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Understanding greenspace attachment across the life-course: the role of personal history in establishing spatial meaning amongst older people in the Netherlands (2025)
Journal Article

Introduction: Greenspaces facilitate bonds between people and place and may hold meaning in improving health and wellbeing. Studies indicate that contact with nature can promote health, but the evidence relies on cross-sectional study designs and lac... Read More about Understanding greenspace attachment across the life-course: the role of personal history in establishing spatial meaning amongst older people in the Netherlands.

Translating Political Allusions in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park (2025)
Journal Article

Historically, in China, Jane Austen’s works have been long undervalued due to perceptions of limited political relevance. Despite a wide recognition in Anglophone scholarship of their political commentary and social critique, this acknowledgment rema... Read More about Translating Political Allusions in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park.

A creative approach to principled learning and teaching enhancement (2025)
Digital Artefact

The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre (LTEC) at the University of Salford was formally launched in January 2022. Three years on, we are excited to share our principled approach to enhancing learning and teaching practices and its impact on con... Read More about A creative approach to principled learning and teaching enhancement.

An Anglo-Jewish Assassination Attempt (2025)
Digital Artefact

This piece, for the Jewish Sqaure Mile Project, explores the assassination attempt on Hagin son of Master Moses in December 1258.

Magna Carta and the Jews, 1215-1300 (2025)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2025, February). Magna Carta and the Jews, 1215-1300

An invited lecture, this paper is part of a series on the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta (1225).

This lecture explores the implications of Magna Carta for the Anglo-Jewish community. The 1215 Charter of Liberties has long been discussed by histo... Read More about Magna Carta and the Jews, 1215-1300.

Medieval Anglo-Jewish Texts and History (ii) (2025)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2025, February). Medieval Anglo-Jewish Texts and History (ii)

Convened by myself and Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, this graduate seminar convenes once a term to read together unpublished Hebrew and Latin documents from Medieval England as sources of histo... Read More about Medieval Anglo-Jewish Texts and History (ii).

Neighbours: Jews, Christians, and medieval Colchester (2025)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2025, February). Neighbours: Jews, Christians, and medieval Colchester. Presented at Jewish Historical Society of England (Essex Branch), Chigwell United Synagogue

An invited lecture, this paper will explore Jews and Christians as neighbours in medieval England, through the lens of the Colchester Jewry.

Editorial - LTEC Post-Festival Publication (2025)
Journal Article

The third annual Festival of Learning and Teaching (2-3rd September 2024) was held in Salford’s New Adelphi Building. It provided an opportunity for Salford’s learning and teaching community (L&T) community to come together to share best practice, ne... Read More about Editorial - LTEC Post-Festival Publication.

The Ukraine Narrative - A perspective on continued professional development. (2025)
Journal Article

The recent conflict in Ukraine has disrupted higher education, making continued professional development (CPD) a challenge due to displacement of educators, internet disruption, and limited access to resources. In response, the University of Salford... Read More about The Ukraine Narrative - A perspective on continued professional development..

What is the Role of Trust in Peer Support Schemes for Underrepresented Students? (2025)
Journal Article

The purpose of this study was to explore how peer support schemes can be used to facilitate meaningful relationships and a sense of belonging for underrepresented students. Using three case studies, the study explored and compared peer support leader... Read More about What is the Role of Trust in Peer Support Schemes for Underrepresented Students?.