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Creating a Cross-Race Effect Inventory to Postdict Eyewitness Accuracy (2025)
Journal Article
Töredi, D., Mansour, J., Jones, S., Skelton, F., & McIntyre, A. (online). Creating a Cross-Race Effect Inventory to Postdict Eyewitness Accuracy. Law and Human Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000609

Objective: The Cross-Race Effect (CRE) is a reliable and robust phenomenon, whereby individuals better recognize faces that belong to their race compared to another race. Our goal was to produce items for a self-report Inventory (i.e., CRE-I) that br... Read More about Creating a Cross-Race Effect Inventory to Postdict Eyewitness Accuracy.

Impacts of mammals on trees and tree protection methods pertinent to English treescapes - a systematic literature review for Forestry Commission (2025)
Report
Mackinnon, J., Turner, R. S., & White, P. J. C. (2025). Impacts of mammals on trees and tree protection methods pertinent to English treescapes - a systematic literature review for Forestry Commission. Forestry Commission

We conducted a systematic literature review as part of a Forestry Commission (FC) contract to provide good practice technical guidance to manage impacts of mammals on trees, woods, establishing woodlands and treescapes. The review examined both the p... Read More about Impacts of mammals on trees and tree protection methods pertinent to English treescapes - a systematic literature review for Forestry Commission.

Police Adaptation and Innovation in Emerging Technological Infrastructures (2025)
Book Chapter
Horgan, S., & Collier, B. Police Adaptation and Innovation in Emerging Technological Infrastructures. In Research Handbook of Policing and Society

In this chapter, we discuss a selection of ways public police attempt to react to, co-opt, innovate or simply survive the emergence or popularisation of technologies and their criminal or harmful manifestations. We take two thematic case study exampl... Read More about Police Adaptation and Innovation in Emerging Technological Infrastructures.

Factors influencing nesting tree selection by the Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) in the forest areas of Bondla Zoological Park, Goa, India (2025)
Journal Article
Kumar Yadav, A., Dias, S. J., & Porob, P. C. (online). Factors influencing nesting tree selection by the Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) in the forest areas of Bondla Zoological Park, Goa, India. Mammalian Biology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-025-00512-z

The Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) is a large arboreal rodent endemic to the Indian subcontinent. The present study was conducted to assess the parameters contributing to the nesting tree selection by the species in the moist deciduous forests... Read More about Factors influencing nesting tree selection by the Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) in the forest areas of Bondla Zoological Park, Goa, India.

The Provocateurs: Gender Fears / Haunted Mouths Show (2025)
Exhibition / Performance
Kulpa, R., & Zabrzewska, A. The Provocateurs: Gender Fears / Haunted Mouths Show. [Live Show]. 1 August 2025

This Fringe 2025 show will feature Dr Roberto Kulpa & Dr Adrianna Zabrzewska (Edinburgh Napier University), who discuss why people who reject gender equalities turn to homophobic, transphobic, and anti-feminist fearmongers. The show also features Dr... Read More about The Provocateurs: Gender Fears / Haunted Mouths Show.

Beyond the Usual Species: Cultivating Diversity in Biology Award Nominations (2025)
Journal Article
Austin, S., Taylor, C., Veitch, N., Audu, D., Millward, J., Emmerson, R., Ellerington, R., & Colombo, A. (2025). Beyond the Usual Species: Cultivating Diversity in Biology Award Nominations. Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.17160/josha.12.4.1053

Improving diversity among award recipients is a key focus in the scientific community. The Society of Experimental Biology, which historically awarded over 65% of its prizes to men, established the Awards Nomination Taskforce in 2023 to proactively i... Read More about Beyond the Usual Species: Cultivating Diversity in Biology Award Nominations.

The impact of ‘anti-gender’ politics and queer, feminist resilience in Poland (2025)
Digital Artefact
Zabrzewska, A., & Kulpa, R. (2025). The impact of ‘anti-gender’ politics and queer, feminist resilience in Poland. [Blog post]

Adrianna Zabrzewska and Roberto Kulpa show that, despite populism's hostile political climate, limited funding, and tensions within the community, the pursuit of a liveable and joyful life for LGBTIQ+ individuals and cishet women in Poland is an unfo... Read More about The impact of ‘anti-gender’ politics and queer, feminist resilience in Poland.

Complementing urban agriculture and green spaces is important for ecosystem functions and biodiversity in cities: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2025)
Journal Article
Li, Z., Chen, S., Priyadarshana, T., Lee, M.-B., Xiao, L., Fischer, T. B., He, X., Woodcock, B. A., & Pagani-Núñez, E. (2025). Complementing urban agriculture and green spaces is important for ecosystem functions and biodiversity in cities: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6(3), Article e70084. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70084

1. As cities expand, they encroach on agricultural land, impacting food production and natural habitats. While urban agriculture could help address these issues, the impact of increased food production on ecosystem functions—particularly with regards... Read More about Complementing urban agriculture and green spaces is important for ecosystem functions and biodiversity in cities: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Basal activation of astrocytic Nrf2 in neuronal culture media: Challenges and implications for neuron-astrocyte modelling (2025)
Journal Article
Elsharkasi, M. M. O., Villani, B., Wells, G., & Kerr, F. (2025). Basal activation of astrocytic Nrf2 in neuronal culture media: Challenges and implications for neuron-astrocyte modelling. Brain and Neuroscience Advances, 9, https://doi.org/10.1177/23982128251351360

As a gatekeeper of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory cell protection, the transcription factor Nrf2 is a promising therapeutic target for several neurodegenerative diseases, leading to the development of Nrf2 activators targeting Keap1-dependent and... Read More about Basal activation of astrocytic Nrf2 in neuronal culture media: Challenges and implications for neuron-astrocyte modelling.

Rumble in the jungle: Convolutional neural networks demonstrate accurate footfall identification of terrestrial mammals (2025)
Journal Article
Blackledge, B. J., & White, P. J. C. (2025). Rumble in the jungle: Convolutional neural networks demonstrate accurate footfall identification of terrestrial mammals. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6(3), Article e70072. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70072

1. Accurate and resource-efficient wildlife survey methodologies are crucial to informing biodiversity, wildlife management and conservation planning. Large mammals are particularly challenging to survey due to their large spatial ranges and often-el... Read More about Rumble in the jungle: Convolutional neural networks demonstrate accurate footfall identification of terrestrial mammals.

Analysing the acute toxicity of e-cigarette liquids and their vapour on human lung epithelial (A549) cells in vitro (2025)
Journal Article
Findlay-Greene, F., Donnellan, S., & Vass, S. (2025). Analysing the acute toxicity of e-cigarette liquids and their vapour on human lung epithelial (A549) cells in vitro. Toxicology Reports, 15, Article 102092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2025.102092

The use of alternative tobacco products such as vaping devices has significantly increased over the last 5-years, with the largest increase being amongst 18–25-year-olds. While the quantity of nicotine is tightly regulated, the composition of e-liqui... Read More about Analysing the acute toxicity of e-cigarette liquids and their vapour on human lung epithelial (A549) cells in vitro.

Intermediate insights: tracing trematodes infecting amphibians via their first intermediate snail hosts (2025)
Journal Article
Hüsken, A., Schwelm, J., Rückert, S., & Sures, B. (2025). Intermediate insights: tracing trematodes infecting amphibians via their first intermediate snail hosts. Parasites & vectors, 18(1), Article 285. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06920-x

Background: Amphibians are a prime example of the global biodiversity crisis, as they represent the most threatened group of vertebrates. Yet, amphibian macroparasites remain one of the most poorly described groups of parasites, with the majority of... Read More about Intermediate insights: tracing trematodes infecting amphibians via their first intermediate snail hosts.

Policing Together: a framework for innovating volunteer policing through community-driven partnerships (2025)
Journal Article
Cheah, P. K., Britton, I., Callender, M., Wolf, R., Frayling, A., Pepper, M., & Wooff, A. (2025). Policing Together: a framework for innovating volunteer policing through community-driven partnerships. Policing, 19, https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paaf022

Police agencies face growing pressure from limited resources and increasingly complex crime patterns. Innovation in public safety is no longer optional, it is imperative. Volunteer policing has long played a vital role in supporting law enforcement.... Read More about Policing Together: a framework for innovating volunteer policing through community-driven partnerships.

The effects of contextual bias on face recognition decisions (2025)
Journal Article
Curley, L., Breese, E., Munro, J., Havard, C., Skelton, F., & Pike, G. (in press). The effects of contextual bias on face recognition decisions. Journal of Forensic Sciences,

Contemporary research has demonstrated the effects of bias on, even expert, forensic decision making. The paper aimed to test if forensically relevant face recognition decisions could be influenced by biasing information. A 3 (Bias (within-subjects):... Read More about The effects of contextual bias on face recognition decisions.

The SAbyNA platform: a guidance tool to support industry in the implementation of safe- and sustainable-by-design concepts for nanomaterials, processes and nano-enabled products (2025)
Journal Article
Cazzagon, V., Vanhauten, R., Hanlon, J., Sánchez Jiménez, A., Harrison, S., Auffan, M., Braakhuis, H., Boyles, M., Candalija, A., Katsumiti, A., Rodriguez-Llopis, I., Catalan, J., Cross, R. K., Lahive, E., Morel, E., Simeone, F. C., Delpivo, C., Clavaguera, S., Seddon, R., Salmatonidis, A., …Vázquez-Campos, S. (online). The SAbyNA platform: a guidance tool to support industry in the implementation of safe- and sustainable-by-design concepts for nanomaterials, processes and nano-enabled products. Environmental Science: Nano, https://doi.org/10.1039/d5en00312a

Simple, cost-effective and reliable methods are needed for pragmatic, flexible, safe and sustainable evaluations at early stages of product (chemical/material) development. This is especially true for nanoforms and nano-enabled products, for which gu... Read More about The SAbyNA platform: a guidance tool to support industry in the implementation of safe- and sustainable-by-design concepts for nanomaterials, processes and nano-enabled products.

Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus population (2025)
Journal Article
Thornton, M., Wilson, D., Leitch, A., Roos, S., & White, P. (online). Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus population. Bird Study, https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2025.2513542

Capsule: Over three decades, the garden bird community composition in Edinburgh has changed, probably in response to increased garden bird feeding, and this has increased prey biomass for Eurasian Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus, coinciding with a signi... Read More about Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus population.

Discovery of potential RAF selective back pocket as a promising biological site for BRAF inhibitors targeting resistant melanoma opens the door for a new generation of kinase inhibitors: Design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and in silico molecular simulation (2025)
Journal Article
Ammar, U., El-Din, M. G., Abdel-Maksoud, M., Ali, E., El-Gamal, M., Mahmoud, Z., Ahn, S., Nguyen, N. H., Kim, E., Jun, P. S., Deug, K. Y., Choi, H. S., Lee, K. H., Choi, G., & Oh, C.-H. (2025). Discovery of potential RAF selective back pocket as a promising biological site for BRAF inhibitors targeting resistant melanoma opens the door for a new generation of kinase inhibitors: Design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and in silico molecular simulation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 320(Part 2), Article 145699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.145699

Despite the approved combination of BRAFV600E and MEK inhibitors to treat drug-resistant melanoma, serious side effects associated with this combination have been reported, particularly referring to MEK inhibitors. In the current study, an isosteric... Read More about Discovery of potential RAF selective back pocket as a promising biological site for BRAF inhibitors targeting resistant melanoma opens the door for a new generation of kinase inhibitors: Design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and in silico molecular simulation.

Effects of environmental conditions on mate fidelity in a socially monogamous seabird (2025)
Journal Article
Lewis, S., Butler, A., Wanless, S., Newell, M. A., Harris, M. P., Burthe, S. J., Gunn, C. M., Howells, R. J., & Daunt, F. (in press). Effects of environmental conditions on mate fidelity in a socially monogamous seabird. Animal Behaviour,

In iteroparous, socially monogamous species, individuals vary in the extent of mate fidelity across breeding attempts, often with important fitness consequences. Numerous studies have demonstrated intrinsic drivers of mate fidelity, notably previous... Read More about Effects of environmental conditions on mate fidelity in a socially monogamous seabird.