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Student experiences of academic transition: Undergraduate STEM to postgraduate social science (2025)
Journal Article
Jones, N., & Earnshaw, H. (2025). Student experiences of academic transition: Undergraduate STEM to postgraduate social science. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 13(2), 109-126. https://doi.org/10.56433/my9hrj96

This research contributes to developing a deeper understanding of student lived experience of navigating the transition from undergraduate to taught postgraduate study. As reported in the literature, this is generally an under-studied phenomenon. In... Read More about Student experiences of academic transition: Undergraduate STEM to postgraduate social science.

An innovation of two established methods for monitoring water colour and clarity: participatory science using the mini- and midi- secchi disks (2025)
Journal Article
Brewin, R. J. W., Sun, X., Wood, J. L., Brewin, T. G., McBride, D., Frensley, B. T., Bresnahan, P. J., Simis, S. G. H., Schmidt, N., George, G., Stoy, A. C., Menon, N. N., Chekidhenkuzhiyil, J., Abdulaziz, A., Sathyendranath, S., Krug, L. A., Das, N., Sarker, S., Pasche, N., Haller, L., …Moshi, H. A. (2025). An innovation of two established methods for monitoring water colour and clarity: participatory science using the mini- and midi- secchi disks. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13, Article 1610130. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1610130

Measurements of water colour and clarity are used to track the environmental status of lakes, estuaries and oceans. The oldest standardised methods for measuring water clarity and colour are the Secchi disk and Forel-Ule colour scale. Both techniques... Read More about An innovation of two established methods for monitoring water colour and clarity: participatory science using the mini- and midi- secchi disks.

The Impact of Minority-Race Status on the Cross-Race Effect: A Critical Review (2025)
Journal Article
Töredi, D., Mansour, J. K., Jones, S. E., Skelton, F., & McIntyre, A. (online). The Impact of Minority-Race Status on the Cross-Race Effect: A Critical Review. Perspectives on Psychological Science, https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916251345459

Meta-analyses have consistently demonstrated the robustness of the cross-race effect (CRE; i.e., better recognition of same-race faces compared to different-race faces). These analyses have unveiled variations in the dependent variables associated wi... Read More about The Impact of Minority-Race Status on the Cross-Race Effect: A Critical Review.

EU Migrants in Wales: Still Welcome? (2025)
Book Chapter
Drinkwater, S., Guma, T., Goodwin-Hawkins, B., & Dafydd Jones, R. (2025). EU Migrants in Wales: Still Welcome?. In C. Wyn Edwards, R. Dafydd Jones, & L. Shobiye (Eds.), A welcoming nation? Intersectional approaches to migration and diversity in Wales. University of Wales Press

On the Brink: Mapping the Last Strongholds of the Critically Endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius) (2025)
Journal Article
Loca, S. L., Collins, P. C., Garbett, A., McGeady, R., Thorburn, J., & McGonigle, C. (2025). On the Brink: Mapping the Last Strongholds of the Critically Endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius). Ecology and Evolution, 15(7), Article e71650. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71650

The flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) is a Critically Endangered skate distributed throughout the NE Atlantic and requiring urgent conservation measures. Existing models of the flapper skate's distribution are not detailed enough to inform managem... Read More about On the Brink: Mapping the Last Strongholds of the Critically Endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius).

Implementation outcomes of the waves for change community-based task-shared prevention intervention for adolescent mental health in South Africa (2025)
Journal Article
Davies, T., Marshall, J., van der Merwe, N., Yarrow, P., Conibear, T., & Lund, C. (online). Implementation outcomes of the waves for change community-based task-shared prevention intervention for adolescent mental health in South Africa. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 12, Article e77. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10033

Adolescents face increased vulnerability to mental health conditions, particularly when exposed to multidimensional poverty and trauma and pronounced treatment gaps. Waves for Change, a Sport for Development (SfD) intervention, employs task-sharing t... Read More about Implementation outcomes of the waves for change community-based task-shared prevention intervention for adolescent mental health in South Africa.

Qualitative Evaluation of a Vicarious Trauma e-learning Initiative for Cancer Support Line Workers in the UK (2025)
Journal Article
Munro, D., Killen, A., & Campbell, K. (online). Qualitative Evaluation of a Vicarious Trauma e-learning Initiative for Cancer Support Line Workers in the UK. Journal of Cancer Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02674-3

The concept of vicarious traumatisation (VT) is distinguished from psychological stress concepts of ‘burnout’, ‘compassion fatigue’, and ‘secondary traumatic stress’. Cancer support line workers may have a heightened risk of VT. Taking education as... Read More about Qualitative Evaluation of a Vicarious Trauma e-learning Initiative for Cancer Support Line Workers in the UK.

Managerial approaches to mitigate police professionals’ online harms in the United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article
Wong, Y. N., Horgan, S., & Aston, L. (online). Managerial approaches to mitigate police professionals’ online harms in the United Kingdom. Police Practice and Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2025.2522835

In this article, we draw on the concept of misconduct to explore how police organisations frame personnel’s online harms and its impact on managerial perceptions and strategies. The aim is to provide insights into whether and how a focus on organis... Read More about Managerial approaches to mitigate police professionals’ online harms in the United Kingdom.

Application of in vitro pulmonary models for hazard screening of silica particles (2025)
Journal Article
Ruijter, N., Braakhuis, H., Katsumiti, A., Garriz, I. P., Carriere, M., Zanoni, I., Candalija, A., Marshall, J., Vermeulen, J., Cassee, F. R., & Boyles, M. (online). Application of in vitro pulmonary models for hazard screening of silica particles. Archives of Toxicology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-025-04100-5

There is an increasing need for new approach methodologies (NAMs) for safety assessment of nanomaterials (NMs) in order to keep pace with innovation. In vitro assays are useful tools during pre-market hazard screening approaches of NMs to prioritize... Read More about Application of in vitro pulmonary models for hazard screening of silica particles.

Match and training injuries sustained by professional male rugby union players in Scotland (2025)
Journal Article
Bailey, S., Martindale, R., Engebretsen, L., & Palmer, D. (in press). Match and training injuries sustained by professional male rugby union players in Scotland. International Journal of Sports Medicine,

Rugby union (“rugby”) is a full contact sport, with previous studies across the globe reporting a high incidence of injury. However, no injury surveillance study of professional male players in Scotland exists in contemporary literature. The current... Read More about Match and training injuries sustained by professional male rugby union players in Scotland.

Cartographier les mouvements « anti-genre » à travers l'Europe (2025)
Digital Artefact
Titley, G., Filep, E., & Kulpa, R. (2025). Cartographier les mouvements « anti-genre » à travers l'Europe. [Online article]

Les questions de genre jouent un rôle central dans la structuration de la nouvelle internationale réactionnaire et dans sa (résistible) ascension, en Europe et au-delà. Mais si d’autres chercheur·euses se sont déjà penché·es sur les menaces qui pèsen... Read More about Cartographier les mouvements « anti-genre » à travers l'Europe.

Decision Making for Sports Officials: Training and Assessment Perspectives (2025)
Book
Cunningham, I., Kittel, A., Mascarenhas, D., MacMahon, C., & Larkin, P. (2025). Decision Making for Sports Officials: Training and Assessment Perspectives. Routledge

This essential guidebook provides a comprehensive, holistic, and evidence-based account for improving the decision making of sports officials across different sports and levels. By combining cutting-edge research with practical strategies, this book... Read More about Decision Making for Sports Officials: Training and Assessment Perspectives.

Relative age effect at Concacaf championships: Influence of sex, age, nationality, playing position, and playing status (2025)
Journal Article
Andrew, M., Barraclough, S., Dugdale, J. H., Reeves, M. J., Triggs, A. O., & Kelly, A. L. (in press). Relative age effect at Concacaf championships: Influence of sex, age, nationality, playing position, and playing status. PLOS ONE, 20(6), Article e0321245. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321245

Relative age effects in soccer are typified by an overrepresentation of players born earlier in the selection year. Examinations of relative age effects remain limited in female players and developing soccer nations. The aim of the present study was... Read More about Relative age effect at Concacaf championships: Influence of sex, age, nationality, playing position, and playing status.

An Analytical Framework for the Selective Extraction and Determination of Nine Multiclass Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals from Haircare Products (2025)
Journal Article
Neri, I., Di Lorenzo, R., Russo, G., Di Serio, T., Grumetto, L., & Laneri, S. (2025). An Analytical Framework for the Selective Extraction and Determination of Nine Multiclass Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals from Haircare Products. Cosmetics, 12(3), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics12030116

Humans are exposed to pollutants daily through various routes, including skin contact. A key concern is the presence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which means they can mimic, block or interfere with the body’s natural hormones, in many everyday... Read More about An Analytical Framework for the Selective Extraction and Determination of Nine Multiclass Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals from Haircare Products.