Foreword

This eighth edition of Research Notes highlights the strong commitment by Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) to supporting our committed academic staff in their diverse portfolio of research areas.

Within this edition you can read about:

‐ A study of airport incentive schemes –schemes that are not, as the study shows, consistently a determinant factor in airline route decisions, where underlying regional economic activity may be;

‐ TASS – the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme – which, through collaboration with the University, is working on promoting female athletes’ understanding of conditioning methods and the inclusion of break dancing in the Paris Olympics;

‐ Medilingo - a medical terminology study with the potential to transform the experience of nursing students;

‐ Research suggesting the potential for replacing the UN’s Sustainable Development goals with a Disaster Management approach that involves intersectionality and big data to be applied at the local level, and

‐ Recommendations for the hospitality industry on how to transition into more healthy and ethical practices for both the future of the industry and of society.

This issue also spotlights significant researchrelated initiatives that are to be undertaken by the University, and reaffirms the announcement made by Nick Braisby, the Vice-Chancellor, of the commitment by BNU to apply for Research Degree Awarding Powers (RDAP), in line with the University’s Thrive28 strategic goals.

The Heads of the four new Impact Centres also provide an outline of upcoming contributions to research and scholarly activity at the university, following on the steps of the recent Impact Centre launch away day at Missenden Abbey –an event attended by over fifty colleagues who took the opportunity to participate in the centre launches and contributed to defining the goals and actions of the four centres.

This issue also includes a summary of the recent Research Student Colloquiums, where our research students shared their study progress across a host of pressing topics, including female athletes’ approaches to training, the challenges of older Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in the U.K. post-Covid-19 and sustainability in the denim industry through conscious design.

Finally, this issue highlights BNU’s commitment to supporting research by showcasing the number of conferences our staff have successfully attended, alongside our list of publications – which showcases over 38 peer-reviewed publications since the previous issue.

I hope you find this a fascinating read and a source of inspiration.

Professor

FLORIN

Ioras

Director of Enterprise and Research