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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

From Music Higher Education to the Festival Stage: Questioning the Neoliberal Environments of Scottish Jazz (2024)
Book Chapter
Raine, S., & Medbøe, H. (2024). From Music Higher Education to the Festival Stage: Questioning the Neoliberal Environments of Scottish Jazz. In R. Prokop, & R. Reitsamer (Eds.), Higher Music Education and Employability in a Neoliberal World. Bloomsbury P

As evidenced from the festival stage and behind the scenes (Raine, 2020), the UK jazz scene continues to be male-dominated and middle-class (Umney and Kretsos, 2015; Umney, 2016). Drawing upon interviews and focus groups with jazz musicians, educator... Read More about From Music Higher Education to the Festival Stage: Questioning the Neoliberal Environments of Scottish Jazz.

Coaches’ ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle (2024)
Journal Article
Donnelly, J., Macrae, E., Valentin, S., White, A., Easton, C., & Forrest (née Whyte), L. J. (online). Coaches’ ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle. International journal of Sports Science and Coaching

Female soccer players report that the menstrual cycle (MC) can negatively impact sporting performance, with barriers identified in communicating their MC experiences to coaches and support staff. Whilst research is growing, there are few studies expl... Read More about Coaches’ ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle.

Dual carbon goals and renewable energy innovations (2024)
Journal Article
Cheng, X., Ye, K., Du, A. M., Bao, Z., & Chlomou, G. (online). Dual carbon goals and renewable energy innovations. Research in International Business and Finance, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102406

We examine the impact of renewable energy technology innovation on carbon emissions within the framework of China's ‘dual carbon’ goal, focusing on the role of local (provincial) government innovation competitions and economic competition. Analyzing... Read More about Dual carbon goals and renewable energy innovations.

‘Supporting a first-time mother’: Assessment of success of a breastfeeding promotion programme (2020)
Journal Article
Gonzalez-Darias, A., Diaz-Gomez, N., Rodriguez-Martin, S., Hernandez-Perez, C., & Aguirre-Jaime, A. (2020). ‘Supporting a first-time mother’: Assessment of success of a breastfeeding promotion programme. Midwifery, 85, Article 102687. https://doi.org/

Background The aim of this study was to measure the effectiveness on breast feeding rates by the program 'Supporting a First-time Mother', a web-based platform of interaction between first-time mothers and breastfeeding-experienced women who act as... Read More about ‘Supporting a first-time mother’: Assessment of success of a breastfeeding promotion programme.