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Written evidence submitted by the research team of the following project: “Investigating the use of temporary accommodation for housing asylum seekers and refugees during the COVID-19 outbreak” (2025)
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Guma, T., Maclean, G., Blake, Y., & Makutsa, R. (2025). Written evidence submitted by the research team of the following project: “Investigating the use of temporary accommodation for housing asylum seekers and refugees during the COVID-19 outbreak”

Written evidence submitted to Home Affairs Committee inquiry

Evaluating the benefits of professional events and venues for academic scholars and institutions & their host cities (2025)
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Robertson, M. (2025). Evaluating the benefits of professional events and venues for academic scholars and institutions & their host cities. Edinburgh: Edinburgh International Conference Centre

This study is response to a gap in knowledge regards higher education institutions – and their subject or discipline areas - and the motivations for hosting conferences in professional and purpose-built venues, as well any perceived barriers in doin... Read More about Evaluating the benefits of professional events and venues for academic scholars and institutions & their host cities.

Measuring Mass Timber - Deriving A Mass Timber Whole Life Carbon & Quality Of Life Method By Evaluating Five Mass Timber UK Buildings (2025)
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Scott, K., & Charleson, F. (2025). Measuring Mass Timber - Deriving A Mass Timber Whole Life Carbon & Quality Of Life Method By Evaluating Five Mass Timber UK Buildings. Built by Nature

This report is the primary outcome of the Measuring Mass Timber research project. The study was led by dRMM, with collaborating partners Edinburgh Napier University and the Quality of Life Foundation. The project was awarded funding by Built by Natur... Read More about Measuring Mass Timber - Deriving A Mass Timber Whole Life Carbon & Quality Of Life Method By Evaluating Five Mass Timber UK Buildings.

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

GenAI use in higher education: stakeholder perceptions and attitudes (2024)
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Kiezebrink, K., Preston, S., McIlwhan, R., Drumm, L., & Lafferty, N. (2024). GenAI use in higher education: stakeholder perceptions and attitudes. Advance HE

This project investigates the attitudes and perceptions of higher education students and staff, both academic and professional services, to the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in higher education. The integration of GenAI in Higher... Read More about GenAI use in higher education: stakeholder perceptions and attitudes.

Timber properties of species with potential for wider planting in Great Britain (2024)
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Price, A., Ridley-Ellis, D., Adams, S., Lehneke, S., Ash, A., & Macdonald, E. (2024). Timber properties of species with potential for wider planting in Great Britain. Forest Research

Diversifying the range of tree species planted in Great Britain is an important goal in adapting to climate change and increasing the resilience of British forests. The wood properties and utilisation potential of less widely planted species are impo... Read More about Timber properties of species with potential for wider planting in Great Britain.

World Smart Cities Outlook 2024 (2024)
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Gerli, P., Mora, L., Neves Da Rocha, F., & Nguyen, H. (2024). World Smart Cities Outlook 2024. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

The World Smart Cities Outlook 2024 provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of people-centred smart city development globally. Serving as a foundational reference for drafting the International Guidelines on People-Centred Smart Cities... Read More about World Smart Cities Outlook 2024.

Volumetric Modular Construction research (2024)
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Brennan, J., Vokes, C., Massey, T., Duncheva, M., Plowas, W., Livingstone, A., Reid, A., Bros Williamson, J., & Hairstans, R. (2024). Volumetric Modular Construction research. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Building on a pledge to support Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in its Autumn Budget of 2017, the 2019 Conservative party manifesto reaffirmed the target of 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s and made explicit commitment to support MMC. The n... Read More about Volumetric Modular Construction research.

The RESIST Project Report. Effects of, and Resistances to 'Anti-Gender' Mobilisations Across Europe: A Report on Nine Case Studies (2024)
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RESIST Project Team. (2024). The RESIST Project Report. Effects of, and Resistances to 'Anti-Gender' Mobilisations Across Europe: A Report on Nine Case Studies

This report explores the lived experiences of encountering ‘anti-gender’ politics, its effects, and resistances in nine case studies: Belarus, people living in exile in Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Switzerland. We used the... Read More about The RESIST Project Report. Effects of, and Resistances to 'Anti-Gender' Mobilisations Across Europe: A Report on Nine Case Studies.