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From science to storytelling: Advancing a climate knowledge–action framework through reflections on youth-focused, participatory action research in Vietnam (2025)
Journal Article
Jones, L., Lê, H., Huệ, L., Parsons, K. J., Võ, T. T., & Halstead, F. (online). From science to storytelling: Advancing a climate knowledge–action framework through reflections on youth-focused, participatory action research in Vietnam. British Educational Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.70004

Climate change presents urgent global challenges that demand swift and transformative responses. However, current efforts often fall short, revealing a crisis not only of environmental concern but also of social action. Responses to this have include... Read More about From science to storytelling: Advancing a climate knowledge–action framework through reflections on youth-focused, participatory action research in Vietnam.

Early career teachers’ identities: polymorphous identities that form, morph, and flex over time (2025)
Journal Article
Dockerty, K. (2025). Early career teachers’ identities: polymorphous identities that form, morph, and flex over time. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 51(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2025.2530470

This article focuses on a small part of original doctoral research conducted at the University of Sheffield and presents the perceptions of three Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and how their identities as professionals developed over time in response t... Read More about Early career teachers’ identities: polymorphous identities that form, morph, and flex over time.

Place-based and intergenerational storytelling for youth climate action: moving beyond participation and towards momentum (2025)
Journal Article
Halstead, F., Parsons, K. J., Vo, T., Lloyd Williams, A., Jones, L., Le, H., Nguyen, A., Hackney, C., & Parsons, D. (2025). Place-based and intergenerational storytelling for youth climate action: moving beyond participation and towards momentum. Children's Geographies, https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2025.2519027

The urgency of the climate crisis necessitates inclusive approaches that engage marginalised groups, particularly youth, in meaningful and sustained ways. This paper explores the transformative potential of place-based and intergenerational storytell... Read More about Place-based and intergenerational storytelling for youth climate action: moving beyond participation and towards momentum.

School Readiness Matters- Embedded and Threaded Transitions (2025)
Book
Lee, K., & Veale, V. (Eds.). (2025). School Readiness Matters- Embedded and Threaded Transitions. TACTYC

As growing concerns emerge over the narrowing definitions of school readiness in policy and practice, This powerful publication, created collaboratively by TACTYC: Together And Committed To Young Children, ECSDN: Early Childhood Studies Degrees Netwo... Read More about School Readiness Matters- Embedded and Threaded Transitions.

Enoch Powell’s Reading of Nietzsche (2025)
Journal Article
Fear, C. (in press). Enoch Powell’s Reading of Nietzsche. History of European ideas,

Enoch Powell claimed to have been an avid reader of Friedrich Nietzsche in his youth. But what exactly he took from this reading has never been investigated; hitherto there has been only speculation, and some sensationalism, centring upon the more dr... Read More about Enoch Powell’s Reading of Nietzsche.

A step change in education: Generative AI, Ethics and Transformation for Higher Education (2025)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N., Dixon, J., & Mian, Z. (2025). A step change in education: Generative AI, Ethics and Transformation for Higher Education. In M. A. Doolan, & L. Ritchie (Eds.), Transforming Teaching Excellence: Future Proofing Education for All. International Federation of National Teaching Fellows

Generative AI systems such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Llama, are transforming higher education by introducing opportunities for enhanced learning and personalised education. These systems are disrupting traditional pedagogical approaches while presenting... Read More about A step change in education: Generative AI, Ethics and Transformation for Higher Education.

Gender in preschool (2025)
Journal Article
Kilburn, C. (2025). Gender in preschool. Early Years Educator, 24(16), S1-S3. https://doi.org/10.12968/eyed.2025.24.16.14

A short form article aimed at Early Childhood practitioners which explored the impact gender stereotypes and norms have on children’s experiences within early childhood education.

Identification of technical and non-technical barriers related to the implementation of IS (2025)
Report
Krzeminski, P., Erceg, A., Anastasovski, A., Činčurak Erceg, B., Damoska Sekuloska, J., Dosoretz, C., Lehmann, T., Giacomi, E., Refalo, P., Borg, M., Dunjić, B., Pavlović, V., Neves, A., Ferreira, H., Godiva, R., Skoulou, V., & Szilagyi, A. (2025). Identification of technical and non-technical barriers related to the implementation of IS. Yecla, Spain: Technological Centre of Furniture and Wood of the Region of Murcia (CETEM), Yecla Spain

This research report focuses on Industrial Symbiosis (IS) and discusses technical and non-technical barriers to its implementation. It aims to identify and evaluate barriers and possible strategies for overcoming them

Chapter 4 authors :
Pawel... Read More about Identification of technical and non-technical barriers related to the implementation of IS.

Early Childhood Sustainable Pedagogy into and beyond the 21st Century (2025)
Book Chapter
Lee, K., Boyd, D., & Scollan, A. (2025). Early Childhood Sustainable Pedagogy into and beyond the 21st Century. In A. Bradbury, R. Swailes, & P. Thompson (Eds.), A Manifesto for Early Childhood (23-37). SAGE Publications

This chapter investigates levels of sustainability awareness and early childhood professionals confidence to engage with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in practice. It explores how understanding and knowledge of Education for Sustainable Develo... Read More about Early Childhood Sustainable Pedagogy into and beyond the 21st Century.

The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper (2025)
Journal Article
Hurrell, E. R., Hutchinson, S. M., Yorke, L., Batty, L. C., Bunting, M. J., Swanton, D., McDougall, D. A., & Parsons, D. R. (in press). The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper. Area, Article e70011. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.70011

In this perspective paper, we explore the role virtual field trips (VFTs) may play in creating a more resilient, sustainable and equitable field education for Geography students in higher education as we move away from the pandemic but into a financi... Read More about The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper.

Sustainable Pedagogy in Early Childhood and Beyond (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Boyd, D., Lee, K., & Scollan, A. (2025, January). Sustainable Pedagogy in Early Childhood and Beyond. Presented at Middlesex University Childhood and Society Seminar Series 2025, online

The seminar will consider how adults and children are preparing to manage sustainability in the 21st Century. UNESCO (2017) reminds us of the urgency of the current planetary situation. Gunther and colleagues (2024) stress the need for children to ha... Read More about Sustainable Pedagogy in Early Childhood and Beyond.

Singing in the rain: foxes, ferrets and a flood opera (2025)
Digital Artefact
Mottram, S., Brookes, E., & Coates, L. J. (2025). Singing in the rain: foxes, ferrets and a flood opera. [Blog post]. University of Hull website

Can we use opera to engage children with flooding? Professor Stewart Mottram, who leads the AHRC Noah to Now project looking at literature and flooding along England’s East Coast, reflects with Dr Edward Brookes and Lisa J. Coates on their experience... Read More about Singing in the rain: foxes, ferrets and a flood opera.

Computing for Social Good in Education (2024)
Journal Article
Ellis, H., Hislop, G. W., Goldweber, M., Rebelsky, S., Pearce, J., Ordonez, P., Pias, M., & Gordon, N. (2024). Computing for Social Good in Education. ACM Inroads, 15(4), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1145/3699719

Computing for Social Good in Education (CSG-Ed) engages students with the positive potential of computing to benefit society. It can introduce students to aspects of professional responsibility, something computing students need more than ever given... Read More about Computing for Social Good in Education.

D1.1. State of the Art Report on Industrial Symbiosis topic and its different sub areas (2024)
Report
Giacomi, . E., Anastasovski, A., Ryan, . Y., Skoulou, V., Chrabak, P., Erceg, A., & Krzeminski, P. (2025). D1.1. State of the Art Report on Industrial Symbiosis topic and its different sub areas. LIAISE COST Action

3. Evaluation: What criteria are necessary to assess the potential for Industrial Symbiosis implementation?

Opening paragraph:
Assessing the potential for Industrial Symbiosis (IS) implementation involves several critical criteria that help dete... Read More about D1.1. State of the Art Report on Industrial Symbiosis topic and its different sub areas.

Young people's right to flourish: A 21st century social justice issue for youth and community work (2024)
Journal Article
Christtmass, R., Hughes, G., Marley, J., Mckinney, S., Spencer, Z., & Smith, C. (2024). Young people's right to flourish: A 21st century social justice issue for youth and community work. Support for Learning, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9604.12499

This article argues for youth and community work (YCW) to be recognised for its critical role in working alongside young people to enhance their well-being. We supply amalgamated vignettes as evidence from student's placement practice and explore the... Read More about Young people's right to flourish: A 21st century social justice issue for youth and community work.

Empathy Matters: Inclusive Co-design (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kaegi, A., & Fallin, L. (2024, September). Empathy Matters: Inclusive Co-design. Presented at RAISE Conference 2024: Equity in Attainment & Student Success, University of Leicester

The effectiveness of inclusive teaching is crucially dependent on whether the curricula and wider learning environment are themselves inclusive. The sharp growth in and internationalisation of the PGT cohorts on Masters programmes in Education at Hul... Read More about Empathy Matters: Inclusive Co-design.

The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research (2024)
Journal Article
Dowey, N., Lawrence, A., Raji, M., Jackson, C., Williams, R., Fernando, B., Giles, S., Barclay, J., Brotherson, L., Childs, E., Houghton, J., Khatwa, A., Mills, K., Jameson, G., Rockey, F., Rogers, S., & Souch, C. (2024). The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research. Earth Science, Systems and Society, 4, Article 10123. https://doi.org/10.3389/esss.2024.10123

There is a well-documented racial and ethnic diversity crisis in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) subjects in the Global North that leads to inequities in who does environmental research. The Equator project set out to increase part... Read More about The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research.

Act of hope: a story of climate change and water puppetry performance along the Red River, Vietnam (2024)
Journal Article
Lloyd Williams, A., Vũ, Q., Lê, H., Jones, L., Võ, T. T., Halstead, F., Parsons, K. J., Nguyễn, A. T., Hackney, C. R., & Parsons, D. R. (2024). Act of hope: a story of climate change and water puppetry performance along the Red River, Vietnam. Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 29(2), 278-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2024.2319833

This case study explores a collaboration between young people, researchers and artists which captured stories of how people in the Red River Catchment of Northern Vietnam are responding to climate change, and then used the local art of water puppetry... Read More about Act of hope: a story of climate change and water puppetry performance along the Red River, Vietnam.