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The fallacy of pre-submission commentary in university assessment: Let’s move to encouraging independence among our students (2025)
Digital Artefact
Atherton, I., Mahoney, C., Graham, C., & Samuriwo, R. (2025). The fallacy of pre-submission commentary in university assessment: Let’s move to encouraging independence among our students. [Blog post]

Do you find yourself commenting on students’ work and providing feedback individually? Do you see a role for feeding back on individual work, whether formative or summative? If so, do the ideas in this blog challenge your approach? We’d love to hear... Read More about The fallacy of pre-submission commentary in university assessment: Let’s move to encouraging independence among our students.

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.

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.

ExtraCECI: a community-based person-centred-enhanced care intervention to improve the quality of life and person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana—protocol for cluster randomised controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article
Abboah-Offei, M., Elsey, H., Nkhoma, K. B., Abboah-Offei, S., Keding, A., Fenty, J., Yakimova, A., Hewitt, C., Dzansi, G., Senoo-Dogbey, V. E., Ayisi Addo, S., Akazili, J., Ayim, A., & Harding, R. (2025). ExtraCECI: a community-based person-centred-enhanced care intervention to improve the quality of life and person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana—protocol for cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 15(5), Article e102692. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102692

Introduction - People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have complex physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs following diagnosis and poorer health-related quality of life than the general population. Holistic assessment and care delivery incor... Read More about ExtraCECI: a community-based person-centred-enhanced care intervention to improve the quality of life and person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana—protocol for cluster randomised controlled trial.

Perceptual Calibration and Passive Adaptation in Under-Pillow Audio Systems for Sleep and Care Environments (2025)
Report
McGregor, I. (2025). Perceptual Calibration and Passive Adaptation in Under-Pillow Audio Systems for Sleep and Care Environments

This technical report outlines a perceptually grounded calibration model for under-pillow and near-field audio systems. The approach enables real-time tuning based on how sound is actually perceived through materials like foam and fabric. It supports... Read More about Perceptual Calibration and Passive Adaptation in Under-Pillow Audio Systems for Sleep and Care Environments.

Co-Creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit focused on self-management of respiratory health issues in people with learning disabilities (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Leary, L., Dicksit, D., Ring, N., Roberts, N., Dunham, M., Devitt, J., Taylor, J., Mcglade, I., & Theurer, M. (2025, May). Co-Creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit focused on self-management of respiratory health issues in people with learning disabilities. Presented at ENclusion Conference: Connecting EDI Research and Action at and by ENU, Edinburgh Napier University

Introduction

Individuals with ID (intellectual Disabilities) need self-management support from nurses (all fields) to avoid risk of hospital admissions due to respiratory illness. We aimed to co-design a CPD toolkit focused on providing nurses wit... Read More about Co-Creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit focused on self-management of respiratory health issues in people with learning disabilities.

Factors influencing burnout, stress levels, and coping strategies among nursing staff in intensive care units (2025)
Journal Article
Wudarczyk, B., Krupa-Nurcek, S., Czapla, M., & Uchmanowicz, I. (2025). Factors influencing burnout, stress levels, and coping strategies among nursing staff in intensive care units. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, Article 1530353. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1530353

Introduction: Professional burnout among nurses, particularly in intensive care units, is a significant issue affecting both healthcare professionals and patient care quality. It contributes to increased medical errors and diminished care standards.... Read More about Factors influencing burnout, stress levels, and coping strategies among nursing staff in intensive care units.

Rethinking Dark Tourism: Practitioner Perspectives, and Future Research Directions (2025)
Journal Article
Wight, C., Podoshen, J., Wyatt, B., & Lennon, J. (in press). Rethinking Dark Tourism: Practitioner Perspectives, and Future Research Directions. Tourism Recreation Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2025.2521277

This study invited dark tourism practitioners to comment on the salient academic discourses concerning dark tourism and propose new ways forward for research. Through a genre analysis of dark tourism literature and semi-structured interviews with an... Read More about Rethinking Dark Tourism: Practitioner Perspectives, and Future Research Directions.

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.

Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age (2025)
Journal Article
Pringle, S., Dallimer, M., Goddard, M. A., Le Goff, L. K., Hart, E., Langdale, S. J., Fisher, J. C., Abad, S.-A., Ancrenaz, M., Angeoletto, F., Auat Cheein, F., Austen, G. E., Bailey, J. J., Baldock, K. C. R., Banin, L. F., Banks-Leite, C., Barau, A. S., Bashyal, R., Bates, A. J., Bicknell, J. E., …Davies, Z. G. (2025). Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9(6), 1031-1042. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02704-9

With biodiversity loss escalating globally, a step change is needed in our capacity to accurately monitor species populations across ecosystems. Robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) offer technological solutions that may substantially advance terrest... Read More about Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age.

Perceptually Adaptive Multi-Microphone Audio System for Inclusive Group Communication and Environmental Awareness (2025)
Report
McGregor, I. (2025). Perceptually Adaptive Multi-Microphone Audio System for Inclusive Group Communication and Environmental Awareness. Applied Informatics, Edinburgh Napier University

This system proposes a perceptually grounded, user-behaviour-adaptive audio enhancement architecture that supports clarity, spatial stability, and inclusive listening in complex environments. Leveraging a triangulated microphone array (left ear, righ... Read More about Perceptually Adaptive Multi-Microphone Audio System for Inclusive Group Communication and Environmental Awareness.

Dream in the Mirror (Chicago Filmmaker Awards) (2025)
Exhibition / Performance
Milne, L., & Martin, S. Dream in the Mirror (Chicago Filmmaker Awards). [Digital video]. 22 May 2025

The Dream in the Mirror is a documentary commissioned by Criterion, NYC for their new Blue-Ray /streaming restored edition of Tarkovsky's Mirror (1975). It is an official selection (semi-finalist) at the Chicago Filmmaker Awards 2025.

Optical and Electrical Properties of Amorphous Carbon Thin Films Grown from Mushroom Waste Oil using Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) (2025)
Journal Article
Radhianie-Rining, A., Ahmad, N., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Wan-Mohtar, W. A. A. Q. I. (2025). Optical and Electrical Properties of Amorphous Carbon Thin Films Grown from Mushroom Waste Oil using Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). PaperASIA, 41(3b), 113-120. https://doi.org/10.59953/paperasia.v41i3b.414

Amorphous carbon thin films have been successfully deposited using the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) technique with various amounts of natural oyster mushroom (P.ostreatus) waste oil as carbon precursors onto the glass substrates. This study e... Read More about Optical and Electrical Properties of Amorphous Carbon Thin Films Grown from Mushroom Waste Oil using Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD).

Skin Tears in People with Different Skin Tones (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Samuriwo, R. (2025, May). Skin Tears in People with Different Skin Tones. Presented at Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) 44th National Conference, Montréal, Canada

Research indicates that there are disparities and unnecessary variations in skin health and wound healing related care that people with different skin tones receive that are harmful and contribute to increased morbidity and mortality especially for t... Read More about Skin Tears in People with Different Skin Tones.

Sex differences in the association between nutritional status and in‐hospital mortality in HFpEF patients (2025)
Journal Article
Czapla, M., Kwaśny, A., Uchmanowicz, I., Pietrzykowski, Ł., Lee, C. S., Kosowski, W., Surma, S., Grajeta, H., & Lewandowski, Ł. (online). Sex differences in the association between nutritional status and in‐hospital mortality in HFpEF patients. ESC Heart Failure, https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.15332

Aims: The study aimed to assess whether the effect of nutritional risk score (NRS‐2002) on the odds of in‐hospital mortality would be modulated by sex and body mass index (BMI) in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).... Read More about Sex differences in the association between nutritional status and in‐hospital mortality in HFpEF patients.

Compliance to collaboration: Strategic orientations, cultural dimensions, and carbon dynamic capabilities (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Seyedkalali, N., & Lee, K.-H. (2025, May). Compliance to collaboration: Strategic orientations, cultural dimensions, and carbon dynamic capabilities. Paper presented at SMS Palermo Special Conference, Palermo, Italy

This study investigates how four carbon strategic orientations—collaboration-oriented, performance-oriented, impact-oriented, and compliance-oriented—shape dynamic capabilities (sensing, seizing, and transforming) in carbon management. It also explor... Read More about Compliance to collaboration: Strategic orientations, cultural dimensions, and carbon dynamic capabilities.

Privacy-Preserving and Scalable Digital Evidence Management: A Hyperledger Fabric Architecture with Growth Projections for Law Enforcement (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onyeashie, B. I., Abubakar, M., Leimich, P., McKeown, S., & Russell, G. (2025, April). Privacy-Preserving and Scalable Digital Evidence Management: A Hyperledger Fabric Architecture with Growth Projections for Law Enforcement. Presented at 2025 International Conference on New Trends in Computing Sciences (ICTCS), Amman, Jordan

Managing digital evidence presents challenges in scalability, security, and workflow separation. This paper presents a novel architecture using Hyperledger Fabric that separates law enforcement, forensic, and judicial workflows into different channel... Read More about Privacy-Preserving and Scalable Digital Evidence Management: A Hyperledger Fabric Architecture with Growth Projections for Law Enforcement.