Teaching and testing academic writing: exploring staff and learner experience
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Etherington, S. Teaching and testing academic writing: exploring staff and learner experience. Presented at British Association of Lecturers in EAP (BALEAP)/SATEFL Conference: New Approaches to Materials Development for Language Learning, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Protecting students from harassment and sexual assault : a human-centred design approach
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a human-centred design approach. Presented at 22nd German Congress on Crime Prevention, Hanover, GermanyHarassment and sexual assault are a key concern for universities due to the impact that such incidents have on student victims—and potentially on a university's reputation. Women are particularly at risk during student nights out, where unsafe routes... Read More about Protecting students from harassment and sexual assault : a human-centred design approach.
City centre crime: Cooling crime hotspots by design
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Wootton, A. B., & Marselle, M. City centre crime: Cooling crime hotspots by design. Presented at British Criminology Conference, University of HuddersfieldCity centres present particular challenges to the police. Crime prevention techniques that make the city centre safer would reduce the burden on the police. One such technique is Design Against Crime that uses effective design to prevent crime. The C... Read More about City centre crime: Cooling crime hotspots by design.
Youth design against crime : a catalyst for change amongst young people
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Wootton, A., Davey, C., & Marselle, M. Youth design against crime : a catalyst for change amongst young people. Presented at Endless End, Porto, PortugalThe literature reveals a number of programmes across Europe to involve young people in design, planning and/or community safety. This paper describes a programme developed by the Design Against Crime Solution Centre in partnership with the young peop... Read More about Youth design against crime : a catalyst for change amongst young people.
City centre crime: Design thinking for safer city centres
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Wootton, A., Marselle, M., & Davey, C. City centre crime: Design thinking for safer city centres. Presented at 8th European Academy of Design Conference, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, ScotlandThis paper presents the findings of research investigating the relationship between the urban environment and the occurrence of crime, with the aim of devising and implementing practical design interventions to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.... Read More about City centre crime: Design thinking for safer city centres.
Fictionality and tourism in the construction of national images. Studies on Japanese anime representations of Spain
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Hernandez Perez, M. Fictionality and tourism in the construction of national images. Studies on Japanese anime representations of Spain. Poster presented at XII congreso nacional y iii internacional : Japon. El turismo como via de conocimiento y desarrollo, Complutense University of MadridIt is a fact that one of the biggest attractions of modern Japanese culture lies in its immense, outstanding cultural capital. In recent years, the fascination that Japan has on our collective imagination has been stimulated, even more if possible, b... Read More about Fictionality and tourism in the construction of national images. Studies on Japanese anime representations of Spain.
Performance, death and dinner : autobiography and commensality, prompts for conversations around death and dying
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McCormick, S. Performance, death and dinner : autobiography and commensality, prompts for conversations around death and dying. Presented at International Federation for Theatre Research Annual Conference 2021, National University of Ireland, Galway/OnlineThis paper explores the origins, development and outcomes of my 2019 Practice as Research project entitled Death, Dinner and Performance: A Study of the Efficacy of Performance to Enhance Conversations Around Death and Dying. The project brought toge... Read More about Performance, death and dinner : autobiography and commensality, prompts for conversations around death and dying.
‘I is an other’ : encountering the self as other in expressive arts practice
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Thurston, S. ‘I is an other’ : encountering the self as other in expressive arts practice. Presented at 2nd International Arts in Healthcare Event - Arts, Creativity and the Global Crisis: Reimagining Identity, Otherness and the Possible, Pratt Institute, New York, United States of AmericaThis paper was delivered at the 2nd International Arts in Healthcare Event – Arts, Creativity and the Global Crisis: Reimagining Identity, Otherness and the Possible, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, 4th-6th October 2019 In 1871, the poet Ar... Read More about ‘I is an other’ : encountering the self as other in expressive arts practice.
When the role of the court interpreter intersects and interacts with new technologies
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Devaux, J. When the role of the court interpreter intersects and interacts with new technologies. Presented at International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting (IPCITI) 2014, Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies at the University of ManchesterVideoconference (VC) systems have been used in courts in England and Wales for more than fifteen years. However, it can be argued that research into how new technologies and interpreters interact in legal settings is still in its infancy. The aim of... Read More about When the role of the court interpreter intersects and interacts with new technologies.
Creative academy: Reflective stories
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Ingleson, S., & Clements, J. Creative academy: Reflective stories. Presented at 1st Annual International Conference on Fine and Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, GreeceThe Creative Academy centres around Clements and Ingleson’s notion of creativity centred learning. Involving single structure learning platforms (tiered engagement, ‘sliding scale’ benchmarks and achievements) with peer/inter-relational, (community/p... Read More about Creative academy: Reflective stories.