Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (123)

Navigating ethical challenges in generative AI-enhanced research: The ETHICAL framework for responsible generative AI use (2025)
Journal Article
Eacersall, D., Pretorius, L., Smirnov, I., Spray, E., Illingworth, S., Chugh, R., Strydom, S., Stratton-Maher, D., Simmons, J., Jennings, I., Roux, R., Kamrowski, R., Downie, A., Ling Thong, C., & Howell, K. A. (2025). Navigating ethical challenges in generative AI-enhanced research: The ETHICAL framework for responsible generative AI use. Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2025.8.2.9

The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in research presents both opportunities and ethical challenges that should be carefully navigated. Although GenAI tools can enhance research efficiency by automating tasks such as liter... Read More about Navigating ethical challenges in generative AI-enhanced research: The ETHICAL framework for responsible generative AI use.

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.

Illustrating improvement: storyboards as tools for exploring staff CPD and its benefits to students in a Scottish university (2025)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S., Cowan, J., Graham, C., Sofia Shan, S., & Swanton, K. (online). Illustrating improvement: storyboards as tools for exploring staff CPD and its benefits to students in a Scottish university. Teaching in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2025.2507857

This article explores how academic staff perceive the relationship between their engagement in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and student outcomes. Drawing on a qualitative study conducted at a Scottish university, we used storyboarding to... Read More about Illustrating improvement: storyboards as tools for exploring staff CPD and its benefits to students in a Scottish university.

Bridging Scholarship and Practice in Higher Education: Fostering Innovative Research and Enhancing Teaching (2025)
Book
Illingworth, S. (2025). Bridging Scholarship and Practice in Higher Education: Fostering Innovative Research and Enhancing Teaching. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003500056

Bridging Scholarship and Practice in Higher Education is a practical guide for educators aiming to integrate research into their teaching. Accessible and engaging, it provides clear strategies to enhance the learning experience by connecting research... Read More about Bridging Scholarship and Practice in Higher Education: Fostering Innovative Research and Enhancing Teaching.

The Poetry of Physics: From a Quark to a Quasar (2025)
Book
Illingworth, S. (2025). The Poetry of Physics: From a Quark to a Quasar. CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003514688

The Poetry of Physics explores the intersection of science and art, blending the intricate beauty of physics with the evocative power of poetry. This unique work takes readers on a journey through the physical world, from the delicate patterns of liv... Read More about The Poetry of Physics: From a Quark to a Quasar.

Three ways to develop students’ AI literacy (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine
Gonsalves, C., & Illingworth, S. (2025). Three ways to develop students’ AI literacy

Is higher education prepared for a future defined by AI, or do we need to do more to align education with technology’s changing landscape? Here are three ways to get your students to engage with it critically.

Using storyboards to explore the impact of staff development on student retention in higher education (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Illingworth, S., Cowan, J., Graham, C., Shan, S., & Swanton, K. (2024, December). Using storyboards to explore the impact of staff development on student retention in higher education. Presented at 2024 SRHE International Research Conference, Online

This paper explores how staff engagement and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) can influence student retention outcomes in higher education. Drawing on a detailed research project at Edinburgh Napier University, it highlights the role of acad... Read More about Using storyboards to explore the impact of staff development on student retention in higher education.

Editorial: The shadowlands of (geo)science communication in academia – definitions, problems, and possible solutions (2024)
Journal Article
Gani, S., Arnal, L., Beattie, L., Hillier, J., Illingworth, S., Lanza, T., Mohadjer, S., Pulkkinen, K., Roop, H., Stewart, I., von Elverfeldt, K., & Zihms, S. (2024). Editorial: The shadowlands of (geo)science communication in academia – definitions, problems, and possible solutions. Geoscience Communication, 7(4), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-7-251-2024

Science communication is an important part of research, including in the geosciences, as it can (1) benefit both society and science and (2) make science more publicly accountable. However, much of this work takes place in “shadowlands” that are neit... Read More about Editorial: The shadowlands of (geo)science communication in academia – definitions, problems, and possible solutions.

Invested in excellence: evaluating the impact of internal funding on pedagogical development and collaboration in higher education (2024)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S. (online). Invested in excellence: evaluating the impact of internal funding on pedagogical development and collaboration in higher education. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2024.2406305

This study explores the impact of internal funding on the development of scholarship in learning and teaching within a post-92 Scottish higher education institution. Employing a qualitative survey approach, this research engaged sixteen principal inv... Read More about Invested in excellence: evaluating the impact of internal funding on pedagogical development and collaboration in higher education.

A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™ (2024)
Journal Article
Sillanpää, M., Mauro, A., Hänninen, M., Illingworth, S., & Hamza, M. (2024). A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™. Geoscience Communication, 7(3), 167-193. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-7-167-2024

With the onset of climate change, adaptive action must occur at all scales, including locally, placing increasing responsibility on the public. Effective communication strategies are essential, and adaptation games have shown potential in fostering s... Read More about A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™.