key local evaluation - Phase 5 final report.

What is the future for gender diversity in the pilot trainer role? Myth or reality? (2022)
Report
Durbin, S., Warren, S., & Munns, M. (2022). What is the future for gender diversity in the pilot trainer role? Myth or reality?. Royal Aeronautical Society, London: Higher Education Innovation Fund/UWE Bristol

Over the last six years initiatives have been put in place to address the lack of female pilots within the airline industry by understanding the pilot pipeline and by using initiatives that directly attract the attention of potential female pilots. E... Read More about What is the future for gender diversity in the pilot trainer role? Myth or reality?.

GK Housing First - UWE Evaluation Report FINAL Retraction 29-10-2021 (2021)
Report
Isaac, B., Griffin, E., Warren, S., & Ritchie, J. (2021). GK Housing First - UWE Evaluation Report FINAL Retraction 29-10-2021. Bristol: Golden Key

Housing First is an evidence-based approach which supports people with multiple complex needs and entrenched homelessness to live in their own homes. Funded by Bristol City Council in 2018, Golden Key initiated a Housing First pilot to establish... Read More about GK Housing First - UWE Evaluation Report FINAL Retraction 29-10-2021.

Reimagining parental engagement in special schools–a practice theoretical approach (2021)
Journal Article
Spear, S., Spotswood, F., Goodall, J., & Warren, S. (2022). Reimagining parental engagement in special schools–a practice theoretical approach. Educational Review, 74(7), 1243-1263. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.1874307

Parental engagement is widely acknowledged to have a positive impact on children’s achievement, and interventions to increase parental engagement have had some success in improving educational outcomes for children in mainstream settings. However, th... Read More about Reimagining parental engagement in special schools–a practice theoretical approach.

Challenging male dominance through the substantive representation of women: The case of an online women’s mentoring platform (2020)
Journal Article
Durbin, S., Lopes, A., & Warren, S. (2020). Challenging male dominance through the substantive representation of women: The case of an online women’s mentoring platform. New Technology, Work and Employment, 35(2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12166

This article analyses the design of an online mentoring platform—for women by women—in a high-technology, male-dominated UK industry: aviation and aerospace. Based on interviews with professionals and managers, we analyse the journey of the women inv... Read More about Challenging male dominance through the substantive representation of women: The case of an online women’s mentoring platform.

Public responses to volunteer community care: Propositions for old age and end of life (2019)
Journal Article
Tapp, A., Nancarrow, C., Morey, Y., Warren, S., Bowtell, N., & Verne, J. (2019). Public responses to volunteer community care: Propositions for old age and end of life. PLoS ONE, 14(7), Article e0218597. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218597

Background Funding shortages and an ageing population have increased pressures on state or insurance funded end of life care for older people. Across the world, policy debate has arisen about the potential role volunteers can play, working alongside... Read More about Public responses to volunteer community care: Propositions for old age and end of life.

Inclusion: The DNA of leadership and change (2019)
Report
Bolden, R., Adelaine, A., Warren, S., Gulati, A., Conley, H., & Jarvis, C. (2019). Inclusion: The DNA of leadership and change

This report, commissioned by the NHS Leadership Academy, sets out the evidence base for Building Leadership For Inclusion (BLFI) – an ambitious new programme of work that aims to (1) raise the level of ambition, (2) quicken the pace of change, and (... Read More about Inclusion: The DNA of leadership and change.

One in ten older adults aged >45 years report having no-one to turn to for help at the end of life apart from professionals - Who are they? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Verne, J., Tapp, A., Nancarrow, C., Morey, Y., & Warren, S. (2019, May). One in ten older adults aged >45 years report having no-one to turn to for help at the end of life apart from professionals - Who are they?. Poster presented at 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EPAC), Berlin, Germany

- Background: There is increased interest in the impact of living alone and loneliness on people’s wellbeing at the end of life and practicality of providing care, especially at home. In a nationally representative sample of 3,590 people aged >45 yea... Read More about One in ten older adults aged >45 years report having no-one to turn to for help at the end of life apart from professionals - Who are they?.

Political Affiliation and Population Views on the Role of Family and Volunteer Carers to Supplement State Provision in End of Life Care in England (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Verne, J., Tapp, A., Nancarrow, C., Warren, S., & Morey, Y. (2019, May). Political Affiliation and Population Views on the Role of Family and Volunteer Carers to Supplement State Provision in End of Life Care in England. Poster presented at 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany

Political affiliation and population views on the role of family and volunteer carers to supplement state provision in end of life care in England Alan Tapp, Clive Nancarrow, Yvette Morey, Stella Warren, Julia Verne Background: In England politicia... Read More about Political Affiliation and Population Views on the Role of Family and Volunteer Carers to Supplement State Provision in End of Life Care in England.

Decentralisation and the gender pay gap in the UK context: Case studies (2018)
Book Chapter
Coney, H., Healy, G., Martins, P., & Warren, S. (2019). Decentralisation and the gender pay gap in the UK context: Case studies. In D. Gottardi, G. Healy, B. Mikolajczyk, M. Peruzzi, & H. Conley (Eds.), The Gender Pay Gap and Social Prtnership in Europe: Findings from "Close the Deal, Fill the Gap". Routledge

This chapter considers the UK case from the perspective of local government, financial services sector and rail (infrastructure) sector. Following the aims of the ‘Close the Deal, Fill the Gap’ project, this UK-focused chapter considers the interacti... Read More about Decentralisation and the gender pay gap in the UK context: Case studies.

The value of non-executive directors to small and medium size enterprises, including a gender perspective (2018)
Report
Durbin, S., Schedlitzki, D., Adelopo, I., & Warren, S. The value of non-executive directors to small and medium size enterprises, including a gender perspective

The role and value of NEDs is well defined within listed companies but little is known about NEDs in the SME market. Given the importance of SMEs to the economy and the need to support their growth and development, TLT, ACCA, Transpire and Practice c... Read More about The value of non-executive directors to small and medium size enterprises, including a gender perspective.

Youth engagement with alcohol brands in the UK (2017)
Report
Morey, Y., Eadie, D., Purves, R., Hooper, L., Gillian, R., Warren, S., …Tapp, A. (2017). Youth engagement with alcohol brands in the UK

Report from Cancer Research UK, University of the West of England and University of Stirling which explores how young people engage with alcohol brands

Creating change through feminist solidarities: Critical actors building critical mass (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Durbin, S., Lopes, A., & Warren, S. (2017, August). Creating change through feminist solidarities: Critical actors building critical mass. Paper presented at European Sociological Conference, Athens, Greece

Europe has an increasingly ageing workforce and will experience an on-going reduction in its working age population (ILO, 2016). In parallel, we are witnessing a shortage of skills in some economically critical industries, especially engineering, whi... Read More about Creating change through feminist solidarities: Critical actors building critical mass.

Gender equality and political change in Northern Ireland (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Warren, S., & Conley, H. (2017, August). Gender equality and political change in Northern Ireland. Paper presented at European Sociological Conference, Athens, Greece

Most examples of political change in recent times have had negative connotations for equality. By comparison equality has been at the centre of positive political change in Northern Ireland (NI). Stemming from the Belfast Agreement in 1998, non-dis... Read More about Gender equality and political change in Northern Ireland.

Will the Head of Engineering please stand Up? The under-representation of women in engineering (2017)
Book Chapter
Durbin, S., lopes, A., & Warren, S. (2017). Will the Head of Engineering please stand Up? The under-representation of women in engineering. In K. Broadbent, G. Healy, & G. Strachan (Eds.), Gender and the Professions (169-184). London: Routledge

This chapter examines a highly gender segregated area of employment for women – engineering – a profession where this segregation begins at school, continues through to the workplace and is underpinned by gender stereotypical views of what constitute... Read More about Will the Head of Engineering please stand Up? The under-representation of women in engineering.

A review of action plans developed by public authorities in relation to their statutory equality and good relations duties (2017)
Report
relation to their statutory equality and good relations duties

This review, commissioned by the Equality Commission for NI (Commission), examines the development of Equality Action Plans (EAPs) by public authorities in Northern Ireland. The statutory equality and good relations duties set out in s.75 of the Nort... Read More about A review of action plans developed by public authorities in relation to their statutory equality and good relations duties.

The development of a framework for effective interdisciplinary behaviour change project management (2017)
Journal Article
Spotswood, F., & Warren, S. (2017). The development of a framework for effective interdisciplinary behaviour change project management. Social Business, 7(1), 7-26. https://doi.org/10.1362/204440817X14970183097821

Purpose: Interdisciplinary interventions for behaviour change are increasingly being considered a standard to aim for to maximise the potential for effective change of behaviours which have complex, multi-layered and interrelated causes. Despite cons... Read More about The development of a framework for effective interdisciplinary behaviour change project management.

Mentoring for equality: Women activists creating change in the UK aviation and aerospace industry (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Durbin, S., Lopes, A., Neugebauer, J., & Warren, S. (2016, June). Mentoring for equality: Women activists creating change in the UK aviation and aerospace industry. Paper presented at Acting for Women and Equalities in Organizations? Gender, Work and Organization Conference, Keele, England

The UK aviation and aerospace industry remains one of the most male dominated industries in the UK. While academic research has focused upon women’s reluctance to enter STEM employment, their propensity to leave when they become mothers and the lack... Read More about Mentoring for equality: Women activists creating change in the UK aviation and aerospace industry.

Mentoring professional women in aviation and aerospace (2015)
Journal Article
Lopes, A., Durbin, S., Neugebauer, J., & Warren, S. (2015). Mentoring professional women in aviation and aerospace

In this article, we report on a new ESRC co-funded project which aims to design, implement and develop a mentoring scheme for female professionals within the aviation and aerospace industry, through a knowledge exchange partnership between UWE, the R... Read More about Mentoring professional women in aviation and aerospace.

Road wars? The role of language in perceptions of bikes and cars sharing the road: Possible implications for social marketing interventions (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Tapp, A., Rundle-Thiele, S., Anibaldi, R., Warren, S., & Beardmore, A. (2014, December). Road wars? The role of language in perceptions of bikes and cars sharing the road: Possible implications for social marketing interventions. Paper presented at Australian Association of Social Marketing Conference (ANZMAC), Brisbane, Australia

In ‘(re)emerging cycling regions’ such as Australia and the United Kingdom, cycling has experienced increased interest as a viable form of everyday transport as an alternative to cars and public transport, as well as growing popularity as leisure or... Read More about Road wars? The role of language in perceptions of bikes and cars sharing the road: Possible implications for social marketing interventions.

Using social marketing to encourage teenage mothers to breastfeed (2013)
Journal Article
Tapp, A., Warren, S., Rhodes, C., Condon, L., & Withall, J. (2013). Using social marketing to encourage teenage mothers to breastfeed. Journal of Social Marketing, 3(2), 144-161. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSOCM-04-2012-0015

Purpose: This purpose of this paper is to report on a study of the possible role of social marketing in encouraging breastfeeding amongst teenage mothers. UK teenage mothers are particularly prone to low levels of breastfeeding and there has been a l... Read More about Using social marketing to encourage teenage mothers to breastfeed.

'But is it a normal thing?' Teenage mothers' experiences of breastfeeding promotion and support (2013)
Journal Article
Rhodes, C., Condon, L., Condon, L., Rhodes, C., Warren, S., Withall, J., & Tapp, A. (2013). 'But is it a normal thing?' Teenage mothers' experiences of breastfeeding promotion and support. Health Education Journal, 72(2), 156-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896912437295

Aim: To explore teenagers' experiences of the breastfeeding promotion and support delivered by health professionals. Design: A qualitative study conducted in an English city. Methods: Pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers (n = 29) took part in semi-... Read More about 'But is it a normal thing?' Teenage mothers' experiences of breastfeeding promotion and support.

Understanding self harm online (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Morey, Y., Warren, S., & Verne, J. (2012, February). Understanding self harm online. Paper presented at South West Public Health Scientific Conference, Weston-super-Mare, UK

A case study of a social marketing brand: The image of cycling in the UK (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Tapp, A., Leonard, S., Collins, K., Spotswood, F., Warren, S., & Rhodes, C. (2011, April). A case study of a social marketing brand: The image of cycling in the UK. Paper presented at The 2nd World Non-Profit and Social Marketing Conference, Dublin, Ireland

Using social marketing to encourage teenage mums to breastfeed (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Tapp, A., Warren, S., Rhodes, C., Condon, L., & Withall, J. (2011, April). Using social marketing to encourage teenage mums to breastfeed. Paper presented at The 2nd World Non-Profit and Social Marketing Conference, Dublin, Ireland

Field-capital theory and its implications for marketing (2010)
Journal Article
Tapp, A., & Warren, S. (2010). Field-capital theory and its implications for marketing. European Journal of Marketing, 44(1-2), 200-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090561011008673

Purpose: This paper seeks to explore the applicability and implications of Bourdieu's field-capital theory for marketing using original research with a typical European society. Bourdieu's field-capital theory proposes that people acquire economic, s... Read More about Field-capital theory and its implications for marketing.

Resolving clinicians queries across a grid infrastructure (2005)
Journal Article
Estrella, F., del Frate, C., Hauer, T., McClatchey, R., Odeh, M., Rogulin, D., …Warren, S. (2005). Resolving clinicians queries across a grid infrastructure. Methods of Information in Medicine, 44(2), 149-153

F. Estrella (1) , C. del Frate (2) , T. Hauer (1), R. McClatchey (1) , M. Odeh (1) , D. Rogulin (1) , S. R. Amendolia (3), D. Schottlander (4) , T. Solomonides (1) , R. Warren(5)

Social marketing to encourage initiation and continuation of breastfeeding in Penhill and Pinehurst, Swindon
Report
Pollard, K., Condon, L., Warren, S., Collins, K., Tapp, A., Boyles, A., & Ricketts, A. Social marketing to encourage initiation and continuation of breastfeeding in Penhill and Pinehurst, Swindon

Executive Summary • NHS Swindon has targets to increase the initiation and duration of breastfeeding to 6-8 weeks and beyond. A number of interventions have been implemented to increase local breastfeeding prevalence, including the UNICEF Baby Frien... Read More about Social marketing to encourage initiation and continuation of breastfeeding in Penhill and Pinehurst, Swindon.