Research Notes Winter 2022 - Issue Seven by Buckinghamshire New University

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We are proud to be celebrating sector recognition of our successes in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 and our results in the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey, as well as showcasing our new and emerging research, with a spotlight on some of our research students.

The REF2021 results show that we have grown our overall proportion of world-leading and internationally excellent research from 38% in 2014 to 44% in 2021. Our research since the last REF in 2014 has focused on the local and the global, with the aim of enhancing understanding and improving lives. Internationally, BNU research has developed ways to sanitise water in Africa and the Indian subcontinent using solar radiation and led to an air transport liberalisation framework and a set of recommendations for the Caribbean region. More locally, research into Gypsy, Roma and Traveller wellbeing underpins and supports development of policy and practice at Government, local and health authority levels. The legacy of deindustrialisation in North Staffordshire’s ceramic manufacturing sector has reactivated associated post-industrial spaces and endangered industrial crafts.

Also in this issue we have details of three research projects enabled by Research England’s Policy Support Fund: Renewable Energy-Based Reliable, Affordable and Secure Local Smart Grids for Aylesbury Vale District Council; HE’s digital carbon footprint derived from e-learning and educational pledges for Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater Celebratingcommunities.10years’ of positive psychology at BNU, we have a review of the Centre for Positive Psychology’s symposium which took place in June, along with details of recent staff publications and conferences. We’re also delighted to hear progress with our Graduate school and a spotlight on four of our research students. As an institution BNU is proud to be working with local authorities and business, public and third sector organisations to support levelling up and local prosperity. We understand the value of diversity across workforces, communities, and life, and we are ambitious in our aims to further influence policies, confront contemporary challenges, and make a difference to societies across the real and digital Togetherworlds.with partners locally and globally, we will develop new knowledge to inform an equal, safe, and sustainable world.

FOREWORD FLORINPROFESSOR IORAS Director of Enterprise and Research 2

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DR MELANIE NAKISA, Research and Enterprise Development Unit Buckinghamshire New University ranked first for overall satisfaction in a national survey completed by postgraduate research students at 58 UK higher education institutions. The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES), developed by Advance HE, collects feedback from current research students about their experiences. BNU achieved an overall satisfaction rate of 96% and ranked 1 st for supervision (94%), 1 st for responsibilities (95%), 2 nd for progression (93%) and 4 th for research skills (91%). BNU also achieved the highest response rate of all institutions of 96%, with 26 of the 28 eligible students taking part.

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Additional highlights included that all students were confident that they will complete their research degree within the expected timescale. The survey was also helpful in identifying areas where the student experience can be improved which will be progressed in the coming year. The improved PRES outcomes follow a positive trajectory over the last three years, enhanced and facilitated by the establishment of the BNU Graduate School and the new Vice-Chancellor studentship awards. Further details of BNU’s Graduate school and research degree programme can be found at: bucks.ac.uk/research/graduate-school

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DR MELANIE NAKISA Research and Enterprise Development Unit

Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) has performed well in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF). Reflecting several years of university-wide activity, BNU’s REF2021 results reveal that 44% of BNU research was judged to be of world-leading or internationally excellent quality, based on the six subject-based units of assessment (UOA) we submitted. At least half of our research in the following areas was considered to be of world-leading or internationally excellent quality: Art and Design, History, Practice and Theory (60%); Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism (58%); and Social Work and Social Policy (50%). Social Work and Social Policy was one of three new promising UOAs we submitted, in addition to Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (49%), and Education (17%). Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy (49%) also performed well. REF judgements are based on three factors: the quality of the research outputs; the impact of the research; and the research environment of the university. For BNU, our research output quality at 3* or 4* (internationally excellent or world-leading) was the highest in UOAs in Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism (75%) and Social Work and Social Policy (67%). For impact, our UOAs in Art and Design, History, Practice and Theory (100%) and Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (75%) UOAs excelled. All results and all submitted materials are now available on the REF2021 website, which includes a fully searchable impact case study database and links to all submitted results2021.ref.ac.uk/impactresults2021.ref.ac.uk/outputs. Results/Analysis 2021

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Quality ratings are derived by assessment of research outputs (e.g. journal articles), impact case studies and the university research environment within 34 units of assessment covering different disciplines.

Thank you to everyone who continues to drive our research activity forwards, especially those academics whose work has been recognised by REF. Our new Thrive 28 strategy aims to build on our successes in the coming years by delivering research and innovation that impacts and enhances lives and society, underpinning our educational offer.”

On the day results were released, Professor Nick Braisby, Vice-Chancellor of BNU, commented: “Today’s REF results show a steady but significant improvement in our research activity, demonstrating that we are on an upwards trajectory as a relatively new institution. I am proud of our small but thriving research culture that sensibly uses resources to provide the most impact to local, national and global communities.

Taking place every 6 to 7 years, the REF provides a unique analysis of research across UK universities. It indicates the quality and output of research, presents the real impact research has on our society and highlights the real-world benefits.

RESEARCH NOTES | WINTER ISSUE Four star World-leading Three star Internationally excellent Two star Internationally recognised One star Nationally recognised Unclassified Below the standard of nationally recognised work or does not meet the REF criteria

What is the REF?

The REF was first conducted in 2014, replacing the previous Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). It is jointly conducted by the four UK higher education funding bodies: Research England (RE); Scottish Funding Council (SFC); Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) and the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland (DfE).

In REF2021, research was assessed from 157 universities, comprising 76,132 academic staff, nearly 186,000 outputs and 6,781 impact case studies. REF quality ratings

Nurses’ understanding and experience of applying painful stimuli when assessing components of the Glasgow Coma Scale. Professor Colin Martin described impacts achieved from his development of the 10item Birth-Satisfaction-Scale-Revised (BSS-R), a psychometrically valid and reliable birth satisfaction measure. It has become the ‘gold standard’ measure of birth experience, evidenced by expert consensus selection of the measure as the key index of birth experience in the International Consortium for Health Outcome Measures (ICHOM) Pregnancy and Childbirth Standard Set. Widely translated and in use in over 30 countries, the BSS-R has been utilised by both researchers and clinicians alike. Currently, over 100 investigations are underway using the BSS-R with 18 studies thus far reporting findings.

Professor David Brodie described continued impacts arising from research completed at BNU between 2000 and 2012, with emerging impacts submitted in a case study to REF2014. The research team from BNU led by Professor Brodie validated novel non-invasive technologies for cardiac output and cardiac power output measurements and applied them to a group of patients with end-stage heart failure. The continuing benefits since 2014 have shown how the original outcomes were adopted for clinical applications both in the UK and abroad. Cardiac power output continues to be an important measure for people using left ventricular assist devices. The benefits of cardiac function testing are now being recognised in primary care.

Challenges facing student nurses in clinical learning Isometricenvironments.exerciseintensity in prehypertensive and hypertensive participants.

Submitted publications reported research including: The views of older people and health professionals on dignity in acute hospitals, and the development of tools to measure dignity.

UOA 3 Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy 4

Women’s birth experiences using the birth satisfaction scale.

BNU has a long track record of research in nursing and allied health, with REF submissions in this area since the research assessment exercise of 2008. In REF2021, 49% of the submission was judged to be of at least internationally excellent quality, including 6% judged as world-leading. 60% of outputs and 50% of impact were graded as at least 3*.

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cloth filters can have greater efficacy than ceramic filters for SoDis applications, and can increase the efficiency of the SoDis process for turbid water.

The products resulting from this work include a 20 litre transparent polypropylene SoDis bucket designed at BNU which has direct commercial and research exploitation potential. These findings fed into a second EU Horizion-2020 project, PANIWATER, where work continues (2019-2023) on SoDis transparent polypropylene containers in peri-urban India.

Professor Lyndon Buck reported impacts arising from developing solar water disinfection (SoDis) technology in Africa. The €3.6m EU Horizon 2020-funded WATERSPOUTT project (20162020) aimed to provide safe drinking water to communities in sub-Saharan Africa who rely on unsafe sources. The consortium carried out a technological development programme to advance three applications based on solar disinfection (SoDis), with the following outputs: Producing products which make water safe to drink after it has been collected and demonstrating the health and related social benefits of clean water to end users.

Proof of the suitability of polypropylene as a material for manufacturing large transparent SoDis containers such as buckets and Establishingjerrycans.that

Professor Florin Ioras reported impacts arising from research into effective management of natural resources. The research influenced decarbonisation, environmental and government policy and has led to improved management of natural resources. The research enabled the establishment of decarbonisation and climate mitigation schemes and facilitated private sector access to funds. It also led to changes in the EU, Ghanaian, Zambian and Malaysian Governments’ decarbonisation policies. The research demonstrated that decarbonisation approaches in the wood-related sector, combined with effective measures of biomass, leads to mitigation of impacts on climate change. Consequently, the Malaysian Government, Ghanaian Government, European Islands Authorities and Romanian Government amended their national policies to motivate landowners and wood-based resource users to include mandatory monitoring reporting and verification criteria. BNU researchers, with a number of businesses in European Islands, Ghana, Romania and Malaysia, co-established support for carbon mitigating plans, resulting in the total investment of £2.5 million towards the decarbonisation of rubberwood sawmilling in Malaysia, decarbonisation of coastal tourism in European Islands, and the protection of forest in Romania (200,000 hectares) and Ghana (400,000 hectares). The research underpinned a natural resources-based climate mitigation scheme resulting in the investment of an additional £1.4 million in decarbonisation initiatives.

UOA 7 Earth systems and environmental sciences

Submitted publications reported research whichSolarincluded:Water Disinfection in rural communities in Malawi. Using clustered data to develop biomass allometric models. Aerial imaging for photogrammetric tree canopy models.

In parallel, instigating a social science programme structured to ensure that technologies are adopted by the target communities in rural Africa, with the support of local authorities, in an economically and environmentally sustainable way.

For BNU’s first submission in this UOA, 49% of the submission was judged to be of at least internationally excellent quality (3* or 4*). 50% of the outputs and 75% of the impact was rated as at least 3* quality, demonstrating very considerable impacts.

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In a second case study, Professor Greenfields reported impacts from research into LGBT+ faith and identity. The work focuses on the interplay between faith, LGBT+ identity and ritual practice, with an emphasis on enhancing learning, social welfare (including mental health/wellbeing) and developing inclusive and ethical practice in religious contexts. Outputs (research findings, artefacts, dialogue in public engagement forums and policy/ practice recommendations) are co-produced with LGBT+ community members/civil society agencies/religious leaders and academic partners. Key impacts are increasing awareness of the complexities, contestations (and at times dangers) experienced by LGBT+ people of faith; public engagement activities (UK and internationally) to enhance awareness and dialogue, and the development of practice recommendations aimed at schools, synagogues and communal life.

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Greenfields’ work on health, wellbeing, accommodation, engagement with social care and Roma migration experiences underpinned her submission to the Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry call for evidence on Inequalities impacting Gypsies and Travellers. International activities include convening a Council of Europe funded health and social care seminar on Roma/ migrant health bringing together high level policy specialists from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other Government level public health representatives with civil society stakeholders, and provision of expertise to the WHO in devising Europe-wide policy and protocol to support “Healthy Ageing for Roma”

Mental health problems in offenders. Migration in rural communities. Social determinants of child abuse. Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities’ experiences of bereavement, benefit reform and hate crime. Professor Margaret Greenfields and Dr Carol Rogers reported impacts arising from research into Gypsy, Roma and Traveller health. Greenfield’s and Rogers’ work underpins and supports development of policy and practice at Government, local and health authority levels as well as influencing professional best practice guidance on service user engagement. Their research is regularly cited in Government publications and policy briefings and formed the basis of a Parliamentary debate on the impacts of poor quality site provision on physical and mental health, with particular impacts on women. Recent work on mental health, suicide and hate crime has led to a series of meetings with officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department of Health and Social Care and the Minister with responsibility for suicide, to consider how these findings can be utilised to underpin and support policy development and practice guidance.

For BNU’s first submission in this UOA, 50% of the submission was judged to be of internationally excellent quality. 67% of the outputs were judged as internationally excellent, and 25% of the impact was judged to be very considerable.

Submitted publications reported research whichProbationincluded:practice and child protection.

Dr Dorin Festeu reported impacts arising from entrepreneurial capacity building in in Higher Education. Research conducted at BNU has resulted in the delivery of innovative education services and enhanced student learning and participation in Eastern Europe. Specifically, this research has led to the development of Entrepreneurship Education (EE) programmes tailored to particular needs in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, to creating an organisational framework for the involvement of students in EE programmes, and to the validation and implementation of the EE programmes in five eastern European universities.

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This was BNU’s first submission to the Education UOA, and BNU’s largest submission with 9 staff members. 27% of the submission was judged to be of at least internationally excellent quality (3* or 4*) with 29% of outputs rated as internationally excellent or world-leading. Submitted publications reported research whichEntrepreneurialincluded: education in Eastern Europe. Student nursing mentorship with stories of clinical practice. Role play and reflection-in-action in communication training. Rancière, process drama and experimental performance. Remediating childhood recollection. Teaching research methods. Positive psychology coaching. Narrative identity. Professor Richard Mather and Dr Nic Fryer reported impacts arising from creating authentic education experiences through the use of work-related simulation in interdisciplinary partnerships. This impact case study concerns application of a novel pedagogical approach that combines elements of collaboration, simulation and interdisciplinarity in academic and stakeholder partnerships. These provide immersive workplace experiences for nursing, performing arts, computing and art-and-design students. The primary impact has been to build educator and student confidence by replacing knowledgecentric teaching with scenarios that replicate communication and cross-disciplinary challenges associated with employment. Evidence and testimonies indicate that academic performance and workplace preparedness of graduates is enhanced when this approach is adopted. The reach and transformative nature of impacts are testified by professional bodies, employers, students and local stakeholder organisations.

Note: this article was submitted for publication in Research Notes in September 2022. 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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WINTER ISSUE UOA 24 Sport and exercise sciences, leisure and tourism BNU has a long track record of research within this UOA, with REF submissions in this UOA since the research assessment exercise of RAE2001. In REF2021 58% of the submission was judged to be of at least internationally excellent quality (3* or 4*) with 11% judged as world-leading. 75% of outputs were rated as at least internationally excellent and 19% rated as world-leading. 50% of impacts were judged to demonstrate very considerable impacts (3*). Notable improvements were seen in the quality of submitted outputs and impact cases since REF2014, demonstrating the developing research activities in this area. Research was assessed from two research groups within this UOA: a. sport, exercise, society and performance, b. aviation and travel. Submitted publications reported researchChallengesincluding:for disability sport. Cultural Understanding,tourism.measuring and developing team resilience in high-level sports teams. Strength and endurance in hand-cycling. The future of African air transport. Air traffic volumes in small European airports. Economic viability of long-haul flights and airlines in Latin America. Professor David Warnock-Smith reported impacts arising from research into air transport developments in the Caribbean/ Latin America region. The research led to an air transport liberalisation framework and set of recommendations for the Caribbean region. These have been adopted by CARICOM, the Caribbean tourism organisation, and supported by the Caribbean Development Bank and the European Commission (in relation to the Latin America and Caribbean region) for the benefit of consumers (passengers and shippers), suppliers (airlines, airports etc..) and island state economies (e.g. Caribbean countries). Impact consists of a partial opening of markets, with incoming tourism and socio-economic benefits being greatest in those states where additional freedoms have been granted in a more cohesive way. Dr Ben Clayton reported impacts arising from engaging people with disabilities in sport in Buckinghamshire. The research identified new approaches to engaging disabled people in order to increase and sustain sport and physical activity participation. Some of the recommendations made are unique and are now being adopted by a number of disability organisations. Through the research and dissemination processes, new connections have been established among the local authority, sport providers, and disability support charities and organisations, who are now working together to create sustainable sport and physical activity for disabled people in Buckinghamshire. Further, national dissemination of ideas has prompted pledges to improve opportunities for and experiences of sport and physical activity for people with disabilities. 8

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BNU has a long track record of research in Art and Design, with REF submissions since the research assessment exercise of RAE2008. In REF2021 60% of the submission was judged to be of at least internationally excellent quality with 35% judged as world-leading. 55% of outputs were rated as at least internationally excellent and 27% rated as world-leading. 100% of impacts were judged to demonstrate at least very considerable impacts (3*), with 75% demonstrating outstanding impacts (4*). Notable improvements were seen in the quality of submitted outputs and impact cases compared to REF2014. Submitted publications reported research whichTopographiesincluded: of the Obsolete: Exploring the Site Specific and Associated Histories of PostImprovementsIndustry. in water intervention projects through product design methods. Historical recreational landscapes. Flow, affect and visual creativity. From the borders to centre stage: Photographic self-portraiture. ‘I dream of home’: photography conveying the essence of relationship to a place of belonging. High performance flat plate solar thermal collectors. Professor Neil Brownsword reported impacts arising from research completed over the past two decades into the legacy of deindustrialisation in North Staffordshire’s ceramic manufacturing sector which has reactivated associated post-industrial spaces and endangered industrial crafts. Exhibitions seen by over 3,000,000 visitors have generated new insights into the impact of globalisation, widening curatorial and public understanding of the value of industrial craft. The research has shaped his co-collaborators practice and helped to attract over GBP 1,000,000 for artistic projects, exhibitions and efforts to safeguard cultural heritage. Cross-cultural exchanges between the UK and East Asia and trans-disciplinary working across Europe have also extended the international reach of these impacts.

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Professor Helena Chance reported impacts arising from her research examining the history of workplace gardens and recreation grounds from the 19 th to the 21st centuries, focussing on the impact of green space on both corporate productivity and identity, health, wellbeing and sense of place. The research activated four impact streams: understanding the significance of recording corporate landscapes for national landscape heritage collections; continuing professional development for architects, urban designers, planners and conservationists looking for advice on corporate planning; appreciating the value of historical research in understanding the interrelationships between people, place and identity; and improving volunteers’ wellbeing, motivation and skills during the Covid-19 pandemic. 9

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HE’s digital carbon footprint derived from e-learning

constrainingtheofbewhatbecomesgrowthavoidingconstraint,unsustainableinICTservicesadebateofICTservicesshouldprioritisedinHigherEducationInstitutions(HEIs),whatproblemscanandshouldbesolvedusingcomputing,andwhocanaccesstherequiredICTresourcesforsuchsolutions.SuchprioritisationcansupportICTusagewithanawarenessoftheimportancecarbonreductionsinHEIswhilepotentiallyconsumptionandminimisingtheICTsector’scarbonfootprint. 10

There are important policy decisions to be made that determine the future of ICT’s carbon footprint. There is an increasing awareness of the impacts of ICT services, but we note the need to expand our awareness to the full range of narratives and their underlying assumptions across the HE sector. Without a global carbon

Recent studies estimate that information communication technology (ICT) in higher education (HE) is responsible for 1.4% of current global greenhouse gas emissions and predict that the sector will be responsible for 1.97% of global emissions by 2030, indicating an exponential growth in Digital Carbon Footprint. While the COVID-19 pandemic has had various impacts on economic and social development, it may have partially reduced human energy use, thereby helping achieve the goals of reducing carbon emissions and promoting carbon neutrality. During the pandemic, online education was widely used to replace traditional education all over the world. There is a lack of empirical studies on whether and to what extent the change of education model can reduce carbon emissions. Taking UK and Spanish universities as cases, Professor Ioras and Dr Bandara constructed a model that calculates the impact of online education in HE on carbon emissions.

The results show that - especially during this period - students have formed good online education habits and academics have developed online education abilities. This study also demonstrated that there is a close relationship between online education and carbon emissions. Thus, countries all over the world can further strengthen online education through institutional design and legislation in the following ways: (1) increase the development of online education and greatly increase the proportion of online teaching in non-degree education; (2) comprehensively develop promotion of online education in non-practical education and promote the use of online education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics non(STEM) education, as well as the use of noninternship training education activities in STEM subjects; (3) promote online education to partially replace traditional classroom teaching, improve the quality of course education, and reduce the energy consumption of offline education through methods such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs); (4) extend the range of use of online education in the education for international students to reduce the carbon emissions caused by crossborder mobility.

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FLORIN IORAS

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UK Research and Innovation has funded several projects to develop local energy systems across the UK using a supply-demand mechanism within a specific geographic area. These include electricity, central heating and transport systems that deliver quality energy services in local areas and support both vibrant growth and net-zero economies. Supported by BNU’s Policy Strategy Fund, Dr Mohammad Rana led a project examined use of a Local Smart Grid (LSG) for electricity services for Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC), The aim of this research was to identify how the system can render affordable, reliable and secure electricity services across local area, both in gridtied and standalone mode.

The data have been collected through field-based research, local weather forecasts and the UK’s wind flow modelled by researchers.

A MATLAB Simulink model has been developed and simulated to demonstrate how an affordable, reliable and secure Local Smart Grid (LSG) can be achieved. The results showed that 100MW of renewable energy sources could satisfy around 68% of electricity demand for Aylesbury Vale between April 2022 and July 2022. The results also showed that a lantern and vertical axis wind turbine has considerable potential as almost all houses in the area have a rear and/or front garden suitable for small scale solar panels, and for vertical and lantern wind turbines.

Renewable Energy-Based Reliable, Affordable and Secure Local Smart Grids for Aylesbury Vale District Council

In the LSG, renewable sources and community battery electric energy storage are connected to local substations with automatic electronic transfer switches, lantern to micro wind turbines, small scale solar photovoltaic and solar thermal panels which are in turn connected with smart meters in homes. An ‘Energy from Waste’ plant is connected across all substations to meet base and peak loads.

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DR MOHAMMAD RANA School of Art, Design and Performance

Pledges GTRSB into HE: Improving access and participation for Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boaters.

GTRSB Pledge for Schools: Improving access, retention and outcomes in education for Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boaters.

The LSG prototype enables local homes to run lights, heat water, power electric cookers and power a dedicated charging point for laptops and mobile phones. Solar photovoltaic generated more energy during this period than electricity demand in local homes.

A LSG prototype has been modelled by combining wind turbines, solar photovoltaic and energy storage, and connected to a local home (see diagram). The entire electricity network in the prototype was modelled for DC (direct current) distribution instead of conventional AC (alternating current) distribution. This reduces the number of inverters hence the costs and power conversion losses of the system. The prototype operated from March 2022 to July 2022 and approximately 60% of electricity demands were satisfied by the model during this time period.

A monitoring and automation system were also installed in order to model the actual generation so that an optimum energy storage could be proposed for future homes. With the proper size of battery electric energy storage, monitoring systems indicate that almost 100% of electricity can be generated and stored in Aylesbury Vale gardens.

Access to Higher Education (HE) amongst Gypsy, Travellers, Roma, Showmen and Boaters (GTRSB) is still relatively rare and what limited evidence exists suggests that community members experience significant barriers to access, retention, and attainment. Educational challenges begin early in life, continuing throughout academic careers and are closely linked to broader levels of exclusion and poorer outcomes across the lifespan. Educational disparities begin in the Early Years Foundation stage leading to the widest attainment gap and lowest achievement of all ethnicities. The GCSE Attainment 8 scores (out of 90) at Key Stage 4 in 2019-20 were 23.3 for Gypsy/Roma and 31.8 for Irish Travellers, compared to the average for all pupils of 50.2. Furthermore Gypsy, Traveller and Roma GTR children are more likely to be absent from formal education and to have ceased attendance by the age of 16. Consequently young people from Gypsy / Roma and Irish Traveller communities are the least likely to enter higher education by the age of 19. In England, just 6.9% of Gypsy / Roma and 10.7% of Irish Traveller students accessed HE by the age of 19 in 2019/20 in comparison to 43.1% of English pupils progressed to HE by age 19. 12

The research has the potential to be extended for Aylesbury Vale to have their own power grid that can render electricity to the county during major power outages such as that experienced during storm Eunice, which struck in February 2022.

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DR CAROL ROGERS, School of Human and Social Sciences

The research has extensively tested the possibilities of lantern and vertical axis wind turbines to enhance community energy storage.

WINTER ISSUE As part of a national policy focus on the social exclusion experienced by GTRSB communities, attention has relatively recently turned to how to improve the levels of engagement with HE, and from HE institutions, to support members of these communities. Access to HE, retention, and attainment is a proxy for social inclusion and enhanced opportunities for social mobility and economic wellbeing. In 2018 the Office for Students issued a briefing on supporting Widening Participation and Access issues impacting GTR students. Following this, in September 2019, BNU in collaboration with Baroness Janet Whitaker, the Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gypsies, Travellers, and Roma (GTR) convened a workshop at the House of Lords to bring together a range of key players, HEIs, NGOs, and GTRSB graduates to explore what could be done to support widening participation aims. The outcome was the development of the GTRSB into Higher Education Pledge. The pledge aims to improve access and participation in HE through positive engagement and celebration of best practice, and to create safe spaces for learning for GTRSB

Jason explains the motivation for his designs here with examples of his work below.

Jason is currently working as a research assistant, community advocate and role model for the GTRSB Pledges. Gypsy, Traveller, and Roma (GTR) communities. High Wycombe: BNU at: bucks.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/17932/

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“As a designer I want to focus my design practice on my cultural heritage and identity. Inspired by my Gypsy heritage I want to change the narrative of the way people who know nothing or little about Gypsy culture, think and to help change and break down stereotypes associated with the Roma communities in this country. The sense of unity and family and cultural values that unfortunately in this modern era has grown detached from and how easily people that are not involved in a different way of living can criticise or dismiss. Using the unity of the Gypsy horse fairs eg. Appleby as a background and the people from the culture to create a customer profile”.

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January 2021, universities, regulators, politicians, policy specialists, NonGovernment Organisations (NGOs) and GTRSB communities came together to establish good practice in supporting students into and within HE, following recognition that to increase access and participation in HE, the issues of inclusion and poor attainment and outcomes in mainstream schools’ needs addressing to ensure that GTRSB pupils have positive educational experiences to enable progression into HE. To address this, in July 2021 the Government announced a £1 million pilot programme with 150 schools to boost educational attainment and tackle exclusion and drop-out rates among Gypsies, Roma and Travellers. Some members of the HE Pledge network, including GTRSB community members, NGOs and academics had also recognised the need to improve early educational experiences, leading to the development of the GTRSB Pledge for schools that launched in June 2022. Mirroring the HE Pledge, the Pledge for Schools sets out to deliver effective practice and create an open and welcoming environment where members of the communities know their culture and learning needs are understood by the school which they attend, or which they are interested in attending, As part of our commitment to the Pledges, for GRT history month we celebrated the success of Romany Gypsy student Jason Doe with an exhibition of his designs. Jason, a BA (Hons) Fashion student at BNU received a significant scholarship from The British Fashion Council. Not only is he the first BNU student to receive this prestigious grant, but also the first person of (GTRSB) heritage.

Since the launch of BNU’s Masters in Applied Positive Pscyhology (MAPP) programme 10 years ago, a growing community of Positive Psychology researchers and practitioners has developed, To celebrate, the BNU Centre for Positive Psychology organised a successful twoday symposium and festival on 16 th and 17 th July 2022 at the University’s Aylesbury Campus. The symposium was attended by around 90 people, mostly graduates of the MAPP programme but also graduates and students of other Positive Psychology programmes across the UK, BNU MAPP staff and Positive Psychologists affiliated with other wellbeing or coaching based organisations. The Positive Psychology Guild sponsored this event, as an organisation which supports the professional development of Positive Psychology Practitioners, founded and developed by Reece Coker, a MAPP alumnus. Attendees travelled from various parts of the globe, coming from Dubai, Canada, Austria, Belgium, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and across the UK. Annual symposium events have been organised at BNU over recent years to provide an opportunity for MAPP graduates, from BNU and elsewhere, to present their research and applied practice as research talks, posters and workshops. This year’s two-day symposium event was particularly special, having not run for the previous 2 years due to COVID-19 and celebrating the 10-year anniversary Dr. Piers Worth (Visiting Professor) and Dr. Matthew Smith (Associate Professor) pioneered the MAPP programme at BNU. Dr Ceri Sims (Associate Professor) and Dr Genevieve Cseh (Senior Lecturer) are the current co-leaders of the programme. The two-day symposium of research, learning and community involved a programme packed full of keynote speakers, research talks, posters, artwork, installations, stalls, music and celebration to mark the special occasion. The event hosted four keynote speakers: Yannick Jacob (School of Positive Transformation), Christian van Nieuwerburgh (RCSI Dublin, Growth Coaching International, Reece Coker (Positive Psychology Network & Guild) and Piers Worth (BNU). Research talks came from BNU MAPP graduates with other contributions from Positive Psychology Masters graduates from the Universities of East London, Anglia Ruskin, and Pennsylvania. Attendees have rated the symposium as excellent on various levels and a particular highlight was the opportunity to come together, once again, as part of a community of like-minded people to take the opportunity to learn about a range of pertinent research studies and projects within Positive Psychology. 14

Celebratory Symposium

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DR CERI SIMS School of Human and Social Sciences

MELANIE HAYWARD Institute for Health and Social Care In April this year, Melanie Hayward (Associate Professor – Institute for Health and Social Care) presented her research exploring Student Nurse social media use at the national conference of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Education Forum. The overarching theme for this year’s event was “Advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Nursing Education”. The conference included some prominent nursing scholars and educational experts, and included topics of structural inequality, including systemic racism, the universal complexity of equality, diversity and inclusion within society, the development and inclusion of LGBTQ+ health and people within nursing education and the importance of inclusive practice.

The Institute for Health and Social Care at BNU exists to find innovative solutions to health and social care challenges. One such area is the recruitment of student nurses with a focus on retention. The research concluded that social media use may have the potential to assist student nurse decisions related to their experience of and engagement in education. As an international phenomenon, social media could be considered as an agent in this regard globally. These observations are timely within the renewed emphasis on student and workforce recruitment and retention worldwide, and could potentially be transferred to other healthcare programmes. Professionals research suggested could use this knowledge to enhance the experience of the student nurses they support, teach, supervise, and assess.

The full paper was published in the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice and can be accessed here: bucks.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/ Ifeprint/18455/youwouldlike to explore the use of social media with your students on health or social care/work courses or interested in finding out more about this study, please email melanie. hayward@bucks.ac.uk 15

Student Nurse Social Media Use – Royal College of Nursing

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National Conference

Melanie’s study, “The self-selected use of social media for the pre-registration student nurse journey: An interpretative phenomenological analysis” highlighted that the popularisation and swift progress of social media means that its use is widespread amongst university students worldwide, who are progressively using it to support their education. Despite its popularity, minimal qualitative studies examine the lived experience of student nurses - and more specifically the self-chosen use of social media in relation to their studies. This study evaluated this phenomenon through interpretative phenomenological analysis and provided a UK student nurse-centric dialogue which can support nurse educators to understand purpose and benefit from their perspective. The study’s four themes indicated that student nurses used social media to discover, create and control their ‘own space’ for personal and professional benefit, through a ‘whole new world’ of social connections, ‘opening doors’ for learning and development to support themselves and each other on their ‘journey to be nurses’. The analysis also revealed an inherent journey of self-discovery affording self-empowerment and resilience, the significance of which was dependent on each participant’s characteristics and experiences.

BNU PhD Student Adaora Okemuo

The Colloquium was well-attended in person and was also available to online attendees.

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In the first section of the Colloquium Dan Collinson presented his research on How Does Strengths-Based Leadership Stimulate Employee Intrinsic Motivation? . This was followed by Adaora Okemuo (pictured), who presented their findings on Effects of Rebound Exercises On Functional Outcomes Of People with Neurological Disorders .

BNU PhD Student Adrienn Szabadics

Research Student Colloquium

The recipients of Vice Chancellor’s studentships presented their research at the recent research student colloquium on Wednesday 22 June 2022.

In the second section Adrienn Szabadics (pictured) discussed their research in relation to Developing Team Resilience In Women’s High Performance Sport . The final presentation by Preetkiran Sumal discussed their work on the topic of Authenticity in the Workplace: An Existential Positive Psychology Approach

The following students have been invited to attend our Graduation Ceremony which runs from 6 – 9 September 2022:

DR CONSTANTA CAMELIA

DR HARRY NICHOLSON Thesis Title: ‘Non-Traditional’ Student Identity: Developing a Hybrid Ethnographic Framework to Explore Attitudes Within a New University Teaching and Learning Context

DR DIANE HERBERT

All the graduate theses listed above are available on the BNU Repository. Repository Link: bucks.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18551/

DR REBECCA ROCHON

DR SUE MURRAY Thesis Title: Undergraduate Therapeutic Radiography: Perceptions on Curricula Delivery and Preparedness for Practice using an Appreciative Inquiry Approach

DR ANDALINA KADRI

MAIN ProfessorSUPERVISOR:SusanProcter School: Health Care and Social Work Repository Link: bucks.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18460/

School: Business and Law Repository Link: bucks.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18095/

Thesis Title: The Experience of Being Creative at Work: Embracing Paradox, Polarity and Tension

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Thesis Title: Local Authority Targeted Family Support Services: The Experience of a Sample of Women Who Had Experienced Domestic Abuse

MAIN SUPERVISOR: Dr Genevieve Cseh School: Human and Social Sciences

PhD News and Awards

ALIX TODD MPhil Thesis Title: A Study into the Interplay Between Anger and Identity in Female Football

MAIN SUPERVISOR: Dr Gulen Addis School: Health Care and Social Work Repository Link: bucks.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18164/

MAIN SUPERVISOR: Dr Keiran Henderson School: Health Care and Social Work Repository Link: bucks.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18510/

DrMAINCoachesSUPERVISOR:BenClayton School: School: Human and Social Sciences Repository Link: eprint/18565/bucks.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/

Thesis Title: Live Brief Projects in Higher Education: A Contextualized Examination of Student and Staff Perceptions of Experiential Learning MAIN SUPERVISOR: Dr Keiran Henderson School: Health Care and Social Work Repository Link: bucks.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18506/

ThesisMARINOIUTitle:Carbon Storage in Kitchen Furniture: A Lifespan Analysis from Forest Products to People’s Attitude MAIN ProfessorSUPERVISOR:FlorinIoras

Adaora Okemuo (Vice-Chancellor’s Studentship Recipient)

Effectiveness of rebound exercise in stroke survivors

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I have always been passionate about learning new things, acquiring new skills and constantly improving myself. So, it was not a surprise to my parents when I told them as far back as high school graduation that I was going to get a doctoral degree. This zeal and hunger for selfdevelopment kept me motivated over the years and against all the odds. As a physiotherapist, I manage patients with varying disabilities including people with neurological disorders. A major rehabilitation goal is to regain functional independence which is lost or distorted as a result of certain health conditions. Exercises are fundamental tools we use as physical therapists in patient management. The success of any rehabilitation program is rooted in the ability to be consistent with the program to retain any progress that has been achieved so far. It is therefore necessary to find a modality which is as efficient as it is pleasurable to use in order to improve adherence and sustainability.

I am currently in the first year of my PhD journey. In my early research, I had encountered a new therapeutic modality, ‘’rebound therapy’’. Previously, trampolines were notable as recreational tools for children and training devices for athletes and astronauts. However, in recent years, rebound exercise has been increasingly garnering interest as a therapeutic modality and so I became fascinated at the prospects of investigating its beneficial effectiveness in patient populations. Although some literature has shown that rebound exercise could be a potential tool in improving balance, falls efficacy, and mobility, it has not been extensively researched. My first study is a systematic review investigating the effectiveness of rebound therapy on functional outcomes of people with neurological disorders. The result of this review will provide in-depth knowledge of the available evidence on the use of trampolines as a treatment tool for people with neurological disorders. It will also give an insight into the functional outcomes that have been evaluated and the effect of rebound exercise on these outcomes. A meta-analysis will be conducted if the included studies are homogenous enough to be pooled together. The systematic review will create a solid foundation for my main study which will focus on evaluating the effectiveness of rebound exercise on functional independence, balance and quality of life of stroke survivors. Apart from the contribution to scientific body of knowledge that this project would bring, this PhD will also improve other aspects of my life in terms of building my leadership, problem-solving and critical reasoning skills. This PhD has been a learning curve for me so far as I am constantly learning independence and taking up challenges I have never tried in the past. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for me throughout this demanding yet exciting PhD journey.

Sport is continuing to be a huge part of my life, and I simply couldn’t live a balanced life without it. Running has become my passion, where I find myself at peace. I completed two ultramarathons last summer and am currently preparing for a marathon, so managing my time has so far been a learning curve. 19

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Developing interventions to enhance team resilience in sport

(Vice-Chancellor’s Studentship Recipient)

I am currently undertaking my first study which is qualitative in nature, involving the use of focus groups. Due to the gender gap in sport psychology research, I chose to conduct this study in women’s sport, specifically in women’s football. The sport has gone through immense changes, such as the professionalisation of the sport (2018/19 season) and the announcement of maternity cover for female footballers on the 27 th of January 2022. From this study, I am hoping to gain contextual understanding, identifying key factors and practices underpinning effective interventions as well as any gaps in the teams’ approaches. This information would then aid the development of the intervention along with previous findings in the area. Throughout the intervention development I will be using Intervention Mapping as a guiding framework. This would include the use of a planning/steering group to support the development of a context specific intervention i.e., something that works not only theoretically but practically in the busy life of sport teams.

Adrienn Szabadics

Since I can remember sport has been a part of my life. Growing up in Hungary, I swam competitively for over 10 years, involving morning and afternoon training sessions. That’s when I first noticed the power of being in a team. Not only because they were like my family, but because I always performed better in a relay than in an individual race.;when we swam for each other. Fast forward to today, I am a Sport and Exercise Psychologist in training with the British Psychological Society and a full time PhD student. My PhD aims do develop, implement, and assess a team resilience intervention within elite sports. Even though most of my life I shied away from classic team sports, I am fascinated by the dynamics of them. Why is it that some teams collapse under highly pressurised situations, and why do other teams thrive on the same events?

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I am a denim enthusiast, with over 13 years of rich experience in the denim sector of the apparel industry. I understand the architecture of the denim trade and fashion retail product basket on an international level, having worked in a multitude of demanding environments with deftness in devising and implementing strategies aimed at ensuring successful brand and retail merchandising, liaising closely with international fashion companies across the UK, India, Germany, USA, Bangladesh, China and Korea. My research thesis aims to develop understanding on how a conscious thought process that enables the development of an ecofriendly operating system could raise sustainability parameters within a denim production plant with the potential to further enhance associated consumer behaviour. I am a first-generation PhD student in my family which makes me feel that it represents an ambitious and precious step of my life. My qualification in fashion design and apparel technology – alongside 3 years of industrial accreditation in the fashion industry – also supported my decision for pursuing a Ph.D.

journey I am revealing the aesthetics of personal, present and future. With the fashion world and BNU, I thrive for the next challenge of being conscious for the highest values in business towards sustainable economy. And – something you may or may not knowon any given day half the world’s population is in blue jeans. 20

Empowering sustainability in the denim fashion industry through conscious design

Fortunately, Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) is a signatory for the United Nation’s sustainable development (SDGs) accord and is proud of its sincerity for environment responsibilities and its positive impact locally, nationally and globally – something that strongly informs my research on sustainability. My supervisors have supported the transformation of my research towards enhancing and empowering fashion sustainability in the denim sector through conscious design. Presently I am in the second year of my Ph.D. research. My research methodology involves an approach based on grounded theory that I am using to develop sustainability practice in denim manufacturing. This will be achieved by focus group discussions with experts in the denim industry and sustainability practitioners followed by case studies of various business models in the denim trade. I recently represented BNU at an OxfordCambridge Arc university group student panel. In a series of events, I and my fellow panelists from nine universities across the ARC shared our vision for future development and sustainability. I also volunteer as a World circular Textile Day (WCTD) curator at the Global mapping project held by Circle ThroughEconomy.thePh.D.

How dietary intakes can affect injury and recovery rates in female football players

I am in the first year of my PhD, having worked for the University as the Laboratory Technician in the Human Performance Lab for nearly five years. I am a qualified Sports Nutritionist, and my research is looking into how dietary intakes can affect injury and recovery rates in female football players. I originally studied Sports Studies at Sheffield City Polytechnic (Sheffield Hallam University) in the early 1980s. I played rugby union to a reasonable standard, playing for British Polytechnics and Sheffield RUFC during my time in South Yorkshire, and I ended up playing over 100 first class games for Sheffield including the Yorkshire Cup final. After completing my BA I was offered a place to study for an MSc in Sports Science at Loughborough University but was unable to take up the place as there was limited financial support available at the time. The ambition to study for a Master’s Degree, however, stayed with me. After graduating I began a career in marketing which lasted for the best part of 30 years. The biggest claim to fame during this period was when I was working as a Brand Manager for Ronseal and was part of the team when the infamous “It does exactly what it says on the tin” advertising slogan was first used and marketed. My marketing career ended with me running my own direct marketing company in South Yorkshire with a business partner for 17 years. I decided to sell my share in the company in 2014 to move back to High Wycombe, where I was born and bred!

I completed my Master’s in 2016 and published the findings of my dissertation project in 2017 - a study looking into the diets of Vegan Runners and comparing them to recommended intakes.

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I also self-published a cookbook and nutrition guide (Plant-Based for Running) based on the findings from the study. I am a registered sports nutrition practitioner with the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr) part of the British Dietetics Association (BDA).

Phillip Woodbridge

The sale enabled me to take up that longterm ambition to study for a Master’s degree. With my passion for food, I decided to study Applied Sports Nutrition at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. I have a particular interest in plantbased diets having been a vegetarian for 40 years and on a plant-based diet for the last 15 of them.

Working at BNU has enabled me to deliver lectures in Sports Nutrition, on our sports science degrees, and to work with young athletes directly through our delivery of the TASS (Talented Athlete Sponsorship Scheme) programme. Sports Therapy is a particular strength in the department here and I am looking forward to my five-year part-time PhD studies working with supervisors Dr Kevin Campbell-Karn and Dr Fiona McCormack. My first study is due to start this summer and will be an observational study looking at the dietary intakes, nutrition knowledge and symptoms of low energy availability (including injury) in female football players. 21

Warnock-Smith, David (August 2022) “Potential Indirect Connectivity Between LCCS and Other Airlines Participating in the ‘Worldwide by EasyJet Self-Connection Scheme’.” Air Transport Research Society Conference 2022, 24-27 August 2022, Antwerp, Belgium 22

Tenth International Conference on Tourism (International Association of Tourism (IATOUR) in collaboration with Middlesex University) Rethymno, Crete (22 nd to 25 th June 2022).

Dr Guachalla’s presentation focused on perceptions and experiences of vegan tourists and the influence that plant-based diets exert on their destination image-building processes - a very specific and niche area of study with extremely limited literature published on the topic in the context of tourism. Food often plays a central role in the tourist’s destination image formation process, given the multisensorial nature of its consumption that may project differential destination attributes. At the same time, a growing body of evidence examines the extensive environmental impacts of animal agriculture as issues around animal welfare in food systems arise highlighting its links to corporate social responsibility and ethical frameworks. As a result, many tourists choose plant-based diets that are entirely free of animal produce for environmental, health and ethical reasons.

Other Conference presentations Hayward, Melanie (April 2022): The self-selected use of social media for the pre-registration student nurse journey: An interpretative phenomenological analysis, Conference Paper, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Education Forum Virtual Conference and Exhibition Kingsley, Barbara and Robertson, Julia (June 2022) Cosmetic usage as a tool for promoting well-being (Poster) British Psychological Society

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The presentation was very well received, sparking discussion of the difficulties that arise with the ever-delicate topics of food systems, plant-based diets, sustainability, health and ethical debates.

Dr Adrian Guachalla recently delivered a presentation entitled ‘Positive Destination Image Building: The Power of Diet’ at the Tenth International Conference on Tourism, to disseminate the findings that had stemmed from the research paper ‘Plant-based Diets and Destination Image: A Holistic Approach’, previously published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change in February 2021.

INSEC Digital, Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Finance, Lyon, France Pitt, Cheryl (June 2022) “An exploration of positive marital change after brain injury: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.” (poster) Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2022, British Psychological Society, Bristol UK Oliveira, Celeste, Barbosa, Bárbara, Couto, Guillermo, Bravo, Isabel, Khine, Ricardo and McNair, Helen (November 2021) A systematic review of evidence about advanced roles for therapeutic radiographer. In: LTWRAP Online Sims, Ceri (June / July 2022) “It’s not all about wearing a badge: How leadership identity in a secondary school is associated with motivation, hope and wellbeing.” 10 th European Conference in Positive Psychology 2022. Reykjavik, Iceland Warnock-Smith, David (August 2022) “An Assessment of Scope Opportunities Associated with European Low-Cost Carrier Use Of Next Generation Narrow Body Aircraft Across the Atlantic” Air Transport Research Society Conference 2022, Antwerp, Belgium

Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 28-29 June 2022, Bristol UK Mallowan, Nicola (June 2022) “A Phenomenological Study into Gay Men’s Sexual Experiences” (poster) Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2022, British Psychological Society Panwar Seth, Kavita (June / July 2022) “Factors infuencing students’ satisfaction with continuous use of learning management systems during the COVID pandemic: An empirical study”

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Alzahrani, Latifa, and Panwar Seth, Kavita . (2021). “The Impact of Organizational Practices on the Information Security

Alzahrani12,Performance”ManagementInformationno.10:398.L, Seth, Kavita Panwar . (2021). Factors influencing students’ satisfaction with continuous use of learning management systems during the COVID-19 pandemic: An empirical study. Education and Information Technologies 26(6). S. Bockhold, J. McNulty, E. Abdurakman, P. Bezzina, N. Drey, A. England, D. Flinton, R. Khine , M. McEntee, N. Mekiš, H. Precht, L. Rainford, C. Sá dos Reis, A. Santos, V. Syrgiamiotis, S. Willis, J. Woodley, C. Beardmore, R. Harris, T. O’Regan, C. Malamateniou, (2022) Research ethics training, challenges, and suggested improvements across Europe: Radiography research ethics standards for Europe (RRESFE), Radiography,Volume 28, Issue 4, Chen, Sonia Chien-I; Liu, Chenglian; Wang, Zhenyuan; Arya, Farid . 2022. “Innovative Strategies to Fuel Organic Food Business Growth: A Qualitative Research”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 5: 2941. Crouchman, C; Griffiths, L ; Harris, R; Henderson, K. (2022) Nurses’ and midwives’ experiences and views about responding to out of work emergencies: A constructivist grounded theory study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Efthymiou, Marina; Usher, David; O’Connell, John F.; WarnockSmith, David ; Conyngham, Gerry (2021). The factors influencing entry level airline pilot retention: An empirical study of Ryanair, Journal of Air Transport Management, Volume 91. de Fátima Silva Piedade, Lúcia; Warnock-Smith, David (2021), Crisis and Disruption Communications Management in the Airports Sector: The Effective Use of Social Media, Journal of Air Transport Studies. 12, 1 (Jan. 2021), 1-24. Festeu, Dorin and Turlakova, Natalia (2020) Entrepreneurship Education Programme Students’ Opinions. SERIES VECONOMIC SCIENCES, 13(62) (2). pp. 177-190

Alternative Providers in the UK: Understanding Students’ Satisfactions and Challenges. European Journal of Education Studies Volume 9, Issue 7. Moslemi, Navid; Abdi, Behzad; Gohari, Soheil; Sudin, Izman; Atashpaz-Gargari, E; Redzuan, Norizah; Ayob, Amran; Burvill, Colin; Su, Meini; Arya, Farid (2022) Thermal response analysis and parameter prediction of additively manufactured polymers. Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 212. 24

Dutcă, Ioan ; Cernat, Alexandra; Stăncioiu, Petru Tudor; Ioras, Florin ; Niță, Mihai Daniel. Does Slope Aspect Affect the Aboveground Tree Shape and Volume Allometry of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Trees? Forests 2022, 13, 1071 García-Gila, Ángela; Dolores, María Molina-Ramíreza; GarcíaMuñoza, Rafael A.; Marasini, Ramesh ; Buck, Lyndon; McGuigan, Kevin G.; Marugána, Javier (2022) Weathering of plastic SODIS containers and the impact of ageing on their lifetime and disinfection efficacy. Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 35: Part 1 Guachalla, Adrian (2021), Plant-based diets and destination image: a holistic approach, Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, Volume 20 Issue 1-2 Harman, C; Khine, R ; Sarchosoglou, A; Bajinskis, A; Brusadin, G; Cornacchione, P; Sundqvist, E; Jong, JC. Radiography (Lond). 2022 May;28(2):255-257. Herbert, Diane (2022) The Experience of Being Creative at Work: Embracing Paradox, Polarity and Tension. Doctoral thesis, Buckinghamshire New University. Humberstone, Barbara , Cooper, Geoff Cooper and Collins, Di (2022) Lifelong outdoor enthusiasts’ engagement with nature-based activities later in life, Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning Maloret, Paul ; Scott, Patricia; Sharma, Shivani (2022). The desire and fear of discharge from mental health units by people with autistic spectrum conditions: a phenomenological study. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing. Mariampillai, John (2022)

Nicholson, Harry (2022) ‘Nontraditional’ student identity: developing a hybrid ethnographic framework to explore attitudes within a new university teaching and learning context. Doctoral thesis, Buckinghamshire New NoeliaUniversityCruz-Pérez, MarieDenise Dessimoz, Jesica Rodríguez-Martín, Celso García, Florin Ioras & Juan C. Santamarta (2022) Carbon and Water Footprints of Marinas in the Canary Islands (Spain) Coastal Management Oliveira C; Barbosa B; Couto JG; Bravo I; Khine R ; McNair H. Advanced practice roles of therapeutic radiographers/ radiation therapists: A systematic literature review. Radiography (Lond). 2022 Aug;28(3):605-619.

Rochon, Rebecca (2022) Live brief projects in higher education: a contextualized examination of student and staff perceptions of experiential learning. Doctoral thesis, Buckinghamshire New Shaw,University.Mark;Tiernan, Siobhan; O’Connell, John F.; WarnockSmith, David , Efthymiou, Marina (2021). Third party ancillary revenues in the airline sector: An exploratory study. Journal of Air Transport Management, Volume 90. Stewart-Lord A, Beanlands C, Khine R , Shamah S, Sinclair N, Woods S, Woznitza N, Baillie L. (2020) The Role and Development of Advanced Clinical Practice Within Allied Health Professions: A Mixed Method Study. Journal of Multidisciplinary 25;13:1705-1715.Healthcare. T ufton, L. R . (2021) Towards mutual Wakjira,(pp.107-124).PsychologicalAthleticKentzerincommunicationunderstanding:andconflictcoaching.In:C.Heaney,N.&B.Oakley(eds.)Development:APerspectiveRoutledge.MK; Sandy PT ,; Mavhandu-Mudzusi, AH. Treatment outcomes of patients with MDR-TB and its determinants at referral hospitals in Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2022 Feb 17;17(2)

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