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The intervention effect of SMS delivery on Chinese adolescent's physical activity. (2019)
Journal Article
Lau, P. W. C., Pitkethly, A. J., Leung, B. W. C., Lau, E. Y., & Wang, J.-J. (2019). The intervention effect of SMS delivery on Chinese adolescent's physical activity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(5), 787. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050787

To examine the effects of short messaging service (SMS) frequency and timing on the 13 efficacy of an SMS-intervention for Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. Sixty nine students aged 14 between 12 and 16 (mean age 13.75±.90) were recruited from five scho... Read More about The intervention effect of SMS delivery on Chinese adolescent's physical activity..

The trajectory to elite level: an investigation of the individual and environmental features of within career transitions in sport (2018)
Thesis
Andronikos, G. The trajectory to elite level: an investigation of the individual and environmental features of within career transitions in sport. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1253325

While much of the ‘sport transitions’ literature focusses on the ‘end of career’, research focussing on within career transitions in sport has identified a number of challenging transitions, for example, the move from junior to senior sport. While th... Read More about The trajectory to elite level: an investigation of the individual and environmental features of within career transitions in sport.

Stylized Facts on Smart Specialisation Research (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mora, L., Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2018, March). Stylized Facts on Smart Specialisation Research. Presented at 27th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development

Smart Specialisation has generated a paradigmatic change in regional innovation policies and the European Union has shown a strong interest in supporting research that investigates the developments of this new science-related topic. This paper helps... Read More about Stylized Facts on Smart Specialisation Research.

Police custody delivery in the twenty-first century in England and Wales: current arrangements and their implications for patterns of policing. (2017)
Journal Article
Skinns, L., Sprawson, A., Sorsby, A., Smith, R., & Wooff, A. (2017). Police custody delivery in the twenty-first century in England and Wales: current arrangements and their implications for patterns of policing. European Journal of Policing Studies, 4(3), 325-348

Since the 1980s, police custody in England and Wales has experienced civilianization and privatization of roles once performed by the police. The purposes of this paper are to explore these organisational arrangements and to reflect on what they reve... Read More about Police custody delivery in the twenty-first century in England and Wales: current arrangements and their implications for patterns of policing..

Fulfilling promises of more substantive democracy? Post-neoliberalism and natural resource governance in South America (2016)
Journal Article
Siegel, K. M. (2016). Fulfilling promises of more substantive democracy? Post-neoliberalism and natural resource governance in South America. Development and Change, 47(3), 495-516. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12234

Benefitting from the commodity boom progressive governments across South America have sought to move away from the neoliberal policies adopted previously by strengthening the role of the state and using revenues from commodity exports to address soci... Read More about Fulfilling promises of more substantive democracy? Post-neoliberalism and natural resource governance in South America.

Personalised TV ads are the future – but is it time to panic? (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Blake, J. (2015). Personalised TV ads are the future – but is it time to panic?

TV Advertising is evolving quickly. This article examines how the popularity of viewing content on mobile platforms is changing the way we advertise. VOD and OTT media services have meant that advertisers can now automate and personalise their TV a... Read More about Personalised TV ads are the future – but is it time to panic?.

Diversity in Construction - A partnership project to address gender segregation in the construction industry. (2015)
Report
Dutton, M., & Wooley, G. (2015). Diversity in Construction - A partnership project to address gender segregation in the construction industry

“Diversity in Construction“ is a project undertaken by Equate Scotland and the Employment Research Institute in partnership with Skills Development Scotland, to address the
issue of gender segregation in the construction industry. Despite a wide ran... Read More about Diversity in Construction - A partnership project to address gender segregation in the construction industry..

The Economic Impact of the Glasgow Living Wage. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dutton, M. (2014, September). The Economic Impact of the Glasgow Living Wage. Presented at The changing nature of work and perspectives on in‐work poverty

• A structural analysis of the the Glasgow economy and labour market
focussing on factors relevant to the payment of the Glasgow Living
Wage (GLW).
• A review of living wage research in other parts of the UK.
• An evaluation of the impact of the... Read More about The Economic Impact of the Glasgow Living Wage..

Brief report from Early-stage Researchers' Conference - Bordeaux. (2014)
Report
Fuertes, V., Zimmermann, K., Bourgeois, C., & Bussi, M. (2014). Brief report from Early-stage Researchers' Conference - Bordeaux. Bordeaux, France: European Commission

At a time of major challenges to welfare systems and specifically to labour market policies the theme of the conference is extremely topical. Understanding of the most effective and efficient design and implementation of public policies, including em... Read More about Brief report from Early-stage Researchers' Conference - Bordeaux..

Stand-up comedy for researchers (2014)
Book Chapter
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2014). Stand-up comedy for researchers. In I. Daly, & A. Brophy Haney (Eds.), 53 interesting ways to communicate your research (57-58). The Professional and Higher Partnership Ltd

Effective researchers need both to conduct high-quality research and to communicate it - to subject specialists, researchers in other fields, research participants, business, government, the third sector, or the public, not to mention potential emplo... Read More about Stand-up comedy for researchers.

This is Abuse… Or is it? Domestic abuse perpetrators’ responses to anti-domestic violence publicity (2014)
Journal Article
Gadd, D., Corr, M.-L., Fox, C. L., & Butler, I. (2014). This is Abuse… Or is it? Domestic abuse perpetrators’ responses to anti-domestic violence publicity. Crime, Media, Culture, 10(1), 3-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/1741659013475462

Social marketing has become a key component of policy initiatives aimed at reducing the incidence of domestic abuse. However, its efficacy remains debated, with most measures of effectiveness being somewhat crude. More subtle effects of social market... Read More about This is Abuse… Or is it? Domestic abuse perpetrators’ responses to anti-domestic violence publicity.

Young people's early offending: the context of strained leisure careers (2014)
Journal Article
Corr, M.-L. (2014). Young people's early offending: the context of strained leisure careers. Young, 22(2), 113-133. https://doi.org/10.1177/1103308814521621

Criminology has witnessed a growth of interest in the later stages of criminal careers with less attention given to providing an understanding of the onset of offending which goes beyond identifying the precipitative or ‘risk’ factors. Drawing on fin... Read More about Young people's early offending: the context of strained leisure careers.

Evaluating the effectiveness of domestic abuse prevention education: Are certain children more or less receptive to the messages conveyed? (2014)
Journal Article
Fox, C. L., Corr, M.-L., Gadd, D., & Sim, J. (2016). Evaluating the effectiveness of domestic abuse prevention education: Are certain children more or less receptive to the messages conveyed?. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 21(1), 212-227. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12046

Purpose
A number of school-based domestic abuse prevention programmes have been developed in the United Kingdom, but evidence as to the effectiveness of such programmes is limited. The aim of the research was to evaluate the effectiveness of one suc... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of domestic abuse prevention education: Are certain children more or less receptive to the messages conveyed?.

Travel, Tourism and Art. (2013)
Book
Rakic, T. (2013). T. Rakić, & J.-A. Lester (Eds.), Travel, Tourism and Art. Ashgate Publishing

Art, in its many forms, has long played an important role in people’s imagination, experience and remembrance of places, cultures and travels as well as in their motivation to travel. Travel and tourism, on the other hand, have also inspired numerous... Read More about Travel, Tourism and Art..

Education and interprofessional learning (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dosser, I., & Nicol, J. (2013, September). Education and interprofessional learning. Presented at International Reflective Practice Conference 2013

Benefits and challenges of reflection in an undergraduate nursing programme

Breaking the text: An introduction to Lacanian discourse analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Neill, C. (2013). Breaking the text: An introduction to Lacanian discourse analysis. Theory and Psychology, 23(3), 334-350. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354312473520

This paper presents an entry-level approach to Lacanian Discourse Analysis. Along the way it considers crucial issues for textual analysis, arguing that Lacan’s insights provide an important collection of tools and concepts in dealing with textual re... Read More about Breaking the text: An introduction to Lacanian discourse analysis.

Young teenagers' experiences of domestic abuse (2013)
Journal Article
Fox, C. L., Corr, M.-L., Gadd, D., & Butler, I. (2014). Young teenagers' experiences of domestic abuse. Journal of Youth Studies, 17(4), 510-526. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2013.780125

This article reports on the first findings from the Boys to Men Research Project. In total, 1143 pupils aged 13–14 years completed a questionnaire to assess their experiences of domestic abuse as victims, witnesses and perpetrators. Overall, 45% of p... Read More about Young teenagers' experiences of domestic abuse.