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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

Paths of Desire (preview screening) (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Milne, L. (2025, June). Paths of Desire (preview screening). Presented at Unquiet Shores Conference, Edinburgh Napier University

Preview presentation and discussion of 'Paths of Desire' film, as part of Experimental Films conference session, Unquiet Shores conference 2025.

The eyes eat first: Improving consumer acceptance of plant-based meat alternatives by adjusting front-of-pack labeling (2025)
Journal Article
Naughton, P., Schramm, J. B., & Lichters, M. (2025). The eyes eat first: Improving consumer acceptance of plant-based meat alternatives by adjusting front-of-pack labeling. Food Quality and Preference, Article 105567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105567

The substitution of meat products with plant-based meat (PBM) alternatives is seen to foster sustainable consumption. It can play an important role in helping reach greenhouse gas emission targets. While consumers generally perceive PBM alternatives... Read More about The eyes eat first: Improving consumer acceptance of plant-based meat alternatives by adjusting front-of-pack labeling.

“To Hear The Mermaids Sing”: Visual Figuration, Myth and Desire in the Case of The Waterwoman (2025)
Journal Article
Milne, L. (2025). “To Hear The Mermaids Sing”: Visual Figuration, Myth and Desire in the Case of The Waterwoman. Folklore, 95(4), 7-68. https://doi.org/10.7592/FEJF2025.95.milne

The idea of a female spirit attached to a place of water has endured for millennia in literature, folklore and the visual arts. Supernatural aquatic women – mermaids, sirens, nymphs and nereids – attached to sea, shore, spring, river and cave, manife... Read More about “To Hear The Mermaids Sing”: Visual Figuration, Myth and Desire in the Case of The Waterwoman.

Establishing the measurement properties of the Residential Environment Impact Scale (Version 4.0) (2022)
Journal Article
Harrison, M., Forsyth, K., Murray, A. L., Angarola, R., Henderson, S., Irvine Fitzpatrick, L., & Fisher, G. (2023). Establishing the measurement properties of the Residential Environment Impact Scale (Version 4.0). Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 30(6), 898-907. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2022.2143891

Background:
Developed as an environment assessment informed by the Model of Human Occupation, the Residential Environment Impact Survey considered the physical, social and activity features of the environment, evaluating the impact of the environme... Read More about Establishing the measurement properties of the Residential Environment Impact Scale (Version 4.0).

Formulating the Edinburgh Wellbeing Pact: intersectoral practice, innovation and coproduction for health and social care change during and after COVID-19 (2025)
Journal Article
Fitzpatrick, L. I., & Maciver, D. (online). Formulating the Edinburgh Wellbeing Pact: intersectoral practice, innovation and coproduction for health and social care change during and after COVID-19. Journal of Public Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1108/jpmh-10-2024-0121

Purpose
This paper aims to present a case study of the early “formulation” activities that laid the foundation for the Edinburgh Wellbeing Pact, developed during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pact aimed to foster partnership between service p... Read More about Formulating the Edinburgh Wellbeing Pact: intersectoral practice, innovation and coproduction for health and social care change during and after COVID-19.