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Kosovo - Winning its Independence but Losing its People? Recent Evidence on Emigration Intentions and Preparedness to Migrate (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 International Organization for Migration. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in February 2008, but substantial proportions of its population are expressing their lack of confidence by preparing to emigrate. In this paper, we present... Read More about Kosovo - Winning its Independence but Losing its People? Recent Evidence on Emigration Intentions and Preparedness to Migrate.

Hydromania: Perspectives on Romantic Swimming (2015)
Journal Article

The author explores the origins and context of the Romantic generation’s passion for swimming, considers some of the literary meanings and uses of swimming in writing of that period, and looks in particular at the way swimming features in the lives a... Read More about Hydromania: Perspectives on Romantic Swimming.

I Have Heard Tell
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Based on the traditional Bristol folk song 'Bristol Town'.

I Have Heard Tell is based on the folk song Bristol Town, transcribed by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1903 and also incorporates quotations from the sea shanty A Long Time Ago, transcribed by... Read More about I Have Heard Tell.

Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Research has shown that people who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do not usually participate in enough physical activity to obtain the benefits of optimal physical activity levels, including quality of life,... Read More about Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.

Just how wide should 'wide reading' be? (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Educationalists introduce students to literature search strategies that, with rare exceptions, focus chiefly on the location of primary research reports and systematic reviews of those reports. These sources are, howev... Read More about Just how wide should 'wide reading' be?.

Winning a living wage: The legacy of living wage campaigns (2015)
Book Chapter

Living wage campaigns, led by community organisations and trade unions, aim to raise wages and working conditions of some of the most vulnerable workers. Are they ultimately successful in doing this? Drawing on the first major impact study of UK livi... Read More about Winning a living wage: The legacy of living wage campaigns.

ATSA-2015, Montreal – Conference highlights (2015)
Journal Article

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog.

The authors discuss the highlights of the 2015 Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference.

Development of a core outcome set for research and audit studies in reconstructive breast surgery (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 The Authors. BJS published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of BJS Society Ltd. Background Appropriate outcome selection is essential if research is to guide decision-making and inform policy. Systematic reviews of the clinical, cosmetic a... Read More about Development of a core outcome set for research and audit studies in reconstructive breast surgery.

Submission to the sexual violence in conflict committee of the House of Lords (2015)
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State, nation and violence in Spanish civil war reconstruction (2014)
Book Chapter

The legal mechanisms to control bribery and corruption (2015)
Book Chapter

The aim of this chapter is to critically assess the effectiveness of the United Kingdom's legal responses to bribery and corruption. In particular, the chapter appraises the impact of the Bribery Act 2010 and comments on the enforcement strategy of... Read More about The legal mechanisms to control bribery and corruption.

Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the acceptability of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse from the perspective of women using maternity services. It also sought to understand the experiences of referral... Read More about Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy.

Project SAM: Developing an app to provide self-help for anxiety
Report

An interdisciplinary team at the University of the West of England (UWE) was commissioned and funded to develop a mobile phone app which would provide self-help options for the management of mild to moderate anxiety. The completed app would extend th... Read More about Project SAM: Developing an app to provide self-help for anxiety.

Phase II pragmatic randomized controlled trial of patient-led therapies mMirror therapy and lower-limb exercises) during inpatient stroke rehabilitation (2015)
Journal Article

© American Society of Neurorehabilitation. Background and objective. Patient-led therapy has the potential to increase the amount of therapy patients undertake during stroke rehabilitation and to enhance recovery. Our objective was to assess the feas... Read More about Phase II pragmatic randomized controlled trial of patient-led therapies mMirror therapy and lower-limb exercises) during inpatient stroke rehabilitation.

A new ecological macroeconomic model: Analysing the interactions between the ecosystem, the financial system and the macroeconomy (2015)
Journal Article

Our economy, environment and financial system cannot be viewed in isolation: each interacts with the other. However, the current models that inform policy making lack a clear understanding of the links between these systems. This is a significant gap... Read More about A new ecological macroeconomic model: Analysing the interactions between the ecosystem, the financial system and the macroeconomy.

Test statistics for comparing two proportions with partially overlapping samples (2015)
Journal Article

Standard tests for comparing two sample proportions of a dichotomous dependent variable where there is a combination of paired and unpaired samples are considered. Four new tests are introduced and compared against standard tests and an alternative p... Read More about Test statistics for comparing two proportions with partially overlapping samples.

Architectural place as a resource: Principles towards a manifesto (2015)
Digital Artefact

There is a great deal of debate around the question of who owns our cities. Space and buildings perceived as 'public' are often not as 'open' and accessible as they appear to be whilst 'private' space and buildings are often very 'open.' The question... Read More about Architectural place as a resource: Principles towards a manifesto.

Shifting of the ontological-epistemological balance in contemporary research agendas: A critique (2014)
Journal Article

With greater calls for public involvement, there are now claims of methodological shifts to ‘bottom-up’, ‘politically informed’ and ‘boundary-less’ approaches. This is not accurate as there is still predominantly an emphasis on epistemological consid... Read More about Shifting of the ontological-epistemological balance in contemporary research agendas: A critique.

Evaluation of the Wellcome Trust strand at the Latitude Festival 2015 (2015)
Report

This report details the key findings of the evaluation of a series of events sponsored by the Wellcome Trust at the 2015 Latitude Festival, which took place between 16th and 19th July. In addition, the report includes the complete evaluation kit.
Th... Read More about Evaluation of the Wellcome Trust strand at the Latitude Festival 2015.

The relationship between a strategic approach to quality and employee happiness (2015)
Thesis

This research explores the relationship between a strategic approach to quality management in Canadian organizations and employee measures of happiness. In particular, it investigates how a strategic approach to quality management impacts on employe... Read More about The relationship between a strategic approach to quality and employee happiness.

Theoretical considerations for thresholds in chemical carcinogenesis (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. There is increasing evidence for non-linear relationships for gene mutations, chromosomal aberrations and even tumor incidences in response to low doses of genotoxic carcinogens. To attain the biological relevance of such non-lin... Read More about Theoretical considerations for thresholds in chemical carcinogenesis.

Approaches used by parents to keep their children safe at home: A qualitative study to explore the perspectives of parents with children aged under five years (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Ablewhite et al. Background: Childhood unintentional injury represents an important global health problem. Many unintentional injuries experienced by children aged under 5 years occur within the home and are preventable. The aim of this study... Read More about Approaches used by parents to keep their children safe at home: A qualitative study to explore the perspectives of parents with children aged under five years.

Beyond dissemination - Science communication as impact (2015)
Journal Article

The drive for impact from research projects presents a dilemma for science communication researchers and practitioners - should public engagement be regarded only as a mechanism for providing evidence of the impact of research or as itself a form of... Read More about Beyond dissemination - Science communication as impact.

A question of (audience) reach (2015)
Journal Article

Taking the International Science in Popular Culture conference as a starting point, this editorial considers audiences for cultural products, considering the size of audiences (from blockbuster films, to intimate science slams), their pre-existing (o... Read More about A question of (audience) reach.

Visualising software as a particle system (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Current metrics-based approaches to visualise unfamiliar software systems face two key limitations: (1) They are limited in terms of the number of dimensions that can be projected, and (2) they use fixed layout algorithms where the resulting position... Read More about Visualising software as a particle system.

The Intervention Initiative: Theoretical rationale (2015)
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The theoretical rationale for each of the 8 sessions of the Intervention Initiative, a Bystander Intervention Programme. The purpose of this programme is to promote change in the social environment that facilitates rape and sexual assault and domesti... Read More about The Intervention Initiative: Theoretical rationale.

Air pollution. Why we fail to learn the lessons of history (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation will explore contemporary issues of air pollution through the lens provided by history. It will present a perspective drawn from an analysis of historical, and mostly failed, attempts to manage air pollution from classical times unt... Read More about Air pollution. Why we fail to learn the lessons of history.

Sirens of the sea? Marine reserve designation on the Isle of Arran (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Lamlash Bay no take zone was the first and only community proposed no take marine reserve in the UK. To create the marine reserve required marine management in Scotland to rethink its relationship with the marine environment and local communitie... Read More about Sirens of the sea? Marine reserve designation on the Isle of Arran.

Clients and agencies: Getting the most out of the relationship
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation of research findings to practitioners in Bath.

Introduction to the 1930 sonorised German cut of Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (2015)
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An introduction to the 1930 sonorised German cut of Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin

Lessons learned from the AFLY5 RCT process evaluation: Implications for the design of physical activity and nutrition interventions in schools Health behavior, health promotion and society (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Jago et al. Background: Systematic reviews have highlighted that school-based diet and physical activity (PA) interventions have had limited effects. This study used qualitative methods to examine how the effectiveness of future primary (eleme... Read More about Lessons learned from the AFLY5 RCT process evaluation: Implications for the design of physical activity and nutrition interventions in schools Health behavior, health promotion and society.

Towards a model-based approach to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There is a lack of a standard based approach that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of different e-learning models due to their diversity and complexity. This paper introduces a new evaluation approach to assess the effectiveness of e-learnin... Read More about Towards a model-based approach to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning.

The importance of political parties in county government (2015)
Book Chapter

The chapter examines the organisation, activities and impact of party politics on the role of the county councillor as an elected representative. It will examine the way county councillors respond to party group demands for their loyalty and the way... Read More about The importance of political parties in county government.

Digital scholarship: Exploring doxic approaches to educational change (2015)
Book Chapter

Doxa, digital scholarship and the academy (Cristina Costa and Mark Murphy)

Method as theory: (re)exploring the intellectual context of education research (2015)
Book Chapter

While education researchers have drawn on the work of a wide diversity of theorists over the years, much contemporary theory building in these areas has revolved around the work of Pierre Bourdieu. Theory as Method in Research develops the capacity o... Read More about Method as theory: (re)exploring the intellectual context of education research.

Bourdieu and education research (2015)
Book Chapter

Bourdieu and education research

Theory as Method in Research On Bourdieu, social theory and education (2015)
Book

While education researchers have drawn on the work of a wide diversity of theorists over the years, much contemporary theory building in these areas has revolved around the work of Pierre Bourdieu. Theory as Method in Research develops the capacity o... Read More about Theory as Method in Research On Bourdieu, social theory and education.

Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions: A theoretical and methodological approach (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose: This study is part of an ongoing research project that aims at investigating the moderating role of gamification on entrepreneurial intentions.
Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative research strategy has been designed suggesting the u... Read More about Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions: A theoretical and methodological approach.

Artist's Book Yearbook 2016-17 (2015)
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The Artist’s Book Yearbook is a biennial reference publication focusing on international activity in the field of book arts.

It serves as a resource for artists, academics, students, collectors, librarians, dealers, publishers and researchers, in... Read More about Artist's Book Yearbook 2016-17.

Psychology and literature (2015)
Book Chapter

Psychology and literature

Video nasties (2015)
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Member of panel discussion before UK premiere of Joe D’Amato’s uncut Anthropophagus at The Cube

Studying the role of knowledge: How urban design knowledge has changed in the last quarter of a century
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n 1992 A.V. Moudon published an article titled: “A Catholic Approach to Organizing What Urban Designers Should Know” where she introduced a set of categorisations that helps urban designers to organise their knowledge. After almost quarter a century,... Read More about Studying the role of knowledge: How urban design knowledge has changed in the last quarter of a century.

Invited speaker: Expert panel discussing Stage 2 Health Psychology Training (2015)
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Angela Carter's 'Bristol Trilogy': A gothic perspective on Bristol's 1960s counterculture (2015)
Book Chapter

Planning policy’s role in addressing health challenges (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The role of planning in public health is vital to promoting physical and mental wellbeing. The National Planning Policy Framework highlights the need to include public health considerations in all planning decisions. Furthermore, as public health dut... Read More about Planning policy’s role in addressing health challenges.

Santa Muerte (2015)
Physical Artefact

The origins of Santa Muerte - a religion/cult that has been denounced as satanic by the Mexican Catholic Church - can be dated back hundreds of years. It was developed through a syncretism between indigenous Mesoamerican and Spanish Catholic beliefs... Read More about Santa Muerte.

Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the Soil Association Food for Life programme (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Food for Life (FFL) is an initiative which aims to encourage a healthy, sustainable food culture in communities, and is led by the Soil Association (SA), a UK charity. Thanks to a Big Lottery Fund grant, FFL have been able to develop the programme wi... Read More about Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the Soil Association Food for Life programme.

'Between a rock and a hard place: what can England’s Planning Inspectorate tell us about democracy, power and the realities of localism under the Coalition Government and beyond?’ (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Paper to the Policy and Politics Conference, September 2015

Glaciovolcanism at Volcán Sollipulli, southern Chile: Lithofacies analysis and interpretation (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 The Authors. Magma-ice-meltwater interactions produce diverse landforms and lithofacies, reflecting the multitude of factors that influence glaciovolcanism, including both magmatic (e.g., composition, eruption rate) and glacial (e.g., ice thic... Read More about Glaciovolcanism at Volcán Sollipulli, southern Chile: Lithofacies analysis and interpretation.

The potential role of hedgehog signaling in the luminal/basal phenotype of breast epithelia and in breast cancer invasion and metastasis (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The epithelium of the lactiferous ducts in the breast is comprised of luminal epithelial cells and underlying basal myoepithelial cells. The regulation of cell fate and transit of cells betwee... Read More about The potential role of hedgehog signaling in the luminal/basal phenotype of breast epithelia and in breast cancer invasion and metastasis.