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Assessment and classification of Scottish water bodies as sustainable adaptive hydraulic structures for flood risk management planning in response to climate change. (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Yang, Q., McMinn, W., & Scholz, M. (2010, May). Assessment and classification of Scottish water bodies as sustainable adaptive hydraulic structures for flood risk management planning in response to climate change. Presented at First European Congress of the International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering, Edinburgh

Network theories for technology-enabled learning and social change: Connectivism and actor network theory (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, F. (2010, May). Network theories for technology-enabled learning and social change: Connectivism and actor network theory. Presented at Networked Learning Conference 2010: Seventh International Conference on Networked Learning, Aalborg, Denmark

Learning never was confined to classrooms. We all learn in, out of, before, during and after episodes of formal education. The changing sociotechnical context offers a promise of new opportunities, and the sense that somehow things may be different.... Read More about Network theories for technology-enabled learning and social change: Connectivism and actor network theory.

‘Visualising the invisible’: Arts and science collaboration (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Heald, K., Liggett, S., Tranter, R., & Poole, R. (2010, April). ‘Visualising the invisible’: Arts and science collaboration. Presented at Claiming Creativity: Art Education in Cultural Transition, Chicago, USA

This research explores, psychoanalyst/linguist/philosopher, Julia Kristeva’s concept that female subjectivity seems linked to both cyclical time (menstruation/pregnancy/repetition) and monumental time in sense of eternity (motherhood/reproduction/gen... Read More about ‘Visualising the invisible’: Arts and science collaboration.

Lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Koskela, L., Owen, R., & Dave, B. (2010, April). Lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability. Presented at ERACOBUILD workshop on BIM and Lean, Malmö, Sweden

This paper investigates the mutual relations of three current drivers of construction: lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability. These drivers are based on infrequently occurring changes, only incidentally simultaneous, in... Read More about Lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability.

Mediating low carbon urban transitions (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2010, April). Mediating low carbon urban transitions. Presented at American Association of Geographers, Washington, DC. USA

The use of integrated constructed wetlands for the treatment of swine wastewaters (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Harrington, C., Scholz, M., Culleton, N., & Lawlor, P. (2010, April). The use of integrated constructed wetlands for the treatment of swine wastewaters. Presented at British Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting ‘Food, Feed, Energy and Fibre from Land - a vision for 2020, Belfast, Northern Ireland

DEHEMS: empowering the domestic energy consumer with persuasive interfaces (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Sundramoorthy, V., Cooper, G., & Linge, N. (2010, April). DEHEMS: empowering the domestic energy consumer with persuasive interfaces. Presented at 28th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Atlanta

Globally, there is rising concern about the impact of energy consumption on the environment, coinciding with increasing energy costs. The Digital Environment Home Energy Management System (DEHEMS) project aims to provide householders with persuasive... Read More about DEHEMS: empowering the domestic energy consumer with persuasive interfaces.

Risk, control and having a say: patient experiences of day surgery (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mottram, A. (2010, April). Risk, control and having a say: patient experiences of day surgery. Presented at British Sociological Association Annual Conference 2010, Glasgow Caledonian University

Due to advances in technology, surgical interventions that previously required hospitalisation for many weeks are now being performed in a day.
Patient satisfaction studies have demonstrated that day surgery is a popular choice for patients as it is... Read More about Risk, control and having a say: patient experiences of day surgery.

The future of the university (2010)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2010, April). The future of the university. Presented at Professorial College, University of Salford, UK

Panel member and presented in scenario planning for the future of the university.

Getting personal? The case of Rifondazione Comunista (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2010, March). Getting personal? The case of Rifondazione Comunista. Presented at 60th Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association, Edinburgh

Paper prepared for presentation at the workshop, ‘Party leadership in Western Europe: Strictly Personal?’ at the 60th Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association, Edinburgh, 29 March – 1 April 2010.

Sex, lies and public money: Recent scandals in Britain and Italy’ (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2010, March). Sex, lies and public money: Recent scandals in Britain and Italy’. Presented at 60th Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association, Edinburgh

Paper presented to the panel ‘Morality, political scandals and the detachment of citizens from the political process I’ at the 60th Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association, Edinburgh, 29 March – 1 April 2010.

Paschen curve analysis to optimise pulsed d.c. sputtering plasmas (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., Pilkington, R., & Cowpe, J. (2010, March). Paschen curve analysis to optimise pulsed d.c. sputtering plasmas. Poster presented at 37th IoP Conference on Plasma Physics, Windermere

The behaviour of the breakdown voltage of a pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering system under various operating conditions has been studied with reference to Paschen’s Law. This can help to understand the conditions necessary for a stable breakdown at lo... Read More about Paschen curve analysis to optimise pulsed d.c. sputtering plasmas.

'Theatres of transgression’: Municipal public parks in Edwardian Manchester. (2010)
Presentation / Conference
O'Reilly, C. (2010, March). 'Theatres of transgression’: Municipal public parks in Edwardian Manchester. Presented at Transgressive Cities: Practices and Place, Urban History group conference, University of Durham, UK

This paper argues that municipal public parks in Manchester provided the citizens with the space not solely for recreation and sporting facilities but for a whole range of often transgressive behaviours. Despite the efforts of the civic authorities,... Read More about 'Theatres of transgression’: Municipal public parks in Edwardian Manchester..

Providing security for virtual datacentres (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mihindu, S. (2010, March). Providing security for virtual datacentres. Presented at UKUUG's annual Large Installation Systems Administration (LISA) conference, Manchester, England

This paper provides technique for realising integrity and isolation in virtual systems. This is achieved by supporting a logical cages model, in particular for virtualised datacentres, based on a concept called Trusted Virtual Domains or TVDs. Based... Read More about Providing security for virtual datacentres.