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Accounting for knowledge embedded in physical objects and environments : the role of artefacts in transferring knowledge
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The intention to investigate the role of artefacts (objects and environments) in codifying, embedding and disseminating knowledge was inspired by an awareness that organisations across all sectors are increasingly being asked not only to provide prod... Read More about Accounting for knowledge embedded in physical objects and environments : the role of artefacts in transferring knowledge.

Urban green spaces: natural and usable?
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. Urban green spaces: natural and usable?. Presented at Urban Green Spaces - A Key for sustainable cities, Sofia, Bulgaria

Applicability of metapopulation theory to biodiversity conservation efforts in Greater Manchester
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. Applicability of metapopulation theory to biodiversity conservation efforts in Greater Manchester. Presented at IALE World Congress - 25 Years of Landscape Ecology: Scientific Principles in Practice, Wageningen, The Netherlands

The role of urban green spaces in improving social inclusion
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. The role of urban green spaces in improving social inclusion. Presented at 7th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment., University of Salford, Greater Manchester

Call for conference papers
Presentation / Conference
Procter, C., & Leighton, D. Call for conference papers. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment 6th International Conference, Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, UK

The University of Salford’s 6th Education in a Changing Environment Conference, Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, will explore and discuss international best practice in teaching and educational research in higher education. Through them... Read More about Call for conference papers.

Women’s experiences of wearing therapeutic footwear in three European countries
Journal Article
Williams, A., Nester, C., Ravey, M., Kottink, A., & Morey-Klapsing, G. Women’s experiences of wearing therapeutic footwear in three European countries. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 3(23), https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-3-23

Background: Therapeutic footwear is recommended for those people with severe foot problems associated with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it is known that many do not wear them. Although previous European studies
have recommended service and f... Read More about Women’s experiences of wearing therapeutic footwear in three European countries.

Guidelines for the management of the foot affected by rheumatoid arthritis
Other

Adjectival ergativity in French
Preprint / Working Paper

The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry: the example of Manchester and the south-western pennine uplands during the 18th century (part 1)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry: the example of Manchester and the south-western pennine uplands during the 18th century (part 1). Industrial Archaeology Review, 30(1), 33-48. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581908X285110

Between the early 18th century and the mid-19th century the north-west of England was turned from a relatively impoverished backwater to one of the major industrialisation zones in the world. This is thus a key region fopr understanding the archaeolo... Read More about The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry: the example of Manchester and the south-western pennine uplands during the 18th century (part 1).

Resilient homes : reward-based methods to motivate householders to address dangerous climate change
Report

The Resilient Homes project is a national initiative promoted and funded by the Environment Agency. This summary describes an aspect of the project carried out between January and June 2009 by a research team from Salford University under the directi... Read More about Resilient homes : reward-based methods to motivate householders to address dangerous climate change.

Electronic literacy, reading skills and non-native speakers: issues for EAP
Journal Article

Competent reading skills in an electronic environment are vital elements to successful academic study at
many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). For non-native speakers of English (NNS) this necessitates not
only a command of the English languag... Read More about Electronic literacy, reading skills and non-native speakers: issues for EAP.

Bell in the ball
Digital Artefact

Danny was blinded in a fight on New Year's Eve 2008. He's angry about it - in fact he's angry about everything. So his long suffering girlfriend suggests he joins a blind cricket team. It's surprisingly competitive and skilful. There's only one probl... Read More about Bell in the ball.

People versus machines or people and machines? Current research directions within British post-medieval and industrial archaeology
Book Chapter
Nevell, M. People versus machines or people and machines? Current research directions within British post-medieval and industrial archaeology. In Crossing Paths or Sharing Tracks? Future directions in the archaeological study of post-1550 Britian and Ireland (31-40). Boydell & Brewer Ltd

This chapter reviews the continuing debate about the scope and role of industrial archaeology that was sparked by the publication of Understanding the Workplace, a research framework published by the Association for Industrial Archaeology in 2005. Si... Read More about People versus machines or people and machines? Current research directions within British post-medieval and industrial archaeology.

Potential pitfalls in packaged software adoption
Journal Article
Light, B. Potential pitfalls in packaged software adoption. Communications of the ACM, 48(5), 119-121. https://doi.org/10.1145/1060710.1060742

Visual management – A general overview
Presentation / Conference
Tezel, B., Koskela, L., & Tzortzopoulos, P. Visual management – A general overview. Presented at 5th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-V), Istanbul, Turkey

Visual Management has been evolving and effectively employed in some manufacturing and service organizations for a long time. It is an essential element of the lean production system that can be approached from different scientific disciplines as wel... Read More about Visual management – A general overview.

Liberate your avatar
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The merged realities of 'All Saints Gardens' on Oxford Road, and its online three-dimensional counterpart in 'Second Life' will, for the first time, allow 'first life' visitors and 'second life' avatars to coexist and share the same park bench in a l... Read More about Liberate your avatar.

Puppeteers, performers or avatars - A perceptual difference in telematic space
Presentation / Conference Contribution

My work in the field of telematic arts explores the emergence of a user-determined narrative by bringing remote participants together in a shared telepresent environment. Through the use of live chroma-keying and videoconferencing technology, two pub... Read More about Puppeteers, performers or avatars - A perceptual difference in telematic space.

Liberate your avatar; the revolution will be social networked
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper brings together the practice-based creative research of artists Charlotte Gould and Paul Sermon, culminating in a collaborative interactive installation that investigates new forms of social and political narrative in multi-user virtual en... Read More about Liberate your avatar; the revolution will be social networked.

Urban picnic
Exhibition / Performance

Following the success of ‘Picnic on the Screen’, presented at the Glastonbury Festival 2009, Paul and Charlotte were recently invited to develop a new version of this interactive public video installation for the MOVES10 Media Arts Festival at venues... Read More about Urban picnic.

Avatarium - A consumer paradox
Exhibition / Performance

The British artist Paul Sermon, who is visiting Istanbul as a guest of Istanbul Digital Culture and Art Foundation, will exhibit his new interactive public art installation, AVATARIUM - A Consumer Paradox in City's shopping mall between 11 to 16 Nove... Read More about Avatarium - A consumer paradox.