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Tracing climate and human-driven erosional activity in the Transylvania lowlands (Central-Eastern Europe) during the Holocene (2024)
Journal Article
M Hutchinson, S., Haliuc, A., & Feurdean, A. (2024). Tracing climate and human-driven erosional activity in the Transylvania lowlands (Central-Eastern Europe) during the Holocene. Holocene, https://doi.org/10.1177/09596836241254477

Erosion is a complex geomorphological process controlled by climate, soil and vegetation characteristics in addition to land-use. However, the interplay of these drivers is not fully understood. Here we present a 11.8 ka multi-proxy record of geochem... Read More about Tracing climate and human-driven erosional activity in the Transylvania lowlands (Central-Eastern Europe) during the Holocene.

Definition of an insole comfort equation using biomechanics data from a real-world data collection method (2024)
Journal Article
Lewin, M., Jones, R., & Price, C. (2024). Definition of an insole comfort equation using biomechanics data from a real-world data collection method. Footwear Science, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2024.2363535

Comfort is among the priorities of wearers, this creates a requirement to understand and measure footwear comfort within the real-world where footwear is being used. Comfort is subjective however associations have been drawn to biomechanical paramete... Read More about Definition of an insole comfort equation using biomechanics data from a real-world data collection method.

“The souls of the children … Give me strength”: 1980s Horror Movie Marketing and the Life and Death of the “Brand Boogeymen” (2024)
Journal Article
Mellor, N. (2024). “The souls of the children … Give me strength”: 1980s Horror Movie Marketing and the Life and Death of the “Brand Boogeymen”. #Journal not on list, 7(1), 41–63

This article examines the socio-economic landscape of the 1980s and how brand marketing was used to take advantage of high concepts, home video and audience appetites to help establish some of the most enduring horror films of all time. It will discu... Read More about “The souls of the children … Give me strength”: 1980s Horror Movie Marketing and the Life and Death of the “Brand Boogeymen”.

Invisible yet Again: The Underrepresentation of Women’s Climate Work in the Media (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Beedles, P. (2024, June). Invisible yet Again: The Underrepresentation of Women’s Climate Work in the Media. Paper presented at MeCCSA Climate Change Network conference, The University of Westminster

Climate activism attracts a significant number of women in the UK, including politicians such as Caroline Lucas and Natalie Bennett, academics such as Julie Doyle and Richa Sharma, and community activist such as Gail Bradbrook (Extinction Rebellion)... Read More about Invisible yet Again: The Underrepresentation of Women’s Climate Work in the Media.

The impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Beedles, P. (2024, March). The impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training. Presented at Reflective Reels – The Impact of Embedding Reflection into Film and Television Production Management Training, Edge Hill University

Abstract In the realm of higher education within the creative arts, it is imperative to instil a reflective approach in students. While reflection is often a component of assessment criteria for written assignments, it is frequently overlooked in... Read More about The impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training.