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Information Literacy Workshops: Trials and tribulations of Public Engagement within a pandemic
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brazier, D., Salzano, R., & Ryan, B. (2021, September). Information Literacy Workshops: Trials and tribulations of Public Engagement within a pandemic. Poster presented at European Conference on Information Literacy 2021, Bamberg, Germany

Project Aim: This internally funded Public Engagement| project was aimed at engaging the public of Edinburgh to provide learning opportunities on Information Literacy and online search best practice. Two in-person workshops were organised for March 2... Read More about Information Literacy Workshops: Trials and tribulations of Public Engagement within a pandemic.

Remdesivir-Ivermectin combination displays synergistic interaction with improved in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2
Preprint / Working Paper
Jeffreys, L., Pennington, S. H., Duggan, J., Breen, A., Jinks, J., Ardrey, A., Donnellan, S., Patterson, E. I., Hughes, G. L., Hong, D., O’Neill, P. M., Aljayyoussi, G., Owen, A., Ward, S. A., & Biagini, G. A. (2020). Remdesivir-Ivermectin combination displays synergistic interaction with improved in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2

A key element to the prevention and management of the COVID-19 pandemic is the development of effective therapeutics. Drug combination strategies of repurposed drugs offer a number of advantages to monotherapies including the potential to achieve gre... Read More about Remdesivir-Ivermectin combination displays synergistic interaction with improved in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2.

Using a multi-location, longitudinal focus group method to conduct qualitative research into the role of public libraries
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Appleton, L., & Hall, H. (2021, May). Using a multi-location, longitudinal focus group method to conduct qualitative research into the role of public libraries. Paper presented at 13th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, Athens, Greece

The purpose of this paper is to present the experiences of using a longitudinal focus group method in a library and information science research project. This was developed and used in a recent doctoral study about the role that public libraries in E... Read More about Using a multi-location, longitudinal focus group method to conduct qualitative research into the role of public libraries.

Ministry of Time
Book
Bishop, D., & Rivera, E. Ministry of Time. Bastei LLC

In 2017 myself and Edinburgh Napier PhD student Errol Rivera were contracted by German Publisher Bastei LLC to create and write Ministry of Time, a six-book science fiction narrative intended for publication as a serialised narrative for mobile phone... Read More about Ministry of Time.

Ecocampers
Report
Aqeel, S., Prabhu, R., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Sellami, N., & Islam, S. (2020). Ecocampers. Scottish Funding Council

This project was carried out for Campers Scotland company to investigate the feasibility of using various renewable energy sources to supply small electrical loads within the caravan. The power required to the loads was estimated to be in the range o... Read More about Ecocampers.

Ice Rink Energy: Final Report
Report
Aqeel, S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ayub, A., Ali, D., Sellami, N., & Prabhu, R. (2020). Ice Rink Energy: Final Report. Scottish Funding Council

This research was carried out to for Inverness Ice Centre Ltd., that holds ice sports/activities in the Highland region. The company consumes high rate of power to operate the facility, about 500kW distributed between lighting, heating, forming ice s... Read More about Ice Rink Energy: Final Report.

External Evaluation Report - FameLab Academy, at Cheltenham Festivals
Report
Kerr, G. External Evaluation Report - FameLab Academy, at Cheltenham Festivals. Cheltenham Festivals

Dr Gary Kerr was commissioned by Cheltenham Festivals to undertake an evaluation report for FameLab Academy. The report involved mixed method approaches (surveys and interviews) with stakeholders involved in the FameLab Academy programme (teachers, t... Read More about External Evaluation Report - FameLab Academy, at Cheltenham Festivals.

Young People’s Expectations of Work and the Readiness of the Workplace for Young People: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Report
Grant, K., Egdell, V., & Vincent, D. (2021). Young People’s Expectations of Work and the Readiness of the Workplace for Young People: Two Sides of the Same Coin?. Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland

This research examines high-potential Generation-Z’s expectations of work and the contemporary workplace. The expectations of these young people on the cusp of making their education-to-work transition are compared with employers’ expectations of fut... Read More about Young People’s Expectations of Work and the Readiness of the Workplace for Young People: Two Sides of the Same Coin?.