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Trusting computers through trusting humans: software verification in a safety-critical information system
Journal Article
Adam, A., & Spedding, P. Trusting computers through trusting humans: software verification in a safety-critical information system. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 3(4), 1-14

This article considers the question of how we may trust automatically generated program code. The code
walkthroughs and inspections of software engineering mimic the ways that mathematicians go about assuring
themselves that a mathematical proof is... Read More about Trusting computers through trusting humans: software verification in a safety-critical information system.

Research Unwrapped: A serial qualitative interview study of infant feeding experiences : idealism meets realism (Hoddinott et al 2012)
Journal Article

Research unwrapped is a popular series to help readers make sense of published research by undertaking a detailed appraisal in a careful and considered manner. In doing so we can advance our knowledge and understanding of any research topic and apply... Read More about Research Unwrapped: A serial qualitative interview study of infant feeding experiences : idealism meets realism (Hoddinott et al 2012).

Inter-professional education : working together to dispel the myths about teaching care homes in health and social care provision
Presentation / Conference
Hesk, G., Johnson, K., & Cleary, S. Inter-professional education : working together to dispel the myths about teaching care homes in health and social care provision. Poster presented at Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference 2019 : Human Relationships and Wellbeing in Social Work, Chancellors Hotel, Manchester

The World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) recognises Interprofessional Education (IPE) as a central component in strengthening health systems, responding to the increasing complexity within the health and social care sector.’ (Stephens and Ormandy, 2... Read More about Inter-professional education : working together to dispel the myths about teaching care homes in health and social care provision.

“Should we exit before Brexit?” Hungarian workers’ experiences & future plans in post-referendum Britain
Thesis
Ayodele, I. (in press). “Should we exit before Brexit?” Hungarian workers’ experiences & future plans in post-referendum Britain. (Dissertation). University Of Salford

Growing concerns over the large influx of Central and Eastern European migrant workers to the UK since the enlargement of the EU in 2004 played a major role in the result of the EU Referendum in June 2016. Now, in the era of Brexit, when millions of... Read More about “Should we exit before Brexit?” Hungarian workers’ experiences & future plans in post-referendum Britain.

Through pedagogy to safety : A study to identify more productive pedagogies for teaching home chemical safety education interventions to primary school children
Thesis
Latham, G. Through pedagogy to safety : A study to identify more productive pedagogies for teaching home chemical safety education interventions to primary school children. (Thesis). University of Salford

Globally, accidental chemical poisonings account for the deaths of more than 35,000 children below the age of 15 annually. Chemical poisonings also cause many more children to endure disease and disability. A new Globally Harmonised System for Classi... Read More about Through pedagogy to safety : A study to identify more productive pedagogies for teaching home chemical safety education interventions to primary school children.

Insights from an appointed governor
Journal Article
Leigh, J. Insights from an appointed governor

Dr Jacqueline Leigh is an appointed governor at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. She shares some insights into her role and advice for new appointed governors.

Core clinical competencies for extended-scope physiotherapists working in musculoskeletal (MSK) interface clinics based in primary care : a Delphi consensus study
Thesis
Suckley, J. Core clinical competencies for extended-scope physiotherapists working in musculoskeletal (MSK) interface clinics based in primary care : a Delphi consensus study. (Thesis). University of Salford

Objectives:
The primary aim of this UK-based study was to identify core clinical competencies (skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours) for primary-care-based extended-scope physiotherapists (ESPs) working in the field of adult musculoskeletal... Read More about Core clinical competencies for extended-scope physiotherapists working in musculoskeletal (MSK) interface clinics based in primary care : a Delphi consensus study.

11 Junior doctors as senior leaders – lessons learnt during COVID-19
Presentation / Conference
Home, J. 11 Junior doctors as senior leaders – lessons learnt during COVID-19. Poster presented at Leaders in Healthcare 2020, Online

COVID-19 presented a huge unplanned pressure on health resources worldwide. Across the NHS, different approaches have been utilised to respond to the crisis. Leadership figures across services were faced with difficult decisions with potential scarci... Read More about 11 Junior doctors as senior leaders – lessons learnt during COVID-19.

Junior Doctors as senior medical leaders : how flattening the curve led to flattening the hierarchy; the North Manchester model
Presentation / Conference
Home, J., & Onafowokan, T. Junior Doctors as senior medical leaders : how flattening the curve led to flattening the hierarchy; the North Manchester model. Poster presented at Leaders in Healthcare 2020, Online

It has been well documented that during the first UK surge of COVID-19 Junior Doctors stepped up, responding flexibly to changes in clinical responsibilities, rota patterns and working hours. Additionally, many junior doctors took roles out with thei... Read More about Junior Doctors as senior medical leaders : how flattening the curve led to flattening the hierarchy; the North Manchester model.

Race and society
Book

Race and Society is a thoughtful and critically engaging exploration of some of the key issues around race and racialisation, which have arisen in what is considered to be a highly diverse and complex society.


With a progressive approach empha... Read More about Race and society.

Using online resources to facilitate teaching, learning and research in higher education: The case of the ‘criminology forum'
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. Using online resources to facilitate teaching, learning and research in higher education: The case of the ‘criminology forum'. Poster presented at Higher Education Academy for Social Sciences Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK

Hosted by the Criminology degree programme at the University of Salford, the online Criminology Forum was set up in October 2012 as an outlet of information and to offer access to resources on the subject. The Forum also facilitated interest in crimi... Read More about Using online resources to facilitate teaching, learning and research in higher education: The case of the ‘criminology forum'.

Ethnic profiling, surveillance and the ‘war on terror’: responding to deviant labels
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. Ethnic profiling, surveillance and the ‘war on terror’: responding to deviant labels. Presented at York Deviancy Conference, University of York, England

This paper discusses the deviant labels (immigrant, anti-Western, British hostile, ‘enemy within’ and terrorist) commonly used in surveillance strategies within the ‘war on terror’ context. Particular attention is paid to those who are profiled based... Read More about Ethnic profiling, surveillance and the ‘war on terror’: responding to deviant labels.

“We’ll go grafting, yeah?” – Neglect, survival and crime in vulnerable inner city areas
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. “We’ll go grafting, yeah?” – Neglect, survival and crime in vulnerable inner city areas. Presented at British Society of Criminology, Northumbria University, Newcastle, England

This paper reports on a study undertaken within a vulnerable residential area of an inner city in the UK. As a location, it has been marked as vulnerable due to its abnormally high crime rate. As such, it continues to attract police and local authori... Read More about “We’ll go grafting, yeah?” – Neglect, survival and crime in vulnerable inner city areas.

Ethnic profiling, suspect bodies and the ‘war on terror’: The impact of surveillance
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. Ethnic profiling, suspect bodies and the ‘war on terror’: The impact of surveillance. Presented at 39th Annual Conference of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control, Université de Savoie, Chambéry, France

This paper discusses the deviant labels (immigrant, anti-Western, British hostile, ‘enemy within’ and terrorist) commonly used in surveillance strategies within the ‘war on terror’ context. Particular attention is paid to those who are profiled based... Read More about Ethnic profiling, suspect bodies and the ‘war on terror’: The impact of surveillance.