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Designing out Barriers - Student Partnership for Student Voice Research (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garden, C., Skelton, F., & Calabrese, P. (2024, September). Designing out Barriers - Student Partnership for Student Voice Research. Presented at RAISE Annual Conference 2024, Leicester

We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion at Edinburgh Napier University. Listening to and respecting the student voice are part of the culture – to be an inclusive university we must have ways to hear every student and work to remove any b... Read More about Designing out Barriers - Student Partnership for Student Voice Research.

"I Am Still Here" – Participatory Production during the Pandemic (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Guma, T. (2024, September). "I Am Still Here" – Participatory Production during the Pandemic. Presented at MECCSA (Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association) 2024, Manchester, UK

During the covid pandemic colleagues from Sociology and Screen and Performance at Edinburgh Napier University collaborated with activist and community researchers to work with asylum seeking people in Glasgow to better understand and document their e... Read More about "I Am Still Here" – Participatory Production during the Pandemic.

UK perspectives & experiences of "Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers" (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulpa, R. (2024, May). UK perspectives & experiences of "Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers". Presented at Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, PL

In this invited contribution, Dr Kulpa will share reflections on how EDI (equality, diversity, and inclusion) and decolonialisation work in the UK academic contexts, embedded in the processes of neoliberalization of higher education in the anglophone... Read More about UK perspectives & experiences of "Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers".

Mapping so-called ‘anti-gender’ discourses in parliamentary and media debates: lessons and recommendations in the future fight for LGBTIQ+ equalities. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulpa, R. (2024, May). Mapping so-called ‘anti-gender’ discourses in parliamentary and media debates: lessons and recommendations in the future fight for LGBTIQ+ equalities. Presented at UCU Equality Research Conference 2024, University of Manchester,

Anti-feminist and anti-LGBTIQ+ mobilisations have taken roots transnationally, denying individuals autonomy, rights to bodily integrity, and self-determination, and attacking selected groups of people (e.g. trans* people, people doing abortion) in or... Read More about Mapping so-called ‘anti-gender’ discourses in parliamentary and media debates: lessons and recommendations in the future fight for LGBTIQ+ equalities..

Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions (2024)
Report
McQueen, F. (2024). Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions. Edinburgh: School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University

There has been an increase in attention paid to the need for prevention work in response to the pervasive issue of violence against women (VAW) which includes femicide, rape and other violence. The need to directly address men and boys in prevention... Read More about Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions.

Investigating low intelligence stereotype threat in adults with developmental dyslexia (2024)
Journal Article
Piotrowska, B., & Barratt, J. (2024). Investigating low intelligence stereotype threat in adults with developmental dyslexia. Dyslexia, 30(2), Article e1766. https://doi.org/10.1002/dys.1766

Stereotype threat (ST) is a phenomenon that leads to decreased test performance and occurs when one deals with added pressure of being judged on the basis of stereotyped group membership. The ST effect has been previously investigated in many context... Read More about Investigating low intelligence stereotype threat in adults with developmental dyslexia.

Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine (2024)
Journal Article
Mendel, J., & Sharapov, K. (2024). Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine. Anti-trafficking review, 22, 52-73. https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.201224224

Drawing on multi-method research, this article demonstrates that the risks of large-scale trafficking due to the war in Ukraine were mitigated by granting Ukrainians more extensive rights than typically afforded to refugees. This shows the advantages... Read More about Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine.

Inshore and offshore marine migration pathways of Atlantic salmon post-smolts from multiple rivers in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland (2024)
Journal Article
Rodger, J. R., Lilly, J., Honkanen, H. M., del Villar, D., Kennedy, R., Maoiléidigh, N. Ó., Boylan, P., Rosell, R., Morris, D. J., O'Neill, R., Waters, C., Cotter, D., Wilkie, L., Barkley, A., Green, A., Beck, S. V., Ribbens, J., Henderson, J., Parke, D

The migratory behavior of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolts in coastal waters is poorly understood. In this collaborative study, 1914 smolts, from 25 rivers, in four countries were tagged with acoustic transmitters during a single seasonal mi... Read More about Inshore and offshore marine migration pathways of Atlantic salmon post-smolts from multiple rivers in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland.

Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women (2024)
Journal Article
Johnson, C. C., Dzewaltowski, A. C., Dever, D. E., Krajewski, K. T., Rai, A., Ahamed, N. U., …Connaboy, C. (2024). Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 9542

The introduction of women into U.S. military ground close combat roles requires research into sex-specific effects of military training and operational activities. Knee osteoarthritis is prevalent among military service members; its progression has b... Read More about Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women.

Phenotypic Variation as an Important Aspect of Staphylococcal Pathogenesis (2024)
Journal Article
Morrison, D. (in press). Phenotypic Variation as an Important Aspect of Staphylococcal Pathogenesis. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology,

An editorial which frames the Research Topic's aims and objectives placing its findings in a broader context. Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci are medically important pathogens known for a pronounced phenotypic variabili... Read More about Phenotypic Variation as an Important Aspect of Staphylococcal Pathogenesis.

Mechanisms of the social control of children and young people: From ‘stop and search’ to ‘stop and engage’ in Police Scotland (2024)
Journal Article
Clayton, E. (online). Mechanisms of the social control of children and young people: From ‘stop and search’ to ‘stop and engage’ in Police Scotland. Criminology and Criminal Justice, https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958241249828

Since the implementation of stop and search reform in Scotland, the volume of this tactic has decreased and proportionality has increased. However, little has been published that has detailed the design, communication and implementation of stop and s... Read More about Mechanisms of the social control of children and young people: From ‘stop and search’ to ‘stop and engage’ in Police Scotland.

Description and prevalence of gregarines infecting the amphipod Gammarus pulex, in the Water of Leith, Scotland, UK (2024)
Journal Article
McKinley, K., Tsaousis, A. D., & Rückert, S. (2024). Description and prevalence of gregarines infecting the amphipod Gammarus pulex, in the Water of Leith, Scotland, UK. European Journal of Protistology, 94, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2024.126084

Gregarines are symbiotic protists that are found in a broad spectrum of invertebrates, including insects, crustaceans, and annelids. Among these the globally distributed amphipod Gammarus pulex is one of the earliest recognized hosts for aquatic greg... Read More about Description and prevalence of gregarines infecting the amphipod Gammarus pulex, in the Water of Leith, Scotland, UK.

Worldwide soundscape ecology patterns across realms (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Darras, K. F., Rountree, R., Van Wilgenburg, S., Dong, L., Gasc, A., Chen, Y., Lin, T., Diaz, P. M., Wu, S., Salton, M., Marley, S., Cord, A. F., Aparecido Do Nascimento, L., Astaras, C., Barbaro, L., Bellisario, K., Ben David, A., Berger-Tal, O., Bhalla,

The need for remote, reliable, and scalable monitoring of plummeting biodiversity amidst mounting human pressures on ecosystems and changing climate has sparked enormous interest in Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) over multiple disciplines and ecos... Read More about Worldwide soundscape ecology patterns across realms.

Assessing the impact of a cleaning programme on environmental hygiene in labour and neonatal wards: an exploratory study in The Gambia (2024)
Journal Article
Okomo, U., Gon, G., Darboe, S., Sey, I. C. M., Nkereuwem, O., Leigh, L., …Aiken, A. M. (2024). Assessing the impact of a cleaning programme on environmental hygiene in labour and neonatal wards: an exploratory study in The Gambia. Antimicrobial Resistan

Background: Effective surface cleaning in hospitals is crucial to prevent the transmission of pathogens. However, hospitals in low- and middle-income countries face cleaning challenges due to limited resources and inadequate training. Methods: We ass... Read More about Assessing the impact of a cleaning programme on environmental hygiene in labour and neonatal wards: an exploratory study in The Gambia.

The Tip of the Iceberg: Exploring the Landscape of Policing in a Digitalized World (2024)
Journal Article
Easton, M., de Paepe, J., Aston, L., & Clayton, E. (2024). The Tip of the Iceberg: Exploring the Landscape of Policing in a Digitalized World. European Journal of Policing Studies, 7(1-2), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.5553/ejps.000018

In the ever-evolving landscape of law enforcement, the advent of the digital age has ushered in transformative shifts in police practices. These shifts have sparked scholarly attention and fuelled an increased volume of research dedicated to unravell... Read More about The Tip of the Iceberg: Exploring the Landscape of Policing in a Digitalized World.

“Free Text Is Essentially the Enemy of What We’re Trying to Achieve”: The Framing of a National Vision for Delivering Digital Police Contact (2024)
Journal Article
Wells, H., Andrews, W., Clayton, E., Bradford, B., Aston, E. V., & O’Neill, M. (2024). “Free Text Is Essentially the Enemy of What We’re Trying to Achieve”: The Framing of a National Vision for Delivering Digital Police Contact. European Journal o

Police organizations in England and Wales, as in many other contexts, are increasingly shifting crime reporting and other public-facing contact online. In this article, we explore the beliefs, motivations and objectives of those tasked with “deliveri... Read More about “Free Text Is Essentially the Enemy of What We’re Trying to Achieve”: The Framing of a National Vision for Delivering Digital Police Contact.