Projects (94)

Placements for tech start-ups and scalars Jan 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023
The aim of this proposal is to prepare the groundwork for a sustainable pipeline for placement students wanting to work in tech Scale-ups and Start-ups in Scotland. Employers and students will be provided with information to make reasoned decisions.... Read More about Placements for tech start-ups and scalars.

ARCS proposal: Peterhead Prison Museum Oct 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2027
Prison museums are part of Scotland’s cultural heritage tourism portfolio, and they are, by consequence, iconic public history venues that interpret historical and contemporary narratives of crime, punishment and incarceration. This interdisciplinary... Read More about ARCS proposal: Peterhead Prison Museum.

Spring into Methods 2023 May 1, 2023 - Apr 30, 2024
The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) and the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) are collaborating on Spring into Methods to commission interactive, interdisciplinary and innovative research methods training for o... Read More about Spring into Methods 2023.

Mini-internships for the Centre for Family Law and Policy Sep 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2024
Application to the Clark Foundation for Legal Education for funding for mini-internships in the area of child and family law and policy, for undergraduate students primarily in years 3 and 4 of their degree.

Domestic Abuse and Defending a Child Contact Action - Legal Aid and the Economic Impact of Child contact cases Sep 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2024
A pilot project on the barriers to legal aid for victims of domestic abuse in contact cases

Are Virtual influencers effective in promoting prosocial causes? Exploring identity congruence between virtual influencers and consumers Aug 1, 2023 - Nov 1, 2024
Shared demographic characteristics between influencers and followers such as gender can lead to favourable outcomes (Leung et al., 2022). Indeed, research suggests women perceive themselves to be more similar to a female influencer and is shown to po... Read More about Are Virtual influencers effective in promoting prosocial causes? Exploring identity congruence between virtual influencers and consumers.

Free Labour and Precarity in mental health provision: trainee counsellors experiences across the UK Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2026
This collaborative project critically examines the rise in service models and specifically mental health provision based on the free, gendered, precarious labour of trainee counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK, who are both givers and receivers... Read More about Free Labour and Precarity in mental health provision: trainee counsellors experiences across the UK.

Evaluation of the impact of BRAVEHOUND on Veteran Mental Health Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2025
The grant will be used to fund an evaluation, led by Napier University (Centre for Military Research) which will provide an evidence base report for Bravehound.

“Empowering Indonesian women in STEM: Building resilience through network, advisers and role models Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
Strengthening pathways into employment for women graduates:
Affirming their major choices
Championing female role models in STEM
Facilitating networking of STEM career choices
Providing support system for women in STEM

AFFIRM - Planning for the Unplanned Jun 1, 2024 - Jun 1, 2027
The project will improve understanding, evaluate intervention, enhance partnership working, promote training about the Covenant and the support and care available to veterans to Acute Public Sector Services across Scotland. AFFIRM will ensure that k... Read More about AFFIRM - Planning for the Unplanned.

Exploring AI-Enabled Opportunities for Wellbeing Tourism Sep 12, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024
Bilateral Exchange Programme

“Everything depends on us”: narratives of celebration and survival at Dounreay Experimental Research Establishment, c.1955-c.2005 May 1, 2024 - Aug 30, 2025
This project builds on a TBS funded project from 2023 that resulted in a paper entitled "“Welcome to Dounreay”: ideological narratives of hospitality at the Dounreay fast breeder reactor visitor centre, c.1960 - 2006." submitted to Hospitality and So... Read More about “Everything depends on us”: narratives of celebration and survival at Dounreay Experimental Research Establishment, c.1955-c.2005.

Spring into Methods 2024 Mar 1, 2024 - Feb 28, 2025
The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) and the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) are collaborating on Spring into Methods to commission interactive, interdisciplinary and innovative research methods training for t... Read More about Spring into Methods 2024.

Bridging AI Gaps: A Comparative Study on Developing a Robust AI Maturity Framework for the UK and Japan Jul 1, 2024 - Jul 30, 2026
The proposed research project focuses on creating an Artificial Intelligence (AI) maturity framework for organisations, with a particular emphasis on the Japanese and UK contexts. This research is crucial due to the accelerating adoption of AI in the... Read More about Bridging AI Gaps: A Comparative Study on Developing a Robust AI Maturity Framework for the UK and Japan.

SIPR Associate Director Jan 8, 2024 - Dec 31, 2027
This is a project for my role as Associate Director (Development) with the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR)

Prudence Risk Culture: Does it Drive Robust Sustainability Strategies? Sep 2, 2024 - Aug 31, 2025
This project will evaluate the hypothesis that organisations with a strong prudence risk culture demonstrate more robust sustainability strategies. Specifically, it investigates if prudence drives proactive climate risk management and influences sust... Read More about Prudence Risk Culture: Does it Drive Robust Sustainability Strategies?.

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Thrive Together Oct 18, 2024 - Apr 1, 2027
In this stage we will create a platform for people’s voices to be heard through a comprehensive collaborative cross-Scotland consultation process dividing it into north, central and borders so that any changes to services can then take account of the... Read More about The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Thrive Together.

Can I Afford to Belong? A Qualitative Exploration of Student Belonging in Scotland During A Cost of Living Crisis Jun 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027
As we move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, the global landscape of community and belonging has been critically altered, and the cost-of-living crisis now poses further barriers and inequalities for HE students internationally. With an increasing... Read More about Can I Afford to Belong? A Qualitative Exploration of Student Belonging in Scotland During A Cost of Living Crisis.

'Military Children' Promote, Protect, Prevent Sep 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2025
This project will seek to understand the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) (Health Care Access, Social Community, Neighbourhood and Environment, Education and Economic Stability) of Military Connected Children and Young People (MCCYP). Moreover, th... Read More about 'Military Children' Promote, Protect, Prevent.

Exploring Barriers Faced By Social Enterprises in Scotland Sep 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
This project is a follow up activity from the initial research conducted by the Social Value Lab (2023), commissioned by the Social Enterprise Scotland. This research project seeks to identify and analyses the primary barriers that impede the growth... Read More about Exploring Barriers Faced By Social Enterprises in Scotland.