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Breaking barriers in higher education: Implementation of cost-effective social constructivism in engineering education (2023)
Journal Article
Khalid, A., Kazim, T., Diaz, K. R. V., & Iqbal, J. (in press). Breaking barriers in higher education: Implementation of cost-effective social constructivism in engineering education. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, https://doi.org/10.1177/03064190231218123

Social constructivism is considered the main driver of curriculum overhaul for the new set of learning in the digital age. Implementation of cost-effective solutions of social constructivism in higher education is a challenge. The paper circumnavigat... Read More about Breaking barriers in higher education: Implementation of cost-effective social constructivism in engineering education.

New pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles with AIE characteristics for detection of dichloromethane and chloroform (2023)
Journal Article
Yu, S., Li, S., Xie, Z., Liu, W., Islam, M. M., Redshaw, C., Cao, M. J., Chen, Q., & Feng, X. (in press). New pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles with AIE characteristics for detection of dichloromethane and chloroform. Luminescence, https://doi.org/10.1002/bio.4640

Three new pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole derivatives containing methoxyphenyl, pyrene or tetraphenylethylene (TPE) units (compounds 1–3) have been designed, synthesized and fully characterized. The aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties of compounds 1–... Read More about New pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles with AIE characteristics for detection of dichloromethane and chloroform.

4Bii. Improving undergraduate student attrition and experience  through an innovative  Restorative Supervision project. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jennison, L., & Walker, J. (2023, December). 4Bii. Improving undergraduate student attrition and experience  through an innovative  Restorative Supervision project. Paper presented at Advance HE NETworking & Innovation in Healthcare Education Conference, Liverpool

Abstract:
Principles of the PNA role and A-EQUIP model (NHS England, 2017) and specifically the Restorative Supervision (RS) element can also be applied to healthcare students during their training. RS can be defined “A model of supervision designe... Read More about 4Bii. Improving undergraduate student attrition and experience  through an innovative  Restorative Supervision project..

Plausible 2050 offshore wind locations in the North Sea (2023)
Data
Waldman, S., Munro, P., & Forster, R. (2023). Plausible 2050 offshore wind locations in the North Sea. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7109882

This dataset contains a set of points representing plausible locations for offshore wind turbines to have been built in the North Sea by the years 2030, 2035, 2040, 2045 and 2050, based off the national ambitions announced up to August 2022.
The dat... Read More about Plausible 2050 offshore wind locations in the North Sea.

PC030. Unconscious Bias Training for our Simulated Patients: Showcasing a new and innovative workshop (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hammond, A., Whittaker, J., Frere, T., & Stockbridge, C. (2023, December). PC030. Unconscious Bias Training for our Simulated Patients: Showcasing a new and innovative workshop. Poster presented at 5th Developing Excellence in Medical Education Conference (DEMEC): Education in the wider context – the patient, the team and the global community, Manchester

Background:
Unconscious biases are beliefs, attitudes and stereotypes that can affect our understanding and decisions in a way that we're not aware of. If steps aren't taken to avoid acting on such biases, it can lead to unfair treatments and discri... Read More about PC030. Unconscious Bias Training for our Simulated Patients: Showcasing a new and innovative workshop.

Search for gravitational wave signals from known pulsars in LIGO-Virgo O3 data using the 5n -vector ensemble method (2023)
Journal Article
D'Onofrio, L., De Rosa, R., Palomba, C., Leaci, P., Piccinni, O. J., Sequino, V., Errico, L., Trozzo, L., Palfreyman, J., McKee, J. W., Meyers, B. W., Stairs, I., Guillemot, L., Cognard, I., Theureau, G., Keith, M. J., Lyne, A., Flynn, C., & Stappers, B. (2023). Search for gravitational wave signals from known pulsars in LIGO-Virgo O3 data using the 5n -vector ensemble method. Physical Review D, 108(12), Article 122002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.108.122002

The 5n-vector ensemble method is a multiple test for the targeted search of continuous gravitational waves from an ensemble of known pulsars. This method can improve the detection probability by combining the results from individually undetectable pu... Read More about Search for gravitational wave signals from known pulsars in LIGO-Virgo O3 data using the 5n -vector ensemble method.

The Contribution of Major Historical Orefields to Coastal Trace Metal(loid) Fluxes in North-East England (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Riley, A. L., Onnis, P., Gandy, C. J., Kanu, C. V., Umeobika, C. V., Cameron, J., Burke, I. T., Hudson-Edwards, K. A., Jarvis, A. P., & Mayes, W. M. (2023, July). The Contribution of Major Historical Orefields to Coastal Trace Metal(loid) Fluxes in North-East England. Presented at IMWA 2023 – ”Y Dyfodol | The Future”, Newport, Wales

Mine waters and tailings are key inputs to riverine metal(loid) transport to the coast. However, coastal areas also face local contaminant pressures, e.g. active industries and abandoned landfill sites. Annual riverine metal(loid) flux data were asse... Read More about The Contribution of Major Historical Orefields to Coastal Trace Metal(loid) Fluxes in North-East England.

University Land Grabs: Indigenous Dispossession and the Universities of Toronto and Manitoba (2023)
Journal Article
Harvey, C. (2023). University Land Grabs: Indigenous Dispossession and the Universities of Toronto and Manitoba. The Canadian Historical Review, 104(4), 467-493. https://doi.org/10.3138/chr-2023-0004

Whether leased or sold, Indigenous land provided the endowment capital for new universities in the nineteenth century. Many institutions of higher learning – including the universities of Toronto and Manitoba – began as large-scale landowners. By 182... Read More about University Land Grabs: Indigenous Dispossession and the Universities of Toronto and Manitoba.

Constraining the driving mechanism of galaxy-scale winds with emission line spectra (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stern, J., Oñorbe, J., Richings, A. J., Johnson, S. D., & Faucher-Giguère, C.-A. (2023, March). Constraining the driving mechanism of galaxy-scale winds with emission line spectra. Presented at Black Hole Winds at All Scales : IAU symposium 378, Haifa, Israel

Using hydrodynamic simulations and photoionization calculations, we demonstrate that quasar emission line spectra contain information on the driving mechanism of galaxy-scale outflows. Outflows driven by a hot shocked bubble are expected to exhibit L... Read More about Constraining the driving mechanism of galaxy-scale winds with emission line spectra.

Applying Dynamic Human Activity to Disentangle Property Crime Patterns in London during the Pandemic: An Empirical Analysis Using Geo-Tagged Big Data (2023)
Journal Article
Chen, T., Bowers, K., & Cheng, T. (2023). Applying Dynamic Human Activity to Disentangle Property Crime Patterns in London during the Pandemic: An Empirical Analysis Using Geo-Tagged Big Data. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 12(12), Article 488. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12120488

This study aimed to evaluate the relationships between different groups of explanatory variables (i.e., dynamic human activity variables, static variables of social disorganisation and crime generators, and combinations of both sets of variables) and... Read More about Applying Dynamic Human Activity to Disentangle Property Crime Patterns in London during the Pandemic: An Empirical Analysis Using Geo-Tagged Big Data.

The N400 is Elicited by Meaning Changes but not Synonym Substitutions: Evidence From Persian Phrasal Verbs (2023)
Journal Article
Stone, K., Khaleghi, N., & Rabovsky, M. (2023). The N400 is Elicited by Meaning Changes but not Synonym Substitutions: Evidence From Persian Phrasal Verbs. Cognitive science, 47(12), Article e13394. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.13394

We tested two accounts of the cognitive process underlying the N400 event-related potential component: one that it reflects meaning-based processing and one that it reflects the processing of specific words. The experimental design utilized separable... Read More about The N400 is Elicited by Meaning Changes but not Synonym Substitutions: Evidence From Persian Phrasal Verbs.

Safety-Security Co-Engineering Framework (2023)
Report
Aslansefat, K., Gerasimou, S., Hamibi, H., Matragkas, N., Michalodimitrakis, E., Papadopoulos, Y., Papoutsakis, M., & Walker, M. (2023). Safety-Security Co-Engineering Framework. European Commission

Executive Summary:
The advantages of a model-based approach for safety have been clear for many years now. However, security analysis is typically less formal and more ad-hoc; it may involve systematic processes but these are not generally tied into... Read More about Safety-Security Co-Engineering Framework.

Safety Analysis Concept and Methodology for EDDI development (Initial Version) (2023)
Report
Aslansefat, K., Gerasimou, S., Michalodimi-trakis, E., Papoutsakis, M., Reich, J., Sorokos, I., Walker, M., & Papadopoulos, Y. (2023). Safety Analysis Concept and Methodology for EDDI development (Initial Version). European Comission

Executive Summary:
This deliverable describes the proposed safety analysis concept and accompanying methodology to be defined in the SESAME project. Three overarching challenges to the development of safe and secure multi-robot systems are identifie... Read More about Safety Analysis Concept and Methodology for EDDI development (Initial Version).

Technological choice and social practice in the construction and use of watercraft: exploring the case of the ancient Rhodian triemiolia (2023)
Book Chapter
Velentza, K. (2023). Technological choice and social practice in the construction and use of watercraft: exploring the case of the ancient Rhodian triemiolia. In H. Kiimann (Ed.), New perspectives in maritime archaeological research (67-84). University of Tartu Press

This paper explores the theories of technological choice and social practice in the construction and use of watercraft through the case of the Rhodian triemiolia, a Mediterranean oared warship, known to have been developed and used around the eastern... Read More about Technological choice and social practice in the construction and use of watercraft: exploring the case of the ancient Rhodian triemiolia.

HYMS Communication Masterclasses : Providing an opportunity for students to discuss and rehearse strategies for dealing with microaggressions (2023)
Other
Hammond, A. (2024). HYMS Communication Masterclasses : Providing an opportunity for students to discuss and rehearse strategies for dealing with microaggressions. [audiovisual]

Invited to contribute a recorded case study to Addressing Misogyny in Medical Education placements - a Best Practice Toolkit
(hosted by NHS England and General Medical Council)

Tracking and Tracing in Israel during COVID-19 Balancing between the Need to Protect Public Health and Individual Right to Privacy (2023)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R., & Haber, E. (2023). Tracking and Tracing in Israel during COVID-19 Balancing between the Need to Protect Public Health and Individual Right to Privacy. Israel Studies Review, 38(3), 29-50. https://doi.org/10.3167/isr.2023.380304

In March 2020, the Israeli government decided that its internal security agency may collect, process, and use technological information measures to tackle the spread of COVID-19. This was done by tracking the cellphones of those who may have contract... Read More about Tracking and Tracing in Israel during COVID-19 Balancing between the Need to Protect Public Health and Individual Right to Privacy.