Outputs (250)

Nature’s contribution to poverty alleviation, human wellbeing and the SDGs (2024)
Journal Article
Poudyal, M., Kraft, F., Wells, G., Das, A., Attiwilli, S., Schreckenberg, K., Lele, S., Daw, T., Torres-Vitolas, C., Setty, S., Adams, H., Ahmad, S., Ryan, C., Fisher, J., Robinson, B., Jones, J. P. G., Homewood, K., Bluwstein, J., Keane, A., Macamo, C., & Mugi, L. M. (2024). Nature’s contribution to poverty alleviation, human wellbeing and the SDGs. Scientific Data, 11(1), Article 229. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-02967-0

Millions of households globally rely on uncultivated ecosystems for their livelihoods. However, much of the understanding about the broader contribution of uncultivated ecosystems to human wellbeing is still based on a series of small-scale studies d... Read More about Nature’s contribution to poverty alleviation, human wellbeing and the SDGs.

Jostling Discourses of Competition: Women leaders self-positioning (2024)
Journal Article
Mavin, S., & Yusupova, M. (2024). Jostling Discourses of Competition: Women leaders self-positioning. Organization Studies, 45(6), 801-823. https://doi.org/10.1177/01708406241236606

This study addresses the lack of research into social processes of competition in organizations and explores women leaders self-positioning in relation to the discourses of gendered competition and neoliberal competition. The discourses carry contrad... Read More about Jostling Discourses of Competition: Women leaders self-positioning.

Flower‐visitor and pollen‐load data provide complementary insight into species and individual network roles (2024)
Journal Article
Cirtwill, A. R., Wirta, H., Kaartinen, R., Ballantyne, G., Stone, G. N., Cunnold, H., Tiusanen, M., & Roslin, T. (2024). Flower‐visitor and pollen‐load data provide complementary insight into species and individual network roles. Oikos, 2024(4), Article e10301. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10301

Most animal pollination results from plant–insect interactions, but how we perceive these interactions may differ with the sampling method adopted. The two most common methods are observations of visits by pollinators to plants and observations of po... Read More about Flower‐visitor and pollen‐load data provide complementary insight into species and individual network roles.

The first national subject benchmark statement for UK higher education in policing: the importance of effective partnership and collaboration (2024)
Journal Article
Pepper, I., Cox, C., Fee, R., Horgan, S., Jarman, R., Jones, M., Policek, N., Rogers, C., & Tattum, C. (2024). The first national subject benchmark statement for UK higher education in policing: the importance of effective partnership and collaboration. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 14(5), 1106-1120. https://doi.org/10.1108/heswbl-02-2023-0042

Purpose
The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education in the UK focuses on maintaining, enhancing and standardising the quality of higher education. Of significant impact are the development of subject benchmark statements (SBS) by the QA... Read More about The first national subject benchmark statement for UK higher education in policing: the importance of effective partnership and collaboration.

A comparison of dermal toxicity models; assessing suitability for safe(r)-by-design decision-making and for screening nanomaterial hazards (2024)
Journal Article
McLean, P., Marshall, J., García, A., Beal, D., Katsumiti, A., Carrière, M., & Boyles, M. (2024). A comparison of dermal toxicity models; assessing suitability for safe(r)-by-design decision-making and for screening nanomaterial hazards. Toxicology in Vitro, 97, Article 105792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2024.105792

The objective of Safe-by-Design (SbD) is to support the development of safer products and production processes, and enable safe use throughout a materials' life cycle; an intervention at an early stage of innovation can greatly benefit industry by re... Read More about A comparison of dermal toxicity models; assessing suitability for safe(r)-by-design decision-making and for screening nanomaterial hazards.

Sustainable mountain bike trails: towards a holistic approach (2024)
Book Chapter
Campbell, T. (2024). Sustainable mountain bike trails: towards a holistic approach. In Mountain Biking, Culture and Society (125-140). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003361626-12

This chapter outlines current approaches towards creating and promoting more sustainable mountain bike trails, and orients these within contemporary theoretical conceptualisations of sustainability. The value of practical initiatives that draw upon e... Read More about Sustainable mountain bike trails: towards a holistic approach.

The motivations, identities, and environmental sensibilities of contemporary e-mountain bike users (2024)
Book Chapter
Ingram-Sills, L. (2024). The motivations, identities, and environmental sensibilities of contemporary e-mountain bike users. In J. Cherrington (Ed.), Mountain Biking, Culture and Society. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003361626-5

During an era of rapid technological improvement, the demand for e-mountain biking is growing. Furthermore, an older demographic of rider participates in e-mountain biking in comparison to traditional mountain biking. This chapter explores the indivi... Read More about The motivations, identities, and environmental sensibilities of contemporary e-mountain bike users.

“We know that he is gay, but how do we prove it?”: Police officer perspectives on the policing of queer people in Kenya (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wairuri, K. (2024, February). “We know that he is gay, but how do we prove it?”: Police officer perspectives on the policing of queer people in Kenya. Presented at Crime, Justice & Society Seminar Series, Edinburgh

This paper presents the findings of an exploratory field study to examine the perspectives and attitudes of police officers in Kenya towards queer people and their policing. The study finds that police officers hold differing and divergent views on q... Read More about “We know that he is gay, but how do we prove it?”: Police officer perspectives on the policing of queer people in Kenya.

Goliath is not the enemy: Fiddler crab species of similar size are stronger competitors than their larger adversaries in the climate change context (2024)
Journal Article
Borges, J. S., Arakaki, J. Y., Costa, T. M., & De Grande, F. R. (2024). Goliath is not the enemy: Fiddler crab species of similar size are stronger competitors than their larger adversaries in the climate change context. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 299, Article 108657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108657

Many intertidal species are expanding their distribution limits towards the poles as a consequence of increased temperature due to climate change. At the same time, some intertidal habitats have been reduced due to rising sea level... Read More about Goliath is not the enemy: Fiddler crab species of similar size are stronger competitors than their larger adversaries in the climate change context.

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses (2024)
Journal Article
Clements, H. S., Do Linh San, E., Hempson, G., Linden, B., Maritz, B., Monadjem, A., Reynolds, C., Siebert, F., Stevens, N., Biggs, R., De Vos, A., Blanchard, R., Child, M., Esler, K. J., Hamann, M., Loft, T., Reyers, B., Selomane, O., Skowno, A. L., Tshoke, T., …Woodhouse, G. M. (2024). The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses. Scientific Data, 11(1), Article 191. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02832-6

Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent advances in expert elicitation to ensure data consistency, 200 experts were co... Read More about The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses.