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Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus population (2025)
Journal Article
Thornton, M., Wilson, D., Leitch, A., Roos, S., & White, P. (in press). Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus population. Bird Study, https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2025.2513542

Capsule: Over three decades, the garden bird community composition in Edinburgh has changed, probably in response to increased garden bird feeding, and this has increased prey biomass for Eurasian Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus, coinciding with a signi... Read More about Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus population.

A case study analysis of embedding kindness in higher education curricula. (2025)
Book Chapter
Hislop, J., Angelova, N., Balaam, M., Brodie, J., Stuart James, K., & Younger, R. (2025). A case study analysis of embedding kindness in higher education curricula. In Leading global excellence in pedagogy: Transforming teaching excellence: Future proofing education for all. IFNTF Publishing

The last decade has witnessed a significant increase in higher education students experiencing mental health challenges. This has resulted in a call for universities to exercise a duty of care in supporting students not only to do well academically b... Read More about A case study analysis of embedding kindness in higher education curricula..

Criminal Justice in Scotland (2022)
Book
Buchan, J., Anderson, S., & Morrison, K. (in press). Criminal Justice in Scotland. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003372882

Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary Scottish criminal justice system, this book focuses on its key processes (from arrest to post-sentence) and institutions, as well as its history and some of the key challenges... Read More about Criminal Justice in Scotland.

Fostering Empathy Through Play: The Impact of Far From Home on University Staff’s Understanding of International Students (2025)
Journal Article
Shan, S. S., & Illingworth, S. (2025). Fostering Empathy Through Play: The Impact of Far From Home on University Staff’s Understanding of International Students. Behavioral Sciences, 15(6), Article 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15060820

This study investigates the potential of Far From Home, a non-digital board game, as an innovative tool for fostering empathy among university staff towards international students. International students face multifaceted challenges—linguistic barrie... Read More about Fostering Empathy Through Play: The Impact of Far From Home on University Staff’s Understanding of International Students.

Millimeter-Wave MIMO Array with Low Interactions Between its Antenna Elements for Fifth Generation Wireless Communication Networks (2025)
Journal Article
Alibakhshikenari, M., Mousa Ali, E., ud din, I., Virdee, B. S., Ullah, S., Khan, S., Hwang See, C., Saber, T., & Limiti, E. (in press). Millimeter-Wave MIMO Array with Low Interactions Between its Antenna Elements for Fifth Generation Wireless Communication Networks. Journal of Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves,

This paper presents a novel, compact eight-port circular MIMO antenna system designed for millimeter-wave (mmWave) 5G communication, offering a wide impedance bandwidth and high isolation. The proposed antenna array operates over a broad measured fre... Read More about Millimeter-Wave MIMO Array with Low Interactions Between its Antenna Elements for Fifth Generation Wireless Communication Networks.