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Medieval Jewish Lincoln Walking Tour (2025)
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Co-authored by myself and Natasha C. Jenman (Oxford) this walking tour provides a introduction to the Lincoln's Jewish history for the general public. From the autumn of 2025, it will be a permanent feature in the city.

Build your blood (2025)
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“Build your blood” is a hands-on activity which can be easily adapted for public engagement and outreach events.

In this activity, children create their own blood sample using beads, glitter/confetti, and tissue paper to represent red and white bl... Read More about Build your blood.

Unlocking the secrets of Cardiovascular Disease: A DNA code adventure for public engagement and outreach events (2025)
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Genetics play a key role in cardiovascular disease, but this is often challenging to explain at outreach and/or public engagement events.

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic condition which affects 1 in 250 people, and patients typical... Read More about Unlocking the secrets of Cardiovascular Disease: A DNA code adventure for public engagement and outreach events.

Bacteria transformation, Mini prep and PCR analysis (2025)
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Bacterial transformation is a useful tool in molecular genetics, being used to create genetically modified bacteria capable of adapting and surviving in conditions that the parent culture would not. Introducing a plasmid into a bacterial host can be... Read More about Bacteria transformation, Mini prep and PCR analysis.

Delivering Journal Clubs in Higher Education: A Roadmap for Success (2025)
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Within the Biomedicine Department at the University of Salford, we have been delivering extracurricular and Curriculum-embedded journal clubs for a number of years to support students' understanding of academic writing and journal article structure.... Read More about Delivering Journal Clubs in Higher Education: A Roadmap for Success.

Mapping current research relating to family and partners of people with chronic kidney disease (kidney carers): A scoping review (2025)
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Objective: The objectives of this scoping review are to identify the extent, type and outcomes (including intervention and innovations) in current research relating to people who support those with chronic kidney disease (kidney carers).

Introduct... Read More about Mapping current research relating to family and partners of people with chronic kidney disease (kidney carers): A scoping review.

“Queer AI?” with Daniella Gáti (2025)
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What does AI have to do with queerness? And how could the use of machine learning affect our lives and our rights as LGBTQIA+ people? Daniella Gáti shares the answers to these questions and more. Daniella is an expert in narrative, creative computing... Read More about “Queer AI?” with Daniella Gáti.

Mini-capstone projects to develop active laboratory collaboration in first-year biomedicine students (2025)
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Studies have shown an increase in loneliness within the student population, causing an increase in mental health conditions on commencing higher education (Diehl et al., 2018, McIntyre et al., 2018). Increased psychological distress is associated wit... Read More about Mini-capstone projects to develop active laboratory collaboration in first-year biomedicine students.

Winogradsky Column Experiment: Setup presentation and methods (2025)
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Introducing microbial ecosystems to university students can be a difficult topic without visual aids. Winogradsky columns have been used extensively to demonstrate microbial diversity in soil environments. The soil provides a wide variety of nutrient... Read More about Winogradsky Column Experiment: Setup presentation and methods.

Beginners guide to microscopy (2025)
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Introduction

Microscopy is a fundamental skill required across all areas of human and natural sciences at all levels of study. Therefore, it is a key threshold concept within several degree programmes, often aligned with modular intended learning... Read More about Beginners guide to microscopy.

How Regional Artificial Intelligence ecosystems can best be measured and mapped to help inform local leadership (2025)
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Written evidence submitted by Dr Richard Whittle (IGR0079) to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.

This submission is based on the author’s expertise at the intersection of economics, Artificial Intelligence and Policy Engagement.... Read More about How Regional Artificial Intelligence ecosystems can best be measured and mapped to help inform local leadership.

Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction Submission to the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry (2025)
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Submission to the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry

Written evidence submitted by Deepa Korea (Director at RCN Foundation); Professor Vanessa Heaslip (Professor of Nursing and Healthcare Equity at University of Salford); Mr Aaron Hume
(Exp... Read More about Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction Submission to the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry.

Response to the Health and Social Care Committee call for evidence "Adult Social Care Reform The Cost of Inaction" (2025)
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This response to the inquiry focuses on the following areas:

-How much is inaction on Adult Social Care reform costing the NHS and
local authorities, and what impact does this have on the adults who
receive social care and the public?... Read More about Response to the Health and Social Care Committee call for evidence "Adult Social Care Reform The Cost of Inaction".

Lab Equipment Identifier: An Interactive Card Game (2024)
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Jones, M., Yahya, F., Abdalreza, D., Matthews, H., & Rafiq, R. (2024). Lab Equipment Identifier: An Interactive Card Game

This interactive card game is designed to introduce key laboratory equipment to students of all ages as a preparative activity for being exposed to real implements within practical sessions. This game aligns with numerous subject areas with laborator... Read More about Lab Equipment Identifier: An Interactive Card Game.

RCPCH responds to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (2024)
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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, & Rowland, A. (2024). RCPCH responds to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. London, UK

For too long and far too often, the needs of our children and young people have been ignored by national policymakers, so it’s good to see Government publish a Bill that is said to have an aim to create a ‘child-centred Government’.

However, we... Read More about RCPCH responds to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

PROPOSED Amendment To The Children's Wellbeing And Schools Bill (2024)
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Rowland, A. (2024). PROPOSED Amendment To The Children's Wellbeing And Schools Bill

There is a significant missed opportunity to use the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill [Bill 151; 59/1] to bring in the Equal Protection (from assault) which children in England need, deserve, and are, frankly, entitled to. The introduction of Eq... Read More about PROPOSED Amendment To The Children's Wellbeing And Schools Bill.

Health and Safety Hazard Hunter: A Hazard Symbol Card Game (2024)
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Rafiq, R., Matthews, H., Abedalreza, D., Yahya, F., & Jones, M. (2024). Health and Safety Hazard Hunter: A Hazard Symbol Card Game

This interactive card game is designed to teach students about key Health and Safety symbols that they will come across during their studies in Biomedicine, Medicine and/or Chemical Sciences. We also introduce key examples of compounds associated wit... Read More about Health and Safety Hazard Hunter: A Hazard Symbol Card Game.

PPE Lab Gear Up: A Personal Protective Equipment Puzzle Game (2024)
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Matthews, H., Rafiq, R., Abedalreza, D., Yahya, F., & Jones, M. (2024). PPE Lab Gear Up: A Personal Protective Equipment Puzzle Game

This interactive scenario-based puzzle game is designed to support students in learning the appropriate personal protective equipment to use within a laboratory environment, with scenarios designed to align with common areas of laboratory science. Th... Read More about PPE Lab Gear Up: A Personal Protective Equipment Puzzle Game.

The electric car revolution that's running out of road (2024)
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Owens, J. (2024). The electric car revolution that's running out of road

The electric car revolution that's running out of road: How Labour's EV targets are putting jobs and investment at risk - as experts warn cheap Chinese imports could soon flood UK market

Critical Commentary - Decolonizing the Music Curriculum at the University of Salford. (2024)
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Brissenden, P. (2024). Critical Commentary - Decolonizing the Music Curriculum at the University of Salford

This collection is an exploration of the multi-facetted issue of decolonization of the music curriculum. It evidences my own journey – curriculum material that I developed in response to my own music education and presents in-depth interview with dis... Read More about Critical Commentary - Decolonizing the Music Curriculum at the University of Salford..