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Walking “alone”? Critical autoethnography, assemblage, and the paradoxical co-production of solo-hiker subjectivity (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stanley, P. (2025, August). Walking “alone”? Critical autoethnography, assemblage, and the paradoxical co-production of solo-hiker subjectivity. Presented at Royal Geographical Society International Conference, University of Birmingham

This autoethnographic performance text examines the paradoxical co-production of “aloneness” in nature spaces charged with a politics of memory. The context is hiking “alone” as a fat, middle-aged, queer woman, to Highland Clearances ruins and bothie... Read More about Walking “alone”? Critical autoethnography, assemblage, and the paradoxical co-production of solo-hiker subjectivity.

Understanding the role of community voices in developing new arts and cultural venues as drivers of social sustainability in festival cities of the future: The case of Edinburgh’s Dunard Centre (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snell, S., & Rihova, I. (2025, July). Understanding the role of community voices in developing new arts and cultural venues as drivers of social sustainability in festival cities of the future: The case of Edinburgh’s Dunard Centre. Presented at Leisure Studies Association Conference 2024, University of West of Scotland, Paisley, UK

Cities are under growing pressure to address the challenge of supporting more inclusive and sustainable communities. Festivals and events, increasingly used as urban development tools, can assist in the creation of sustainable cities with prosperous,... Read More about Understanding the role of community voices in developing new arts and cultural venues as drivers of social sustainability in festival cities of the future: The case of Edinburgh’s Dunard Centre.

‘This is going to hurt’: taking the pain out of group assessment (2025)
Digital Artefact
Sholl, S., & Yorkstone, S. (2025). ‘This is going to hurt’: taking the pain out of group assessment. [Online article]

Group assessment can be seen as unfair and unwieldy, but it also teaches essential skills such as teamwork and collaboration. We owe it to our students to frame it in a way that allows them to see its benefits.

An Investigation of Affect Transfer of Social Responsibility in Ski Events Among Tourists and Employees (2025)
Journal Article
Taheri, B., Lee, L. W., & Thompson, J. (2025). An Investigation of Affect Transfer of Social Responsibility in Ski Events Among Tourists and Employees. International Journal of Tourism Research, 27(3), Article e70048

This research investigates the integration of social responsibility into Iranian ski tourism events and its positive affect transfer among employees and sport tourists. Study 1 comprised interviews with 30 employees of ski resorts and found that work... Read More about An Investigation of Affect Transfer of Social Responsibility in Ski Events Among Tourists and Employees.

Evaluating ‘Study Skills’: What’s the context? (2025)
Journal Article
Pilcher, N., & Richards, K. (online). Evaluating ‘Study Skills’: What’s the context?. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2025.2506170

Study Skills in any guise are integral to Higher Education worldwide, existing to help student success. Some argue generic or bolt-on Study Skills do not help with success, others that embedded Study Skills do, but no-one advocates actually evaluatin... Read More about Evaluating ‘Study Skills’: What’s the context?.

Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Using Machine Learning for Athletes (2025)
Book Chapter
Yadav, M., Choudhury, T., & Huzooree, G. (2025). Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Using Machine Learning for Athletes. In T. Choudhury, P. Kumar Arya, K. Kotecha, A. Sharma, & J.-S. Um (Eds.), AI and Machine Learning Applications in Sports Analytics (129-156). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-5385-1.ch007

This chapter explores the role of machine learning (ML) in injury prevention and rehabilitation for athletes. It examines how ML models can predict injuries by analysing diverse data sources, such as biomechanics, wearables, and medical records, and... Read More about Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Using Machine Learning for Athletes.

Sports Analytics Case Studies (2025)
Book Chapter
Singh, S. K., & Huzooree, G. (2025). Sports Analytics Case Studies. In T. Choudhury, P. Kumar Arya, K. Kotecha, A. Sharma, & J.-S. Um (Eds.), AI and Machine Learning Applications in Sports Analytics (263-284). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-5385-1.ch013

This chapter examines the disruptive influence of sports analytics on the optimization of performance, game tactics, and fans' involvement in the game. Cases that varied in the book were as such player performance analysis, injury prevention, and gam... Read More about Sports Analytics Case Studies.

#KateGate: How the passionate energy of publics’ social media posts affected the royal communications crisis (2025)
Journal Article
Logan-McFarlane, A. (2025). #KateGate: How the passionate energy of publics’ social media posts affected the royal communications crisis. Public Relations Review, 51(3), Article 102590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2025.102590

This paper analyzes how passionate publics creatively reshaped the crisis narrative during the British Royal Family’s 2024 #KateGate controversy. When the Royal Communications team released vague and inconsistent messages about Princess Kate’s absenc... Read More about #KateGate: How the passionate energy of publics’ social media posts affected the royal communications crisis.

Unlock and revive: co-producing impactful and accessible online culture and heritage events for people living with dementia (2025)
Journal Article
Kerr, G. W., Stewart, H., Smith, S., & Ali-Knight, J. (online). Unlock and revive: co-producing impactful and accessible online culture and heritage events for people living with dementia. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijefm-04-2025-0043

Purpose
The study aims to identify the active ingredients needed to deliver accessible online cultural and heritage events bringing positive benefits to people living with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers.

Design/methodology/approach
The re... Read More about Unlock and revive: co-producing impactful and accessible online culture and heritage events for people living with dementia.

You'll never walk alone: Troubling the "auto" in autoethnography (2025)
Journal Article
Stanley, P. (in press). You'll never walk alone: Troubling the "auto" in autoethnography. Journal of Autoethnography,

This autoethnographic paper examines the paradoxical co-production of “aloneness” in nature spaces charged with a politics of memory. The settings are Highland Clearances ruins and bothies in Scotland. Bothies are rustic shelters in remote areas at w... Read More about You'll never walk alone: Troubling the "auto" in autoethnography.

I Said Something: Small Acts, Big Impact in Addressing Systemic Inequality (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2025, May). I Said Something: Small Acts, Big Impact in Addressing Systemic Inequality. Presented at ENclusion Conference: Connecting EDI Research and Action At and By ENU, Edinburgh Napier University

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is often framed as large-scale institutional initiative, but it can also begin with something deeply personal—a moment of speaking up, an act of resistance in everyday life. This presentation explores how indivi... Read More about I Said Something: Small Acts, Big Impact in Addressing Systemic Inequality.

EDI in Collaborative Online Independent Learning (COIL) Projects (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ratz, S., Victoria, M., & Blanche, S. (2025, May). EDI in Collaborative Online Independent Learning (COIL) Projects. Presented at ENclusion Conference: Connecting EDI Research and Action at and by ENU, Edinburgh Napier University

This presentation examines how equality, diversity, and inclusivity manifest in a Collaborative Online Independent Learning event (COIL). We will carry out the COIL project for 6 weeks (March to April) as part of the UG 2nd year module “Exploring Cul... Read More about EDI in Collaborative Online Independent Learning (COIL) Projects.

Equity implications of assessment deadline extension policies in higher education (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, J., Gutu, M., & Kurtzke, S. (2025, May). Equity implications of assessment deadline extension policies in higher education. Presented at ENclusion Conference: Connecting EDI Research at and by ENU, Edinburgh Napier University

This workshop explores the equity implications of assessment deadline extension policies in higher education. Drawing on data from a UK university business school (2018-2023), it examines the impact of these policies on diverse student demographics,... Read More about Equity implications of assessment deadline extension policies in higher education.

Linguistic Imperialism and Socioeconomic Inequality: An EDI Perspective on English in the Philippines' Linguistic Landscape (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2025, May). Linguistic Imperialism and Socioeconomic Inequality: An EDI Perspective on English in the Philippines' Linguistic Landscape. Paper presented at ENclusion Conference: Connecting EDI Research and Action at and by ENU, Edinburgh Napier University

This study interrogates the role of English in the linguistic landscape and lived experiences of working-class individuals in the Philippines, highlighting its implications for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). Using an indigenous, culturally... Read More about Linguistic Imperialism and Socioeconomic Inequality: An EDI Perspective on English in the Philippines' Linguistic Landscape.

Sustainability Agency Theory: A New Agency Framework for Social Enterprises (2025)
Journal Article
Yang, Y., Gao, S., & Huang, H. Z. (2025). Sustainability Agency Theory: A New Agency Framework for Social Enterprises. Sustainability, 17(11), Article 4778. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17114778

The purpose of this article is to extend agency theory (AT) by applying it to social enterprises (SEs), which exhibit a dual focus on both corporate social responsibility (CSR) and profit-driven operations. This duality, often referred to as the doub... Read More about Sustainability Agency Theory: A New Agency Framework for Social Enterprises.