Research Notes issue 6 by Buckinghamshire New University

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Celebrating Research in the Centre for Positive Psychology

Using materials imaging with synchrotron x-rays to develop renewable energy

BNU Research Seminar Series

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FORE WORD ENGAGED RESE ARCH THAT BUILDS RESILIENCE AND OPTIMISM. As a university we are committed to serving the needs of our local community by working on major national issues and using the opportunities and knowledge generated to benefit our region. In turn, the Buckinghamshire community’s related experiences in adopting innovations in areas such as health, business management and environmental programmes generate valued case studies that are exemplars for similar communities around the country. Research, innovation and education are positive forms of connectivity between communities. Our research themes presented in this issue – Psychology, Transnational Education, Performing Art, Sustainability and the Environment, Health, Sport and Wellbeing, Entrepreneurship, and Democratic Citizenship – reflect the wide range of fields in which we seek to help solve society’s problems and build on opportunities. The significance of our engagement in many of these areas has come into even sharper focus as we have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on health, commerce, education and community morale. This edition of Research Notes reflects some of this crucial work. It is a record of our times, revealing some of the inspiring behind-the-scenes endeavour that builds community resilience and optimism. Record-keeping during times of upheaval isn’t just a civic or academic function; for many people it is a way of maintaining a sense of place and purpose.

We see this exemplified in the enthusiastic response to establishing a Centre for Positive Psychology; the Policy Support Fund on transnational education in Ukraine; the Global Challenge Research Fund project that allowed researchers at BNU to determine and access the potential user base for that future pan-African synchrotron light source; the work to close the gaps in our scientific knowledge as to the determinants of handcycling performance used by individuals who are unable to ride a conventional road bike or tricycle due to either a spinal cord injury or lower extremity physical impairment(s); in the way communities creatively communicate and maintain social connections under lockdown conditions using cyberperformance, and in the young graduates creatively establishing startup companies aided by BNU staff - staff which also support local and national SMEs to deal with real challenges as a direct resultant of COVID-19 restrictions. During the long periods of lockdown many of our researchers have been on the frontline of activities that have informed wellbeing interventions. The benefits of this will accelerate our community’s recovery. In this edition we also launch our strategic goal to gain Research Degree Awarding Powers as part of BNU’s new strategic plan and present the key evidence we need to present and demonstrate for a thriving research environment. These are just a few illustrations of the extraordinary fields of knowledge and discovery in which we work and take great pride in sharing. I am certain you will find them inspiring and motivating at a time when hope and optimism are important for all of us.

Professor Florin Ioras, Director of Enterprise and Research

THE JOURNE Y TO RDAP Research Degree Awarding Powers (RDAP) allow the University to confer research degrees to students, such as a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Philosophy (MPhil). The awarding of RDAP is the final stage of Buckinghamshire New University achieving full Degree Awarding Powers, having achieved Taught Degree Awarding Powers in 1997 and its full University title in 2007. The achievement of RDAP will be a significant quality marker in respect of our research provision, the research environment, staff capability and the quality of research at BNU. RDAP achievement is a recognition from the wider academic community, nationally and internationally, of the University’s research and academic excellence and it is a launch pad for BNU to continue its growth. BNU has a strong and thriving research culture inspired by its distinctive applied research identity. Academics and students at the University are engaged in research in a diverse range of subjects including art, design, performance and environment; business, management, aviation and security; higher education; nursing, allied health and sport; and social sciences - amongst many more.

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The RDAP process has two elements: 1.

Self-Assessment: BNU must demonstrate that it meets all the criteria in full at the point of application, and submit supporting evidence to demonstrate that the RDAP criteria are met in full. If the Office for Students (OfS) deems that evidence is suitable to meet the RDAP criteria, they will authorise a scrutiny process to assess the extent to which the provider’s arrangements meet the RDAP criteria.

Scrutiny process: A team of observers from the OfS will visit us to meet with staff and research students from across the University to understand the research culture. They will observe meetings and committees to ensure that BNU upholds the most stringent academic standards.

BNU will be required to provide evidence that: 1.

A significant proportion (normally around a half as a minimum) of its academic staff are active and recognised contributors to at least one organisation such as a subject association, learned society or relevant professional body. Such contributions are expected to involve some form of public output or outcome, broadly defined, demonstrating the researchrelated impact of academic staff on their discipline or sphere of research activity at a regional, national or international level;

A significant proportion (normally around a third as a minimum) of its academic staff have recent (i.e. within the past three years) personal experience of research activity in other UK or international higher education or specialist research institutions by, for example, acting as external examiners for research degrees, serving as panel members for the validation or review of research degree programmes, or contributing to collaborative research projects with other organisations (other than as a doctoral student). An applicant organisation will be required to demonstrate both that such activity has taken place, and that in the case of collaborative research activity, the member of staff has made a personal contribution to the research and that a tangible output has been or is in the process of being achieved.

A significant proportion (normally around a third as a minimum) of its academic staff can demonstrate recent achievements (i.e. within the past three years) that are recognised by the wider academic community to be of national and/or international standing (e.g. as indicated by authoritative external peer reviews). It is expected that the evidence will largely relate to work undertaken within the applicant organisation rather than in other HEIs.

Our University’s new strategic plan articulates the University’s values as a series of key ambitions and targets, including the acquisition of RDAP. It also sets forth a programme of educational and physical development and establishes a clear and ambitious vision for the University.

CELEBRATING RESE ARCH IN THE CENTRE FOR POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY DR MAT THE W SMITH , DR CERI SIMS , & DR GENEVIEVE CSEH School of Human and Social Sciences ESTABLISHING THE CENTRE FOR POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY The discipline of positive psychology is one of the most exciting and powerful to have emerged in decades. The topics within the discipline support an evidence-based focus on the health, flourishing and wellbeing of individuals, groups, organisations and communities. Its ethos from the outset has been to offer plain-language applications and interventions that are usable to professionals and the general population. Positive psychology has an esteemed history at BNU, with the 20212022 academic year seeing the tenth anniversary of the MSc Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) programme that has attracted over 300 students from more than twenty countries. A newly established Centre for Positive Psychology at BNU now provides a focused identity for the teaching, research, and consultancy work being undertaken across the team. A major aim for the Centre is to also further develop links with our alumni and developing research community as this continues to grow. A significant part of the current research activity associated with the Centre is in the context of doctoral research supervision. Three projects nearing completion in 2022 are exploring creativity in organisations (Diane Herbert), strengths-based approaches to autism (Ruth Howard), and the psychological impact of outof-body experiences (Ross Bartlett). In another project, Lisa Jones is examining the concepts of loneliness,

solitude, and aloneness in relation to wellbeing. In 2021 we were delighted to also welcome two new doctoral researchers, Dan Collinson, undertaking research on strengthsbased leadership, and Preeti Sumal, exploring the relevance of existential positive psychology in organisations. Dan and Preeti were both recipients of Vice-Chancellor Doctoral Studentships. Outside these doctoral projects, recent research across the team has spanned such topics as flow and creativity (Cseh, 2019; Cseh & Jeffries, 2019; Cseh et al. 2015), the relationship between positive psychology and coaching psychology (Sims, 2017; 2018; 2019), wellbeing in schools (Sims & Thompson, 2020), positive psychology and ‘luck’ experiences (Smith & Worth, 2019); and the role of positive psychology and existential psychology in supporting wellbeing and resilience in the context of Covid and beyond (Worth & Smith, 2021). We are looking forward to formally launching the Centre for Positive Psychology (whose website can be found at pospsychbucks.com) and celebrating ten years of the MAPP when our annual Applied Positive Psychology Symposium returns after a two-year hiatus due to Covid on Saturday 16th July 2022. In the meantime, please take a look at the range of projects shared at previous symposia (Cseh et al., 2017; 2018; 2019; Smith & Worth, 2016).

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UKRAINE STUDENTS’ OPINIONS ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION DR DORIN FESTEU Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Law Prior to the recent distressing events in Ukraine, Dr Dorin Festeu, Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Law, collaborated with the Ukrainian Institute of Education and Research on a funded project investigating Ukrainian university students’ satisfaction with their courses. The research project identified a gap in the knowledge of Ukrainian universities as very few conduct student surveys or studies, therefore missing an opportunity to strengthen their competitive position, retention levels and recruitment. The rise of social media has meant that electronic word-of-mouth regarding students’ university experiences holds more power than ever, and so understanding students’ satisfaction levels can bring several benefits to university management. In order to tackle this underexplored area, Dr Festeu and partners developed a survey in consultation with a panel of eight experts across eight Ukrainian universities. The resulting survey included 28 questions within 7 clusters. Each cluster was carefully considered in order to build upon existing research into student satisfaction and expectations within the context of universities as ‘businesses’ providing higher education. The cluster topics included: •

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This is both an important piece of research into survey creation and an invaluable resource for Ukrainian universities seeking to gather more information from their students. The results of the survey will be explored in further articles, and their impact on educational policies will be further reviewed as the partnership between BNU and Ukrainian universities continues to develop. This activity was funded by Research England’s Quality-Related Research Strategic Priorities Funding (QR SPRF). The Fund is designed to support universities undertaking research with local, regional, national and international structures, including parliament, central government, devolved administrations, local government, health and education bodies, the justice system and other regulatory organisations. Grants are an investment in multi- and interdisciplinary research across 34 themes. This funding aims to increase high quality research and innovation, respond to priorities and link investment with government research and innovation. In 2021-22, the Strategic Priorities Fund was renamed the Policy Support Fund.

Note: this article was submitted for publication in Research Notes in November 2021. For information regarding the University’s response to the events in Ukraine at the date of publication, please visit the following link.

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BNU OFFERS SUPPORT TO ITS COMMUNITY AFFECTED BY THE EVENTS IN UKRAINE We understand that members of our BNU community may be concerned about, or directly affected by, the events in Ukraine. BNU offers its support to everyone in our community affected by the conflict and our thoughts are with our students, colleagues, alumni and their families and friends. The University’s support and welfare teams are ready to support students, and all staff can access help from our employee assistance programme. At BNU we are proud of our inclusive, international community in which all members are respected for who they are. We will not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination, and any reported incidents will be investigated thoroughly.

BORDERS AND PERFORMANCE DR JEM KELLY Senior Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Performance In September, Dr Jem Kelly, Senior Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Performance, presented his paper ‘Performing Virtual Borders and Acts of Intersubjectivity: interrogating Station House Opera’s telematic performance At Home In London and Gaza (2018)’ at The Royal Geographical Society’s (RGS) annual conference themed around borders, which had been postponed for a year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr Kelly explored the argument that reterritorialization is a concept reified in Palestine’s West Bank Barrier and its sibling, the Gaza Fence. The physical borders that militarise control regimes, territorialise nation states and define their physical limits are surmounted using technology in a telematic performance, ‘At Home In London and Gaza’ (2018) staged simultaneously at London’s Battersea Arts centre and El Wadad’s Society for Community Rehabilitation theatre, Gaza city, Palestine. Dr Kelly interrogated issues around virtual borders and intersubjectivity encountered in this unique staging. Using two-way live-streamed audio and video, ‘At Home In Gaza and London’ is rhizomatic: it ‘establishes connections between semiotic

chains, organizations of power, and circumstances’ relative to the lived experiences and ‘social struggles’ of the participants (Deleuze & Guattari, A Thousand Plateaus, 2004, p7). The Covid pandemic has given rise to cyberformance, ‘the genre of digital performance that uses the Internet as a performance space’ (Pappagiannouli, Political Cyberformance, 2016, p1). Dr Kelly’s presentation itself was a cyberformance as it was webcast from the RGS lecture theatre. ‘At Home In Gaza and London’ is an interactive cyberformance as performers occupy stages in different countries, which are combined within a screened image in each location. Performers and audiences can interact in a variety of ways, but the effect is intended to be uncanny as performers

in physical space are doubled and orientated differently on screen. ‘At Home in Gaza and London’ is designed to raise questions of identity by comparing and contrasting radically different cultures in ways that suggest identity is constructed by an assemblage of social, economic and cultural conditions and attitudes. For example, when Owl Young in London discusses pre-marital cohabitation with Mariam Nasser in Gaza, she responds, ‘that doesn’t happen here’. People’s behaviour and attitudes are constrained by moral barriers as well as physical ones and these virtual borders are challenged through reflections on lived experiences, cultural differences, moral conditioning and social expectations.

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Dr Kelly argued that cyberformances also circumvent media borders. ‘At Home In London and Gaza’ is intermedial, producing specific ‘relations between media…medial interactions and interfaces’ (Ellestrom, Media Borders, Multimodality and Intermediality, 2010, p51. The crossing of media borders eschews ‘tangible border between individual media’ troubling ‘medial specificities and differences’ (Ellestrom, Media Borders, Multimodality and Intermediality, 2010, p52). ‘At Home In Gaza and London’ blurs media borders using the projection screen as a hypersurface, a place ‘where the real and the virtual meet each other’ (Giannachi, Virtual Theatres – An Introduction, 2004, p95).

The screened images allow ‘mimetic, gestural, and cognitive’ links to be visualised as performers use each other’s ‘homes, streets’ and ‘workplaces to share their personal stories and… life perspectives.’ (Shabat, ‘At Home In London and Gaza’ - Interview with Amjad Shabat’ 2018). Space is delimited by the field of view of the video lens, and performers synchronise their posture, gesture, movements and facial expressions so that they appear to occupy a virtual location, one in which bodily and spatial co-ordinates cohere in the screened image. A combined virtual embodiment proposes a new, other being comprising two discrete entities that cohabit the same position on screen proposing a third space.

‘At Home In Gaza and London’ succeeds by communicating lived experiences and moral constraints of the Gazan and London participants, celebrating difference and sharing world-views that are not encountered elsewhere. To conclude the performance, audience members and performers celebrated with a Gazan-inspired meal that had been prepared during the show, bringing a visceral and multi-sensory conclusion to the peformance, whilst also reminding them that the simple matter of eating becomes problematic when access to food is difficult.

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USING MATERIALS IMAGING WITH SYNCHROTRON X-RAYS TO DEVELOP RENEWABLE ENERGY DR GEORGE CLERK Lecturer in the School of Human and Social Sciences & Co-Investigator in the African Synchrotron Network for Advanced Energy Materials The African Synchrotron Network for Advanced Energy Materials recently conducted a survey to determine and access the potential user base for a future panAfrican synchrotron light source. The researchers invited scientists whose research might benefit from a panAfrican synchrotron to complete the survey and provide insight into the objectives, opportunities and challenges of the research. This report examines the profile of researchers in the synchrotron community around the world by eliciting background information (including criteria such as age, gender, country of residence, research discipline, infrastructure and challenges). A total of 71 persons participated in the survey. The age ranges of the respondents were found to be as follows:

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Approximately 37% respondents were in the 30 – 40 age range;

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In answer to the question about country of residence 33% of respondents indicated they were resident in Germany, with 28% resident in the United States. Most respondents were resident in Europe, including 1.4% each from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, United Kingdom, and 2.8% each from Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden. A small number of respondents were resident in Brazil, Japan, Jordan, India and Taiwan. Only a limited number of respondents from the synchrotron community were resident in Africa, with 4% from South Africa and 1.4% each from Congo and Uganda. When respondents were asked what primary research facilities were used to conduct their research •

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The majority of respondents resided in Europe and North America, where significant science infrastructure facilities - such as ‘Diamond’ in the UK and Stanford Synchrotron Facility in the US - have been provided. The majority of respondents were found to be in the 30 – 40 age bracket, potentially suggesting that scientists are most productive within this age category; previous

studies have indicated that scientists have significant research output when they are under forty years of age. Africa has a youthful population, with 70% under the age of 30, so investment in science education and infrastructure can be seen as critical for harnessing the potential of the young. Recent research has highlighted the fact that Africa will soon be home to the bulk of the world’s youth. This has raised concern, leading to questioning whether African youth are a demographic ticking time bomb or could seize opportunities available to them. Equally, there is also a growing realisation that the notion of the brilliant young scientist who makes critical breakthroughs in science is increasingly outdated. However, other research has also argued that there are indications that the average age at which researchers receive their first grant and become Principal Investigators has moved from the 30 – 40 age category to the 40 – 50 age category. It is noteworthy that the majority of survey respondents were men, with women respondents being in the minority. This reflects a wider gender imbalance, with fewer women participating in science and technology. In addition to the low participation of women there are indications of significant gender disparities in academic productivity. It has been argued that only 30% of women in higher education move into STEM-related fields. Furthermore, it is also contended that in sub-Saharan Africa only 30% of Africa researchers in all subject areas are women.

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To address this imbalance, it has been suggested that intersectional considerations including race and ethnicity could potentially be taken into account when making decisions regarding funding and hiring. It has also been noted that men do not report significant reduction in their productivity when compared with the experience of women, particularly those who have children below 6 years of age. It has been argued that African scientists have become “suitcase scientists” - scientists who must travel abroad in order to use international research facilities, such as Advanced Light Sources (AdLSs). However, it is suggested that this eventually leads to the loss of many of the elite emerging African scientists to the African science diaspora. Also, it is generally understood that Africa loses thousands of professionals every year to developed countries. The right infrastructure, including synchrotron facilities, is therefore deeply connected to retaining innovators and aids the establishment of a user base of active scientists and a strong local technological capacity, seeding local competitive industry.

The Anthropometric, Physiological and Strength Related Determinants of Handcycling 15-km Time Trial Performance DR JONPAUL NEVIN Senior Lecturer in the School of Human and Social Sciences Handcycling is a dynamic and liberating form of Paracycling used by individuals who are unable to ride a conventional road bike or tricycle due to either a spinal cord injury or lower extremity physical impairment(s). Whilst collective understanding as to the biomechanics and physiology of handcycling continues to improve there are still several gaps in current scientific knowledge as to the determinants of handcycling performance. This recently completed study investigated the relationship between selected anthropometric, physiological, and upper body strength measures and 15-kilometre handcycling time trial performance as part of my PhD ’The Optimisation of Handcycling Performance’. Thirteen trained H3/H4 classified male handcyclists performed a 15-kilometre time trial, graded exercise test, 15-s all-out sprint and one repetition maximum assessment of bench press and prone bench pull strength. Relationships between all variables were assessed using a Pearson’s correlation coefficient matrix with mean time trial velocity representing the principal performance outcome. Power at a fixed blood lactate concentration of 4 mmol·l-1 (r = .927; p <0.01) showed an extremely large correlation with time trial performance, whilst relative V̇O2peak (r = .879; p <0.01), power-to-mass ratio (r = .879; p < 0.01), peak aerobic power (r = .851; p <0.01), gross mechanical efficiency (r = 733; p <0.01), relative prone bench pull strength (r = .770; p = 0.03) relative bench press strength (r = .703, p = 0.11), and maximum anaerobic power (r = .678; p = 0.15) all demonstrated a very large correlation with performance outcomes.

The findings of the present study indicate that power at a fixed blood lactate concentration of 4 mmol·l-1, relative VO2peak, power-to-mass ratio, peak aerobic power, gross mechanical efficiency, relative upper body strength, and maximal anaerobic power all have a significant impact upon 15-kilometre time trial performance in H3/H4 handcyclists. It is believed that this is the first study to investigate the combined impact of anaerobic threshold, anaerobic capacity and upper-body strength upon real-world handcycling time trial performance. Based upon its findings, it is recommended that future research associated with establishing determinants of handcycling performance use a larger, more homogenous, group of competitive, preferably elite handcyclists. If sufficient data could be collected it would be possible to construct an accurate handcycling performance model using multiple regression analysis. The full paper, ‘The Anthropometric, Physiological, and Strength Related Determinants of Handcycling 15km Time Trial Performance’, was recently published in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. The full research article is available from the BNU repository and can be found here: bucks. repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17994/. Dr Nevin has also been invited to present this work at the 2021 VISTA Paralympic conference – for more information, please see Conferences, below.

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UNDERSTANDING THE LIVED E XPERIENCE OF ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS IN POSTGRADUATE RESE ARCH UCHENNA NWEKE The research was commissioned from the Institute for Community Studies and conducted by current postgraduate researchers from GuildHE institutions, including Uchenna, who is undertaking a PhD programme in business and management at Buckinghamshire New University. Uchenna is also the postgraduate research students’ representative on the University’s Research and Enterprise Committee.

Buckinghamshire New University PhD student Uchenna Nweke has co-authored new research into the lived experience of ethnic minority postgraduate research students in smaller and specialist higher education institutions. The research found that overall these students experienced financial pressures, a lack of belongingness, and a lack of wider support. To address these findings, its recommendations included: increasing visibility of equality, diversity and inclusion; ensuring supervisors have the prerequisite training in supporting ethnic minority postgraduate research students (PGRs); and providing targeted funding to ease any financial burdens.

Uchenna said: “As the report of this collaborative peer research is published, I am optimistic about the pivotal effect its implementation could have in delivering a higher education sector that works for all. While all students may have areas of commonality in their lived experiences, the findings of this study clearly suggest that students from ethnic minority backgrounds are faced with unique constraints in accessing and participating in postgraduate research studies. My expectation is that the report will help to influence sectorwide interventions, leading to a more diverse and inclusive culture across UK higher education.” BNU’s Vice-Chancellor and GuildHE’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion champion, Professor Nick Braisby, added: “GuildHE embarked upon an anti-racism programme in 2020 to support members to take positive actions against all forms of

discrimination. This research is a testament to our commitment to raise and address the significant challenges faced by individuals from communities that are underrepresented in higher education. “I thank the students for their candour and trust, and look forward to working with colleagues across GuildHE to act on the recommendations which align with creating anti-racist Universities, as well as addressing the particular needs of the postgraduate research student community.” The experience of postgraduate research for students from underrepresented communities at smaller and specialist institutions is an area not examined previously, says the report. Existing studies focus on research intensive institutions, and on students who are predominantly funded by the research councils.

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VISIT TO THE 6 TH SYMPOSIUM ON APPLIED SPORTS SCIENCES , CHILE DR MARK HOMER Senior Lecturer in Sports Science in the School of Human and Social Sciences

Dr Mark Homer recently visited Chile to contribute to the 6th Symposium on Applied Sports Sciences, organised by the Ministry for Sport and National Sports Institute. The symposium aims to strengthen the knowledge of Chilean coaches in preparation for the 2023 PanAmerican Games which will be held in Santiago. The conference featured some notable experts in their respective fields, including Professor Louise Burke, Dr Martin Buchheit, and Dr Kristoff Kipp presenting either in person or online on a range of applied sports science topics. Dr Homer, previously an exercise physiologist with the world leading British Rowing Team, spoke about training and monitoring methods in elite rowers and his experiences supporting the squad at the Beijing, London, and Rio de Janeiro Olympic games. He also spent time with the sports science team at the National Sports Institute.

The trip included a formal dinner hosted by the British Ambassador to Chile Louise de Sousa with other guests including the Chilean Minister for Sport and president of the Olympic committee. Dr Homer commented: “I would like to thank the organisers of the symposium, especially the National Co-ordinator for Sports Science, Hugo Cerda-Kohler, for inviting me to speak in Chile. Hopefully my talk will help the coaches and athletes prepare for the upcoming Pan-American games in Santiago. I have made some new friends and hope to work with them again on some research projects we discussed during my visit”.

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CELEBRATING SUCCESS IN ENTERPRISE at Buckinghamshire New University DR LISA MCGINTY Innovation and Knowledge Exchange Manager Our focus for Knowledge Exchange (KE) in 2022 will be to expand, improve and showcase the opportunities we have to offer local business and collaborators as an institution. As we continually strive to develop on our existing enterprise activity here at BNU we also celebrate the success of our current programmes. CHALLENGEWORKS PROGRAMME Our European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funded ChallengeWorks Programme will continue to run throughout this year, offering a tailored support programme of workshops, grant awards and networking opportunities between Innovators and the Higher Education Sector. ChallengeWorks seeks to promote investment in product and service development, technology transfer and public service applications within themes such as Mental Health and Wellbeing, Education and Health and Social Care.

GRADUATE LINK TO DEVELOP NEW ENTERPRISE (GLIDE) Our other ERDF funded project, GLIDE (Graduate Link to Develop New Enterprise) was recognised internally for its outstanding delivery and feedback to date and subsequently won the Research or Knowledge Exchange award of the year at BNU’s 2021 Stars awards. Managed by Nadine Frisk, the award was supported with positive feedback submitted through nominations citing the project as ‘amazing, interesting and valuable’ with one nominee praising the project as ‘sharing golden content’. In addition to the success of GLIDE, we also celebrated the success of other team members in the Research and Enterprise Directorate with myself, Ms Laura Bray and Dr Emma Tomsett receiving award nominations. With face-to-face events back on the horizon, this year will be an exciting time for our directorate at BNU, with new Knowledge Exchange initiatives and events set to launch towards the end of the academic year.

If you would like to find out more about Knowledge Exchange at BNU, please email: lisa.mcginty@bucks.ac.uk

MEDTECH SUPER CONNECTOR DR LISA MCGINTY Innovation and Knowledge Exchange Manager

Buckinghamshire New University is a proud consortium member of the MedTech SuperConnector (MTSC) business accelerator programme led by Imperial College London. The MTSC provides up to £45,000 in non-dilutive funding to develop ventures and technologies alongside training, advice and access to industry networks. It gives the opportunity for early career researchers (ECRs) to connect with peers and past participants from other academic institutions and provides networking opportunities needed to fast-track the translation of their research.

To date, through an open and encouraging community of researchers, academics and entrepreneurs, the MTSC has supported over 34 ventures and 65+ ECRs to develop innovative medical technologies. Annual accelerator programme intakes take place throughout the year and welcome applicants covering innovations ranging from devices to digital healthcare solutions.

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HOW CAN THE MTSC HELP YOU? The MTSC programme provides: •

A number of face-to-face and remote educational opportunities

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Funding for consumables, prototype development, travel and conference fees

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A salary replacement scheme available for eligible postdoctoral researchers and venture funding awarded directly to the lab (MedTech SuperConnector does not take Intellectual Property.

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Venture teams with the opportunity to present their ideas and demonstrate the impact of their research to early-stage investors and academic partners.

Do you have a technology arising from your research with potential to improve health and wellbeing? To find out more about the MTSC and check whether you are eligible to apply please contact: lisa.mcginty@bucks.ac.uk

RESE ARCH AND ENTERPRISE EVENTS

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BNU RESE ARCH SEMINAR SERIES

The Enterprise and Research team were delighted to hold the first 2021-2022 BNU Research Seminar in December. Twenty-one colleagues heard BNU Student Success and Achievement Senior Lecturer Dr Simon Lee-Price speak on ‘For all your ills I give you [African] laughter’: The black lives of Henry Miller’. Seeking to create a new critical paradigm for interpreting the controversial writer’s work, Dr LeePrice argued that Miller remains worthy of critical appraisal because he had a huge impact on modern American literature and because of what Miller’s reflections on writing reveal about the act of writing – the struggle in the “primal flux” between what is in the writer’s mind and what appears on paper. Dr Lee-Price also reflected on the tension between Miller’s violent anti-Semitism, anti-black racism and misogyny while also positioning himself as antiWestern civilisation, arguing that Miller’s work is suffused with evocations of black lives and laughter. Discussion afterward included reflections on how Miller would be regarded if he was writing today, how Miller would view “wokeness” and the connections between music and language, particularly in terms of sound design.

Twenty-one colleagues then again gathered for an outstanding second seminar in January. School of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Lecturer Taryn Tavener-Smith and Associate Lecturer Nicole McAllister shared insights into their research ‘Roots, prefixes, and suffixes: Decoding medical terminology using an online Enquiry-Based Learning intervention for Nursing Associates’. This research aimed to assist BNU Nursing Associate students with their understanding of medical terminology through a short series of seminars about how to break down medical terms into, and understand, their roots, prefixes and suffixes. Students were then able to reconstruct those terms from their constituent parts to understand their medical meaning. A pilot and wider study across the Nursing Associate Programme indicated that this intervention was of real benefit to students, giving them increased understanding of, and confidence in their understanding of, medical terminology. Colleagues agreed this research could be of genuine innovative benefit to students and professionals across the healthcare sector. In addition to publishing their research as journal articles, Ms Tavener-Smith and Ms McAllister hope to integrate this learning intervention across curricula and develop an App to help students and professionals interpret medical terminology.

Fifteen colleagues gathered for a third insightful seminar in February. BNU PhD student Uchenna Nweke spoke on the role of sector-based umbrella bodies in enhancing legitimacy, accountability and organisational performance of UK independent churches in the face of rising secularism and public scrutiny.

He also described how, through online questionnaires, he has examined women’s participation in senior leader roles in independent churches - where strikingly all senior roles are open to women - and the question of how much immigration to the UK has shaped independent church congregations in recent years.

Limited research has been undertaken to date on the UK Independent Church Sector (UKICS). Through his doctoral research, Mr Nweke hopes to shine greater light on the vital role independent non-denominational churches play in the UK. He outlined how his research has explored the key functions and effectiveness of sector umbrella bodies, which he terms Religious Legitimating Agencies, in enhancing the accountability and legitimacy of independent churches in the face of rising secularism. He aims to suggest a contemporary approach to church self-regulation and develop a Stakeholder Accountability Framework for the UKICS.

As always, there was a lively discussion session after the paper, ranging from the role of young leaders in the sector to the notion of God as a “key stakeholder”.

Upcoming seminars include discussions on the feeling of being alone, the photographic palimpsest and the act of representing the past in response to a palimpsestic landscape.

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RESE ARCH STUDENT COLLOQUIUM The University held its latest Research Student Colloquium to showcase the exciting MPhil and PhD research being undertaken at the University in November. The event was well attended by students and staff, with papers on a diverse range of topics which prompted animated discussion and the sharing of research methodology and research design advice between attendees. It was particularly pleasing to be able to showcase the work of staff undertaking research programmes at other universities as well as research students working at the University. The colloquium began with Creative and Digital Industries Senior Lecturer Paul Fields’ introduction to his mixedmethods PhD project at the University of Southampton, ‘Antisocial Justice Warriors Safe Spaces at Punk Live Events.’ This project was inspired by protests against two punk bands’ use of humour in their live performances and reflects his interest in the sociology of deviance and in punk as a lens of critical appraisal. In it, he explores the concept of emotional safety at live punk music events and the efficacy of their safe space policies, and the views of punk event attendees who oppose these policies.

Development Theory have been proposed, alongside a strengths-based programme for parents to support mental wellbeing and development in autistic children. Finally, John Knight, research student and Academic Developer (Curriculum Practice) in the Directorate for Student Success, reflected on methodology in research in his presentation ‘Using IPA to Explore the Student Experience of Assessment: the Right Tool for the Job?’, contextualised within his own research project on exploring the student experience of assessment. Focusing on the fit between research approach and research aim, he considered the epistemological, ontological and axiological basis for interpretative phenomenological analysis and how and why this makes this particular methodology the most suitable ‘tool for the job’, while acknowledging that different approaches may be suitable for different purposes.

This was followed by Associate Professor Rebecca Rochon’s paper reflecting on the conclusions she has reached during her professional doctorate research at Coventry University ‘Cognitive outcomes vs affective learning: a contextualised examination of students and staff perceptions of experiential learning in Higher Education’. Through an analysis of live assessment briefs, she has explored the tension between the sector’s requirement to produce ‘employment ready’ graduates using systems designed to develop and assess cognitive learning. The second session commenced with one of our newest students, Sarah Barry, Senior Lecturer and School Director of Education in the School of Aviation and Security, discussing her ideas and intended focus for her research inspired by her personal experience as a pilot, ‘Factors affecting retention and longevity of female pilots in the United Kingdom airline industry’. She discussed possible factors behind the strikingly low recruitment and retention of female pilots in the UK versus other countries such as India and compared to the predominance of women as UK cabin crew, including possible institutionalised sexism, societal expectations of women and conditions in the industry that may discourage women who wish to start families remaining pilots. Next, Psychology research student Ruth Howard spoke about her participatory research ‘A Strengths Based approach to understanding autistic development and support of autistic children and families’. She explored how she has adopted a complex systems approach to explain autistic development and the factors that can positively or negatively affect this. In doing so, an evolutionary perspective of the Enhanced Threat Detect and React Hypothesis of Autism and Autistic

GRADUATE SCHOOL NEWS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FIONA MCCORMACK Head of Graduate School The autumn term was busy for the Graduate School. The research students moved into their temporary campus home in the East Wing of the High Wycombe campus, but we are delighted that they were installed in their permanent office space in the North Wing by the beginning of February. We are looking forward to inviting everyone involved in the Graduate School to celebrate our new home very soon. The new training programme has been really successful and well attended. Research students have enjoyed seminars about time management, quantitative and qualitative methodology designs and most recently how the RDF

platform can support their developing research careers. We are looking forward to more sessions in the new year including important advice on preparing for an early stage review. Our supervisors are central to our research students’ experience and we were delighted to launch our research supervisor network. The network meetings give supervisors an opportunity to share experience and develop their skills and ideas. In our first meeting we were able to discuss how we can encourage a positive research student experience.

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PHD NEWS AND AWARDS We congratulate Dr. Andalina Kadri for her accepted Professional Doctorate thesis “Local Authority Targeted Family Support Services: The experience of a sample of women who had experienced domestic abuse”, Buckinghamshire New University (awarded by Coventry University).

CONGRATULATIONS

to Harry Nicholson

to Rebecca Rochon

who passed his Professional Doctorate viva voce with minor amendments. Viva Voce Date: 26 November 2021 Title: ‘Non-traditional’ student identity: developing a hybrid ethnographic framework to explore attitudes within a new university teaching and learning context. Supervisors: Dr Keiran Henderson and Associate Professor Fiona McCormack.

who passed her Professional Doctorate viva voce with minor amendments. Viva Voce Date: 3 December 2021 Title: Live brief projects in higher education: a contextualized examination of students’ and staff perceptions of experiential learning’. Supervisors: Dr Keiran Henderson and Associate Professor Maurice Gledhill.

RESE ARCH STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS Speculative & Critical Kitchen Design in the UK; Challenging Current Thinking and Re-imagining British Kitchens in a ‘Preposterous’ Future JAYNE HALL CUNNICK , BNU RESE ARCH STUDENT This practice-based research seeks to develop a set of kitchen design polemic outcomes generated by big questions, which intend to challenge kitchen design orthodoxies. The research will confront and disrupt established domestic kitchen design practice through a series of speculative and challenging kitchen design installations and artefacts intended to unsettle current thinking to make space for new thinking. The research methodologies are based on those established in Critical Design and they intend to do the opposite of design intended for mass production and profit in order to challenge established norms. Whilst arguably one of the most important spaces within a domestic environment, (everyone has a kitchen story when I talk to them) the fine detail of the design of the kitchen is often overlooked by architects and interior designers. The synthesis of a number of theories relating to human needs, the needs of the planet that sustains these, and critical design within a range of cultural, social, historical, temporal and technological contexts will provide a lively and dynamic substantiation of the intended design outcomes.

The work aims to shine a light on the unsustainable Anthropocene within the contemporary kitchen design industry by producing satirical, ambiguous and absurd design outcomes. The planned design outcomes are intended as the first word on these issues and to begin conversation and discussion. In the tradition of critical and speculative design, the research also intends to give people responsibility of action and bring active ongoing work to the issues rather than provide any definitive answers. The intention is to seek ways to compel all kitchen design stakeholders to consider the big questions about our planet, ensure that the kitchen design industry takes responsibility and plays its part in addressing the crisis in the natural world, and the resources upon which we all rely for survival, and also that kitchen design takes responsibility for the lived experiences of its users.

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“An assessment of benchmarked third-party logistics potentialities in Nigeria and the development of a Nigerian third-party decision support framework.” OBINNA OKEKE, BNU RESE ARCH STUDENT This case-study based research aims to investigate the growth potentialities of the Nigerian third-party logistics market, benchmarking it against the UK third-party logistics market as well as developing a Nigerian third-party logistics decision support framework. This framework will be useful to companies in Nigeria who may wish to contemplate the use of third-party logistics in deciding whether to outsource their logistics or to keep them in-house and in choosing which third-party logistics company in Nigeria to contract. The research is investigating the level of logistics outsourcing in Nigeria to find out whether it has the potentialities to become as matured as the UK third-party logistics market. The foregoing will be achieved firstly by investigating the barriers and challenges with logistics outsourcing in Nigeria and comparing them with the barriers and challenges of outsourcing logistics in the UK, hence establishing the difference in the levels of maturity between the two markets, which has already been done through a content analysis.

Secondly, the research will further investigate the potentialities of Nigeria becoming a more matured market benchmarked against the UK market through analysis of case-study companies in both countries using both qualitative and quantitative methods. According to preliminary research, the UK and similar developed countries have a more matured third-party logistics market and are more researched compared to developing countries such as Nigeria. Hence, the research results and findings provide an explanation for the difference in levels of logistics outsourcing between developing countries such as Nigeria and developed countries such as the UK. Third-party logistics or logistics outsourcing has been widely accepted by scholars and practitioners as a strategic operations management tool for organizations by increasing efficiency, reducing cost and gaining competitive advantage through focus on core competencies. Over the last three decades, the topic and practice of third-party logistics have increasingly gained prominence in the global logistics sector, hence it is a crucial area of consideration for businesses across industries in the developing regions of the world such as Nigeria.

CONFERENCES: Progressive Connections Evil Women: Global Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference, September 2021 Taryn Tavener-Smith, in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health, presented ‘Evil transgressions and the monstrous female vampire in David Mitchell’s Slade House (2015)’.

VISTA 2021 Performance Disability Sport Conference, December 2021 VISTA is the preeminent disability sport conference held every 4 years. Dr JonPaul Nevin, in the School of Human and Social Sciences, was invited to present a poster titled ‘The Anthropometric, Physiological and Strength Related Determinants of Handcycling Performance.’ The invitation to present this research showcased BNU’s ongoing work in disability sport.

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Ab Latib, Hazirah, Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Mariapan, Manohar, Othman, Kamaruzaman, Amir, Mohd Afthar, Liat, Lim Choon, Yan Yi, Lee, Ioras, Florin, Farrokhpayam, Saeid Reza and Jegathesan, Natkuncaran (2021) Malaysian Timber Industry Policy: Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned. BioResources, 17 (1). pp. 299-315. ISSN 1930-2126 Ab Latib, Hazirah, Cheong, Lum Wai, Halis, Rasmina, Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan, Yi, Lee Yan, Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Ioras, Florin (2019) The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: Current state of affairs. BioResources, 14 (4). pp. 9840-9852. ISSN 1930-2126

10. Crawley, Greer, Sandys, Kathrine and Thornett, Lucy (2021) Scenographic encounters with the museum: exhibition, heritage and experience design. Bloomsbury. (Submitted) 11. Crouchman C, Griffiths L, Harris R, Henderson K. Nurses’ and midwives’ experiences and views about responding to out of work emergencies: A constructivist grounded theory study. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Jan 11. doi: 10.1111/jan.15146. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35014709.

Ahmed, Nafiso, Barlow, Sally, Reynolds, Lisa, Drey, Nicholas, Begum, Fareha, Tuudah, Elizabeth and Simpson, Alan (2021) Mental health professionals’ perceived barriers and enablers to shared decision-making in risk assessment and risk management: a qualitative systematic review. BMC psychiatry, 21 (1). p. 594. ISSN 147-244X

12. Cullinan, John, Pheby, Derek F. H, Araja, Diana, Berkis, Uldis, Brenna, Elenka, de Korwin, Jean-Dominique, Gitto, Lara, Hughes, Dyfrig A., Hunter, Rachael M., Trepel, Dominic and Wang-Steverding, Xia (2021) Perceptions of European ME/CFS Experts Concerning Knowledge and Understanding of ME/CFS among Primary Care Physicians in Europe: A Report from the European ME/ CFS Research Network (EUROMENE). Medicina, 57 (3). e208. ISSN 1010-660

Addis, Gulen and Alwar, Aumeshree (2021) Renal nurses’ experiences of patients with severe mental health conditions receiving acute haemodialysis: A qualitative study. Journal of Renal Care. ISSN 17556678

13. de Senna, Pedro, Dousos, Foivos, Ieropoulos, Fil and Pfützenreuter, Richard (2021) The Garden of Dystopian Pleasures. Studies in Theatre and Performance, 41 (3). pp. 281-304. ISSN 2040-0616

Azuike, Priscilla, Anjoyeb, Mahmood and King, Liz (2021) Bereavement and children’s mental health: recognising the effects of early parental loss. Nursing Children and Young People. ISSN 2046-2344

14. Dutcă, Ioan, McRoberts, R E, Næsset, Erik and Bluidea, Viorel N.B. (2022) Accommodating heteroscedasticity in allometric biomass models. Forest Ecology and Management, 505. ISSN 0378-1127

Białczyk, Katarzyna, Kłopocki, Jan, Kryś, Jacek, Jaskulski, Maciej, Lewandowska, Anna, Szafkowski, Robert, Ogurkowski, Karol, Pheby, Derek, Morten, Karl and Jaracz, Marcin (2022) A Feasibility Study of the Usefulness of the TEMPS-A Scale in Assessing Affective Temperament in Athletes. Medicina, 58 (2). ISSN 16489144

15. Friedman, Kenneth J., Murovska, Modra, Pheby, Derek F. H. and Zalewski, Paweł (2021) Our Evolving Understanding of ME/CFS. Medicina, 57 (3). e200. ISSN 1010-660X

Blujdea, Viorel N. B., Sikkema, Richard, Dutcă, Ioan and Nabuurs, Gert-Jan (2021) Two large-scale forest scenario modelling approaches for reporting CO 2 removal: a comparison for the Romanian forests. Carbon Balance and Management, 16 (1). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1750-0680 Blake, Holly, Fecowycz, Aaron, Starbuck, Hollie and Jones, Wendy (2022) COVID-19 Vaccine Education (CoVE) for Health and Care Workers to Facilitate Global Promotion of the COVID-19 Vaccines. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (2). ISSN 1660-4601 Chance, Helena (2021) ‘The Public Setting’ in O’Mahony, C.(ed.) A Cultural History of Furniture in the Modern Age. 1900 to the present. Bloomsbury Cultural History series. In: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Modern Age. 1900 to the present. Bloomsbury Cultural History series. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781472577894 (In Press)

16. Gallagher, Dearbhla, King, Doug A, Hume, Patricia A, Clark, Trevor N, Pearce, Alan and Gissane, Connor (2021) Annual baseline King-Devick oculomotor function testing is needed due to scores varying by age. Sports, 9 (12). ISSN 2075-4663 17. Guachalla, Adrian (2021) Cultural capital and destination image: Insights from the Opera House tourist. International Journal of Tourism Cities. ISSN 2056-5607 (In Press) 18. Guachalla, Adrian (2021) Plant-based diets and destination image: A holistic approach. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change. ISSN 1476-6825 (In Press) 19. Guachalla, Adrian (2021) Food and Sustainable Tourism Development: Environmental, Health and Ethical Perspectives. In: 3rd Tourist Conference. Sustainable Tourism: Shaping a Better Future, 3 - 4th February 2021, Online Kasetsart University Thailand.

20. Hayward, Melanie (2022) The self-selected use of social media for the pre-registration student nurse journey: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 12 (2). ISSN 1925-4059

30. Nicolls, Barbara, Cassar, Maria, Scicluna, Corinne and Martinelli, Sharon (2021) Charting the competencybased eportfolio implementation journey. In: Seventh International Conference on Higher Education Advances, 22 - 23 June 2021, Online.

21. Hng, Keng Ngee, Geraghty, Keith and Pheby, Derek F. H. (2021) An Audit of UK Hospital Doctors’ Knowledge and Experience of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Medicina, 57 (9). pp. 1-19. ISSN 1648-9144

31. Nicolls, Barbara (2021) On Being Successful in UK Tertiary Education: A Lifelong Learner’s Perspective. In: Adults in the Academy: Voices of Lifelong Learners. Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching (20). Brill, pp. 65-73. ISBN 978-90-04-50640-4

22. Kerr, Catherine J, Waterworth, Sally P, Brodie, David, Sandercock, Gavin R H and Ingle, Lee (2021) The associations between physical activity intensity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. ISSN 1440-1746

32. Osewe, Erick and Dutcă, Ioan (2021) The Effects of Combining the Variables in Allometric Biomass Models on Biomass Estimates over Large Forest Areas: A European Beech Case Study. Forests, 12 (10). ISSN 1999-4907

23. Khine, Ricardo and Stewart-Lord, A. (2021) An examination of Advanced Clinical Practice: Qualitative insights from therapeutic radiography advanced and consultant practitioners based in England. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 17. pp. 97-101. ISSN 24056324

33. Białczyk, K., Kłopocki, J., Kry´s, J., Jaskulski, M., Lewandowska, A., Szafkowski, R., Ogurkowski, K., Pheby, D., Morten, K., Jaracz, M. A, Feasibility Study of the Usefulness of the TEMPS-A Scale in Assessing Affective Temperament in Athletes. Medicina 2022, 58, 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020195

24. Lee-Price, Simon (2021) Writing ‘dark fiction’: an autoethnographic reflection. New Writing. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1943-3107

34. Pheby, Derek, F. H., Friedman, Kenneth J., Murovska, Modra and Zalewski, Pawel (2021) Turning a Corner in ME/CFS Research. Medicina, 57 (10). ISSN 1648-9144

25. Manderson Grace, King, Liz. Mobile phone interventions to promote adherence to HIV treatment: mitigating the challenges. Nurs Stand. 2022 Feb 2;37(2):45-50. doi: 10.7748/ns.2021.e11739. Epub 2021 Dec 6. PMID: 34866364.

35. Pyakurel, Parakram and Marasini, Ramesh (2021) Policy planning to achieve sustainable development goals for low-income nations. Environmental Development. ISSN 2211-4645

26. Mariampillai, John (2021) Capturing the Complexity: Towards a Better Understanding of Collaborative Higher Education Provision in the UK. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 8 (8). pp. 1-7. ISSN 20550286 27. Murphy, Alexandra (2021) Animal Afterlives. [Show/ Exhibition] 28. Nakić Radoš, Sandra, Matijaš, M., Marijana, Brekalo, Maja, Hollins Martin, Caroline J. and Martin, Colin (2021) Further validation of the Birth Satisfaction ScaleRevised: factor structure, validity, and reliability. Current Psychology. ISSN 1046-1310 29. Nathwani, Puja (2021) My career path shows that clinical roles are not the only worthy destination for pharmacists. The Pharmaceutical Journal, 307 (7952).

36. Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Jegathesan, Natkuncaran, Ab Latib, Hazirah, Ioras, Florin, Mariapan, Manohar and Liat, Lim Choon (2021) Digital marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of its adoption by furniture manufacturers in Malaysia. BioResources, 16 (2). pp. 3304-3317. ISSN 1930-2126 37. Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ioras, Florin, Farrokhpayam, S., Mariapan, Manohar, Latib, Hazirah Ab and Liew, Kang Chiang (2021) Perceptions by Smallholder Farmers of Forest Plantations in Malaysia. Forests, 12 (10). ISSN 1999-4907

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38. Risby, James, Guest, Sam and Warnock-Smith, David (2021) A critical analysis of Bristol Airport’s employee surface access habits: Developing strategic recommendations for reducing private vehicle usage. Research in Transportation Business & Management. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2210-5395 (In Press) 39. Robertson, Julia M. and Kingsley, Barbara E. (2021) “Behind the Façade: Motivations for Cosmetic Usage by Women”. 40. Smith, Sherrie, Greenfields, Margaret and Rochon, Rebecca (2021) Gypsies, Travellers, and Roma in UK Higher Education: A View from Inside the Academy. In: Adults in the Academy: Voices of Lifelong Learners. Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching (20). Brill, pp. 101-109. ISBN 978-90-04-50640-4 41. Stăncioiu, Petru Tudor, Șerbescu, Alexandru Alin and Dutcă, Ioan (2021) Live Crown Ratio as an Indicator for Tree Vigor and Stability of Turkey Oak ( Quercus cerris L.): A Case Study. Forests, 12 (12). ISSN 1999-4907 42. Tavener-Smith, Taryn (2020) Evil transgressions and the monstrous female vampire in David Mitchell’s Slade House (2015). In: Evil Women: Women and Evil 3rd Global Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference, 16 - 17 April 2021, Vienna Austria (Virtual Attendance). (In Press) 43. Tavener-Smith, Taryn (2021) Lacunas, orisons, and attics: David Mitchell’s Slade House (2015) as Gothic locus. In: PopMeC CFP. 50+ Shades of Gothic: The Gothic Across Genre and Media in US Popular Culture. (In Press)

48. Trout, Ruth and Woods, Victoria (2021) Time matters: a call to prioritise brain health. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 17 (1). pp. 17-20. ISSN 17470307 49. Trout, Ruth, Sitaram, Anya, Noyce, Alastair J, Gibbs, Daniel, van der Flier, Wiesje, Georges, Jean and Świeboda, Paweł (2021) Brain health: time to act. In: European Health Forum Gastein, 27 September - 1 October 2021, Online. (In Press) 50. Trout, Ruth (2021) Call to prioritise brain health. In: Australasian Neuroscience Nurses’ Association (ANNA) & Movement Disorder Chapter (MDC) 2021 Conference, 11 - 12 November 2021, Online. (In Press) 51. Tufton, L. R. (2021) Towards mutual understanding: communication and conflict in coaching. In: C. Heaney, N. Kentzer & B. Oakley (eds.) Athletic Development: A Psychological Perspective (pp.107-124). Routledge. 52. Tufton, L. R. & Jowett, S. (2021) The Elusive “Feel”: Exploring the Quality of the Rider–Horse Relationship, Anthrozoös, 34(2), 233-250. doi: 10.1080/08927936.2021.1885145 53. Turner, Sarah and Stenner, Karen (2021) What are the experiences of black African and African Caribbean men during the transition to fatherhood? Journal of Health Visiting, 9 (2). pp. 76-82. ISSN 2050-8719 54. Warnock-Smith, David (2021) European Union-Latin America/Caribbean Air Transport Connectivity and Competitiveness In Different Air Policy Contexts. Journal of Transport Geography. ISSN 0966 - 6923 (In Press)

44. Tavener-Smith, Taryn (2021) Note-taking by nursing students: the case for implementing writing strategies to encourage best practice. British Journal of Nursing, 30 (3). pp. 172-176. ISSN 0966-0461 45. Tavener-Smith, Taryn (2021) Transmigration, space and time in Slade House. Interdisciplinary Journal of Mobility Studies. ISSN 2045-4821 (In Press) 46. Thirtle, Sarah (2021) Identity and the learning experience of non-traditional students undertaking the specialist practitioner qualification. British Journal of Community Nursing, 26 (8). pp. 378-383. ISSN 20522215 47. Trout, Ruth and Chalk, Fiona (2021) Neuroplasticity. In: Sydney Neuroscience Symposium 2021, 12th February 2021, Royal North Shore Hospital Sydney Australia.

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