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Welcome to Edinburgh Napier Research Repository

The ‘Research Repository’ is the open access institutional repository of Edinburgh Napier University. It contains examples of research outputs produced by staff and research students, as well as related information about the university's funded projects and staff research interests.

Whenever possible, refereed documents accepted for publication, or finished artistic compositions presented in public, will be made available here in full digital format, and hyperlinks to standard published versions will be provided. Any questions about submissions to the repository or problems with access to any of its content should be sent to the Repository Team at repository@napier.ac.uk



Latest Additions

The Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Driving and Enabling a Circular Economy in the Hospitality Sector: Insights from the Orkney Islands (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Sciacca, A., Anastasiadou, . C., & Urie, G. (2023, May). The Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Driving and Enabling a Circular Economy in the Hospitality Sector: Insights from the Orkney Islands. Paper presented at Council for Hospitality Management Education, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated significant challenges for tourism destinations (UNWTO, 2022) and particularly for small island destinations (SIDs) (e.g., Farrell et al., 2020). While the pandemic has uncovered the low resilience of SIDs, it has... Read More about The Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Driving and Enabling a Circular Economy in the Hospitality Sector: Insights from the Orkney Islands.

Impact of Childhood Adversity and mental health on young person suicide: the CHASE study (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Dougall, N., Heyman, I., Savinc, J., Abbott-Smith, S., & Murray, J. (2023, May). Impact of Childhood Adversity and mental health on young person suicide: the CHASE study. Paper presented at European Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health, Umeå, Sweden

Background Suicide rates have been increasing in recent years after a period of decline since the 1990s, with notable increases in those aged 15-24. Childhood adversity is a known risk factor for later suicide. Research objectives We aimed to fi... Read More about Impact of Childhood Adversity and mental health on young person suicide: the CHASE study.

Signs and Gestures (2021)
Digital Artefact
Jansen, I. (2021). Signs and Gestures. [Film]

Signs and Gestures is a digital practice-based output, consisting of a 10-minute short drama film. The short film is the result of research conducted by the film director at the Edinburgh College of Art between 2019 and 2020, supported by a Challenge... Read More about Signs and Gestures.

Kii Nche Ndutsa (2020)
Digital Artefact
Jansen, I. (2020). Kii Nche Ndutsa. [Film]

Time and the Seashell (Kii Nche Ndutsa) is a digital practice-based research output consisting of a short experimental film and is the result of investigations conducted by the film director Itandehui Jansen and the screenwriter Armando Bautista Garc... Read More about Kii Nche Ndutsa.

Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Yapa, M., & Brodie, J. (2023, May). Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers. Paper presented at CABS LTSE 2023 Conference, Northport, Wales

The case study demonstrates the novel pedagogy and process undertaken in designing a new MBA programme that would help support increased positive outcomes for international students coming from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds. The case pres... Read More about Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers.