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Documentary Theatre in Britain and Ireland, 2000-2010: and overview (2023)
Presentation / Conference
McCormick, S. (2023, June). Documentary Theatre in Britain and Ireland, 2000-2010: and overview

Theatre often takes an oppositional stance when there is a need to confront directly the political circumstances occurring at the time of production. Facts and information are at a premium at times of upheaval and, as a result, documentary forms tend... Read More about Documentary Theatre in Britain and Ireland, 2000-2010: and overview.

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.

Designing the Metaverse for Gen Z (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Miah, A. (2023, June). Designing the Metaverse for Gen Z. Presented at Youth Marketing Strategy, London

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
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.

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.

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.

Interdisciplinary challenge led learning – a blueprint for the future (2023)
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Griffiths, A., & Power, E. (2023, April). Interdisciplinary challenge led learning – a blueprint for the future. Presented at AdvanceHE: The Employability Symposium 2023: Lighting the Labyrinth: Enhancing Student Success through the 3Es, Manchester, United Kingdom

Graduates of the future will be required to work in areas that transcend traditional academic disciplines and therefore new pedagogical approaches are needed to ensure they are equipped with the knowledge, skills, networks and attributes to thrive. A... Read More about Interdisciplinary challenge led learning – a blueprint for the future.

Numerical investigation into the effects of geometrical alterations in cut-off walls on seepage through water-retaining structures (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Thomas, A. J., & Asr, A. A. (2023, April). Numerical investigation into the effects of geometrical alterations in cut-off walls on seepage through water-retaining structures. Paper presented at 2023 Annual Conference of the UK Association for Computational Mechanics., University of Warwick

In this paper numerical analysis has been conducted to expand existing research on cut-off walls from previous studies such as [1],[2]. This study is aimed at studying a unique geometric alignment design that accommodates ‘branches’ on either side of... Read More about Numerical investigation into the effects of geometrical alterations in cut-off walls on seepage through water-retaining structures.

Can we design a better advertisement for a SCM job than the AI? An experimental study (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Klézl, V., Kelly, S., Vašek, J., Rezvani, Z., & Farashah, A. (2023, April). Can we design a better advertisement for a SCM job than the AI? An experimental study. Paper presented at 32nd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Barcelona

This article aims to contribute to the very current discussion on the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tools in practice by conducting an experiment on overall usability of an AI generated job advertisement compared to a “real” advertisement from... Read More about Can we design a better advertisement for a SCM job than the AI? An experimental study.

Negotiating in public sector procurement: a systematic literature review (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, S., Polychronakis, Y., & Israilidis, J. (2023, April). Negotiating in public sector procurement: a systematic literature review. Paper presented at The 32nd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Barcelona

The paper synthesises and consolidates the current public sector negotiation literature to establish a coherent platform through which to inform new policies and directions that will be needed as we move into a more flexible, dynamic, and changing re... Read More about Negotiating in public sector procurement: a systematic literature review.

Dynamics on ₵ with generalized Newton-Raphson maps: Julia sets, uncertainty dimension, and periodic orbits (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Christian, J., & Jensen, G. (2023, April). Dynamics on ₵ with generalized Newton-Raphson maps: Julia sets, uncertainty dimension, and periodic orbits. Poster presented at 64th British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC 2023), University of the West of England and University of Bristol, UK

The Newton-Raphson (NR) method is a well-known iterative scheme for approximating the roots of functions. Deployed on the complex plane, ₵, perhaps its most famous application is to finding the cube roots of –1. One often regards any specific outco... Read More about Dynamics on ₵ with generalized Newton-Raphson maps: Julia sets, uncertainty dimension, and periodic orbits.

Vector cnoidal waves in spatiotemporal propagation: exact solutions beyond slowly-varying envelopes (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Christian, J., & McAteer, É. (2023, April). Vector cnoidal waves in spatiotemporal propagation: exact solutions beyond slowly-varying envelopes. Presented at 64th British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC 2023), University of the West of England and University of Bristol, UK

Cnoidal waves are periodic solutions to certain classes of nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). They are fundamental excitations in theories of waves and their more familiar localized counterparts––solitons––typically emerge as limits.... Read More about Vector cnoidal waves in spatiotemporal propagation: exact solutions beyond slowly-varying envelopes.

Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing Pharmaceutical (MPharma) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Aidoo-Anderson, A., Polychronakis, Y., & Kelly, S. (2023, April). Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing Pharmaceutical (MPharma) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. Paper presented at 32nd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Barcelona

This paper investigates how Manufacturing Pharmaceutical (Mpharma) SMEs in Ghana forecast demand. It identifies sector-specific forecasting methods, the importance of accurately forecasting demand, as well as the challenges and how they can be mitiga... Read More about Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing Pharmaceutical (MPharma) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana.

Organisational innovation and sustainability: the critical role of procurement (2023)
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Israilidis, J., Polychronakis, Y., & Kelly, S. (2023, April). Organisational innovation and sustainability: the critical role of procurement. Paper presented at 32nd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Barcelona

The paper explores how procurement can innovate to meet emerging socio-economic and environmental challenges. Innovation is looked at from the theoretical lens of absorptive capacity. We see procurement as gatekeepers operating at the interface betwe... Read More about Organisational innovation and sustainability: the critical role of procurement.

Gendered language as a barrier to female-led company participation in public sector tenders: A gender-responsive approach (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, S., Hasche, N., Klezl, V., Marshall, D., Stek, K., & Reszka, M. (2023, April). Gendered language as a barrier to female-led company participation in public sector tenders: A gender-responsive approach. Paper presented at IPSERA, Barcelona

Global public procurement spend is significant and although its central goal is essentially the acquisition of goods and services for governments at the best possible value, it must also serve to promote equal treatment of all interest groups in the... Read More about Gendered language as a barrier to female-led company participation in public sector tenders: A gender-responsive approach.