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Four day working week, employee wellbeing and mental health (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Kamerāde, D., Burchell, B., Frayne, D., Bridson Hubbard, N., & White, J. (2023, October). Four day working week, employee wellbeing and mental health. Presented at Psychology Days, Riga, Latvia (Online)

This presentation explores the impact of a four-day working week on employees' wellbeing and mental health, drawing on the findings from the UK Four-Day Working Week Trial conducted in 2022.

'Adjustable prosthetic sockets: a systematic review of industrial and research design characteristics and their justifications' (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Baldock, M., & Pickard, N. (2023, October). 'Adjustable prosthetic sockets: a systematic review of industrial and research design characteristics and their justifications'. Presented at ISPO UK ASM, Manchester

Introduction and Objectives:
Socket fit significantly impacts patient comfort and prosthesis satisfaction. Traditional sockets are monocoque structures which cannot easily be adjusted after fabrication. This review focusses on adjustable sockets, wh... Read More about 'Adjustable prosthetic sockets: a systematic review of industrial and research design characteristics and their justifications'.

Made to Stick: Using qualitative data analysis software to Understand the Impact of 'sticky culture' in Rapid and adaptive change in Higher Education. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Blezard, E., Power, J., & Whitnall, D. (2023, September). Made to Stick: Using qualitative data analysis software to Understand the Impact of 'sticky culture' in Rapid and adaptive change in Higher Education. Presented at Lumivero Virtual Conference 2023, Online

Purpose: This paper appraises the role of NVivo and an analytical framework to understand the lived experience of cultural change within a UK Higher Education institution and its connection to ‘sticky’ organisational culture.

Methods: As part of... Read More about Made to Stick: Using qualitative data analysis software to Understand the Impact of 'sticky culture' in Rapid and adaptive change in Higher Education..

A gathering of creative outputs as a case study for transformational change (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Whitnall, D., Blezard, E., & Power, J. (2023, September). A gathering of creative outputs as a case study for transformational change. Presented at GLAD Symposium 2023 : Gathering Ourselves, UAL : Central St Martins London

The Inclusive structures driving transformational change project (AdvanceHE 2021-22) Collaborative Development Funded), generated a series of creative outputs to illustrate the project outcomes and support the sector-specific reflections that could b... Read More about A gathering of creative outputs as a case study for transformational change.

Student evaluation of a blended learning research-informed teaching activity using simulation (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Higgins, R. (2023, September). Student evaluation of a blended learning research-informed teaching activity using simulation. Paper presented at Festival of Teaching and Learning, University of Salford

AIM: To evaluate this new blended learning research-informed teaching activity using simulation with the Year 2 (Level 5) BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography cohort.

Theoretical framework was the New World Kirkpatrick Model used evaluate the studen... Read More about Student evaluation of a blended learning research-informed teaching activity using simulation.

Reaching out and Shouting loud: Capturing best practice in learning and teaching scholarly practice at Salford (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Blezard, E., Power, J., Whitnall, D., & Taylor, W. (2023, September). Reaching out and Shouting loud: Capturing best practice in learning and teaching scholarly practice at Salford. Presented at LTEC Learning and Teaching Festival, University of Salford

At a recent HEPI guest panel, it was acknowledged that learning and teaching scholarly practices, which are core to many university visions and critical to providing an excellent student experience, are often less visible than traditional academic re... Read More about Reaching out and Shouting loud: Capturing best practice in learning and teaching scholarly practice at Salford.

Critical Autoethnographic Accounts Of International Students Studying In Scottish Universities (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Gamal, M., Lord-Watson, K., & Oforji, C. V. (2023, August). Critical Autoethnographic Accounts Of International Students Studying In Scottish Universities. Presented at ECER 2023, Glasgow

Abstract
Author(s): Victory Chidinma Oforji, Mostafa Gamal, Kat Lord-Watson

The Commodification of Diversity by European Education: Critical Autoethnographic Accounts of International Students Studying in Scottish Universities
The value of socia... Read More about Critical Autoethnographic Accounts Of International Students Studying In Scottish Universities.

Developing age-friendly communities post-pandemic: Provider and older peoples expereinces (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Blezard, E., Clark, A., Groves, V., Ahmed, A., Elder, B., & Haynes, D. (2023, July). Developing age-friendly communities post-pandemic: Provider and older peoples expereinces. Paper presented at Social Policy Association Annual Conference July 2023, University of Nottingham

This work will contribute new knowledge and recommendations about how age-friendly initiatives can better support older people to remain socially connected to the places where they live, particularly in light of experiences of Covid-19 and reduced op... Read More about Developing age-friendly communities post-pandemic: Provider and older peoples expereinces.

Change, loss and Community: Resident Narratives of life on a social housing estate 2023 Update (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Blezard, E. (2023, July). Change, loss and Community: Resident Narratives of life on a social housing estate 2023 Update. Paper presented at SPA Conference 2023, University of Nottingham

This project explores the value and meaning of community for residents on a regenerated social housing estate in the North-West of England. ‘Community’ has continuing relevance in academic inquiry and application within social policy. It is frequentl... Read More about Change, loss and Community: Resident Narratives of life on a social housing estate 2023 Update.

Developing age-friendly communities since Covid-19 lockdown: experiences from older people and service providers (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Blezard, E., Clark, A., Ahmed, A., Groves, V., Elder, B., & Haynes, D. (2023, June). Developing age-friendly communities since Covid-19 lockdown: experiences from older people and service providers. Paper presented at People, Place and Policy (PPP) Annual Conference 2023, Sheffield Hallam University

This paper will present new insight into the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on older people’s social connections. The work is part of a larger project exploring how age-friendly initiatives can better support older people to remain socially... Read More about Developing age-friendly communities since Covid-19 lockdown: experiences from older people and service providers.

Emerging findings: a qualitative study of women aged 60 and over (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Edge, C. (2023, June). Emerging findings: a qualitative study of women aged 60 and over. Poster presented at Occupational Health 2023 Conference, Newcastle University

Recent evidence suggests life stress accumulation over the life course disproportionately negatively impacts wellbeing, cognition and health in older women. Older women across Europe have been shown to have more diverse and less regular employment hi... Read More about Emerging findings: a qualitative study of women aged 60 and over.

Education and training of radiography practitioners when caring for people living with dementia (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Higgins, R., Spacey, A., & Innes, A. (2023, June). Education and training of radiography practitioners when caring for people living with dementia. Presented at UK Imaging & Oncology Congress 2023

Background: Despite abundant literature on the diagnosis of dementia, limited research has explored the lived experiences by radiography practitioners when delivering care to people living with dementia (PLWD).

Method: A two-phase qualitative... Read More about Education and training of radiography practitioners when caring for people living with dementia.

Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Mcknight, L., Higgins, R., Michael, J., Potter, L., Lima, J., & Dyson, J. (2023, June). Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture. Poster presented at UK Imaging & Oncology Congress 2023, Liverpool

Background: Positive deviance describes the behaviour of successful people in clinical situations (Baxter et al. 2016; Lawton et al. 2014).
Diagnostic Radiography students in two higher education settings were asked what skills or attributes they fe... Read More about Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture.

Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Higgins, R., McKnight, L., Michael, J., Potter, L., & Dyson, J. (2023, June). Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture. Poster presented at UK Imaging & Oncology Congress, Liverpool

The term ‘positive deviance’ is used to describe the behaviour of an individual or team who are successful in any situation. For example, Baxter et al. (2016. p190) define positive deviants as people who “demonstrate exceptional performance, despite... Read More about Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture.

University of Salford Domestic Abuse Counselling Service Evaluation (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Viliardos, L., & Roddy, J. (2023, May). University of Salford Domestic Abuse Counselling Service Evaluation. Paper presented at British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Conference, Leeds Beckett University

Evaluation of a model of counselling for domestic abuse Aim or purpose Experiences of domestic abuse has shown increased levels of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and suicidal ideation across client groups, with counselling suggested a go... Read More about University of Salford Domestic Abuse Counselling Service Evaluation.

Social media futures – let's have a heated debate! (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Withnell, N., Vasilica, C., & Gillaspy, E. (2022, December). Social media futures – let's have a heated debate!. Presented at Social Media for Learning in Higher Education 2022, The University of Northampton