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Building Communities and Enhancing Belonging: A Route Map for Assessment Design (2023)
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Haddow, C., & Brodie, J. (2023). Building Communities and Enhancing Belonging: A Route Map for Assessment Design. [Assessment guide]

A sense of belonging to a community in HE has been linked to positive outcomes for students such as increased engagement, identity development and retention (Masika & Jones, 2015; Soria & Stubblefield, 2015) and has emerged as a buffer to declining m... Read More about Building Communities and Enhancing Belonging: A Route Map for Assessment Design.

Streaming Scotland: The Scottish Screen Sector in the Global HETV Production Market (2023)
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Correia, N. (2023). Streaming Scotland: The Scottish Screen Sector in the Global HETV Production Market. [Magazine]. Edinburgh

This article reflects on how Scotland has cemented its status as an international hub for high-end television (HETV) production between summer 2022 and summer 2023, and discusses strategies to maintain continuous growth in the local screen sector in... Read More about Streaming Scotland: The Scottish Screen Sector in the Global HETV Production Market.

Teaching Criminology: the Human Element (2023)
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Soliman, F., Hafner, M., & McNeill, F. (2023). Teaching Criminology: the Human Element. [Youtube]

As part of the SCCJR’s ‘Teaching Criminology’ series, the Centre is organizing a session which explores the ‘human element’ in teaching criminology. The session bridges the gap between criminologists as researchers and criminologists as teachers... Read More about Teaching Criminology: the Human Element.

If AI is to become a key tool in education, access has to be equal (2023)
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Illingworth, S. (2023). If AI is to become a key tool in education, access has to be equal. [Blog]

Russia’s appeal to ‘warrior masculinity’ is unlikely to encourage men to enlist in the army (2023)
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Yusupova, M. (2023). Russia’s appeal to ‘warrior masculinity’ is unlikely to encourage men to enlist in the army. [Blog]. United Kingdom

How to boost chemistry with a focus on green issues (2023)
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McGill, C. (2023). How to boost chemistry with a focus on green issues. [Online magazine]. London

A refresh of the chemistry curriculum in Scottish schools – focused on how to avert environmental disaster – could help to reverse declining numbers in the subject at university, says Colin McGill.

Traditional masculinity is a vague, unhelpful term we should abandon – here’s why (2023)
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Yusupova, M. (2023). Traditional masculinity is a vague, unhelpful term we should abandon – here’s why. [Blog]

Predictive CAD System Suggestion for Efficient Engineering Design Reuse (2023)
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Vasantha, G., Corney, J., Quigley, J., & Sherlock, A. (2023). Predictive CAD System Suggestion for Efficient Engineering Design Reuse. [Magazine article]

ChatGPT is the push higher education needs to rethink assessment (2023)
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Illingworth, S. (2023). ChatGPT is the push higher education needs to rethink assessment. [Blog]

How AI could undermine diversity in the curriculum (2023)
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Illingworth, S. (2023). How AI could undermine diversity in the curriculum. [Blog]

The biases inherent in artificial intelligence are well known – and could be coming to a classroom near you. Sam Illingworth tackles the dark side of ChatGPT

Institutionalising Restorative Justice in Scotland (2023)
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Buchan, J. (2023). Institutionalising Restorative Justice in Scotland. [Trade journal]

ChatGPT: students could use AI to cheat, but it’s a chance to rethink assessment altogether (2023)
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Illingworth, S. (2023). ChatGPT: students could use AI to cheat, but it’s a chance to rethink assessment altogether. [Blog]

Comic: The Ghost Canoe [Fantomen 25-26/2022] (2022)
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Bishop, D. (2022). Comic: The Ghost Canoe [Fantomen 25-26/2022]. [Print]. Stockholm

The 17th Phantom's sister Julie Walker battles murderous robbers and a volcanic eruption in New Zealand during 1886.

How poetry can help address the climate crisis (2022)
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Illingworth, S. (2022). How poetry can help address the climate crisis. [Blog]

The role of early Channel 4 commissions in the development of the freelance film and television workforce in Scotland (2022)
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Correia, N. (2022). The role of early Channel 4 commissions in the development of the freelance film and television workforce in Scotland. [Online magazine]. London

The launch of Channel 4 in 1982 coincided with a period of fundamental change in the Scottish film and television sector. Prior to that, local production activity in Scotland had been limited. The institutional landscape to foster indigenous filmmaki... Read More about The role of early Channel 4 commissions in the development of the freelance film and television workforce in Scotland.

Learned words: using poetry to reflect on practices in higher education (2022)
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Illingworth, S. (2022). Learned words: using poetry to reflect on practices in higher education. [Online]

Poetry writing can aid reflection on your teaching and learning or research practices, offering a fresh way of organising thoughts, as Sam Illingworth explains

France’s plan for solar panels on all car parks is just the start of an urban renewable revolution (2022)
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Ryan, D. (2022). France’s plan for solar panels on all car parks is just the start of an urban renewable revolution. [Blog post]

France has approved legislation that will require all car parks with more than 80 spaces to be covered over by solar panels. This is part of a wider programme that will see solar panels occupy derelict lots, vacant land alongside roads and railways,... Read More about France’s plan for solar panels on all car parks is just the start of an urban renewable revolution.

Navigating Chronic Illness in Academia: An Early Career Perspective (2022)
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Williams, R. (2022). Navigating Chronic Illness in Academia: An Early Career Perspective. [Blog post]

Research instrument and data for, 'Exploring the concept of PID literacy : user perceptions and understanding of persistent identifiers in support of open scholarly infrastructure' (2022)
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Macgregor, G., Lancho-Barrantes, B. S., & Rasmussen Pennington, D. (2022). Research instrument and data for, 'Exploring the concept of PID literacy : user perceptions and understanding of persistent identifiers in support of open scholarly infrastructure'. [Survey results]

The research instrument and accompanying data for the paper, "Exploring the concept of PID literacy: user perceptions and understanding of persistent identifiers in support of open scholarly infrastructure". Deposit includes: 1) The research instrume... Read More about Research instrument and data for, 'Exploring the concept of PID literacy : user perceptions and understanding of persistent identifiers in support of open scholarly infrastructure'.

Using immersive tech to enrich healthcare education (2022)
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McKenzie, C., Skinner, J., & Poole, A. (2022). Using immersive tech to enrich healthcare education. [Article]

As virtual reality technology has become more affordable and user friendly, it opens opportunities to enhance teaching of clinical skills. Here’s how one team brings VR into the classroom