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Perceptually Adaptive Speech Clarity System for Reverberant Environments (2025)
Report
McGregor, I. (2025). Perceptually Adaptive Speech Clarity System for Reverberant Environments. Not commissioned – self-initiated research and disclosure

This document outlines a perceptually adaptive audio system designed to improve the intelligibility of spoken announcements in highly reverberant environments. Using speech buffering, pacing modification, spectral shaping, and real-time feedback, the... Read More about Perceptually Adaptive Speech Clarity System for Reverberant Environments.

Unified Mental Health and Capacity Law: Creating Parity and Non-Discrimination?   (2025)
Journal Article
Stavert, J., & McKay, C. (2025). Unified Mental Health and Capacity Law: Creating Parity and Non-Discrimination?  . International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 101, Article 102108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2025.102108

It has been argued that a fusion of mental health and capacity law creates parity and respects non-discrimination. This approach has been adopted in the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, although this legislation is not yet fully in force.... Read More about Unified Mental Health and Capacity Law: Creating Parity and Non-Discrimination?  .

A Perceptual Approach to HRTF Personalisation: From Localisation to Spatial Literacy (2025)
Report
Mcgregor, I. (2025). A Perceptual Approach to HRTF Personalisation: From Localisation to Spatial Literacy

Efforts to personalise Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) have traditionally focused on anatomical accuracy, modelling the head, ears and torso to predict how sound should reach an individual’s ears. While valuable, such approaches often require... Read More about A Perceptual Approach to HRTF Personalisation: From Localisation to Spatial Literacy.

Compression Therapy International Consensus Document Update (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Samuriwo, R. (2025, May). Compression Therapy International Consensus Document Update. Presented at Leg Ulcer Forum Scotland Annual Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland

This talk is designed to enable you to
1. State the key points highlighted in the International Compression Therapy Consensus Document
2. Understand how the evidence and guidance on compression therapy applies to people of all skin tones
3. Descri... Read More about Compression Therapy International Consensus Document Update.

Wpływ polityki "antygenderowej" na życie codzienne i działalność aktywistyczną w Polsce i Europie (2025)
Digital Artefact
Zabrzewska, A., & Kulpa, R. (2025). Wpływ polityki "antygenderowej" na życie codzienne i działalność aktywistyczną w Polsce i Europie. [Blog]

Badania europejskiego projektu RESIST dokumentują efekty systemowej dyskryminacji osób wspierających dążenia feministyczne i LGBTIQ+.
Europejski projekt badawczy RESISTotwiera się w nowej karcie udokumentował wpływ polityki „antygenderowej” (skierow... Read More about Wpływ polityki "antygenderowej" na życie codzienne i działalność aktywistyczną w Polsce i Europie.

The assessment extensions data dilemma and equity in university education: Navigating the paradoxes of policy and inclusivity (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, J., Gutu, M., & Kurtzke, S. (2025, April). The assessment extensions data dilemma and equity in university education: Navigating the paradoxes of policy and inclusivity. Presented at Advance HE EDI Conference 2025 The sum of many parts: Embedding intersectionality in HE practice, Newcastle, UK

This digitally supported walking workshop addresses the equity implications of assessment deadline extensions, questioning whether they benefit all students equally. Drawing on data from a UK university business school, participants evaluate prelimin... Read More about The assessment extensions data dilemma and equity in university education: Navigating the paradoxes of policy and inclusivity.

Balancing time equity and academic integrity: The paradox of deadline extensions in higher education (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, J., Gutu, M., & Kurtzke, S. (2025, April). Balancing time equity and academic integrity: The paradox of deadline extensions in higher education. Presented at Advance HE EDI Conference 2025: The sum of many parts: Embedding intersectionality in HE practice, Newcastle, UK

Higher education policies around deadline extensions seek to promote inclusivity yet may inadvertently create inequalities among student groups. This session examines this paradox through case study data, revealing which groups may benefit most from... Read More about Balancing time equity and academic integrity: The paradox of deadline extensions in higher education.

Balancing Time Equity & Academic Integrity: The Paradox of Deadline Extensions in Higher Education (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, J., Gutu, M., & Kurtzke, S. (2025, April). Balancing Time Equity & Academic Integrity: The Paradox of Deadline Extensions in Higher Education. Poster presented at Advance HE EDI Conference 2025: The sum of many parts: Embedding intersectionality in HE practice, Newcastle, UK

Universities promote employability; employers expect graduates to meet deadlines; constructive alignment of assessment with learning outcomes (Biggs, 2007) is silent on extensions; policies and practices for extensions varies between universities, co... Read More about Balancing Time Equity & Academic Integrity: The Paradox of Deadline Extensions in Higher Education.

Raport z projektu RESIST. Skutki i opór wobec mobilizacji "antygenderowych" w Europie. Raport o Polsce (2025)
Report
Kulpa, R., & Kania, T. (2025). Raport z projektu RESIST. Skutki i opór wobec mobilizacji "antygenderowych" w Europie. Raport o Polsce. European Commission

Zmieniający się krajobraz społeczno-kulturowy Polski był przez lata areną intensywnego politycznego zaangażowania w zagadnienia płci i seksualności. Kwestie te stały się polem bitwy dla całego spektrum zróżnicowanych poglądów i interesów grupowych. N... Read More about Raport z projektu RESIST. Skutki i opór wobec mobilizacji "antygenderowych" w Europie. Raport o Polsce.

Re-Thinking “Europe” with Central-Eastern Europe: Towards Non-Occidentalist and Decolonial Epistemics in/of Queer Studies (2025)
Book Chapter
Kulpa, R. (2025). Re-Thinking “Europe” with Central-Eastern Europe: Towards Non-Occidentalist and Decolonial Epistemics in/of Queer Studies. In Go West! Conceptual Explorations of “the West” in the History of Education ( 181-203). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111408989-011

A simple question: What is Europe? is often focal for numerous disciplines such as area studies, cultural geography, history, postcolonial studies, and recently also gender & sexuality studies. Although richly diverse, perhaps one common thread among... Read More about Re-Thinking “Europe” with Central-Eastern Europe: Towards Non-Occidentalist and Decolonial Epistemics in/of Queer Studies.

Officially cancelled but eternally remembered: The queering paradox of Chinese comedic influencers through multi-platform mediation (2025)
Journal Article
Chen, Z. T., & Cameron, J. (2025). Officially cancelled but eternally remembered: The queering paradox of Chinese comedic influencers through multi-platform mediation. Celebrity Studies, 16(2), 295-303. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2025.2484103

This article explores an alternative, comedic, lowbrow and queer(ed) group of Internet celebrities and influencers who developed a significant following amongst Chinese Internet vernacular cultures. These personalities sit at the intersection of stat... Read More about Officially cancelled but eternally remembered: The queering paradox of Chinese comedic influencers through multi-platform mediation.

LGBTQ+ Rights in the UK: past, present and future (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clucas, R. (2025, March). LGBTQ+ Rights in the UK: past, present and future. Presented at LGBT+ History Month Presentation - Brown and Brown LGBTQ+ Teammate Resource Group, Online

Invited LGBT+ History Month Presentation to Brown and Brown LGBTQ+ Teammate Resource Group (US and UK)

Commentary and methodological insights: Reaching girls/women, boys/men and vulnerable groups to maximise uptake for the Human papillomavirus vaccine (2025)
Journal Article
Gray Brunton, C., Pow, J., Carnegie, E., Petrova, D., Garcia Retamero, R., Whittaker, A., & Todorova, I. (2025). Commentary and methodological insights: Reaching girls/women, boys/men and vulnerable groups to maximise uptake for the Human papillomavirus vaccine. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 21(1), Article 2478705. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2478705

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been shown to be an effective cancer-prevention vaccine against oncogenic types of the HPV virus implicated in cervical, anogenital, and oropharyngeal cancers. Since Covid-19, there are global suboptimal upt... Read More about Commentary and methodological insights: Reaching girls/women, boys/men and vulnerable groups to maximise uptake for the Human papillomavirus vaccine.

Skin Tones, the Microbiome, and Healthy Ageing: A Mixed Method Study (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Samuriwo, R., & Kauser, S. (2025, March). Skin Tones, the Microbiome, and Healthy Ageing: A Mixed Method Study. Presented at Skin Microbiome in Healthy Ageing (SMiHA) Network Conference, Liverpool, England

Harmful disparities exist in skin health and wound healing care which increase morbidity and mortality for people especially those with dark skin tones. This harmful care is largely caused by the gaps in skin research, resulting in limited wider know... Read More about Skin Tones, the Microbiome, and Healthy Ageing: A Mixed Method Study.

The RESIST Project Events. Confronting "Anti- Gender" Mobilizations across Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, and Russia: Challenges and Queer-Feminist Resistances (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Filep, E., Jarosz, S., Kulpa, R., Mayerchyk, M., Plakhotnik, O., Sasunkevich, O. (., & Zabrzewska, A. (2025, March). The RESIST Project Events. Confronting "Anti- Gender" Mobilizations across Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, and Russia: Challenges and Queer-Feminist Resistances. Presented at Confronting "Anti- Gender" Mobilizations across Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, and Russia: Challenges and Queer-Feminist Resistances, Online and Warsaw, Poland

During the event, the RESIST Project Team and our guest speakers led discussions on queer-feminist resistances to “anti-gender” mobilizations in and across Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, and Russia – four distinct national case studies that intersect at a... Read More about The RESIST Project Events. Confronting "Anti- Gender" Mobilizations across Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, and Russia: Challenges and Queer-Feminist Resistances.

Exploring safety at mass gathering events through the lens of three different stakeholders (2025)
Journal Article
Hutton, A., Robertson, M., & Ranse, J. (2025). Exploring safety at mass gathering events through the lens of three different stakeholders. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, Article 1451891. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1451891

Introduction: The work here reviews the role of those with responsibility in managing people and their safety at Mass Gathering Events (MGE); event managers, police, and medical personnel. This paper comes at a time when there is an acute need for ap... Read More about Exploring safety at mass gathering events through the lens of three different stakeholders.

Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article
Hanson, C. L., Mchale, S., Neubeck, L., Dougall, N., & Kelly, P. (2025). Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 15(1), Article e089723. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089723

Objectives: Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) allow healthcare professionals to refer patients for physical activity support. Evidence of effectiveness is equivocal. Public Health Scotland has developed ‘physical activity referral standards’... Read More about Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study.

The RESIST Project Dataset: Data from the Work Package 1 (2024)
Data
Lynch, S., Titley, G., Filep, E., & Kulpa, R. (2024). The RESIST Project Dataset: Data from the Work Package 1. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.11179225

This record for the Dataset from the Work Package 1 (Mapping Anti-Gender Discourses in Media and Parliamentary Debates) of the RESIST Project has been created in the Zenodo open repository, in line with the RESIST Project’s Data Management Plan, and... Read More about The RESIST Project Dataset: Data from the Work Package 1.