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Welcome to Edinburgh Napier Research Repository

The ‘Research Repository’ is the open access institutional repository of Edinburgh Napier University. It contains examples of research outputs produced by staff and research students, as well as related information about the university's funded projects and staff research interests.

Whenever possible, refereed documents accepted for publication, or finished artistic compositions presented in public, will be made available here in full digital format, and hyperlinks to standard published versions will be provided. Any questions about submissions to the repository or problems with access to any of its content should be sent to the Repository Team at repository@napier.ac.uk



Latest Additions

Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles (2024)
Journal Article
Zhao, L., Qian, H., Hawbani, A., Al-Dubai, A. Y., Tan, Z., Yu, K., & Zomaya, A. Y. (in press). Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems,

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) utilize advanced technologies to enhance traffic safety and efficiency, contributing significantly to modern transportation. The integration of Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) further elevates road safety and fost... Read More about Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles.

Systemic Barriers and Challenges Impeding Women’s Financial Independence, Empowerment and Career Growth (2024)
Book Chapter
Hosanoo, Z., Doargajudhur, M., & Deonaran, Y. (in press). Systemic Barriers and Challenges Impeding Women’s Financial Independence, Empowerment and Career Growth. In M. Haoucha (Ed.), Global Insights on Women Empowerment and Leadership. IGI Global. htt

The contribution of women has been significant and incremental for decades. Despite enormous efforts of feminists on women’s emancipation in the 21st century, women are nevertheless victims of the patriarchal society. Since eras, women in all culture... Read More about Systemic Barriers and Challenges Impeding Women’s Financial Independence, Empowerment and Career Growth.

Mapping so-called ‘anti-gender’ discourses in parliamentary and media debates: lessons and recommendations in the future fight for LGBTIQ+ equalities. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulpa, R. (2024, May). Mapping so-called ‘anti-gender’ discourses in parliamentary and media debates: lessons and recommendations in the future fight for LGBTIQ+ equalities. Presented at UCU Equality Research Conference 2024, University of Manchester,

Anti-feminist and anti-LGBTIQ+ mobilisations have taken roots transnationally, denying individuals autonomy, rights to bodily integrity, and self-determination, and attacking selected groups of people (e.g. trans* people, people doing abortion) in or... Read More about Mapping so-called ‘anti-gender’ discourses in parliamentary and media debates: lessons and recommendations in the future fight for LGBTIQ+ equalities..

The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science (2024)
Journal Article
True, A., Ridley-Ellis, D., Spear, M., & Ansell, M. P. (online). The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science. International Wood Products Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/20426445241246844

The Institute of Wood Science (IWSc) represented the interests and knowledge of wood scientists and wood technologists in the UK and beyond between 1955 and 2009 when it merged with the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). In that time... Read More about The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science.

The Aesthetics of Agency: Ethnofiction Recast in Generative Design Research for Illuminating Tacit and Latent Knowledge on Care Identity and Lens-based Technologies (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Morrison, J. (2023, October). The Aesthetics of Agency: Ethnofiction Recast in Generative Design Research for Illuminating Tacit and Latent Knowledge on Care Identity and Lens-based Technologies. Presented at 15th International Conference of the European

This paper addresses gaps in understanding concerning trauma-informed processes and practices of knowledge and theory development in generative design research. Drawing on feminist scholarship, the research explores agential relationships between len... Read More about The Aesthetics of Agency: Ethnofiction Recast in Generative Design Research for Illuminating Tacit and Latent Knowledge on Care Identity and Lens-based Technologies.