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Health screening of captive bred water voles released in England. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Girling, S. J., Fraser, M., Pizzi, R., Brown, D., Gow, D., Northey, R., & Campbell-Palmer, R. (2015). Health screening of captive bred water voles released in England

It has been estimated that over the course of the last century the water vole (Arvicola amphibius) has undergone a range decline in mainland Britain in excess of 90%. This species is considered as requiring significant national conservation concern a... Read More about Health screening of captive bred water voles released in England..

Putting employer engagement at the heart of Higher Education degree programmes. Sharing Edinburgh Napier University’s experiences. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, D., & Hussian, M. (2015). Putting employer engagement at the heart of Higher Education degree programmes. Sharing Edinburgh Napier University’s experiences.

Edinburgh Napier University has 50 year history of working with regional employers to develop programmes of study which produce appropriately skilled and qualified graduates. Recently, through the nationally funded Graduate Employability Project sev... Read More about Putting employer engagement at the heart of Higher Education degree programmes. Sharing Edinburgh Napier University’s experiences..

Physical activity and cancer: movement matters. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Campbell, A. (2015, December). Physical activity and cancer: movement matters. Presented at Living with and beyond cancer: a masterclass for primary care, Royal Society of Medicine, London

Modern Day Time Pressures (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitkethly, A. (2015, November). Modern Day Time Pressures. Presented at Time for Golf, Royal & Ancient (R&A), St. Andrews, Scotland

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Ensuring standards of clinical care provided by veterinary nurses through regulation, registration and accredited training. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, D., Dougherty, K., & Yates, K. (2015). Ensuring standards of clinical care provided by veterinary nurses through regulation, registration and accredited training.

The gestation of veterinary nursing as a recognised and self-regulated profession in the United Kingdom can be best described as long and difficult. Caught between the twin expectations and anxieties of the well-established professions of nursing an... Read More about Ensuring standards of clinical care provided by veterinary nurses through regulation, registration and accredited training..

Regulations relating to Registered Veterinary Nurses in the United Kingdom. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, D., & Copper, B. (2015). Regulations relating to Registered Veterinary Nurses in the United Kingdom.

Veterinary nursing is now a well recognise professional route in the UK. There is considerable capacity within the industry to increase the number of veterinary nurses employed. As the veterinary care sector of the economy continues to expand the r... Read More about Regulations relating to Registered Veterinary Nurses in the United Kingdom..

Veterinary Nurse training in the UK (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cooper, B., & Smith, D. (2015). Veterinary Nurse training in the UK.

Veterinary Nursing in the UK is still a relatively young profession. Whilst it is known that there were animal nurses in existence in the late 1800’s the role and title ‘Veterinary Nurse’ has only been fully recognised since 1984. Opportunities to t... Read More about Veterinary Nurse training in the UK.

Altered adipocytes in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Siemienowicz, K., Couckan, F., Lerner, A., Franks, S., Rae, M., & Duncan, C. (2015, November). Altered adipocytes in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome. Poster presented at Society for Endocrinology BES

Parasites of deep-sea fish Simenchelys parasitica. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rueckert, S. (2015, September). Parasites of deep-sea fish Simenchelys parasitica. Poster presented at MASTS 5th Annual Science Meeting, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Quantification of external loads during surfing performance (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ferrier, B., Sheppard, J., Secomb, J., Farley, O., Lundgren, L., Newton, R., & Nimphius, S. (2015, September). Quantification of external loads during surfing performance. Poster presented at European Association of Surfing Doctors Annual Conference, Hoss

Developing a theory-informed interactive animation to increase physical activity among young people with asthma. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murray, J., Todoran, A., Williams, B., & Hoskins, G. (2015, September). Developing a theory-informed interactive animation to increase physical activity among young people with asthma

The current paper describes the development of a theory-informed interactive animation and which aims to increase levels of physical activity in young people with asthma. The project adopts a multi-disciplinary theoretical perspective, applying knowl... Read More about Developing a theory-informed interactive animation to increase physical activity among young people with asthma..

The influence of coal mine spoil physical properties on the spatial distribution of lichen-rich communities (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whitlock, D., Rickson, J., Humphries, N., Thompson, R., & Tibbett, M. (2015). The influence of coal mine spoil physical properties on the spatial distribution of lichen-rich communities. In Mine Closure 2015: Proceedings of the tenth internation conferen

Coal mine spoil tips have been recognised as a UK Biodiversity Action Plan habitat owing to the presence of a host of unique flora and fauna assemblages and, in particular, " lichen heaths. " The natural revegetation of abandoned spoil tips in South... Read More about The influence of coal mine spoil physical properties on the spatial distribution of lichen-rich communities.

Dangling above the swamps of nothingness. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neill, C. (2015, September). Dangling above the swamps of nothingness. Paper presented at 2015 SEP-FEP Joint Annual Conference: New Frontiers, Dundee University

The assessment of a protease -dependent prodrug in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans for the treatment of parasitic helminth infections (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oluwadare, E., Turnbull, A., Malone, E., Mincher, D., & Proudfoot, L. (2015, August). The assessment of a protease -dependent prodrug in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans for the treatment of parasitic helminth infections. Poster presented at Molecular

Billions of livestock, and a third of the current human population, are infected with helminth parasites. In livestock, these helminth infections are accompanied by significant morbidity and mortality, and although anthelmintic drugs are available, t... Read More about The assessment of a protease -dependent prodrug in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans for the treatment of parasitic helminth infections.