Research Notes - Spring 2023

Foreword

This eighth edition of Research Notes highlights the strong commitment by Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) to supporting our committed academic staff in their diverse portfolio of research areas.

Within this edition you can read about:

‐ A study of airport incentive schemes –schemes that are not, as the study shows, consistently a determinant factor in airline route decisions, where underlying regional economic activity may be;

‐ TASS – the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme – which, through collaboration with the University, is working on promoting female athletes’ understanding of conditioning methods and the inclusion of break dancing in the Paris Olympics;

‐ Medilingo - a medical terminology study with the potential to transform the experience of nursing students;

‐ Research suggesting the potential for replacing the UN’s Sustainable Development goals with a Disaster Management approach that involves intersectionality and big data to be applied at the local level, and

‐ Recommendations for the hospitality industry on how to transition into more healthy and ethical practices for both the future of the industry and of society.

This issue also spotlights significant researchrelated initiatives that are to be undertaken by the University, and reaffirms the announcement made by Nick Braisby, the Vice-Chancellor, of the commitment by BNU to apply for Research Degree Awarding Powers (RDAP), in line with the University’s Thrive28 strategic goals.

The Heads of the four new Impact Centres also provide an outline of upcoming contributions to research and scholarly activity at the university, following on the steps of the recent Impact Centre launch away day at Missenden Abbey –an event attended by over fifty colleagues who took the opportunity to participate in the centre launches and contributed to defining the goals and actions of the four centres.

This issue also includes a summary of the recent Research Student Colloquiums, where our research students shared their study progress across a host of pressing topics, including female athletes’ approaches to training, the challenges of older Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in the U.K. post-Covid-19 and sustainability in the denim industry through conscious design.

Finally, this issue highlights BNU’s commitment to supporting research by showcasing the number of conferences our staff have successfully attended, alongside our list of publications – which showcases over 38 peer-reviewed publications since the previous issue.

I hope you find this a fascinating read and a source of inspiration.

PROFESSOR

FLORIN

IORAS

Director of Enterprise and Research

Application

for Research

Degree Awarding Powers (RDAP) announced by Vice-Chancellor Nick Braisby

In January 2023 BNU Vice-Chancellor Nick Braisby announced that BNU is committed to starting the application process for Research Degree Awarding Powers in 2023.

‘‘Research degree awarding powers represent a strong insurance policy for the future and are the means by which our position as a nationally regarded higher education institution are confirmed. These awarding powers also represent the final stage of registration for an institution in allowing universities to confer research qualifications in the form of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees.

By succeeding with our application, it will recognise the University’s Thrive28 Strategy commitment to developing a dynamic research environment and confirms the direction of our research strategy. We work closely with stakeholders and the potential beneficiaries of our research to ensure that our research has meaningful impact. With the award of RDAP, we will be even better placed to develop and deliver research that makes a difference.

Our submission will attest that University staff members are committed to maintaining and improving our wide range of research-related events, alongside regular conferences, public lectures, workshops, postgraduate seminars, and other sessions involving schools, students, and external participants.

Achieving RDAP recognition will give our institution the authority to create, deliver, and award research degrees. This important milestone will enable us to expand our research capabilities and increase our ability to collaborate with private sector companies, government agencies, and non-profit organisations to address both regional and national issues’’.

BNU is currently gathering data for a potential application by the end of 2023.

Applying for Research Degree Awarding Powers (RDAP)

In order to apply for Research Degree Awarding Powers an institution must demonstrate that it meets the following three criteria in the first instance:

Metric A: That 50% of more Academic Staff Members are active and recognised contributors to at least one organisation such as a subject association, learned society or relevant professional body;

Metric B: That 33% or more Academic Staff Members demonstrate experience of research activity in other UK or international Higher Education Institutions.

Metric C: That 33% or more of the Academic Staff Members have evidence of academic achievement / publication (either on a national or international basis).

BNU celebrates both its researchers and its research, and in preparing the application for RDAP all members of academic staff will be contacted to ensure that the research-related data being held is up-to-date and accurate. Over the coming months academic staff members will be given the opportunity to both highlight their research and scholarly activity and to discuss the support that BNU can give for any upcoming research projects,

Concordat to Support Research Integrity

As part of BNU’s commitment to high-quality research the University announced in November 2022 its commitment to uphold the principles described in the Concordat to Support Research Integrity. These include:

‐ Upholding the highest standards of rigour and integrity in all aspects of research;

‐ Ensuring that research is conducted according to appropriate ethical, legal and professional frameworks, obligations and standards;

‐ Supporting a research environment that is underpinned by a culture of integrity and based on good governance, best practice and support for the development of researchers;

‐ Using transparent, timely, robust and fair processes to deal with allegations of research misconduct should they arise;

‐ Working together to strengthen the integrity of research and to reviewing process regularly and openly;

‐ Maintaining the highest standards of research integrity.

In line with the Concordat, employees at the University are expected to conduct research according to the highest standards of rigour and integrity. These draw on the core elements of honesty, rigour, transparency and open communication, care and respect in line with BNU’s Code of Good Research Practice, which was revised in 2018. In addition to the Code of Good Research Practice, the University has a number of policies and procedures which support the University’s commitment to Research Integrity:

‐ Intellectual Property

‐ Data Protection

‐ Research Ethics

‐ Open Access

‐ Raising issues of concern (Whistleblowing)

‐ Health and Safety

In seeking to uphold the principles of the Concordat BNU further cements its commitment to high-quality, rigorous and transparent research within a culture of integrity and good practice.

Impact Centres

BNU has recently set up four Impact Centres, designed with the aim of developing and accelerating BNU research and enterprise initiatives through increased engagement with key stakeholders. These centres are committed to the generation of quality research that addresses the challenges of today and has a meaningful impact on the lives of people in not only the local community but also across the United Kingdom and around the world. Within this section the four Centre Leads outline the planned areas of research.

Centre for Advancement of Learning

REBECCA ROCHON

The Centre for Advancement of Learning will facilitate and capture research activity related to learning in all its forms. While a natural focus will be on learning and teaching in higher education, the Centre will also promote research in relation to other education sectors including early years, primary, secondary, further, healthcare, workplace, adult and continuing education.

A central objective will be to increase staff publications in relation to teaching and learning. Initiatives to support this will include short courses such as ‘From Idea to Ethics’ or ‘From Research to Impact’, and there will also be support for in-house conference events and writing away days. The Centre will ensure close ties with in-house events, such as the Staff Development conference and the new PG CAP, both of which will provide opportunities to share work and support new researchers. Working alongside the Research and Enterprise Unit (RED) and Graduate School will also ensure that both existing and new initiatives for our postgraduate students may reach a wider audience and provide opportunities for collaboration where appropriate.

Those affiliated with the Centre will have access to a regularly updated list of relevant conferences and journal special issues that would be appropriate targets for dissemination. Colleagues applying for conferences will be encouraged to work with others, and support will be provided for those less experienced in writing. While the Centre’s work will encompass all areas of learning and teaching, an important aspect of the Impact Centres is to bring together research around defined themes.

We are a small University and focusing our efforts will ensure that we can maximise opportunities for collaboration amongst colleagues and achieve a greater impact by targeting activities. Accordingly, the Centre themes will include:

‐ Technology to support learning

‐ Embedding EDI into learning and teaching activities

‐ Positive Education

‐ and Learning, teaching and assessment in higher education.

The Centre for Advancement of Learning Activities will have a close working relationship with the other Impact Centres, and will provide a natural framework to support learning and teaching at BNU. As a teaching-led University, we have much to share.

Centre for the Improvement of Health and Wellbeing

BEN CLAYTON

The Centre for the Improvement of Health and Wellbeing aims to bring together academics, industry professionals, and community members to design, carry-out, and disseminate impactful research that engages with a variety of health and wellbeing challenges. The Centre comprises three working groups for Health and Wellbeing professions, Psychology and Sport and Physical activity. Over the coming months, each group will be tasked with creating and subsequently pursuing two or three ‘threads’ of research with the aim to reach critical mass in a select number of impactful areas - areas upon which we can build a strong reputation for research and with which BNU can demonstrate significant civic and professional engagement and advancement.

The strategic goals of the Centre are to:

‐ To grow the Health and Wellbeing research reputation of the University and associated Research Excellence Framework (REF) Units of Assessment by further increasing the quantity and improving the quality of research outputs in focused areas.

‐ To build on current collaborations and networks of practitioners and users of research, and create new ones, to ensure our research remains responsive and focussed on the needs of external stakeholders.

‐ To ensure the sustainability of the research impact centre through focused recruitment, improved research culture through better internal diffusion,

Any academic staff working in the broad field of health and wellbeing can help to achieve these goals – whether as a research active member of staff (or a member of staff that wants to begin their research journey). Staff interested in contributing to the work of this impact centre can consider what types of research they find interesting and could contribute to in terms of threads that would both align to each of the above goals and that would also be impactful (i.e. have measurable benefits for the end-user). Interested staff members can also consider also how their research and scholarly work might better engage with industry and community in its design and dissemination, as well as how research can inspire and support others to further investigate in the field.

We also recognise that even if research is not a direct focus for a member of staff there is also the potential to contribute through academic and professional practice work – in turn taking advantage of the sector knowledge our staff have and of the everyday challenges where new or further research might be required. Contacts in industry, the community, or other academic institutions can be invaluable to colleagues in the Centre as research consultants, collaborators, participants, or disseminators who can help to create and measure the impact of our research.

Everyone has a part to play in the success of the University’s research impact centres, so we are asking for all staff to look out for upcoming announcements, opportunities, knowledge-sharing events and support the development of a thriving research culture in health and wellbeing at BNU.

Centre for Enhancement of the Environment and Innovation

FIONA MCCORMACK

Innovation and environment pervades the Thrive 28 strategy and transcends subject areas in BNU. The recent COP conference highlights how important it is for society to embrace the issue of sustainability and take measures to protect the global environment for future generations. Innovation plays a central role in addressing environmental sustainability across many of the areas of interest of the university.

This centre will involve staff across the university with an interest in Environment and Innovation, which will build on our existing research strengths in Art and Design, Human and Social Sciences, Aviation and Security and Business and Law. Alongside academic staff the centre will work with our Head of Sustainability to explore opportunities for collaborative work within our directorates. This will provide a springboard to engage with business, external organisations and community projects to enhance our civic engagement.

The aim for the first year of this centre is to identify and develop four distinct research areas with a critical mass of staff to build research energy and focus on reporting impact. It is anticipated that this activity will feed into some of the Units of Assessment for REF as their impact case studies, and also the

improved research focus will help to enhance the environment statements.

The likely area of interest for this Centre are:

‐ Sustainable Design and Production

‐ Developing Innovation and Entrepreneurship

‐ Sustainability and Higher Education

‐ Sustainability in Sport, Leisure, Travel and Tourism

The Centre will support staff to work more closely in creating credible research profiles which will in turn facilitate successful funding bids. This will also enable research groups to attract high calibre applications for PG research degrees - currently an area that we are under-represented in within the profile of research students. To do this we will focus on developing PhD supervision experience and external publication profiles. The Centre will focus on supporting early career researchers to engage in meaningful and impactful research activity, while developing their skills to become research leaders of the future.

Centre for the Enrichment of Culture and Identity

THOMAS TOSCANO

Impact Centre for Enrichment of Culture and Identity provides an opportunity to create an appetite for research that translate into promoting and celebrating diversity and unique identities of people and communities.

The Centre will have four primary focuses:

‐ To encourage research linked to diversity and attainment gaps, including the developing of impactful strategies with the aim of closing attainment gaps in the university sector. This research could then be widely shared with other universities travelling on the path of inclusion.

‐ To set up projects across schools using expertise in schools for Art, Design and Performance, Human and Social Sciences and Creative and Digital Industries in order to open and promote open discussion around culture and identity for our student and staff population.

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To organise regular symposia to with the aim of generating a meaningful exchange of ideas across diverse groups represented in the university.

‐ To form research groups that can bid for research funding and support each other in research output that can meet the criteria of the upcoming REF submission.

This Centre will take the lead on events that celebrate diverse cultures and identities. The Centre will also engage with providing support for national and international events that draw attention to marginalised and oppressed groups in society, and will represent a beacon of free speech. The Centre will have a strong social media presence and will work towards becoming the exemplar of discourse on key themes around Culture and Identity.

Research at BNU

Assessing the impact of airport incentive schemes on regional air connectivity differentials across europe

DAVID WARNOCK-SMITH

This research represents the results of the widest audit to date of airport incentive schemes across Europe where, by using data from 2017-2020, incentive schemes for more than 400 commercial airports were listed and classified by incentive type. The top 5 categories were related to new routes, passenger growth, frequency and capacity initiatives, confidential agreements and airports with no incentives. The study also detailed changes in direct connectivity between 2014 and 2019 for over 1,300 NUTS3 level regions across Europe and, for the bottom 40 and top 40 regions by change in direct connectivity, the impact of the absence or presence of airport incentive schemes were assessed using cross-tabulations.

Previous research has highlighted that there are some significant disparities in air connectivity across Europe that cannot simply be explained by underlying population differences. Weighted by population, of the 1,388 regions across the European Economic Area countries plus the UK and Switzerland, direct

air connectivity was found to be on average 16 times greater in the top 20% of regions versus the bottom 20% of regions. For every direct air connection in the year 2019 there were found to be an average of only 1,290 residents in the top 20% of regions versus as many as 13,270 residents in the bottom 20% of regions. Using individual country examples, Finland had the most within country disparity with an average of 79,476 residents for every direct air service in the bottom 20% of Finnish regions versus an average of only 979 residents in the most connected 20% of Finnish regions. Germany, on the other hand, had a much smaller range of 2,006 residents per direct air connection on average in the least connected 20% of German regions versus an average of 242 residents per direct connection in the top 20% of German regions.

An important next step in the research is to examine the impact of a range of policy and aviation business interventions on these developments in air connectivity across Europe to determine if they have had a positive,

negative, or neutral effect on levels of air connectivity both in absolute terms and relative to other regions within and between European countries.

This research has aimed to assess the broader impact of airport incentive schemes across Europe with a focus on how it may or may not have affected the observed disparities in air connectivity between regions. The research aims are broken down into the following objectives:

1. To develop a comprehensive European airport incentive database covering over 400 airports across Europe during the 2017 to 2021 period

2. To determine if there is any evidence of the varied types of incentive schemes making a difference to pre-pandemic levels of direct air connectivity amongst the most and least connected regions in Europe

3. To assess other influences on levels of direct connectivity over the observed pre-pandemic period inclusive of regional population change.

Despite the breadth of incentives being considered in this study, there is no clear evidence that the presence and availability of these schemes has had a marked impact on the amount of direct connectivity across Europe’s regions. In fact, there is some preliminary evidence to suggest that those regions that have

grown the most in terms of direct connectivity have done so due to underlying developments in economic opportunities rather than the availability of incentive schemes.

Given the prevalence of such published and unpublished schemes, this is an important finding given the time and resources airports dedicate to development and marketing of their tariff incentive schemes. Some specific case analyses covering Finnish, Spanish, Italian and Romanian regions would appear to confirm the broader findings in this study. There is also currently a lack of regulated and standardised guidance on incentive schemes across Europe. It may be possible, therefore, to see a higher stimulating effect of incentive schemes in terms of direct air connectivity - especially when combined with targeted funding for additional airport incentives in the more cut off yet populated regions.

Future research in this area should consider other policy and business interventions to determine if they can have a more pronounced impact on underlying levels of air access inequality and general levels of air access. There is a dearth of a broader analysis into the impact of Public Service Obligation routes (PSOs) and permitted state aid to smaller aviation providers on disparities in air access levels, and it would also be important to estimate the change in access levels that may take place if more targeted policies are permitted - especially if partly or fully funded by government authorities.

Researching the multi-dimensions of aloneness: Funded project to examine how data could inform policy development

LISA JONES

Part-time Ph.D. student at the Centre for Positive Psychology, BNU

Lead Researcher, Aloneness Project, Centre for Positive Psychology, BNU

The majority of people will be familiar with the concept of loneliness but may not be familiar with its complexity and multi-dimensionality. This research aims to extend an understanding of the concept of aloneness, (i.e. loneliness and solitude) within adults in mid-life in order to better understand this complexity and contribute new insights into understanding the experiences of being and feeling alone.

The common definition of loneliness is a perceived lack of social connections. However, the discussions with loneliness researchers that took place indicate that there is a growing view that this definition may be too narrow and does not capture the nuances of feeling lonely - especially as data indicates people often feel lonely in relationships. In addition, this research has been exploring the benefits of being alone and has found that developing the capacity to spend time in one’s own company may - paradoxically - help some people feel less lonely. This research has collected empirical data to seek a more nuanced understanding

of participant’s experiences, and a recognition of the value in examining both the beneficial forms of being or feeling alone and the challenges that can come with being or feeling alone,

This research utilises an opportunity which arose in September 2022 to secure funding from the QR Policy Support Fund at the University – a fund which supports evidence-based policy making. A successful application was submitted which has the objective of collaborating with external researchers and policy influencers to write a White Paper on the convergence points between loneliness and solitude, and how the new insights have the potential to influence policy. Eight external collaborators agreed to take part, with Lisa Jones in the role of Lead Researcher in turn supported by the Project Lead Associate Professor Matthew Smith and also Lisa’s research degree supervisors Associate Professor Ceri Sims and Dr. Genevieve Cseh from the Centre for Positive Psychology, BNU.

The Project is currently underway in the data collection phase, and will run until 31st March 2023. At this point the content of the White Paper will have been developed which will inform policy development - and also contribute to Lisa’s thesis.

Woodlanders’ Lives and Landscapes

HELENA CHANCE

The Woodlanders’ Lives and Landscapes project, a partnership between Buckinghamshire New University and the Chilterns Conservation Board, is part of the five-year National Heritage Lottery-funded landscape partnership ‘Chalk, Cherries and Chairs’. The partnership has brought together multiple organisations in Buckinghamshire to transform people’s connection to the landscape, wildlife and heritage of the central Chilterns through involvement in landscape and wildlife conservation and regeneration, research, and public events. The Woodlanders’ Lives and Landscapes project is led by Dr. Helena Chance, Associate Professor in Design Studies at BNU and assisted by Research Associate Dr. Lesley Hoskins.

The project began in 2018 when Dr Chance was approached by the Chilterns Conservation Board to create a community social history project based on the industrial heritage of the Chilterns as part of their bid to the National Lottery for £2.8 million to fund the ‘Chalk, Cherries and Chairs’ scheme. Dr Chance’s previous work with Wycombe Museum on the local furniture industry and their research expertise on the history of green spaces for industry (The Factory in a Garden: a History of Corporate Landscapes from the Industrial to the Digital Age, 2017) was seen by the Board as offering the potential for an opportunity to engage with a transformative community project with potential for significant social impact.

After consulting with local historians, Dr Chance decided that Woodlanders’ Lives and Landscapes would focus on four of the home-based and craft-based industries which sustained Chilterns people in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - chairmaking, lacemaking, straw plaiting and tambour beading (the art of sewing beads onto textiles for the fashion industry). By recruiting a team of volunteer researchers and helpers, the project would uncover new knowledge about the lives of the men, women and children who depended on making things at home, or in workshops and factories. With this network of local historians and makers, the project would then put on public events to engage people in this important heritage. The bid was successful, and the scheme began in 2019 – and now, four years in, the project is celebrating many achievements.

A major recent global event - the COVID-19 pandemic – was also found to have a positive impact on the Woodlanders involved with the project. The growth in the need by people for things to do at home led to a greater number of volunteers – volunteers who were soon hard at work, with some researching their family histories and others investigating the history of village workshops and factories, straw dealers, lace schools and home-based beading work for the fashion industry. Over 70 people have volunteered for the Woodlanders project, either as researchers, or participants in

workshops and other events. The project volunteers have published 21 articles on the project blog, many with cutting-edge research and with more to follow.

Other highlights of the project have been the ‘Bodgers’ Pub Tour’, led by local craftsman and historian Stuart King. Stuart takes small groups to visit Chilterns pubs where the bodgers, or chair-leg turners who worked in the woods, would go to drink, or some to work in the chairmaking workshops set up by pub landlords as a second living. In September last year the project’s straw-plait volunteers gave a workshop at Wycombe Museum to keep alive the art of plaiting for straw hats, a skill which is on the Heritage Crafts Association list of endangered crafts. In May the project held a ‘Lacemaking Taster Day’ at the university which was attended by 50 people who came to ‘have a go’ at this highly skilled craft, listen to talks and enjoy displays on the history of lacemaking. Since then, and now supported by the project, these lacemakers are in demand for lacemaking workshops in local primary schools and we are hoping to set up a lacemaking group in the university, as it is a very mindful activity!

More recently the project has been working with Wycombe Museum to curate a ground-breaking exhibition focussing on the women and girls living in Chilterns villages who worked at home, in small workshops and latterly, some in factories making lace, plaiting straw, caning and rushing chairs and doing embroidery and beading. Like so many women in

history, these stories have not so far been given the recognition they deserve. The exhibition will run at Wycombe Museum from March to October this year.

For Dr Chance the greatest pleasure has been working with a team of very talented researchers and makers, meeting them monthly on Zoom or in person, getting to know the Chilterns and the area’s history more intimately, and having the opportunity to interview the charismatic Jay Blades for the Buckinghamshire History Festival in 2021, long before his appointment as Chancellor. Professionally, the project has produced significant social impact, and it featured strongly in an Impact Case Study, which achieved a 3/4 * level in the recent REF.

Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) and Research at BNU

FIONA MCCORMACK / TASS

The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) has been providing support for dual career student athletes since 2004, with BNU becoming a delivery site in 2017 to originally support 4 young athletes in our local community. Since then the University has expanded the scheme to provide support for more than twenty young athletes in the community and six of BNU’s own students to ensure that they can be equally successful in their academic and sporting aspirations, working with local partners including Reading Football Club and the Leander Rowing Club. As a result of this experience with TASS the University’s reach has been expanded reach to include elite swimmers through the Performance Centre at Wycombe District Swimming Club (WDSC) and basketball players in partnership with Reading Rockets.

TASS Extra has been created to support research related to young and dual career athletes. TASS has built an archive of research papers in areas such as supporting athlete transitions, wellbeing, mental health, performance lifestyle and athlete welfare. A breakdown of the TASS Research Facts and Figures provide as part of their 2-Year Impact Report 2019 - 2021 is provided over leaf.

The University has played a central role in this research hub through attending research conferences and contributing to important debates, and is delighted to be jointly supporting a PhD study into well-being on the performance pathway by Asshur Sinclair, who already has some exciting plans and is benefiting from co supervision by university staff (Dr Fiona McCormack and Prof Paul Morgan) and TASS research co-ordinator Dr Emma Vickers. In addition, the University is building a strong research base with PhD students researching resilience in women’s football, strength and conditioning approaches for female athletes and the introduction of breaking in the Paris Olympics alongside staff projects in student athlete experiences. The subsequent intention is to develop this research further with student athletes to contribute to the next REF submission.

If you are interested in getting involved in our work or would like to find out more about TASS please contact Dr Fiona McCormack.

TASS Research Facts & Figures

Decoding Medical Terminology for Nursing Students

NICOLE MCALLISTER & TARYN TAVENER-SMITH

Medical terminology is a language entwined into the very fabric of the healthcare professions. It is used daily by healthcare professionals to communicate precisely about the anatomical structures of the human body, its processes, diseases, conditions, diagnostic procedures, and treatment. Nursing students are expected to master this language, but often the support available to them is limited and the resources for self-study are largely traditional. While acquiring medical terminology is particularly challenging, proficiency in its use is critical for effective patient care. Thus, dedicating time to teaching these skills to comprehend and gain confidence with medical terms is central to students’ success.

The Medical Terminology study is progressing into its third year at Buckinghamshire New University. This study comprises three distinctive phases since its conception in December 2020. Phase one of this project comprised an initial pilot study, which took place in April 2021 with a sample of 16 undergraduate Nursing Associate Apprenticeship (NAA) students. The aim was to establish the impact of a virtual, shortterm, Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL) intervention on students’ ability to accurately decode medical terms and determine students’ perspectives on the value of learning medical terminology to their academic success and professional practice. Pre- and post-assessments were completed by all participants and quantitative analysis was performed using SPSS to assess impact. An anonymous, online questionnaire was shared with all participants to understand their perspectives on the value of learning medical terminology and the instructional tools and materials used in the intervention.

Results indicated that participants’ post-assessment results were significantly higher than those obtained in the pre-assessment. Overall, participants’ results increased on average by 5 marks, indicating a 20% gain following the 3-week teaching intervention.

responsive and adaptive called ‘MediLingo’.

Phase three of this research will commence in January 2023, with the planned recruitment of a sample of 45 RNDA Nursing students to pilot the MediLingo prototype to ascertain students’ perceptions and engagement with the app, while determining its impact on their medical vocabulary. The research to date has focussed purely on learner impact and perspectives, it would be interesting in the future to investigate the impact of the medical terminology mobile app on nursing lecturers and gather their perspectives

Challenging The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

MAITLAND HYSLOP

In late August 2022 Dr Maitland Hyslop, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Aviation and Security responded to a request from the organisers of the UN General Assembly 77 Science Summit to challenge current thinking around the United Nations (UN) Special Development Goals (SDGs). In September of 2015, the UN General Assembly officially accepted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The agenda outlined the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which were created to ensure that, as the world moves forward, no country is being “left behind” in the transition to sustainable development.

The 17 goals were designed with the aim of reducing the risk and impact of disasters. They are:

‐ No poverty;

‐ Zero hunger;

‐ Good health and well-being;

‐ Quality education;

‐ Gender equality;

‐ Clean water and sanitation;

‐ Affordable and clean energy;

‐ Decent work and economic growth;

‐ Industry, innovation and infrastructure;

‐ Reduced inequalities;

‐ Sustainable cities and communities;

‐ Responsible consumption and production;

‐ Climate action;

‐ Life below water;

‐ Life on land;

‐ Peace, justice and strong institutions;

‐ And securing partnerships for the above goals.

Maitland, in collaboration with Professors Andrew Collins of Northumbria University and Professor David Alexander of UCL, presented a new way of viewing the Goals based on a system wide approach that recognising the increasing relevance of Chaos / Fauda. Intersectionality and the potential impact of ‘Big Data’ at a local level. These three factors were seen to directly emphasise the importance of a systems approach over the existing silos.

The context of the world has changed significantly in recent years with the general emergence from (but not disappearance of) COVID-19 in many places alongside new and ongoing armed conflicts worldwide. These two trends have focussed the attention of the developed world on resilience in health and on conflict issues as never before, and have heightened the need for cybersecurity in a way not covered by the Sustainable Development Goals. This has also demonstrated the necessity of a fresh review with the aim of ensuring that the 2030 goals are met with mindful consideration of the risks and dependencies that can shape the future.

These new contexts have also foregrounded the subject of risk appetite. Managing by risk appetite is a process that seeks to maximise organisational efficiency by optimising risk approaches. In the face of new threats and a different approach to regulation banks have started to look at directing and managing their technology and cyber business risk through the lens of risk appetite – an approach that is likely to spread to many more organisations. Risk appetite is a potentially interesting and positive approach for banks, business and industry –but it is not, however, a good approach for SDGs where risk needs to be reduced, as all the SDGs depend on a level of physical and cyber resilience for success. These dependencies have clearly changed and evolved over the last few years, particularly in regard to cybersecurity.

The world has become a more chaotic place since the goals were written, and cyber threats are responsible for much of that chaos, especially in the western and developing worlds. Because of this the relevance, success, and interrelationship of the SDGs has changed, and the SDGs are clearly at risk – meaning that something needs to be done to take into account potential disasters that are increasingly multiple in source and origin, and which require a systems, mathematical and risk based approach, rather than a binary one. Therefore the SDGs, whilst helpful in many ways, are increasingly inappropriate. Just as it was important for the business continuity community to move from a business continuity plan to the ‘Hardening’ of organisations so it is important for disaster risk reduction to move from the SDGs to a ‘Fauda’ Disaster Systems Management approach involving Intersectionality and Big Data applied at local level – and BNU team is delighted to be continuing the conversation with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in Geneva in 2023.

Hospitality Futures: Towards a sustainable, healthy and ethical way of catering

ADRIAN GUACHALLA

This is a sister piece to the article ‘Plant-based diets and destination image: A holistic approach’ which was published in Winter 2021 in the Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change (20(1-2)). This first article evaluated how following a strict plant-based diet that excludes all forms of animal produce influences the individual’s perception and experiences of the destinations they visit as tourists. This research implemented a qualitative research strategy involving 20 semi-structured interviews with people from all walks of life that follow strict plant-based diets (not referring to them as vegans, because the article only focused on food consumptionwhereas veganism cuts across other lifestyle choices).

The first article explored how dietary choice plays an active role in how people build images of destinations – either positively or negatively. It was found that when destinations actively and effectively cater to the needs of the plant-based tourist market, these tourists note feelings of social belonging as they feel welcomed by the destination’s catering provision. These tourists consume culinary products alongside other tourists and/ or locals that have the same or similar views around food consumption and, in this way, develop a sense of connectivity with others which can be nurtured through a culture of accepting, embracing and welcoming those with specific dietary needs.

These needs may also result in journeys off the beaten track when tourists visit less popular tourist areas and precincts because of their plant-based diets. Their dietary choice often leads them to smaller, independently owned catering outlets. This can result in what the literature conceptualises as ‘emotional solidarity’ – when tourists develop feelings of loyalty and are willing to visit less popular precincts seeking to support businesses that operate in line with what they perceive to be a more ethical way of producing food. Alternatively, when destinations effectively welcome plant-based tourists by making plant-based food widely available, then tourists develop perceptions of these destinations as being cosmopolitan, modern and progressive. This makes them more competitive as they show a willingness to welcome tourists who have different beliefs and views around food.

Publishing this work inevitably required extensive secondary research on the reasons why people choose to follow plant-based diets. Insights on these reasons were organised using a threefold framework, and it was noted that individuals in contemporary society appear to steer away from consuming animals because of the extensive environmental pressures that animal agriculture imposes on the planet’s finite resources. People also take into account the health benefits that rejecting products derived from animals may report as they consider the health risks associated with the consumption of animals. Finally people also take into account the suffering of animals across different stages of the food production chain. Wide-ranging research on these three areas was collected, which documented scientific-based facts to demonstrate the significance of these issues. From the extensive environmental footprint of animal agriculture to health concerns around animal-derived produce via comprehensive studies around animal sentience and the exploitation and suffering that animals endure in food production systems.

On publication of the first article the level of material indicated the chance to put together another piece of research. A second article was generated to present and discuss the additional secondary data, from which recommendations for the hospitality industry were derived in terms of actively transitioning to more normalised and better-promoted catering practices around plant-based food. This publication is seen as potentially indicative of the fact that the world is changing, and that the need to operate more sustainably and ethically across all elements of the tourism system - including the hospitality and catering sectors – is acknowledged and discussed.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

ANCA PARASCHIV

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) link forward - thinking businesses with the UK’s world class universities to deliver innovation projects led by inspired graduates.

KTPs can help business growth and transformation by embedding a new capability into an organisation, by helping solve a challenge the business is facing, and by offering access to academic expertise and resources that a business may not have in-house –leading to the potential for the delivery of business-led innovation projects.

These unique collaborative partnerships are partfunded by a grant (60% Innovate UK & 40% business contribution). A typical KTP project delivers a package of support valued at around £80,000 – £100,000 per year, with each application led by a knowledge base, working with a business and completed jointly.

On average three new research projects and two research papers are created for each KTP project and, equally, KTPs are a source of valuable research income, aid in identifying new research themes and have the potential to contribute to the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

The Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme is also one of the UK’s largest graduate recruitment programmes, with over 300 job opportunities each year for graduates (known as ‘associates’) to lead KTP projects. For these graduates the successful completion of a KTP project often leads to a permanent job, and every known Associate is given a dedicated training and development budget.

The current KTP programme at the University is intended to revive the institution’s prior history of engaging with these partnerships which had in the past led to a series of projects developed with local business partners. Following the expansion of the team within the University’s Research and Enterprise Directorate to include a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Manager and an Innovation and Knowledge Exchange Manager is now witnessing an increased external engagement within the local community, both with local businesses and institutions increasing our research and enterprise impact, reputation and involvement within Buckinghamshire and the surrounding regions. BNU is also now represented to various local Chambers of Commerce and engages with the Buckinghamshire Unitary Authority through a range of partnerships and projects designed to ensure that we actively utilise our academic expertise to engage and participate in ways that benefit our external partners.

The Knowledge Transfer Partnership Manager role was created 20 months ago at BNU with the aim to build an increased research and enterprise portfolio, engage with the business community and create a bridge between internal academics’ skills and business needs. Since then the University has been successful in two Knowledge Transfer Partnership and a capacity building application this year having secured a total of £375k funding from Innovate UK.

Following the successful implementation of this strategy, BNU plans to have each of its 7 schools engaged in minimum 1 KTP project per annum as long term goal.

Current Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

BNU Business and Law School & The Oasis Partnership KTP

The vision for the project is to equip the charity with the capabilities required to launch, manage, and continue to develop new commercial services, to increase surplus income which will sustain and extend the services the charity provides to core clients.

A combination of formal training and active, experiential learning will equip the charity’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Trustees with the capabilities required to develop and implement a strategic plan for income/ surplus generation. Training will also enable existing and new staff to acquire the necessary expertise to develop and execute successful social marketing strategies and utilise agile management methodologies to implement and manage the planned services effectively and efficiently.

BNU Art and Design School & Serious Brands Light Engine KTP

The project will tune the spectral output of a light source to an individual’s specific requirements making it possible to use light to help ease symptoms for individuals suffering debilitating conditions such as migraine, tinnitus and myopia. The KTP will embed capabilities in electronics, photonics, product instrumentation and APP design essential to the development of the product envisaged. The knowledge transferred will become central to the brand narrative and be embedded into the customer journey.

For the first time, fine-tuning of spectral output from a light source will be possible enabling access to the potentially profound benefits of light.

KTP Capability Building Competition

The Horizon KTP at Buckinghamshire New University is a capacity building project which enhances the support and uptake of knowledge transfer activities among academics and the business community at county and regional level with the aim to increase the number of successful KTP projects and demonstrate an impactful knowledge base. This project aims to create an inviting environment for academics and companies interested in transforming their goals into successful KTP projects. A culture and ecosystem of support will ensure in the short term a boosted knowledge transfer uptake as the University is now putting KTP at the heart of its enterprise and innovation strategy.

Graduate School News and Awards

PhD Award – Ayodele Adeyemi

Congratulations to Ayodele Adeyemi, who was awarded their doctoral degree in November 2022 for their research:

An Evaluation of the Extent to Which Users’ Internet Service Uptake is Influenced by Customer Perceptions of Quality Internet Services: a Study in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

The full thesis can be accessed via the BNU Repository.

Postgraduate Researcher Training at BNU

As part of BNU’s ongoing commitment to highquality training for our Postgraduate Researchers, the Graduate School has been proud to offer weekly sessions in 2022 both online and in person. Sessions up to now have included training on Academic Writing provided by colleagues in Student Success along with sessions centred on Data Collection and Physical Wellbeing, Life after a PhD, Physical Wellbeing and Time Management.

Upcoming sessions are planned for the following areas:

‐ Designing Surveys using JISC

‐ Writing for Publication

‐ Presenting and Disseminating Research

‐ Coaching for Doctoral Students

‐ Ethnography and Narratives

‐ and Thematic Analysis.

Research Seminar Programme

Research active staff at BNU have delivered a variety of seminars over the previous months, including:

‐ Fiona McCormack on Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS)

‐ Lisa Jones on The Forgotten Skill of Being Alone

‐ David Warnock-Smith on How regional airports secure airline services: The role of airport incentive schemes

‐ Ciaran O’Keeffe on Things that go bump in the literature

‐ Mary Mosoeunyane on The Underlayers of Inequalities

Due to popularity, from April 2023 there will be two research seminars planned per month, and these are open to all staff and research students.

Research Staff and Students are encouraged to attend our training sessions and research seminars, and we are currently looking at broadening this programme to the University’s wider population of MA and MSC students.

Research Student Profile: Sonja Cimelli

SONJA CIMELLI (Vice-Chancellor’s studentship recipient)

Breaking and the Olympics: exploring the Trivium judging system during Breaking’s diversification from subcultural artform to mainstream artistic sport.

Dance has been my passion since early childhood, and upon leaving school I undertook full-time classical and contemporary vocational training to fulfil my performance aspirations. My professional dance career was curtailed by injury, but this inspired me to pursue a new interest in the field of biomechanics. I subsequently retrained as a podiatrist and later attained an MSc in Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation. I have worked in several clinical settings with a particular focus on sport and dance-related lower limb injuries. One of my proudest moments was as a member of the London 2012 Olympics Medical Team, based in the Athletes’ Village Polyclinic.

My passion for dance has continued to flourish in my capacity as both a performer and researcher, and over the past decade I have been actively involved in the broader hip hop dance community. My research interest in the style of Breaking (breakdancing) was piqued in 2017 when it was announced as a new sport in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. The integration of subcultural sports such as snowboarding and skateboarding into the Olympics has been complex, as these cultural communities navigate the mainstreaming process. A particular area of contention is how these sports are judged, evidence has demonstrated that this can directly influence a

sport’s evolution. Likewise, the adjudication of artistic sports such as gymnastics and figure skating frequently comes under scrutiny for similar reasons; how do you measure art and cultural integrity within a sport? Breaking, as a foundational element of hip hop culture, has competition embedded in its cultural heritage. This amalgamation of culture and artistic sport will therefore potentially present Breaking with similar challenges during its mainstreaming process, of which the judging system will be an integral part.

Breaking will make its summer Olympic debut in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Often when I mention this the first thing I am asked is “How will it be judged?”. Trivium is a unique judging system that will be used for Breaking in the Olympics. Unlike the familiar nominal scales for technical and artistic scores we see in the officiation of artistic sports, Trivium directly compares one dancer against their opponent in three overarching domains of physicality, artistry and interpretation. My research will investigate the influence of Trivium on the evolution of Breaking as an artistic sport during its inaugural Olympics, and increase knowledge of judging systems within the mainstreaming process of subcultural sports.

I will incorporate a mixed methods approach using primarily qualitative with some quantitative data collection methods to review the system and how it sits within the cultural framework of Breaking and hip hop. I will also investigate the attitudes of the Breaking community towards the system pre-, during and immediately post-Olympics.

Participation in alternative sports continues to flourish and the International Olympic Committee are keen to promote youth engagement through urban sports. I therefore hope that this research will have a theoretical contribution beyond the realms of Breaking by increasing understanding of judging systems within the mainstreaming process of subcultural activities, and expanding knowledge on adjudication methodology in artistic sports.

Aside from my research, dance continues to play a huge part in my life. I recently had the honour of being the Competition Manager for the 2022 WDSF European Breaking Championship in Manchester, the first European event on the Olympic qualification pathway. This experience afforded me the opportunity to fully engage in the processes required to bring Breaking to the Olympics, and a greater appreciation for the challenges in presenting Breaking as a sport whilst maintaining cultural integrity. It gave me further confirmation of the relevance of my research,

particularly during this unique opportunity to investigate the transitional period in the year leading up to and including Breaking’s debut on the biggest global sporting stage.

I am in the early stages of my PhD journey, having started as a full-time student in October 2022. This project has provided me with the opportunity to combine my passions for dance and sport, and I am fortunate that Buckinghamshire New University has expertise in both areas. I am very much relishing the opportunity to fully immerse myself in this research process and look forward to what the future may hold.

Figure 1 Photographer: Mirco Buyls; Dancer: Daniel Grindeland Reproduced here with the permission of Mirco Buyls.

Research Student Colloquiums –

November 2022 and March 2023

The final Research Student Colloquium of 2022 took place on Wednesday November 9th, with Professor Florin Ioras welcoming over fifty attendees from BNU to listen to four students delivering presentations as follows:

‐ Jade Hewitt: ‘Not Little Men: Considering the Female Athlete’

‐ Bridget Makande: ‘The Challenges of Older BAME People in the UK in the Aftermath of Covid-19’

‐ Gurpreet Singh: ‘Enhancing Sustainability in the Denim Fashion Industry through Conscious Design’

‐ Dr Diane Herbert: ‘Reflections on a PhD Adventure!’

The event was closed by Dr Fiona McCormack.

The most recent Research Student Colloquium took place on Wednesday March 8th 2023 as an online event. After being welcomed by Professor Florin Ioras, four students delivered the following presentations:

‐ Margaret Rioga: “A Conceptual Educational Support Model For UnderGraduate Students In Higher Education Institutions In England”

‐ Lisa Jones: “Aloneness Through The Lens Of Resonance And Critical Change”

‐ Syed Rahman: “Promoting Sustainability With Electric Vehicle: Optimising Power-Flow Dynamics Of All-Electric Vehicle Powertrain”

‐ John Nesbitt: “From Police Training To Police Education”

The event was closed by Dr Fiona McCormack.

Sarah Barry on presenting at the 2022 European Airline Training Symposium (EATS)

Sarah Barry was invited to be a guest speaker at the 2022 European Airline Training Symposium (EATS), held in Berlin in November 2022 - a record breaking event with over 900 attendees from the training community, representing over 50 airlines. Alongside the talks this was a trade show with training schools, companies displaying the latest technology in simulators and VR headsets, and more.

The event covered a range of interesting topics including human factors (where examples included “It’s Okay To Not Be Okay” and “Defining, Operationalising and Empowering Resilience Building in Pilots”), aviation training technology and disruptors (where examples included “Using Game Engines for Next Gen Flight Simulation” and “Evidence-Based Training Concepts Implemented on the First EASA Qualified Virtual Reality Training Device”), Tackling the Challenges in Aviation Training (where examples included “Evaluating Pilots: A Flaw in Judgement”) and the session that Sarah was part of, “Aviation Recruitment and Training for the Next Generation”.

At the event Sarah gave a talk on “Moving the Female Pilot Agenda Forward”, which offered a chance to actively involve airlines and those who are currently training airline pilots with the aim of making them more strongly consider the issues surrounding pilots that do not fit the (white and male) majority of candidates. The presentation offered a unique opportunity for interaction with a large audience – an audience that led, afterwards, to a queue of people who wanted to discuss

the issues further and find out about the research. The talk also offered the chance for Sarah to explain more about what the University can offer to companies and airlines by way of specific research for their company.

Major aviation companies such as Airbus and Boeing were represented at the event alongside the regulators (EASA, CAA, FAA and IATA), major training providers (such as L3 Harris and CAE) and a panoply of airlines (including Aer Lingus, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air France, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, easyJet, Emirates, Finnair, Icelandair, Jet2, KLM, Lufthansa, Maersk, Norse Atlantic, Qatar, Ryanair, SAS, Sunexpress, TUI, Turkish Airlines, Vueling and WizzAir). The conference represented a good opportunity to represent the BNU name as well as talking to providers about opportunities for our students and alumni.

For the main event Sarah was part of a panel of 3 speakers. Judging by the questions asked by members of the audience, the talk did what it was meant to - challenge existing notions on why there are a lack of female pilots and focused on what airlines and others in aviation can do if they are serious about increasing numbers.

Conferences

Barry, Sarah (November 2022) Moving the Female Pilot Agenda Forward, presented at the European Airline Training Symposium, Berlin.

Craig, Catriona (November 2022) “A Playground for Writers”: Re-imagining the Playwright at Stockroom’s Writers’ Room, presented at the Lithuanian Literature Institute International Conference, Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore.

D’Alessandro, E ., Consiglio, A ., Warnock-Smith, David , and Georgiou, Gb (August 2022): An Assessment of Scope Opportunities Associated with European Low-Cost Carrier Use of Next Generation Narrow Body Aircraft Across the Atlantic, presented at the 25th ATRS World Conference, Antwerp

Fields, Paul (December 2022): You’re Not Punk and I’m telling Everyone: Appropriations of Punk Signifiers by Manufacturers of Craft Beer, presented at the PSN2022 Conference and Postgraduate Symposium at Middlesex University

Green, Alan (October 2022) Understanding sound design for VR Experiences, presented at ICE Live: The Road & Community Safety Virtual Reality Conference, Birmingham

Kalpaxi, Elisavet (November 2022) Dialogues: A Hybrid Art Project, presented at the Connective Symposium, University of the Arts, Tilburg

Khine, Ricardo (November 2022) What makes a good practice educator?, presented at Achieving Excellence in Radiography Education and Research, University of Suffolk.

Lino, Pedro and Williams, Mary (April 2022), Transitioning end of life care from hospital to the community., presented at Current Issues in Palliative Care, London.

Murphy, Alexandra (November 2022) The Forgotten Zoological Garden: A Photographic Study of the Heterotopic Museum Taxidermy Display, presented at Exhibiting Animals: Curatorial Strategies and Narratives, University of Warsaw.

Nghiem, Anh Huyen (September 2022) A social marketing approach to promote safe sex and delay sexual debut among Vietnamese adolescent, presented at the 7th World Social Marketing Conference, Brighton.

Rioga, Margaret (October 2022) The Narrative of Courage in Nursing students in Higher Education Diagnosed with a Mental Health Condition, presented at the 8th International Nurse Education Conference, Spain

Tedman, Alison (November 2022) Female agency, performance and intersections of space and time in The Wilds (2020-2022), presented at YASA2022, Online

Vincent, Lauren (December 2022) “But you’re not an academic, are you?” A study exploring the development of academic identity in dance lecturers. Presented at Mobilities in Higher Education, Online.

Williams, Mary (2022) Covid 19- “Broken Hearts” Communicating with families of patients in intensive care during a pandemic, presented at the North West London Research Symposium for NMAHPPs, Imperial College London

Wolski, Urszula (2022) Gender Inequalities and Sport: The Experiences of Female Tennis Coaches, presented at the 14th annual conference of the Transnational Working Group for the Study of Gender and Sport, 1618 November 2022, Nord University

Publications

Adeyemi, Ayodele Rowland (2022) An Evaluation of the Extent to Which Users’ Internet Service Uptake is Influenced by Customer Perceptions of Quality Internet Services: a Study in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria”. Doctoral thesis, Buckinghamshire New University, Awarded by Coventry University..

Akudjedu, Theophilus N., Torre, Sofia, Khine, Ricardo , Katsifarakis, Dimitris, Newman, Donna and Malamateniou, Christina (2022) Knowledge, perceptions, and expectations of Artificial intelligence in radiography practice: A global radiography workforce survey. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. ISSN 19398654 (In Press)

Ansbro, Maria (2022) Using attachment theory in probation practice. HM Inspectorate of Probation / Academic Insights. ISBN 978-1-915468-16-1

Arulogun, Suzanne and Wheeler, Paul (2022) The Physiology of Blood and Its Administration. In: Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 334-346. ISBN 978-1108819800

Avery, Carla (2022) Exploring the Lived Experiences of Final Year Midwifery Students’ Practice-Based Learning, Video, Maternity and Midwifery Forum

Bruccoleri, Manfredi, Cannova, Pietro, Cruz-Pérez, Noelia, Rodríguez-Martín, Jesica, Ioras, Florin and Santamarta, Juan C. (2022) Leisure Boating Environmental Footprint: A Study of Leisure Marinas in Palermo, Italy. Sustainability, 15 (1). p. 182. ISSN 2071-1050

Cerda-Kohler, Hugo, Haichelis, Danni, Reuquén, Patricia, Miarka, Bianca, Homer, Mark , ZapataGómez, Daniel and AedoMuñoz, Esteban (2022) Training at moderate altitude improves submaximal but not maximal performance-related parameters in elite rowers. Frontiers in Physiology, 13. p. 931325. ISSN 1664-042X

Clarijs de Jong, Jesse and Khine, Ricardo Leading the way: The EFRS’ efforts to improve patient safety across Europe through radiographers. ISRRT (International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists) pp. 74-75.

Drinkwater, Kenneth, Dagnall, Neil, Houran, James, Denovan, Andrew and O’Keeffe, Ciaran (2022) Structural Relationships Among Mental Boundaries, Childhood Imaginary Companions, and Anomalous Experiences. Psychological Reports.

ISSN 0033-2941

Fields, Paul (2022) Just a noisy hall, where there’s a nightly brawl, and all that punk: The problematic union of craft beer and punk, Punk and Post-Punk, Volume 11, Issue 3 P.371-390.

Foong, Jia Jun, O’Connell, John Francis, Warnock-Smith, David and Efthymiou, Marina (2023) A product and organisational architecture analysis of the performance of Southeast Asian airlines. Journal of Air Transport Management, 107. p. 102358. ISSN 09696997

Graham, Anne, WarnockSmith, David , O’Connell, John F., Efthymiou, Marina and Zheng, Xingwu (2023) Market Developments on Chinese

International Air Passenger Markets in Light of COVID-19 Policy Measures. Sustainability, 15 (2). p. 1525. ISSN 2071-1050

Ifeany-Ajufo, Nnenna (2022), Digital Financial Inclusion and Security: The Regulation of Mobile Money in Ghana, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Kiani, Aysha Karim, Naureen, Zakira, Pheby, Derek , Henehan, Gary, Brown, Richard, Sieving, Paul, Sykora, Peter, Marks, Robert, Falsini, Benedetto, Capodicasa, Natale, Miertus, Stanislav, Lorusso, Lorenzo, Dondossola, Daniele, Tartaglia, Gianluca Martino, Ergoren, Mahmut Cerkez, Dundar, Munis, Michelini, Sandro, Malacarne, Daniele, Bonetti, Gabriele, Donato, Kevin, Medori, Maria Chiara, Beccari, Tommaso, Samaja, Michele, Connelly, Stephen Thaddeus, Martin, Donald, Morresi, Assunta, Bacu, Ariola, Herbst, Karen L, Kapustin, Mykhaylo, Stuppia, Liborio, Lumer, Ludovica, Farronato, Giampietro and Bertelli, Matteo (2022) Methodology for clinical research. Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene, 63 (2 Supp). E267-E278.

ISSN 2421-4248

Kiani, Aysha Karim, Pheby, Derek , Henehan, Gary, Brown, Richard, Sieving, Paul, Sykora, Peter, Marks, Robert, Falsini, Benedetto, Capodicasa, Natale, Miertus, Stanislav, Lorusso, Lorenzo, Dondossola, Daniele, Tartaglia, Gianluca Martino, Ergoren, Mahmut Cerkez, Dundar, Munis, Michelini, Sandro, Malacarne, Daniele, Bonetti, Gabriele, Dautaj, Astrit, Donato, Kevin, Medori, Maria Chiara, Beccari, Tommaso, Samaja, Michele, Connelly, Stephen Thaddeus, Martin, Donald, Morresi, Assunta,

Bacu, Ariola, Herbst, Karen L, Kapustin, Mykhaylo, Stuppia, Liborio, Lumer, Ludovica, Farronato, Giampietro and Bertelli, Matteo (2022) Ethical considerations regarding animal experimentation. Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene, 63 (2 Supp). E255-E266. ISSN 2421-4248

Khine, Ricardo (2022) The Perceived Impact of Birth Trauma Witnessed by Maternity Health Professionals: A Systematic Review, Midwifery. ISSN 1532-3099

Khine, Ricardo Research ethics training, challenges, and suggested improvements across Europe: Radiography research ethics standards for Europe (RRESFE), Radiography, 28 (4). pp. 1032-1041.

ISSN 1532-2831

Lee-Price, Simon (2023) Likeness of a Murderer. In: Night Terrors: Short Horror Stories Anthology Vol.24. Scare Street, pp. 167-180. ISBN 979-8374039917

Lee-Price, Simon (2023) The Permanent Struggle for Racial Justice in the USA: Interpreting Derrick Bell’s ‘The Space Traders’. Zeitschrift für Fantastikforschung, 10 (1). pp. 1-25.

McAllister, Nicole, TavenerSmith, Taryn and Williams, Julia (2022) Decoding medical terminology: Implementing digital teaching innovations to support nursing students’ academic and clinical practice. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. ISSN 1557-3087

Manoli, Argyro Elisavet and Anagnostou, Michael (2022) Operational crisis communication management: a content analysis of FIFA’s communication during Covid-19. Sport Management Review. pp. 1-22. ISSN 1839-2083

Nevin, Jonpaul (2022) The tactical athlete: optimising physical preparedness for the demands of combat, UKSCA (UK Strength and Conditioning Association)

Nevin, Jonpaul (2022) Human Performance Optimization for the Warfighter, Strength and Conditioning Journal. ISSN 1524-1602

Oliveira, C, Barbosa, B, Couto, J, Bravo, I, Hughes, C, McFadden, S, Khine, Ricardo and McNair, H (2022) Advanced Practice amongst Therapeutic Radiographers/ Radiation Therapists. Exploring the potential of the four pillars: preliminary results from a European perspective. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 53 (4). S26. ISSN 19398654

Oliveira, C., Barbosa, B., Couto, J.G., Bravo, I., Hughes, C., McFadden, S., Khine, Ricardo and McNair, H.A. (2023) Advanced practice roles amongst therapeutic radiographers/ radiation therapists: A European survey. Radiography, 29 (2). pp. 261273. ISSN 10788174

Penning, J. and Warnock-Smith, D (2022) A critical analysis of the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s medical appeals process: Assessing the need for an independent medical ombudsman. Transport Policy, 129. pp. 188-203. ISSN 0967070X

Rioga, Margaret (2022) Mental Health in Higher Education; Faculty staff survey on supporting students with mental health needs, Health Education. ISSN 0965-4283

Rioga, Margaret (2022) WorkFamily Conflict and Mental Distress of Black Women in Employment in South Africa: A Template Analysis. Social Sciences, 11 (9). ISSN 2076-0760

Roadnight, Shane and Followell, Anne (2022) Fundamentals of Operating Department Design. In: Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 5768. ISBN 978-1108819800

Warnock-Smith, David , Christidis, Panayotis and Dziedzic, Marcin (2022) Measuring disparities in air transport access across Europe: An inequality, vulnerability and dependence approach. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 167. p. 103556. ISSN 0965 8564

Williams, Mary (2022)

Transitioning End-of-Life Care from hospital to the community: Case Report, British Journal of Nursing, 30 (17). ISSN 2052-2819

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