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Effective Practices in AI Literacy Education: A Legal Education Perspective (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, C. (2024, December). Effective Practices in AI Literacy Education: A Legal Education Perspective

The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence in various industries and the emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in recent years have prompted highlighted interest in training and supporting university students to develop industry-... Read More about Effective Practices in AI Literacy Education: A Legal Education Perspective.

An institutional decolonising pilot: reflections on the journey (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Safadi, S. (2024, November). An institutional decolonising pilot: reflections on the journey. Presented at Reimagining higher education: Journeys of decolonising conference 2024, London UCL IoE

In 2023/24, I have been leading an institutional pilot at University of Salford around decolonising academic practice for staff. Also, as part of the pilot I developed and delivered a 4-part seminar series for students around decolonising education a... Read More about An institutional decolonising pilot: reflections on the journey.

Decolonising through Reflexive Practice - An Institutional Pilot (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Safadi, S. (2024, September). Decolonising through Reflexive Practice - An Institutional Pilot. Presented at RAISE Annual Conference 2024: Equity in Attainment & Student Success, University of Leicester / Online

The project is an extension of a piece of work that started in Salford Business School around the need to decolonise our practice which ties to ensuring more inclusive pedagogies, epistemological liberation, and addressing manifest outcomes of inequi... Read More about Decolonising through Reflexive Practice - An Institutional Pilot.

Digital Transformation in High Education Institutions (HEs) in the Post-Pandemic Era: Investigation of Students’ Study Behaviour at Salford Business School (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Ubah-Nwoha, D., Chen, Y., & Han, K. (2024, September). Digital Transformation in High Education Institutions (HEs) in the Post-Pandemic Era: Investigation of Students’ Study Behaviour at Salford Business School. Paper presented at BERA (British Educational Research Associate) Conference, Manchester

This study examines Digital Transformation (DT) in High Education Institutions (HEIs) and how the pandemic has enabled the reimagination of the education system (Quilter-Pinner & Ambrose, 2020). The pace at which digital technologies have evolved ove... Read More about Digital Transformation in High Education Institutions (HEs) in the Post-Pandemic Era: Investigation of Students’ Study Behaviour at Salford Business School.

Critical Research and The Media: the Case of Mr Bates v Post Office and Others. (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., McLean, R., & Eneman, M. (2024, September). Critical Research and The Media: the Case of Mr Bates v Post Office and Others. Presented at Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association 2024, Manchester

Critical research centres on emancipation, empowerment and social change. This aligns with the drive for academic research to have “impact”, to influence policy, and to facilitate action that brings about change. A state of permacrisis would suggest... Read More about Critical Research and The Media: the Case of Mr Bates v Post Office and Others..

Unveiling Academic Boredom: Leveraging Generative AI for Ethical and Engaging Learning Experiences in Higher Education (2024)
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Smith, C., & Roberts, E. (2024, July). Unveiling Academic Boredom: Leveraging Generative AI for Ethical and Engaging Learning Experiences in Higher Education. Presented at 2024 Teaching & Learning Conference, University of Hull

The integration of emerging technologies, such as Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI), are increasingly embedded into the learning, teaching and assessment strategies of undergraduate programmes with a view to instilling a more lively and dyn... Read More about Unveiling Academic Boredom: Leveraging Generative AI for Ethical and Engaging Learning Experiences in Higher Education.

Decolonising through Reflexive Practice - Where are we now? (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Safadi, S. (2024, June). Decolonising through Reflexive Practice - Where are we now?. Presented at "Curriculum Imagination": Decolonising Knowledge in Academic Practice Lecture Series - June 2024, BCU, DMU, Online

The presentation will explore the development of the Decolonising through Reflexive Practice series from a concept and initial resource through to a supported academic professional development which is now an e-course with workshops piloted across th... Read More about Decolonising through Reflexive Practice - Where are we now?.

Reimagining Legal Education in the Age of Generative AI (2024)
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Smith, C. (2024, May). Reimagining Legal Education in the Age of Generative AI. Paper presented at Reimagining Legal Education in the Age of Generative AI, University of Birmingham

Birmingham Law School would like to invite you to a workshop looking at how legal education can respond to the rise of generative AI.

Exploring the Productivity Puzzle: The Relationship between Exploring the Productivity Puzzle: The Relationship between Technology Investment and Organisational Productivity in UK Technology Investment and Organisational Productivity in UK SMEs SMEs Recommended Citation Recommended Citation (2024)
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Kutar, M., Griffiths, M., Syme, T., Krishnan-Harihara, S., Bahl, A., & Ojutiku, T. (2024, April). Exploring the Productivity Puzzle: The Relationship between Exploring the Productivity Puzzle: The Relationship between Technology Investment and Organisational Productivity in UK Technology Investment and Organisational Productivity in UK SMEs SMEs Recommended Citation Recommended Citation. Paper presented at UKAIS 2024, University of Kent

The UK has suffered declining growth in productivity over many decades and there have been several
attempts to study the reason for this declining growth in UK productivity. Various potential reasons
including the transition to lower productivity s... Read More about Exploring the Productivity Puzzle: The Relationship between Exploring the Productivity Puzzle: The Relationship between Technology Investment and Organisational Productivity in UK Technology Investment and Organisational Productivity in UK SMEs SMEs Recommended Citation Recommended Citation.

Exploring Decolonising Beyond a Reading List: Decolonising Through Reflexive Practice (2024)
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Safadi, S. (2024, April). Exploring Decolonising Beyond a Reading List: Decolonising Through Reflexive Practice. Presented at Improving Outcomes for Ethnic Minority Students in Higher Education, Online

- Understanding what decolonising through reflexive practice is
- Exploring the strengths and limitations developing a decolonised curriculum
- Considering practical implications and challenges around decolonising practice
- Implementing decolonis... Read More about Exploring Decolonising Beyond a Reading List: Decolonising Through Reflexive Practice.

Contractual opportunism in public procurement practice: the three tests (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Vašek, J., Harnach, J., & Kelly, S. (2024, March). Contractual opportunism in public procurement practice: the three tests. Paper presented at The 33rd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro

Public sector buyers seek to put contracts in place that give them adaptation options and minimise supplier opportunism. However, there is a fine line between hard bargaining and contractual opportunism. This paper investigates this difference throug... Read More about Contractual opportunism in public procurement practice: the three tests.

Gender-responsive procurement: a systematic literature review (2024)
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Kelly, S., Reszka, M., & Polychronakis, Y. (2024, March). Gender-responsive procurement: a systematic literature review. Paper presented at The 33rd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Rio de Janiero, Brazil

There have been a number of ways in which governments and buying organisations have used gender-responsive procurement to attempt to increase the amount and spread of spend with women-led businesses. These range from regulatory interventions, such as... Read More about Gender-responsive procurement: a systematic literature review.

Housebuilding procurement approaches: A systematic literature review (2024)
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Robertson, A., Kelly, S., Polychronakis, Y., & Sapountzis, S. (2024, March). Housebuilding procurement approaches: A systematic literature review. Paper presented at The 33rd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Current research within housebuilding procurement is based on project management approaches and theories from the infrastructure construction sector. This research uses a systematic literature review to synthesise research focused on housebuilding pr... Read More about Housebuilding procurement approaches: A systematic literature review.

Invitation To Gender: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Procurement Language (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Bayyat, A., Kelly, S., & Byrne, A. (2024, March). Invitation To Gender: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Procurement Language. Paper presented at The 33rd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Global public procurement spend is significant, and in addition to generating value-for-money for taxpayers, it can be used to introduce social change, namely, increasing the number of women-led [sic] businesses who secure competitive public sector c... Read More about Invitation To Gender: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Procurement Language.

Adopting Industry 4.0 Applications to Enhance Procurement Processes in Ghana's Mining Industry (2024)
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Aidoo-Anderson, A., Evans, M., & Aidoo-Anderson, B. J. (2024, March). Adopting Industry 4.0 Applications to Enhance Procurement Processes in Ghana's Mining Industry. Paper presented at The 33rd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ghana's mining sector, a key contributor to the economy faces challenges in its largely manual and paper-based procurement processes. This research addresses this gap by exploring the transformative potential of Industry 4.0 technologies in enhancing... Read More about Adopting Industry 4.0 Applications to Enhance Procurement Processes in Ghana's Mining Industry.

Additive manufacturing implementation in healthcare systems : a supply chain perspective (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Chaldoupis, K., Polychronakis, Y., & Sapountzis, S. (2024, March). Additive manufacturing implementation in healthcare systems : a supply chain perspective. Paper presented at IPSERA 2024: Emerging Alternatives, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In this study the authors have constructed a conceptual framework by examining the factors influencing AM implementation within the supply chain. Most studies address the potential disruptions of AM in logistics and distribution. Therefore, a study i... Read More about Additive manufacturing implementation in healthcare systems : a supply chain perspective.

Exploring Inclusivity in HE through Lego Series Play: Interactive Workshop (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., & Dixon, T. (2024, March). Exploring Inclusivity in HE through Lego Series Play: Interactive Workshop. Presented at Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2024: The future is now: Building EDI practice for the changing world of HE, Liverpool

At Salford Business School we have invested in Lego Series Play to foster creativity, imagination, and problem-solving among students and staff and external organisations. This workshop uses these practices to explore gender equity in research, an ac... Read More about Exploring Inclusivity in HE through Lego Series Play: Interactive Workshop.

Teach AI - AI in the Legal Profession (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, C. (2024, March). Teach AI - AI in the Legal Profession. Paper presented at AI Fringe, University of Salford

In this presentation, Craig Smith explores the impact of AI on the legal profession, focusing on the roles of judges and solicitors. He discusses how AI can assist with various tasks such as contract drafting, judgment writing, and ethical decision m... Read More about Teach AI - AI in the Legal Profession.