Our research community - London South Bank University

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Research,
Enterprise &
Innovation
Our research
community...
Contents
School of Applied Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
School of Arts and Creative Industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
School of Built Environment and Architecture. . . . . . . 30
School of Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
School of Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
School of Law and Social Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
School of Health and Social Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Welcome
I hope you enjoy reading this brochure as much as we’ve enjoyed
putting it together. It’s a powerful demonstration of the breadth and
impact of Research at LSBU. It’s also a fantastic way of celebrating our
thriving research community and the talented individuals within it.
2014/15 has been a busy year for the REI department and the Central
Research services team that sits within it. Alongside our regular
services which include training programmes, workshops and helping
Academics and Researchers to identify, bid for and manage external
funding, we’ve introduced a number of changes:
In preparation for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF)
exercise we’ve prioritised our investment into eight major research
areas and made some much needed appointments to strengthen our
existing support.
We’ve created a new Doctoral programme with more funding. And in
partnership with colleagues in Library & Learning Resources we’ve
also launched the new LSBU Research Open repository which will
make our Research more visible, allowing it to be shared faster and
more widely; increasing its value and impact immeasurably.
The hard work is already paying off. In 2014/15 we received nearly £2m
in research funding and 29 research awards were secured. Viewed
in conjunction with of our performance in the last REF exercise, the
formation of a new Doctoral College and further appointments to the
team, 2015/16 is set to be a great year for Research at LSBU.
I look forward to seeing the results.
Gurpreet Jagpal,
Director for Research, Enterprise and Innovation
Publications
2014/15
Adeleye, A. I., Kellici, S., Heil, T., Morgan, D., Vickers, M.,
& Saha, B. (2015). Greener synthesis of propylene
carbonate using graphene-inorganic nanocomposite
catalysts. Catalysis Today, 256(P2), 347-357.
doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2014.12.032
Albery, I. P., Collins, I., Moss, A. C., Frings, D., & Spada, M.
M. (2015). Habit predicts in-the-moment alcohol
consumption. Addictive Behaviors, 41, 78-80.
doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.09.025
Albery, I. P., Sharma, D., Noyce, S., Frings, D., & Moss, A. C.
(2015). Testing a frequency of exposure hypothesis in
attentional bias for alcohol-related stimuli amongst
social drinkers. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 1, 68-72.
doi:10.1016/j.abrep.2015.05.001
Altenmüller, E., Ioannou, C. I., Raab, M., & Lobinger, B. (2014).
Apollo’s curse: Causes and cures of motor failures
in musicians: A proposal for a new classification.
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 826,
161-178. doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-1338-1_11
Aouzelleg, A. (2014). High pressure control of protein
structure and functionality. Nutrition and Food Science,
44(1), 41-46. doi:10.1108/NFS-04-2013-0059
Austin, S. F., Mors, O., Nordentoft, M., Hjorthøj, C. R., Secher,
R. G., Hesse, M., . . . Wells, A. (2014). Schizophrenia and
Metacognition: An Investigation of Course of Illness
and Metacognitive Beliefs Within a First Episode
Psychosis. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 39(1), 61-69.
doi:10.1007/s10608-014-9633-9
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Batty, R., McGrath, L., & Reavey, P. (2014). Embodying
limb absence in the negotiation of sexual
intimacy. Sexualities, 17(5-6), 686-706.
doi:10.1177/1363460714532935
Benson, O., Boden, Z., & Vitali, D. (2015). Varieties of
self-disgust in self-harm and suicide. In P. Powell,
P. Overton, & J. Simpson (Eds.), The Revolting
Self: Perspectives on the Psychological and Clinical
Implications of Self-Directed Disgust. London: Karnac
Books.
Binnie, J. (2015). Do you want therapy with that? A critical
account of working within IAPT. Mental Health Review
Journal, 20(2), 79-83. doi:10.1108/MHRJ-11-2014-0044
Publications 2014/15
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School of Applied Sciences
School of
Applied Sciences
Boden, Z., & Eatough, V. (2014). Understanding More Fully:
A Multimodal Hermeneutic-Phenomenological
Approach. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 11(2),
160-177. doi:10.1080/14780887.2013.853854
Boden, Z., Gibson, S., Owen, G. J., & Benson, O. (2015). Feelings
and intersubjectivity: Interviewing those bereaved
by suicide and those who have attempted suicide
about the suicide process. Qualitative Health Research.
doi:10.1177/1049732315576709
Borges, M., Rosado, A., de Oliveira, R., & Freitas, F. (2015).
Coaches’ migration: a qualitative analysis of
recruitment, motivations and experiences. Leisure
Studies, 34(5), 588-602. doi:10.1080/02614367.2014.93
9988
Bowtell, J. L., Cooke, K., Turner, R., Mileva, K. N., & Sumners,
D. P. (2014). Acute physiological and performance
responses to repeated sprints in varying degrees of
hypoxia. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 17(4),
399-403. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2013.05.016
Brown, J., Vangeli, E., Fidler, J. A., Raupach, T., & West, R.
(2014). Quitting Without Reporting Having Tried:
Findings From a National Survey. Journal of Smoking
Cessation, 10(2), 141-145. doi:10.1017/jsc.2013.41
Brown, S. D., & Reavey, P. (2014). Vital memories: Movements
in and between affect, ethics and self. Memory Studies,
7(3), 328-338. doi:10.1177/1750698014530622
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Chahal, J., Lee, R., & Luo, J. (2014). Loading dose of physical
activity is related to muscle strength and bone density
in middle-aged women. Bone, 67, 41-45. doi:10.1016/j.
bone.2014.06.029
Brown, S. D., & Reavey, P. (2015b). Interdependency and
Negotiation in “Difficult” Autobiographical Memories.
In B. Wagoner (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Culture
and Memory: Oxford University Press.
Coelho, T., De Oliveira, R., Cardoso, T., & Rybarczyk, Y. (2014).
Body Ownership of Virtual Avatars: An Affordance
Approach of Telepresence. In Y. Rybarczyk, T. Cardoso,
J. Rosas, & L. M. Camarinha-Matos (Eds.), Innovative
and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction
Systems: 9th IFIP WG 5.5 International Summer
Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013,
Lisbon, Portugal, July 15 - August 9, 2013, Proceedings
(pp. 3-19). Berlin: Springer.
Brown, S. D., & Reavey, P. (2015c). Turning around on
experience: The ‘expanded view’ of memory
within psychology. Memory Studies, 8(2), 131-150.
doi:10.1177/1750698014558660
Brown, S. D., & Reavey, P. (2015d). Vital Memory & Affect:
Living with a Difficult Past: London: Routledge.
Bule, B., & Frings, D. (2015). The role of group membership
continuity and multiple memberships on mental
well-being amongst post-operative stoma patients.
Psychooncology (Advance online publication).
doi:10.1002/pon.4006
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Cacciatore, T. W., Mian, O. S., Peters, A., & Day, B.
L. (2014). Neuromechanical interference of
posture on movement: Evidence from alexander
technique teachers rising from a chair. Journal
of Neurophysiology, 112(3), 719-729. doi:10.1152/
jn.00617.2013
Cane, J., Richardson, M., Johnston, M., Ladha, R., & Michie,
S. (2015). From lists of behaviour change techniques
(BCTs) to structured hierarchies: Comparison of two
methods of developing a hierarchy of BCTs. British
Journal of Health Psychology, 20(1), 130-150. doi:10.1111/
bjhp.12102
Caselli, G., Canfora, F., Ruggiero, G. M., Sassaroli, S., Albery,
I. P., & Spada, M. M. (2015). Desire Thinking Mediates
the Relationship between Emotional Intolerance and
Problem Drinking. International Journal of Mental
Health and Addiction, 13(2), 185-193. doi:10.1007/s11469014-9520-3
Caselli, G., Manfredi, C., Ferraris, A., Vinciullo, F., & Spada,
M. M. (2015). Desire thinking as a mediator of the
relationship between novelty seeking and craving.
Addictive Behaviors Reports, 1, 2-6. doi:10.1016/j.
abrep.2015.03.003
Caselli, G., & Spada, M. M. (2015). Desire thinking: What is
it and what drives it? Addictive Behaviors, 44, 71-79.
doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.07.021
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Csapo, P., Avugos, S., Raab, M., & Bar-Eli, M. (2015b). How
should “hot” players in basketball be defended? The
use of fast-and-frugal heuristics by basketball coaches
and players in response to streakiness. Journal of
Sports Sciences. doi:10.1080/02640414.2014.999251
Csapo, P., & Raab, M. (2014). “Hand down, man down.”
Analysis of defensive adjustments in response to the
hot hand in basketball using novel defense metrics.
PLoS ONE, 9(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0114184
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D’Souza, D., Cole, V., Farran, E. K., Brown, J. H., Humphreys,
K., Howard, J., . . . Karmiloff-Smith, A. (2015). Face
processing in Williams syndrome is already atypical in
infancy. Frontiers in Psychology, 6(JUN). doi:10.3389/
fpsyg.2015.00760
Dalton, G., Gawrylowicz, J., Memon, A., Milne, R., Horry, R., &
Wright, D. B. (2014). Public perceptions of identification
procedures in the United Kingdom. Policing, 8(1), 35-42.
doi:10.1093/police/pat029
Dawkins, L., & Corcoran, O. (2014). Acute electronic cigarette
use: nicotine delivery and subjective effects in regular
users. Psychopharmacology, 231(2), 401-407. Retrieved
from http://roar.uel.ac.uk/3543/
Dawkins, L., Kimber, C., Panwanesarasa, Y., & Soar, K. (2014).
First versus second generation electronic cigarettes:
predictors of choice and effects on urge to smoke and
withdrawal symptoms. Addiction, 110(4), 669-677.
doi:10.1111/add.12807
Dawkins, L., Munafo, M., Christoforou, G., Olumegbon, N.,
& Soar, K. (2015). The Effects of E-Cigarette Visual
Appearance on Craving and Withdrawal Symptoms in
Abstinent Smokers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviours.
Retrieved from http://roar.uel.ac.uk/4312/
Fernie, B. A., Spada, M. M., Ray Chaudhuri, K., Klingelhoefer,
L., & Brown, R. G. (2015). Thinking about motor
fluctuations: An examination of metacognitions in
Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Psychosom Research,
79(6), 669-673. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.05.001
De Oliveira, R. F., Lobinger, B. H., & Raab, M. (2014). An
adaptive toolbox approach to the route to expertise
in sport. Frontiers in Psychology, 5(JUL). doi:10.3389/
fpsyg.2014.00709
Fernie, B. A., Wright, T., Caselli, G., Nikčević, A. V., & Spada,
M. M. (2015). Metacognitions as Mediators of Gender
Identity-related Anxiety. Clinical Psychology and
Psychotherapy. doi:10.1002/cpp.1992
De Oliveira, R. M. (2015). Visual Perception in Expert Action
Performance Psychology Perception, Action, Cognition,
and Emotion London: Academic Press.
Fourchet, F., James, D. C., & McKeon, P. O. (2015). To what
extent does intrinsic foot muscle strengthening
enhance rehabilitation outcomes for ankle sprains? In
P. O. McKeon & E. A. Wilstrom (Eds.), Quick Questions
in Ankle Sprains: Expert Advice in Sports Medicine (pp.
139-142). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated.
Dingle, G. A., Cruwys, T., & Frings, D. (2015). Social identities
as pathways into and out of addiction. Frontiers in
Psychology, 6(NOV). doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01795
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Fenton, K., Larkin, M., Boden, Z. V. R., Thompson, J., Hickman,
G., & Newton, E. (2014). The experiential impact
of hospitalisation in early psychosis: Service-user
accounts of inpatient environments. Health and Place,
30, 234-241. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.09.013
Ferguson, H. J., Apperly, I., Ahmad, J., Bindemann, M., & Cane,
J. (2015). Task constraints distinguish perspective
inferences from perspective use during discourse
interpretation in a false belief task. Cognition, 139, 5070. doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2015.02.010
Ferguson, H. J., & Cane, J. E. (2015). Examining the cognitive
costs of counterfactual language comprehension:
Evidence from ERPs. Brain Research, 1622, 252-269.
doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2015.05.024
Ferguson, H. J., Cane, J. E., Douchkov, M., & Wright, D. (2014).
Empathy predicts false belief reasoning ability:
Evidence from the N400. Social Cognitive and Affective
Neuroscience, 10(6), 848-855. doi:10.1093/scan/nsu131
Fernie, B. A., Caselli, G., Giustina, L., Donato, G.,
Marcotriggiani, A., & Spada, M. M. (2014).
Desire thinking as a predictor of gambling.
Addictive Behaviors, 39(4), 793-796. doi:10.1016/j.
addbeh.2014.01.010
Freddolini, M., Strike, S., & Lee, R. (2014). Dynamic stability
of the trunk during unstable sitting in people with
low back pain. Spine, 39(10), 785-790. doi:10.1097/
BRS.0000000000000296
Freddolini, M., Strike, S., & Lee, R. Y. W. (2014a). The role of
trunk muscles in sitting balance control in people
with low back pain. Journal of Electromyography
and Kinesiology, 24(6), 947-953. doi:10.1016/j.
jelekin.2014.09.009
Freddolini, M., Strike, S., & Lee, R. Y. W. (2014b). Stiffness
properties of the trunk in people with low back pain.
Human Movement Science, 36, 70-79. doi:10.1016/j.
humov.2014.04.010
Brown, S. D., Reavey, P., Kanyeredzi, A., & Batty, R. (2014).
Transformations of self and sexuality: Psychologically
modified experiences in the context of forensic mental
health. Health (United Kingdom), 18(3), 240-260.
doi:10.1177/1363459313497606
Csapo, P., Avugos, S., Raab, M., & Bar-Eli, M. (2015a). The effect
of perceived streakiness on the shot-taking behaviour
of basketball players. European Journal of Sport Science,
15(7), 647-654. doi:10.1080/17461391.2014.982205
De Oliveira, R. F., Billington, J., & Wann, J. P. (2014). Optimal
use of visual information in adolescents and young
adults with developmental coordination disorder.
Experimental Brain Research, 232(9), 2989-2995.
doi:10.1007/s00221-014-3983-0
LSBU Research Community 2016
Brown, S. D., & Reavey, P. (2015a). Dilemmas of Memory: The
mind is not a tape recorder. In C. Tileaga & E. Stokoe
(Eds.), Discursive Psychology: Classic and contemporary
issues: Routledge.
Frings, D. (2015). The effects of low levels of fatigue on face
recognition among individuals and team members.
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 45(8), 461-470.
doi:10.1111/jasp.12312
Frings, D., & Albery, I. P. (2015). The social identity model
of cessation maintenance: Formulation and initial
evidence. Addictive Behaviors, 44, 35-42. doi:10.1016/j.
addbeh.2014.10.023
Frings, D., Eskisan, G., Spada, M. M., & Albery, I. P. (2015).
Levels of craving influence psychological challenge
and physiological reactivity. Appetite, 84, 161-165.
doi:10.1016/j.appet.2014.10.010
Fernie, B. A., Maher-Edwards, L., Murphy, G., Nikčević,
A. V., & Spada, M. M. (2015). The Metacognitions
about Symptoms Control Scale: Development
and Concurrent Validity. Clinical Psychology and
Psychotherapy, 22(5), 443-449. doi:10.1002/cpp.1906
Frings, D., Parkin, J., & Ridley, A. M. (2014). The effects of
cycle lanes, vehicle to kerb distance and vehicle type
on cyclists’ attention allocation during junction
negotiation. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 72, 411421. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2014.07.034
Fernie, B. A., Murphy, G., Wells, A., Nikčević, A. V., & Spada,
M. M. (2015). Treatment Outcome and Metacognitive
Change in CBT and GET for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1-13.
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Frings, D., Rycroft, N., Allen, M. S., & Fenn, R. (2014). Watching
for gains and losses: The effects of motivational
challenge and threat on attention allocation during a
visual search task. Motivation and Emotion, 38(4), 513522. doi:10.1007/s11031-014-9399-0
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Gawrylowicz, J., Memon, A., Scoboria, A., Hope, L., &
Gabbert, F. (2014). Enhancing older adults’ eyewitness
memory for present and future events with the selfadministered interview. Psychology and Aging, 29(4),
885-890. doi:10.1037/a0038048
Gibson, S., Boden, Z. V. R., Benson, O., & Brand, S. L. (2014).
The impact of participating in suicide research online.
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 44(4), 372-383.
doi:10.1111/sltb.12082
Gierski, F., Spada, M. M., Fois, E., Picard, A., Naassila, M.,
& Van der Linden, M. (2015). Positive and negative
metacognitions about alcohol use among university
students: Psychometric properties of the PAMS and
NAMS French versions. Drug and Alcohol Dependence,
153, 78-85. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.003
González-Sánchez, M., Luo, J., Lee, R., & Cuesta-Vargas, A. I.
(2014). Spine Curvature Analysis between Participants
with Obesity and Normal Weight Participants: A
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Goodall, J. B. M., Kellici, S., Illsley, D., Lines, R., Knowles, J. C., &
Darr, J. A. (2014). Optical and photocatalytic behaviours
of nanoparticles in the Ti-Zn-O binary system. RSC
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Häger, J., Schlapkohl, N., & Raab, M. (2014). Are the regulatory
focus theory and the action control theory able
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Healy, O., Lydon, S., & Murray, C. (2014). Aggressive
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James, D. C., Farmer, L. J., Sayers, J. B., Cook, D. P., & Mileva,
K. N. (2015). The biomechanical characteristics
of wearing FitFlop™ sandals highlight significant
alterations in gait pattern: A comparative study.
Clinical Biomechanics, 30(4), 347-354. doi:10.1016/j.
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James, D. C., Mileva, K. N., & Cook, D. P. (2014). Lowfrequency accelerations over-estimate impact-related
shock during walking. Journal of Electromyography
and Kinesiology, 24(2), 264-270. doi:10.1016/j.
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Justen, C., Herbert, C., Werner, K., & Raab, M. (2014).
Self vs. other: Neural correlates underlying
agent identification based on unimodal auditory
information as revealed by electrotomography
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Kalicinski, M., & Raab, M. (2014). Task requirements and their
effects on imagined walking in elderly. Aging Clinical
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Katz, H. B., Smith-Spark, J. H., Wilcockson, T. D. W., &
Marchant, A. (2015). Cognitive predictors of accuracy
in quality control checking. Paper presented at the
EuroAsianPacific Joint Conference on Cognitive
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Kelley, S., Hopkinson, G., Strike, S., Luo, J., & Lee, R. (2014).
An accelerometry-based approach to assess loading
intensity of physical activity on bone. Research
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Kellici, S., Acord, J., Ball, J., Reehal, H. S., Morgan, D., & Saha, B.
(2014). A single rapid route for the synthesis of reduced
graphene oxide with antibacterial activities. RSC
Kennel, C., Hohmann, T., & Raab, M. (2014). Action perception
via auditory information: Agent identification and
discrimination with complex movement sounds.
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Kennel, C., Pizzera, A., Hohmann, T., Schubotz, R. I., Murgia,
M., Agostini, T., & Raab, M. (2014). The perception of
natural and modulated movement sounds. Perception,
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Kennel, C., Streese, L., Pizzera, A., Justen, C., Hohmann, T., &
Raab, M. (2015). Auditory reafferences: The influence of
real-time feedback on movement control. Frontiers in
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Laborde, S., Raab, M., & Kinrade, N. P. (2014). Is the ability to
keep your mind sharp under pressure reflected in your
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Larkin, M., Boden, Z. V. R., & Newton, E. (2015). On
the Brink of Genuinely Collaborative Care.
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Lautenbach, F., Laborde, S., Achtzehn, S., & Raab, M.
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predicting performance in a controlled setting.
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MacMahon, C., Köppen, J., & Raab, M. (2014). The hot hand
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McGill, A., Houston, S., & Lee, R. Y. W. (2014). Dance for
Parkinson’s: A new framework for research on its
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Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 22(3), 426-432.
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McGrath, L., & Reavey, P. (2015). Seeking fluid possibility
and solid ground: Space and movement in mental
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Mian, O. S., & Day, B. L. (2014). Violation of the
craniocentricity principle for vestibularly evoked
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magnetically induced vertigo and nystagmus. Frontiers
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J. M., Jacques, S. D. M., . . . Darr, J. A. (2014). Imaging
the continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis of
nanoparticulate CeO2 at different supercritical water
temperatures using in situ angle-dispersive diffraction.
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Moss, A. C., Albery, I. P., Dyer, K. R., Frings, D., Humphreys,
K., Inkelaar, T., . . . Speller, A. (2015). The effects of
responsible drinking messages on attentional
allocation and drinking behaviour. Addictive Behaviors,
44, 94-101. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.11.035
Moss, A. C., Erskine, J. A. K., Albery, I. P., Allen, J. R., & Georgiou,
G. J. (2015). To suppress, or not to suppress? That is
repression: Controlling intrusive thoughts in addictive
behaviour. Addictive Behaviors, 44, 65-70. doi:10.1016/j.
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Moss, A. C., Spada, M. M., Harkin, J., Albery, I. P., Rycroft, N., &
Nikčević, A. V. (2015). ‘Neknomination’: Predictors in a
sample of UK university students. Addictive Behaviors
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Murray, C., & Healy, O. (2015). An examination of response
variability in children with autism and the relationship
to restricted repetitive behavior subtypes. Research
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Nikčević, A. V., Caselli, G., Green, D., & Spada, M. M. (2014).
Negative Recurrent Thinking as a Moderator of the
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Problematic Pornography Use (PPU)
can be a disabling issue that affects
people’s wellbeing, relationships
and overall functioning. The existing
literature surrounding psychological
interventions for PPU is limited
generally, descriptive rather than
experimental and not specific to
PPU. This study intends to have two
components.
The first will be aimed at identifying
the cognitive behavioural processes
involved in the development and
maintenance of PPU. A semi-structured
interview will be administered to
approximately 20 people, who will selfidentify as having PPU. Participants will
be recruited from UK based internet
forums. Criteria will include current
PPU rather than historical; both men
and women will be considered but it
is envisaged that the majority will be
men; all participants will be over 18
years of age. The interviews will seek to
understand the qualitative experience
of living with PPU. Participants will
be asked to describe the cognitive/
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metacognitive processes, emotional
consequences and behaviours that
occur as a result of PPU. The data
collected from the interviews will
be transcribed and analysed using
grounded theory to give a conceptual
understanding (model) of PPU that can
help guide psychological therapy.
The second component will consist
of a case series of psychological
intervention. Participants from study
one will be given the opportunity
of receiving cognitive behavioural
psychotherapy for their PPU. Using the
model developed in the first study,
psychological interventions/therapy
will be undertaken with participants.
The lead investigator/author will
be the therapist (NMC registered,
BABCP accredited). It is expected that
each participant will receive 14-16
sessions of cognitive behavioural
psychotherapy. Approximately ten
participants are needed for study
two. After interventions are complete
a case series will be presented and
recommendations made.
This research is expected to
contribute to the literature in many
respects. Firstly, the meta synthesis
and systematic review (part of the
extensive literature review) will
add to the existing knowledge base
and once published will hopefully
inform clinical practice. Second, the
qualitative investigation will deepen
our understanding of the processes
involved in the development, and
maintenance of PPU and will again,
once published, inform clinical practice.
Lastly, the case series is intended to
add evidence to support the idea
that psychological therapy can help
people with PPU and once published
will inform clinical practice. Once
a model and associated treatment
guidelines are published this will give
the opportunity for further research
investigating effectiveness, e.g. case
control studies, small randomised
control trial.
The focus of the research is to
understand the components of
interventions and what constitutes
an effective strategy in relation
to students alcohol consumption.
Additionally, the research will examine
the underlying and predisposing
factors that contribute to drinking
practices with students in the UK.
The research will explore the use
of Identification and Brief Advice
interventions that are one of the most
effective strategies currently. Many of
the impact factors that affect students
throughout the life course will be
explored in the research to ascertain
any commonalities and links to alcohol
consumption levels. Investigating
these areas with undergraduates
and knowing more about the alcohol
consumption and types of drinking
that occur on campus will provide
adequate understanding to appreciate
campus culture at the university.
The main emphasis on the research
is to devise an intervention strategy
that supports IBA techniques and
incorporate it into the treatment of
alcohol consumption on campuses
nationwide.
PhD student profiles
James Binnie
Problematic pornography use:
a cognitive behavioural understanding
and case series
The main areas of study that the
intended research will be investigating
is primarily alcohol interventions. This
will be further explored with alcohol
consumption levels, the nature of
student drinking practices and the
content and delivery of interventions
with all types of drinkers.
PhD student
profiles
Ashley Howard
The developmental trajectory
of drinking behaviours in relation
to IBA
Dan Kolubinski
The role of metacognition
in self-critical rumination
My research is aimed at understanding
the metacognitions involved in
self-criticism and self-esteem. A
metacognition is a description of
what we think about our thinking and
can fall into one of two categories:
positive and negative. A positive
metacognition refers to the benefits
that we think we will derive from
engaging in a particular thought
process (e.g. ‘Worry will help me
prevent bad things from happening’),
whilst a negative metacognition is
what we will believe will happen if
we do not stop that same thought
process (e.g. ‘If I don’t stop worrying,
I will go mad’). This contradiction
has been observed to maintain
several mental health disorders and
psychological interventions have
been devised to treat them. With
respect to self-criticism, then, we are
exploring the positive metacognitions
that justify engaging in self-critical
rumination, which is a perseverative
style of thinking that involves generally
thinking negatively about oneself, and
the negative metacognitions that such
rumination will cause psychological
distress. We recently published our first
study, a series of qualitative interviews
with individuals with low self-esteem,
and found that engaging in selfcritical rumination is seen as a way of
preventing complacency and a repeat
of past mistakes, but can also have a
negative impact on mood. Participants
consistently identified that they
treated their thoughts as facts and
were unable to view their inner selfcritic as just a fleeting thought. Instead,
most participants viewed the presence
of the self-critic, which most of us have,
as evidence that those thoughts are
facts.
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The proposed service user participants
are adult forensic mental health service
users living in medium or low secure
inpatient settings or within supported
housing projects in the community.
Staff participants including consultants,
nurses and support workers will also be
recruited within these settings to further
understanding of any disconnects and
dilemmas between the ways in which
these environments may be experienced
and managed by both groups.
The research objectives are supported
by the proposed qualitative research
methodology combining verbal and
visual research methods, which existing
research suggests may facilitate
narrative accounts by grounding
individual experiences in very particular
spatial contexts. Visual methods will
comprise photo-production, whereby
participants will produce photographs
for discussion within semi-structured
interviews of the everyday spaces which
they encounter. Transcribed data will
then be subjected to a rigorous form of
qualitative analysis.
It is envisaged that the research findings
may expand knowledge of UK forensic
mental health service users’ experiences
of supported accommodation and in
particular the experience of transition
between forensic mental healthcare
settings.
In the last decade biomechanics has
to incorporate the use of dynamical
systems theory into investigations of
coordination profiles of movement in
sport (Araujo, Ripoll and Raab, 2009).
In essence, and somewhat surprisingly,
this theory is about placing time at the
centre of the analysis. This approach
has moved attention from the
fashionable concept of a hierarchical
motor program controlling the body
movement system deterministically
to a collection of concepts such as the
self-organization of movement under
constraint and dynamic instability.
Studies on movement control from
a dynamical systems perspective
indicate that variability is an important
and informative aspect of movement.
It allows changes in coordination to
occur and can assist in the learning of
new movements through identification
of appropriate parameters and
changes in them (Button, Davids and
Schöllhorn, 2006).
In practical terms, my research
concerns the movement patterns
of taekwondo (TKD) athletes.
TKD, a recognized Olympic and
Commonwealth sport, is played
internationally by roughly 60
million people, of whom 30 million
compete. The systematic and precise
coordination of multiple body
segments in kicking, progression and
retreat is crucial to successful TKD
sport. For this research, movements of
TKD athletes are recorded by a highspeed, motion-capture system as they
attack a sophisticated moving target.
A whole-body model involving 15 body
segments has been implemented to
reproduce the recorded motion via an
inverse-kinematics algorithm using
Visual3D software. The time series of
TKD movements can be nonstationary
and complex and often relatively brief.
Nonlinear methods are strongly suited
to these research challenges.
This study uses nonlinear analysis to
investigate taekwondo movements in
order to identify the crucial movement
variabilities and couplings of body
segments. More importantly, however,
I wish to contribute to development of
training routines for TKD that enhance
the rates of movement skill acquisition.
The research will focus on the specific
experience of forensic mental
healthcare environments and aims
to explore service users’ and staff
members’ perceptions of ‘private’ and
‘public’ space in the context of secure
inpatient and supported community
residential settings. The ways in which
everyday interaction within these
spaces might impact on well-being and
‘recovery’ will be examined, alongside
the experience of transition between
forensic mental healthcare settings.
How the dual functionality of these
spaces as both ‘home’ and workplace
might be experienced by service users
and staff will also be explored.
Bruno Straiotto
Functional variability
in human movement
Katharine Harding
Exploring perceptions of public
and private space in forensic
mental health accommodation
Helen Lumbard
The relationship between
muscle tension, function
and chronic low back pain
Despite extensive study in the field,
chronic low back pain (CLBP) remains
a condition that is relatively poor
understood. Although there is limited
information about the role of spinal
muscles in the aetiology of low back
pain, current knowledge suggests that
it may be related to increased muscle
tension and/or muscle spasm.
Clinically, the only way to assess muscle
tension/spasm is via palpation, and
whilst recent research has attempted
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to investigate muscle, there remains
a clinical need for a specific, objective
method of measuring tension/spasm
within a clinical setting. Moreover, there
is a gap in the current knowledge of the
contribution muscle tension/spasm
makes to CLBP. The study primarily
aims to establish how muscle tension
and other functions are related to
CLBP, by developing a novel method of
objectively assessing muscle tension
in patients with CLBP using ultrasound
with force application. This will assess
the resulting deformation in muscles,
and thus give key information regarding
muscle tension.
The new tool will then be used to assess
the effect of neuromodulation on
muscle structure and function, and how
that directly relates to pain.
The objective of the study is to develop
a method of directly measuring muscle
tension that can be utilised by clinicians,
and evaluate the impact on muscle
tension/spasm on CLBP.
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Name: Sarah Buckingham
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: A positively distinct
approach: the addiction recovery
model of social identification (ARMS)
PhDs awarded 2014/15
PhDs awarded
2014/15
Name: Jacqueline Ann Lawrence
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Cognitive and
self-medication theories of addiction:
a theoretical synthesis
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Name: Simon Noyce
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Restrictive and repetitive
behaviours in children with autism:
does engagement in low order sensory
motor behaviours modulate arousal
and HPA axis function?
Name: Azalldeen Al-Zubaidi
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Some properties of
catechins in green teas stored at
different temperatures for up to
fifteen months
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The health benefits of green tea
are well documented, and frequently
extolled by health experts and
scientific research alike.
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Dr Azalldeen Kazal, with the help of
a government grant, has changed
that. His research saw green tea
bags stored for up to 15 months.
His long-term storage study was
unique because four storage
temperatures were used for the
first time, and the storage time
was extended to 450 days.
“In particular, we found that the
stability of the catechins decreased
with increasing temperature,” he
says of his findings. “We stored
some tea at -18ºC, some at 20º and
25º and some at 37ºC. The warmer
the storage conditions, the greater
the decline in the antioxidant
capacity of the tea.”
Research has investigated the
relationship between tea and a
variety of conditions including
cardiovascular disease, cancer,
weight management, diabetes,
Alzheimer’s disease, and bone
density. In many cases, green tea
has been found to have a beneficial
impact on those conditions – but
no-one knows how long after being
picked green tea continues to have
such health benefits.
“Given the current interest from
both researchers and consumers in
the possible nutritional and health
properties of green tea catechins,
it’s important to evaluate the
storage behavior of green teas that
have been stored for an extended
period,” says Dr Kazal. “By looking
at the stability and antitoxidant
capacity of catechins after a period
of storage, we can see the impact of
storage at different temperatures,
and whether consumers are
actually getting the health benefits
of green tea if they store it for long
periods at home.”
The research could be beneficial
both for educating consumers
– who until now had no way
of knowing that old green tea
bags were much less effective as
antioxidants than newer ones –
and for regulating the green tea
industry in terms of the health
claims it can make and the storage
advice it gives.
While much is known about the
catechin content of tea leaves when
they are picked, there has been
no research into how the catechin
content can change over time. In
short, no-one knows whether green
tea bags that have been in storage
for a number of months can claim
to have the same health benefits
as freshly picked green tea.
Dr Kazal’s research found that
storage time and temperature
had negative effects on individual
catechins, as well as the antioxidant
capacities of green tea – and that
temperature had a greater negative
effect than storage time.
Case study
Time
for tea
This is largely thanks to the
catechins contained within the
tea leaves – an antioxidant whose
health benefits have been under
close scrutiny since the 1990s. They
are credited by many as the reason
why many ancient cultures link tea
– and especially green tea – with
good health and long life.
Dr Kazal believes that further
research could lead to the
development of a model for
predicting the stability of catechins
in green teas, an application
that would have academic and
commercial significance. “It’s
something that I hope can be
achieved in the future with further
research,” he says, “but is most
likely to be achieved by an interdisciplinary team containing food
scientists and mathematicians
working together.”
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Publications
2014/15
Alexander, D. J. (2014). When War is Over [Exhibition].
London College of Communication, London.
Alexander, D. J., Norfolk, S., & Lowe, P. (2014). Tourism of
War [Exhibition]. PARC Gallery, London College of
Communication, London.
Aziz, T. (2015). [re]locate [Sound installation]. Otter Gallery,
University of Chichester, Chichester.
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Chatzichristodoulou, M. (2014a). Cyberformance? Digital
or Networked Performance? Cybertheaters? Virtual
Theatres?... Or All of the Above? In A. Abrahams & H.
Varley Jamieson (Eds.), Cyposium – the Book (pp. 19-30).
Montpellier, France: Link Editions and La Panacée,
Centre de Culture Contemporaine.
Chatzichristodoulou, M. (2014b). Exhibiting Performance,
Staging Experience. In O. Remes, L. MacCulloch, &
M. Laino (Eds.), Performativity in the Gallery: Staging
Interactive Encounters. (pp. 43-63). Oxford: Peter Lang.
Chatzichristodoulou, M. (2015). Blast Theory. In E. Tomlin
(Ed.), British Theatre Companies: 1995 – 2014 (Vol. 1,
pp. 231-254). London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama.
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Dewdney, A. (2014a). Creative Audiences: Analogue Citizens
In A Network Culture. Paper presented at Creative
Citizens, Royal College of Art, London.
Dewdney, A. (2014b). Curating the Photographic Image
in Network Culture. Paper presented at Kraesj!
Brytninger i fotoarkivet, Olso, Norway.
Dewdney, A. (2015). Cultural Transpractices: Method as
Performative Tool of Change. Paper presented at the
Transvaluation: Making the world matter, Chalmers
University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Dewdney, A., & Walsh, V. (2015a). Distributed Aesthetics
and the Purification of Hybrids in the 21st Century Art.
Paper presented at the 1st PARSE Biennial Research
Conference on TIME, Gothenburg University,
Gothenberg, Sweden.
Dewdney, A., & Walsh, V. (2015b). The Hypermodern Art
Museum and the Paradoxical Individual. Paper
presented at Mediations, Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo.
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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School of Arts and Creative Industries
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Creative Industries
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Elliott, C. (2014a). Beautiful Dreamer (2014) Dir. Michael Clark.
Elliott, C. (2014). Personal Development Planning and the NSS
(seminar). Paper presented at the Art & Design in a
seismically active landscape: responding to the NSS,
University of the Arts London, London.
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Hammond, P. (2014). The Media and Armed Conflict. In M.
Conboy (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to British
Media History. Abingdon: Routledge.
Hammond, P. (2015a). From Computer-Assisted to DataDriven: Journalism and Big Data. Journalism:
theory, practice and criticism(Published online).
doi:10.1177/1464884915620205
Hammond, P. (2015b). From Post-Marxism to Post-Liberalism.
European Political Science, 14(1), 54-56.
Hammond, P., & Calcutt, A. (2014). Objectivity,
Objectification and the End of Journalism The End of
Journalism Version 2.0: Industry, Technology and Politics
(Vol. 2). Oxford: Peter Lang.
Hammond, P., & Ortega Breton, H. (2014). Bridging the
Political Deficit: Loss, Morality, and Agency in Films
Addressing Climate Change. Communication, Culture &
Critique, 7(3), 303-319.
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Jackson, L. H., & Pereira, L. (2015). Testing Participatory Design
and Responsive User-Interfaces to Teach Digital Skills
to NEETs: Using an Experimental Online Learning
Platform Media Education Research Journal, 6(1), 37-62.
Jones, J., Rawlings, T., & Crogan, P. (2014). Jack the Ripper 125
– Playable Documentary.
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Maraschin, D. (2014). Pasolini: Cinema e Antropologia. Oxford:
Peter Lang.
Marchevska, E. (2014). Belonging and absence: resisting the
division. In J. Rudakoff (Ed.), Performing Exile: Foreign
Bodies: Intellect Press.
McLean, A., Chatzichristodoulou, M., & Ng, K. (2015). Live
Interfaces [Special Section of Leonardo Transactions].
Leonardo, 48(3), 279-299.
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Rietveld, H. (2014). Curating the Past, Creating the Future:
DJ as Time Lord. CTM Dis Continuity Magazine, 15.
Rietveld, H. C. (2014a). Digital Music Performance: The DJProducer at Boiler Room. Paper presented at the A long
way to the top: The production and reception of music
in a globalized world, Erasmus University Rotterdam,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Rietveld, H. C. (2014b). Voodoo Rage: Blacktronica from the
North. In J. Stratton & N. Zuberi (Eds.), Black Popular
Music in Britain Since 1945 (Vol. 1, pp. 153-168). Farnham,
Burlington VT: Ashgate/Routledge.
Rietveld, H. C. (2015a). Breaking the Beat: Tracing Sound
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LSBU/Ben Uri PhD Scholarship- This
is a collaborative project between
LSBU’s Borough Road Gallery (A David
Bomberg Legacy:The Sarah Rose
Collection) and the Ben Uri Gallery
designed in broad terms to explore
key concepts of heritage and legacy,
active components of the construction
of both collections as agents for
acquiring, shaping and defining
objects of collection, as well as the
nature of the relationship between
collection and archive. I intend also
to explore the idiosyncratic nature
of both collections’ relationships
to modernism, modernity and the
modern as well as to the heritage and
legacy of Jewishness- or the Jewish
Diaspora. I intend then to track and to
analyse the discourse of heritage and
legacy that make up the collections in
terms of the ways in which it is seen
to reside certain kinds of styles and
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forms of artistic activity- namely 20th
Century European figurative paintings
and works on paper. Eminent British
artist, David Bomberg is key to both
institutions’ collections and it is in this
way that the two might, for the first
time be considered as in productive
dialogue in thinking about art, identity
and migration. Tragically neglected
during his lifetime, Bomberg is now
widely recognised as one of the finest
twentieth-century painters in Britain.
Bomberg’s oeuvre is comparatively well
worn art historical territory and yet not
only has nothing of critical significance
been written on Bomberg since Richard
Cork’s seminal monograph in 1987, but
also the Borough Group (the work of
several members of which makes up
the bulk of the Sarah Rose Collection)
remains to this day entirely absent
from discussions of post-war British
art. After nearly three decades of
relative silence, I intend to show that
there are other ways in which Bomberg
and his oeuvre might be analysed by
interrogating traditional art historical
approaches which have privileged
formal and stylistic concerns, and
obsessed over biography, by reclaiming
the concept of legacy and using it as a
lens through which to discuss specific
works as well as to think about the
constitution of both collections as
projects of (and employing strategies
around) heritage and legacy- legacy
thus becomes a way of marrying up
original art historical work on specific
objects in the collections with a
method that allows me to discuss
them in a range of critically innovative
ways- via thinking around a more
multiplicitous modernism, the Jewish
Diaspora, heritage studies and the
power of the archive.
Tate actively participates in the digital
realm as a producer and broadcaster
of high quality video content and as
such the operational and organisational
dynamics that characterise Tate’s video
production and its online distribution
can evidence institutional conceptions
regarding digital culture and its
museum audience. The medium of
video is therefore instrumental to the
present work in a twofold way: firstly as
a means of producing and broadcasting
cultural content, and secondly as a
means by which Tate connects with its
audiences, and participates in a digital
and networked landscape. Therefore,
the main research question is: “How
does the use and the production of
video by Tate indicate its understanding
of digital culture and its audience as a
contemporary art museum?”
Through an embedded research
position and a particular focus on the
online BMW Tate Live performance
art programme, this study draws
on Tate’s institutional narratives to
illuminate the challenges digital culture
poses to an institution with a strong
analogue tradition. More specifically,
by uncovering the processes that
construct and frame the mediated
experience of cultural content, the
research offers a new understanding of
the museum’s agency in the production
of knowledge, as well as of the value it
assigns to its audiences.
Nicola Baird
Art, Identity and Migration:
David Bomberg, the Borough Road
Gallery (The Sarah Rose Collection)
and the Ben Uri
This study engages in a developing
discussion regarding the responses
of contemporary museums to digital
technologies and networked structures.
As part of its social role, a contemporary
museum like Tate addresses
contradictions that emerge between,
on the one hand, the potential of digital
technology and, on the other hand, the
analogue conditions that underpin its
foundation and that still characterise
the production and exhibition of art.
PhD student
profiles
Ioanna Zouli
Digital Tate: the use of video
and the construction of audiences
Victoria Young
Art museum attendance and the public
realm. The agency of visitor information
in Tate’s organisational practices of
making the art museum’s audiences.
This AHRC-funded collaborative study
investigates what occurs within Tate,
when formal sets of knowledge of the
art museum’s own audiences come
into contact with resisting forces of
practice, and are mediated by differing
departments across the organisation.
The research traces and deconstructs
Tate’s strategic and operational
practices of audience, describing
the ‘how’ and ‘when’ of their cyclical
formation, and their relation to cultural
policy, with the aim of advancing more
nuanced understandings of Tate’s
audiences, beyond the existing standard
framework of sociodemographic
interpretations of audience and
audience practice.
Via a mixed method approach,
combining a situated, descriptive
ethnographic account and a parallel
theoretical process, the research
examines the varying means deployed
by Tate to form, circulate and interpret
knowledge of its audiences, and how
uniformly across Tate’s departments
these shifting conceptions of audience
are valued and applied. The research
asks to what extent do these differing
inscribed notions of audience reflect
the museum’s ways of thinking, and are
represented, codified and embodied
in routine organisational practice? The
research considers the art museum’s
place as a funded organisation within
the public realm, addressing issues
of structural institutional power,
representation, legitimacy and social
license.
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televised leader debates and their
coverage?
So far, a content and discourse analysis
of debate transcripts and framing
analysis of newspaper articles indicated
that: (1) politicians emotionally framed
TV debates in the UK and US by not
only using emotions but also humour,
references to their family, friends and
anecdotes, (2) journalists also used
humour, anecdotes and emotions to
emotionally frame their articles both
in tone and content, (3) journalists
used this emotionality in conjunction
with their power to criticise, describe
a candidate or discuss an issue to fit
or reinforce their narrative and (4)
emotions travelled between politicians
and journalists forming an emotional
chain in which they emotionally
reacted, using different emotions and
anecdotes, to what the others were
saying. A content and discourse analysis
is currently being carried out on tweets
relating to each debate in order to
investigate how the public reacted to
this emotionality.
All in all, it seems that politicians and
journalists emotionally framed debates
and articles by using, and manipulating,
their emotions as well as those of
others in the 2012 American and 2010
British election campaigns. This framing
entailed a manipulation of emotions
that allowed journalists and politicians
to pass on their message and push
through their agenda.
Name: Sumaya Al Nahed
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Reporting the
Arab uprisings: a framing analysis
of Al Jazeera’s coverage of uprisings
and interventions
My PhD addresses how emotions are
used in, and around, TV debates by
politicians (during debates), newspaper
journalists (covering debates) and
Twitter users (following debates and
reacting to their coverage). Although
emotions and politics have been the
focus of a range of studies recently,
the literature that combines politics,
emotions, journalism and social
media remains limited. To fill this gap
in knowledge, my research involves
two case studies: the 2010 British and
the 2012 American elections. For this
purpose, my research is guided by the
following research question: How
did political candidates, print media
and Twitter users emotionally frame
the 2010 British and 2012 American
PhDs awarded
2014/15
Morgane Kimmich
Emotional culture?
An investigation into the emotional
coverage of televised leader debates
in newspapers and Twitter
Carolyn Defrin
Art as a Basic Service: Understanding
the Value of the Arts in Socially
Excluded Communities
Carolyn has only just started her PhD
and is in in the process of developing
the details of her study.
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Working with Tate, Victoria Young
has conducted research that
focused on the ways in which the
famous art museum conceptualises
its audiences across different
departments and functions. “I’m
specifically interested in how the
museum makes sense of its audience
typologies and data about its visitors,
how this understanding is valued
and applied across the organisation,
and in what ways this relates to
governmental policy and concepts
of public value,” says Victoria Young.
“At a time when the focus within the
museums sector falls heavily upon
the gathering of visitor data, this
The long-standing partnership
between LSBU and Tate sustained
by Professor Andrew Dewdney
enabled Victoria Young’s research to
benefit from a welcome degree of
stability, with the research questions
and methodology agreed from the
outset, although the research still
developed organically as Victoria
Young’s studies progressed. “Tate’s
shifting organisational priorities,
and specifically, the ascendency of
digital engagement with audiences,
challenged the scope of my
fieldwork,” she says. “In response,
I’ve sought to maintain focus on
Tate’s understanding of audiences,
and application of visitor data, and
have resisted slipping towards an
evaluation of performance metrics
for their digital platforms.”
While other research in this sector
separates theory from practice,
Victoria Young’s work constructs
knowledge from within the museum,
informed by a combination of
immersed observation of working
practice and theoretical critique.
“After six months, I was issued with
a staff pass and a security fob, which
was a turning point in terms of my
access to the behind-the-scene
spaces of the museum,” says Victoria.
“From then onwards, I observed the
embedded routines and patterned
conduct of strategy meetings on site
at Tate Britain, gradually extending
the reach of my fieldwork from
observing one group, to multiple
groups, over a period of 18 months,
tracing the role and effect of visitor
data throughout. At the same time,
I was developing understandings of
theoretical approaches to legitimacy,
structures of representation, the
locus of power, and the social
construction of knowledge.”
Victoria Young’s findings have
been of great interest. She
identified that, while existing
literature recognises the standard
demographic typologies, such as
age, socio-economic status, visitor
and non-visitor status, or standard
subsets (schools, families, young
people, local or overseas visitors), her
research identified multiple further
conceptions of audience in operation
within working practice across the
art museum.
Case study
18 months at
Until now little research had been
done into the disparity between
data-driven marketing initiatives,
aimed at increasing income and
marketing activity designed for
audience development. As part of a
continuing collaboration between
LSBU and Tate, LSBU were awarded
funding by the Arts & Humanities
Research Council as part of their
Collaborative Doctorate scheme
to complete a research project
entitled: ‘Art museum attendance
and the public realm: The agency
of visitor information in Tate’s
organisational practices of making
the art museum’s audiences.’ In the
face of stiff student competition for
the research award, the University
appointed Victoria Young to
undertake the research.
study explores what happens when
this data is in turn applied or resisted
in working practice, and what this
signifies in terms of institutional
power and representation within the
public sphere.”
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Museums hold a valuable
position in today’s
society. They are social
spaces where we can
spend time on your
own or with friends or
family. They help us
to challenge our own
beliefs and perceptions
which contribute to
understanding our place
in the world. Museums
allow us to take part in
public discourse, and to cocreate and share meaning.
They are physical sites for
learning, for reflection,
for time away from our
daily routines.
Like many of our public institutions
the majority of our museums are
facing unprecedented funding
challenges. In a bid to become
financially stable and accountable to
their funders they have developed a
more entrepreneurial market model,
using data to drive strategy.
“The research also found that data
on these audiences is generated in
a ritualised activity, and circulated,
but applied inconsistently across
the organisation according to the
extent to which tacit departmental
knowledge was enabled to play a
role in the decision-making processes
within the institution,” says Victoria
Young. “The findings outline the
extent to which the internal and
external institutional narratives of
audience centrality reflect actual
operational practice.”
Victoria’s research is ongoing, she
is hoping that her work can be
taken forward by examining the
extent to which its findings reflect
organisational practice in other
cultural institutions, perhaps making
specific contrast between large and
small organisations, or examining
those with differing structural
hierarchies.
the museum
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Publications
2014/15
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Atkinson, A., & Wright, C. (2015). Containing the cost of
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and energy management of sports stadia. Paper
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Colombo, I., Maidment, G., & Cowan, D. (2014). Investigation
of whole life emission for air to water heat pumps.
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School of Built Environment and Architecture
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Environment and
Architecture
Colombo, I., Maidment, G. G., Chaer, I., & Missenden, J. M.
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for supermarkets. International Journal of Low-Carbon
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D. (2014). Containment of Refrigerants within
Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems.
Paris: International Institute of Refrigeration.
Cowan, D., Maidment, G., & Chaer, I. (2014). Estimation of
Cooling Energy Demand and Carbon Emissions from
Urban Buildings using a Quasi-dynamic Model. ASHRAE
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together. Paper presented at the 40th Anniversary
Conference of the Institute of Acoustics, Birmingham.
Dance, S., & Walters, S. (2014). The development of vacuum
isolating panels for noise control applications. Paper
presented at the 40th Anniversary Conference of the
Institute of Acoustics, Birmingham.
Davies, P. (2014). Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown.
Architectural Review(1405), 102-103.
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problems and acoustics in schools- An online survey
for teachers. Paper presented at the 40th Anniversary
Conference of the Institute of Acoustics, Birmingham.
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Eames, I. W., Milazzo, A., & Maidment, G. G. (2014). Modelling
thermostatic expansion valves. International
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ijrefrig.2013.06.010
Evans, J. A., Foster, A. M., & Brown, T. (2014). Temperature
control in domestic refrigerators and freezers. Paper
presented at the 3rd IIR International Conference on
Sustainability and the Cold Chain, London.
Evans, J. A., Foster, A. M., Huet, J. M., Reinholdt, L., Fikiin, K.,
Zilio, C., . . . Van Sambeeck, T. W. M. (2014a). Methods to
assess energy usage in food cold stores. Paper presented
at the 3rd IIR Internationa Conference on Sustainability
and the Cold Chain, London.
Evans, J. A., Foster, A. M., Huet, J. M., Reinholdt, L., Fikiin, K.,
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energy consumption values for various refrigerated
food cold stores. Energy and Buildings, 74(May), 141-151.
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K., & Zilio, C. (2014). Assessment of methods to reduce
the energy consumption of food cold stores. Applied
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Entrepreneurship Competitiveness and Dynamics of
Organizations, Technologies, Systems and Geography,
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Shatha Haddowe
The performance and optimization
of heating and cooling systems using
a nanofluid (Hydromx) to promote heat
The building sector is responsible for
a significant amount of energy use;
in the UK approximately 80% of the
domestic energy is used for space
heating and domestic hot water.
There are also firm government
commitments to achieve ‘zero carbon
homes’ from 2016. Therefore, given
the high ratio of the heat energy
proportion, significant energy saving
could be achieved with better energy
efficient solutions that deliver better
heat transfer and less heat loss. This
can be done through the integration
of products that can enhance the heat
transfer capability of systems and thus
increase energy and cost savings.
Heat transfer fluid is one of the
fundamental elements of the heating
and cooling systems because it carries
heat from the heat source to either
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storage tank or heat exchangers or
radiators.
Nanofluids are a new generation
of heat transfer fluids for various
industrial and automotive applications.
Recently, nanofluids have been
considered as potential heat transfer
fluids because of their excellent
thermal performance.
Hydromx is a new heat transfer fluid
based on Nona-technology; it is an
organic solution and has demonstrated
heat transfer enhancement
capabilities, including transfer of heat
energy in a shorter amount of time.
My current research includes the
following:
1.Studying the thermal properties
of the Hydromx as nanofluid and
compare these properties with the
conventional heat transfer fluids.
2.Examining the Hydromx by using
laboratory test facilities available at
LSBU to investigate the performance
of Hydromx as a heat transfer fluid
in heating and cooling systems
and comparing the performance
of Hydromx with ordinary heat
transfer fluid (water and EG/water)
in order to estimate the energy and
related CO2 emission savings.
3.Collecting and analyzing the data
from real case study sites.
4.Compare the experimental results
for heating and cooling with the
results available from real case study
sites.
Traditional engineering professions and
the institutions that support them are
experiencing difficulties in attracting,
recruiting and developing high calibre
entrants at all levels nationally.
Moreover, the UK economy demands
that the current technological changes
and environmental pressures are
addressed by these engineering
professions.
This research will focus on the
Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat
Pumps (RACHP) industry as a case study.
The research will be looking at the skills
gaps in engineering from a lifelong
learning viewpoint; education, workbased and personal development,
to identify the current and future
workforce needs. This research
aims to produce recommendations
in alleviating the issues faced by
this sector, in developing a culture
of lifelong learning to improve the
workforce capability and employability
of the RACHP industry.
The engineering sector contributes
over 25% to the UK GDP, yet nearly
50% of engineering companies report
‘hard-to-fill’ vacancies, not finding the
appropriate candidates with necessary
skills to innovate their products and
services. It is forecast that employers
within engineering will need an extra
1.8 million people with engineering
skills, equating to doubling the amount
of graduates and apprentices.
PhD student
profiles
Gordon Duncan
Lifelong learning
in engineering
Joseph Levodo
Implementation of integrated
renewable energy in an urban
and rural environment in
developing countries (Cameroon)
Energy plays a pivotal role in human
development. Not only is it sine
qua non for national economic
development, but it also provides
services that enhance social
development including, health
and sanitation, education,potable
water,cooking.In spite of this, at
present, there are about two billion
people without access to modern
sources of energy, most of them
in urban and rural areas of the
developing world. Consequentially,
the social and economic development
of these two billion people hangs
in the balance. In recent times,
however, considerable advocacy
has taken place in the academic
and policy studies, environmental
forums, and national agenda about
solar PV energy Technology serving
as a panacea to the energy problems
of urban and rural populations in
developing countries, especially
Sub-Sahara Africa, whilst also
helping to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. Notwithstanding this
great advocacy, the literature on the
implementation of this technology
has been incomplete in fostering
understanding on the discourses
surrounding its low implementation
rates in urban and rural Cameroon
compared to countries such as Kenya
and Zimbabwe; the sustainability of
installed solar PV systems; and the
usefulness of solar PV in serving the
needs of the rural poor. In resorting
to an interdisciplinary approach
(methodology and theoretical
foundation), this study has explored
the energy perspectives of Cameroon,
the dynamics of rural and urban
electrification and energy needs, and
the interplay of processes and forces
underpinning the implementation
of solar PV in rural and urban area in
Cameroon. Results of this study will
show that Cameroon has abundant
renewable energy resources especially
solar radiation.
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HSC is generally defined as concrete
with compressive strength greater
than 60 MPa. It is characterised by
higher characteristic compressive
strength, greater density, increased
durability, reduced porosity and lower
permeability when compared to
normal strength concrete (NSC). The
main advantages of using HSC are
the reduction of element sizes and
the amount of main reinforcements
incorporated into the concrete,
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which makes HSC economical and
competitive structural material.
However, the use of HSC comes
with a cost, particularly in elevated
temperature and fire scenarios. It has
been reported that explosive spalling of
HSC occurs at elevated temperatures,
leading to sudden failures of concrete
(in worse cases) due to exposure and
excessive elongation of reinforcement
bars.
The same properties that make HSC
attractive and advantageous over
NSC make it vulnerable and victim to
explosive spalling. This mainly comes
from the pore pressure that builds up
within the concrete due to the elevated
temperature of the moisture content
in the concrete, which cannot escape
either by means of migration from hot
to relatively colder inner parts of the
concrete or by means of evaporation
through the concrete surfaces, as
would be the case in the case of NSC.
This is due to the low permeability and
reduced porosity of HSC (as mentioned
above) which prohibit the movement
of hot gases within the concrete giving
rise to build up of pore pressures and
the eventual collapse of HSC structures.
This potential catastrophic failure is
exacerbated when the percentage of
moisture content by weight of concrete
exceeds certain amount.
The aim of this research it to
investigate the behaviour of high
strength fibre reinforced concrete
(HSFRC) under ambient and elevated
temperature conditions, through
literature review, experimental testing
and nonlinear numerical modelling
and simulation using ANSYS (a finite
element software). This will provide
a better understanding of the role of
micro fibres in mitigating the spalling
failure mechanisms of HSC exposed to
high temperatures, and will lead to the
development of a Finite Element (FE)
model to aid the analysis, optimisation
and specification of fibres for HSC
structures in such environments. It
will also allow the specification of
fibres based on performance, rather
than prescriptive methods, as is
currently the case. The need to carry
out expensive and time-consuming
laboratory testing for this purpose
(which in any case is limited in nature,
e.g. by time and other resources) will
also be largely reduced. Thus, the
findings of this study will be significant
contribution to knowledge and hence
original.
‘Interspatiality’ – the key formulation
at the heart of this research – concerns
a new orientation for architecture
and, in particular, its pedagogy. It
foregrounds the production of space as
a conceptual tool to bring architecture,
the environment and interdisciplinary
territories into a more meaningful
relationship and to anchor educational
approaches. The main objectives of the
research are: firstly, to reconceptualise
spatial production as a vehicle for
bringing diverse activities, phenomena,
ways of thinking and resources
together as a basis for developing
a new conceptual framework; and
secondly, to test, evaluate and validate
interspatial teaching and learning
approaches with regard to studiobased architectural pedagogy. The
wider aims: to re-connect and resituate
architecture within interdisciplinary
spatial discourses, to reclaim spatial
territories and advancements and
to unlock architectural production
in relation to the environment and
sustainability are focused here
through the examination of new
ways of reading, understanding and
knowing space through mapping as an
epistemological device and significant
figure in the teaching and learning of
architecture.
The conventional ‘script’ of
architectural production is
characterised by the widely-felt
but poorly defined aspiration to
meaningfully position sustainability
and the environment at the heart of
architecture and design pedagogy.
Architectural theory has failed to
gain a conceptual foothold within an
environmental debate circumscribed
by entrenched agendas concerned with
technological advancement, energy
efficiency and resource management;
it seems unable to ‘think it clearly’ –
to move beyond a catch-up, retroactive or compensatory approaches.
Architectural practice is dominated by
technical discourses wherein building
physics lays claim to how architecture
should respond to the real-world
challenges associated with resource
depletion and climate change. It
identifies a failure within architectural
praxis to engage with extra-disciplinary
discourses, connect dispersed spatial
knowledge bases, between spatial
(architecture, urban design, landscape)
and non spatial disciplines (geography,
cultural and social studies) and the lack
of innovative framework in which to
interpret these. The research envisaged
elaborates the problem of theorising
and practising architecture in relation
to current discourses, investigating the
question of its capacity to address the
challenges in architectural education
implied therein.
The work suggests that key insights
embedded in the epistemological
character of design – its content and
its modality – have yet to be fully
understood. It identifies a knowledge
gap in critical spatial and design
research and its potential impact
on the development of alternative
architectural pedagogical approaches.
It identifies the dominance of
narrative educational approaches and
their tendency within architectural
education towards a mystification of
the design processes. It acknowledges
a concern for expansiveness and
eclecticism that limits design seen as
a synthetic practice and its’ potential
development as a conceptual key or
bridge in the integration of divergent
forms of spatial knowledge both within
architecture and cognate specialisms.
Finally it identifies an inadequacy
within architectural pedagogic
practice in its ability to position itself
in relation to multi-dimensional
context defined by environmental
and sustainability concerns, seen in
the way which architectural issues are
framed, questions asked and solutions
imagined.
Concrete is the most widely used
structural material in the construction
industry internationally for all types
of structures, including buildings,
bridges, dams, tunnels, etc. This is due
to its availability, durability, inherent
fire resistance, versatility (ability to
be mixed and moulded virtually into
any shape), sustainability, as well
as its excellent resistance against
compressive forces. With the increased
demand in the construction of high
rise buildings and other specialised
structures (e.g. sky scrapers, nuclear
buildings, offshore structures,
long-span bridges, etc.), the need
has arisen to produce high strength
concrete (HSC) to carry the higher
loads associated with these types of
structures.
Carla James
Architecture and interspatiality:
Re-mapping space and
pedagogical innovation
Faisal Abdulle
Behaviour of high performance
fibrous concrete under ambient
and elevated temperatures
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An Ambulatory Phonation Monitor
(APM) has been used to measure
voice parameters (including the
average voice sound pressure level,
fundamental frequency and phonation
time) directly from the skin vibrations
in the neck, thus eliminating the
effects of other noise sources in the
environment.
The rooms involved were acoustically
benchmarked individually to enable
relationships between the voice data
and acoustic parameters, such as
unoccupied ambient noise levels and
reverberation times, to be investigated.
In addition an online questionnaire for
teachers has been developed to gather
information on their experiences of
voice problems and acoustics in general
in schools in a effort to gain further
understanding on the subjective
impressions of those teaching in UK
schools.
Construction is a major industry
providing jobs to millions of people and
contributing to individual and global
economies. Contribution towards
Oman economy is around 10% of the
total GDP and as a private sector it
employed 18% of the total population
of the country. The ongoing and
planned construction projects in Oman
for 2015 amounts to a total cost of US $
43160 Million. This includes the largest
project ‘’ Oman Rail’’ which is in preexecution phase, with a total length
of 2,135 (km), and a budget of US$15.6
billion.
Worldwide occupational injury
rates in construction are highest
as compared to all other major
Pegah Mirzania
Enhancing viable self-sustaining
communities renewable energies
in the UK through developing
new business models
In the UK there are several renewable
energy sources such as wind, hydro
and solar for small scales projects
suitable for community ownership. The
development of community renewable
initiatives are currently facing several
challenges, making the rate of growth
of community renewable energy in
the UK very limited. These challenges
are usually not related to technological
issues, as the technology has been
proven to be effective in various
European countries such as Germany
and Denmark. However instead issues
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are related to legal or financial and
lack of sufficient effort to create viable
business models to maintain, continue
operation and accelerate further
diffusion. One of crucial concern
for community renewable energy
initiatives is to shape a persistent
income stream the community
ownership. The community groups are
keener to be less dependent on grant
funding and produce their own income
through selling electricity and heat.
The primary aim of this research is
to evaluate ways to accelerate the
formation and growth of community
renewable energy (CRE) projects in
the UK by developing new business
models. This research focuses on
applying experiences of different
community ownership models in
Europe. The predicated outcome of
this research will be a developed,
validated and robust decision support
tool to support and accelerate the
development of community renewable
energy in the UK (urban and rural area).
industries. Unlike other industries
such as manufacturing, construction
is composed of a transient workforce
where project personnel from different
cultures and backgrounds are expected
to work together in a constantly
changing work organization and
structure.
the safety performance of an
organization. In addition, safety climate
investigations are more sensitive (e.g.
multi-faceted) and proactive bases
for developing safety, rather than
reactive (after the fact) information
from accident rates and accident and
incident reports.
In recent years the awareness of the
importance for safety performance of
organizational, managerial and social
factors, has increased. Safety climate
is a subset of organizational climate,
offers a route for safety management,
complementing the often
predominant engineering approach.
An understanding of the safety climate
dimensions can be useful in improving
My current research is based on the
use of safety climate factors for
improvement of safety performance
in construction organizations. This
will help Construction organizations
to measure their safety climate
perceptions among their workforce and
to develop plans to achieve the desire
level of safety climate to maximize
their safety performance.
School teachers appear to have a
greater prevalence of voice problems
than the general population, yet
classrooms are not designed with the
safe use of teachers’ voices in mind.
In an effort to better understand
the influence of classroom acoustic
design on teachers’ voice parameters
measurements of teachers’ voices in
different classroom types have been
made.
Tariq Umar
Improving safety performance
in construction organizations
using safety climate factors
Nick Durup
An investigation into the
effects of classroom acoustics
on teachers’ voices
Ronny Cruz Carrillo
The effectiveness and impacts
of 24-hour London Underground
operation and possible application
to Ecuador
The aim of this PhD research project
is to analyse the effectiveness and
impacts of the 24-hour operation of
London Underground and possible
application to a corresponding railway
system in Ecuador.
The study includes comprehensive
analysis and comparison of existing
systems worldwide in terms of their
implementation, efficiency and related
impacts.
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increased cost of a larger geographical
or disciplinary catchment for the asset
management plan? This research gives
a route to an answer by looking at
cases of infrastructural asset failure
outside its original system boundaries
that was otherwise successful within
them, using the water industry as a
case study, collects asset performance
data in water treatment infrastructure
to create a forensically informed digital
asset management model, developing
a database of good practices using
lessons from asset failure. An
implication of the low carbon agenda
is that design lives will be longer and
the likelihood of unforeseen ecosystem
interactions will increase. And that
designers will need prompts in terms
of new knowledge. Accordingly, this
research will report on the current R&D
to create a computer package that
addresses whole-life AMP issues at the
design stage. An output of the research
will be an open source software linking
infrastructural asset knowledge to
design work.
Railway transport as part of the
transportation system provides access
and mobility for society and supports
growth to the economy. In past years
the role of rail transport has been
steadily increasing, as congestion
and environmental factors constrain
the growth of car and air transport.
Rail transport can offer efficient
and an effective way to transport
passengers and goods while using
less energy, taking less land, and be
less environmentally polluted. By
developing high-speed rail, increasing
Doug Shearer
Sound absorption measurement
below 100Hz using a pressure
velocity sensor
Absorption is difficult quantity to
measure. The standards based on
reverberation chamber measurements
are limited to those above 100 Hz.
Those based on commercially available
impedance tubes are limited to
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63 Hz and above. The Microflown
impedance gun offers a new approach
to the measurement of absorption
coefficients, but is limited to 3008000 Hz in its commercial form.
An extension to the commercial
instrumentation to lower the
operational range to 40 Hz is proposed.
Measurements have been undertaken
of dissipative type absorbers and panel
absorbers to determine if this method
can be used in the 40-100 Hz range.
in density of rail networks, it will
reduce the congestion and sufficiently
increase the mobility at the same
time providing speed, reliability,
comfort and safety, and it can tackle
the climate change shift. In regards to
sustainability, High Speed Railways is
the most efficient mode of transport.
By using modelling techniques and
comparative measures this research
investigates the sustainability
and related factors of high speed
railways and compromises used to
deliver sustainable solutions. This
project compares and evaluates the
sustainability of high-speed railways
in Europe, USA and Asia including their
economic, environmental and social
aspects to identify, analyse and model
the key influencing factors.
The expected outcomes of this
research will contribute to the
development and advances to create
more sustainable high speed railway
systems.
Managing knowledge is important
to the construction industry because
of the expense and duration of its
projects. However, it is difficult to
decide the scope of the knowledge
base required for a design when
sustainable ecosystem issues, which
may originally appear to be tangential
become in the longer term primary
negative influences. In such cases,
how do we manage the risk of underspecifying the scope of a new asset
management system at the design
stage and how do we justify the
Inara Watson
Sustainability and related factors
of high speed rail
Oluwagbenga Samuel Tade
Asset knowledge management for
optimal sustainable infrastructure
system design
David Cowan
Sustainable cooling
for London
This research study aims to investigate
the energy demand and carbon
footprint of cooling (and heating, to
the extent that it can impact both
cooling demand and overall energy
use), by identifying and characterising
the carbon emissions associated
with alternative building design
concepts, HVAC/building services,
building management systems and
modes of operation, in a city and
urban environment. The various
mechanisms of refrigerant leakage
have been determined through
systematic site surveys across several
systems and used to compile generic
data and to publish guidance on
reducing refrigerant emissions. A
high level energy balance model and
software tool have been developed for
estimating a building’s energy flows
from all sources and for calculating the
heating and cooling energy required
to achieve and maintain the required
internal environment, together with
the associated emissions form the
installed building services.
will enable the models and benchmarks
to be refined and used to estimate the
potential impact of measures aimed at
reducing energy demand and carbon
emissions from buildings and RACHP
systems in an urban environment.
The simulation results will be used to
develop a climate change hierarchy
and to suggest design concepts and
approaches that could help to reduce
the RACHP sector’s emissions in future.
The software tool is being used to
model typical buildings and compare
the results with existing benchmarks
and available data. The methodology
Although the study uses London UK
climatic and demographic data, the
methodology used is generic and could
be applied elsewhere.
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It is well known that for systems
such as GSHPs, the depth at which
the ground loop is installed has
vital importance on the dimensions,
performance and installation costs of
the system, as the installation tends
to vary with the pattern of the ground
temperature profile. The author has
adapted a generic model for predicting
ground temperature at different depth
with time and developed the model
further to show the effect of the
Earth’s crust below 100 m depth.
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Calculation of the temperature
distribution in the ground due to
energy piles is increasingly being
demanded by local authorities for
environmental risk assessment. This
refers mainly to possible influences
on adjacent ground properties and
on the groundwater by the long-term
operation of thermo-active deep
foundations. The author has also
developed a theoretical model for
estimating the disturbed underground
temperature distribution pattern for
different scenarios when a GSHP is
designed and installed in a range of
different buildings.
In practice, HPs often do not perform
as expected and this is due to many
factors such as how well the system
and the ground loop is actually
designed, installed and subsequently
maintained, operated and controlled in
the field. Improving and demonstrating
increased HP performance and
reliability are core objectives for
the current research. Performance
instability and variations in GSHP
system output indicates that detailed
research is required, (i) to show
the relationship between dynamic
performance and seasonal ground
temperature patterns, (ii) to address
operation, installation and control
opportunities that arise from (i). This
project tackles all of these issues.
Finally this thesis specifically highlights
areas where HPs can be improved
specifically with one type of heat
pump, the GSHP using thermopiles.
It identifies opportunities for future
research and highlights the scope of
work associated with this detailed
study.
The novelty and contribution to science
from this work is:
• The better understanding of the
effect of ground temperature
variation over time and its effect on
the system’s performance.
• The development of new
measurement methods for assessing
system performance.
• The use of ground temperature in
the prediction and control of system
performance and the analysis of
specific interventions or control
methodologies.
Name: Lorenzo Morales
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Validation and
optimisation of the speech
transmission index for the
English language
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP)
have significant potential to reduce
carbon emissions in the UK. The
performance of the heat pump is
highly dependent on its interaction
with the ground and specifically
extraction and injection of heat to
and from the ground as well as the
ground temperature. There have been
considerable efforts put into the design
of GSHP systems but limited reported
work on easing optimum operation in
practice and specifically on optimizing
the control of the system performance.
PhDs awarded
2014/15
Metkel Yebiyo
Optimisation of inter-seasonal
ground source heat pumps with
predictive behavioural control
Name: Wen Zym Lim
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Fluid-structure
interaction analysis of the
strong and weak coupling
partioned method
• The development of novel GSHP
model using TRNSYS
• The development of novel control
strategies using DAC.
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Case study
Turning up
the heat
How Metkel Yebiyo’s research could help regulate
the temperature in buildings even more efficiently
Ground source heat pumps are
seen by many as the heating and
cooling solution for the future.
The technology is not especially
complex – buildings take advantage
of the temperature underground
to boost efficiency and reduce
the operational costs of running
their heating and cooling systems.
They do so by running liquid
underground, allowing the earth’s
natural temperature to heat or cool
it before using the newly heated (or
cooled) liquid to alter the building’s
own temperature.
These systems have been installed
around the world and have already
proven their potential to help when
it comes to tackling the economic,
social and environmental challenges
of heating and cooling the planet’s
buildings. There’s just one problem
– ground source heat pump systems
(GHSPs) don’t perform as well as
they should, meaning there are even
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further efficiencies to be gained.
LSBU’s Metkel Yebiyo is working on
the solution.
Metkel is currently undertaking his
PhD at LSBU, and his research stems
from prestigious external funding
from a partnership between the
Engineering and Physicaal Sciences
Research Council (ESPRC) and the
UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC).
Metkel’s PhD research centres on
the Keyworth Building at LSBU,
and experimental testing of the
500kW GSHP system installed
within it. The aim is to investigate
the practicalities of how GSHP
systems work ‘in real life’, as well
as the relationship between the
ground temperature and optimising
control strategies for the GSHP.
“This has specifically involved the
investigation of the complex heat
metering and monitoring system,”
explains Metkel. “To accurately
measure the performance of the
installation, we connected the
system to CLIMACHECK, an external
monitoring instrumentation
software system, and used a range
of transducers and thermacouples
to record pressures and
temperatures around the system.”
Metkel has also modelled a GHSP
system with the widely used
software package called Tansient
Energy System simulation (TRNSYS).
It simulates the behavior of
transient systems such as GSHPs,
and Metkel’s model is capable of
investigating control algorithms
that will use ground temperatures
and the energy profile of the
building served by the GSHP to
predict the best storage and
recovery strategies to maximize
system efficiencies.
After extensive analysis and
interpretation of the data,
Metkel has been able to identify
generic problems with the
control systems and approaches
that are routinely adopted for
GSHPs. It’s a breakthrough that
could have considerable impact,
helping businesses to make their
heating and cooling even more
environmentally friendly, and
saving millions into the process.
The findings from Metkel’s
research provide useful insights
into the impact of a number of
interventions, including how an
updated installation method and
improved control can improve the
performance of ground source
heat pump systems, providing a
great opportunity to work with
the government to encourage
co-ordinated research and action
to develop and demonstrate
innovative renewable technologies.
“My research has provided
new practical insights into the
operation of the ground source
heat pump and a real contribution
to knowledge,” says Metkel.
I’m currently in the process of
publishing these findings, which I
am looking forward to sharing.”
Why LSBU produces
research that matters
“The biggest challenge for
anyone undertaking a PhD is
the availability and support
of experienced academic
supervisors, and the resources
to conduct the research. LSBU
is one of the best universities
there is when it comes to
providing good research
facilities and experienced
academic supervisors.”
What LSBU means to me
“LSBU has helped me to
become a strong advocate of
equal opportunity for all, and
I belive that today’s diverse
society should be inclusive of
all people, irrespective of age,
ethnicity, disability, sexuality
or gender.”
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Publications
2014/15
Barber, S. (2014a). Arise, Careerless Politician: The Rise of
the Professional Party Leader. Politics, 34(1), 23-31.
doi:10.1111/1467-9256.12030
Barber, S. (2014b). Stretched but not snapped: constitutional
lessons from the 2010 coalition government in Britain.
Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 52(4), 473492. doi:10.1080/14662043.2014.959287
Barber, S. (2015, 10 August). ‘Westminster’s wingman’?
Shadow chancellor as a strategic and coveted political
role. British Politics.
Barber, S., & Luke, P. (2015). Putting theory into theory:
Thematic value of research in public administration
teaching. Teaching Public Administration, 34(1), 96-108.
doi:10.1177/0144739415611214
Bennett, D., Perez Bustamante, D., & Mercado-Idoeta, C.
(2015). Work and Study Habits in the Interconnected
Age: What It Means for Businesses of the Future. In M.
Peris Ortiz (Ed.), Education Tools for Entrepreneurship
(pp. 135-151): Springer.
C
Cheung, C. W. M. (2014). Starting and growing a venture at
a time of economic crisis – practical legal and policy
considerations. Journal of General Management, 40(1),
97-105.
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Graham, C., & Peleg, A. (2015). Will a Smart City Have a
High Street? Paper presented at the 24th AEDEM
International Conference, LSBU, London.
Graham, C., Van Herck, C., & Bubber, I. (2015). The Relationship
Between Brand Usage and Brand Advertising Recall:
Further Replications and Extensions. Paper presented
at the European Academy of Management & Business
Economics, London South Bank University.
I
Ietto-Gillies, G. (2014a). Innovation, Internationalization
and the Transnational Corporation. In D. Archibugi
& A. Filippetti (Eds.), Handbook of Global Science,
Technology, and Innovation. Chichester: Wiley.
B
School of Business
School
of Business
Ietto-Gillies, G. (2014b). Reply to John Cantwell’s
Commentary on Grazia Ietto-Gillies’ paper: ‘The
Theory of the Transnational Corporation at 50+’.
Economic Thought, 3(2), 67-67.
Ietto-Gillies, G. (2014c). The Theory of the Transnational
Corporation at 50+. Economic Thought, 3(2), 38-38.
O
Opute, J. (2015). Youth Unemployment in Africa: Recent
Developments and Challenges. E-Journal of
International and Comparative Labour Studies, 4(3),
1-18.
Opute, J., & Koch, K. (2015). Labour Involvement in
Participation and Democracy in Developing Economies.
Paper presented at the 17th ILERA World Congress,
Cape Town, South Africa.
Opute, J., Oyelere, M., & Akinsowon, P. (2015) Organisational
Commitment among Employees: A Developing Nation
Perspective: The Case of the Nigeria’s Public Sector.
Regent’s Working Papers in Business & Management.
RMPBM1507. London: Regent’s University London.
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Rigby, M., & Garcia Calavia, M. Á. (2014). The development of
extra-judicial systems of collective conflict resolution
in Southern Europe: Understanding the Spanish
system. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 20(2),
149-163. doi:10.1177/0959680113505012
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Scriven, J., Clemente, M., Perez Bustamante, D., & Bennett,
D. (2014). The competitive landscape for leisure: why
wide appeal matters. International Journal of Market
Research, 57(2), 277-298. doi:10.2501/IJMR-2015-019
Selig, J. M. (2014). Some Remarks on the RRR Linkage. Paper
presented at Advances in Robot Kinematics, Ljubljana,
Slovenia.
Selig, J. M. (2015b). Equimomental systems and robot
dynamics. Paper presented at the IMA Conference on
Mathematics of Robotics, Oxford.
Selig, J. M. (2015c). Rational interpolation of car motions.
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 7(3).
doi:10.1115/1.4030298
Selig, J. M., & Martins, D. (2014). On the line geometry of
rigid-body inertia. Acta Mechanica, 225(11), 3073-3101.
doi:10.1007/s00707-014-1103-7
Shi, B. (2014). Influence of Household Registration upon
Temporary Employees’ Job Insecurity and Work
Commitment in Chinese SOEs. Paper presented at
the 18th IAMB Conference, Roma TRE University,
Rome, Italy.
Shi, B. (2015). Insecure, but Satisfied and Committed: The
Influence of Household Registration upon Temporary
Employees in Chinese State-owned Enterprises.
International Journal of Management and Business,
6(1), 84-100.
Sprague, J., & Ietto-Gillies, G. (2014). Transnational
corporations in twenty-first century capitalism: An
interview with Grazia Ietto-Gillies. Critical Perspectives
on International Business, 10(1), 35-50. doi:10.1108/
cpoib-09-2013-0034
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Tallent, G. (2014a). Integrating Social Media into the Business
Strategy of an Organisation. Paper presented at the
WBI Conference, Italy.
Tallent, G. (2014b). The Social Media Canvas and Its Use in
Strategy Formulation. Paper presented at the European
Conference on Social Media, University of Brighton,
Brighton.
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Warwick, J., & Howard, A. (2014a). Developing the
quantitative curriculum in Business and Accounting.
Paper presented at the International Federation
of Operational Research Societies (IFORS 2014),
Barcelona, Spain.
Warwick, J., & Howard, A. (2014b). Strengthening student
engagement with quantitative subjects in a Business
Faculty. e-Journal of Business Education & Scholarship
of Teaching, 8(1), 32-44.
PhD student
profiles
Warwick, J., & Howard, A. (2014c). Student engagement and
business curriculum design. Paper presented at LSBU
7th Annual Conference, LSBU, London.
Warwick, J., & Howard, A. (2015a). Exploring the Curriculum
gap: An analysis of Management Accounting topics and
skills. Paper presented at the Chartered Association
of Business Schools learning, teaching and student
experience conference, York.
Rafaela Kunz
Radical innovation made in Germany:
Empirical evidence from an
entrepreneurial spin-off case study,
backed up with success stories of
German and Dutch biotech SMEs
Warwick, J., & Howard, A. (2015b). A Note on Structuring
Employability Skills for Accounting Students.
International Journal of Academic Research in Business
and Social Sciences, 5(10), 165-174.
Warwick, J., & Howard, A. (2015c). Student Self-Assessment
of Quantitative Skills: A Pilot Study of Accounting
Students. e-Journal of Business Education & Scholarship
Warwick, J. P. (2015). Teaching mathematical modelling:
demonstrating enrichment and ellaboration.
International Journal of Mathematics Learning and
Teaching, 2015(20 Jan).
Warwick, J. P., & Howard, A. (2014). Strengthening Student
Engagement with Quantitative Subjects in a Business
Faculty. e-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship
Warwick, J. P., & Howard, A. (2015a). A note on structuring
employability skills for accounting students.
International Journal of Academic Research in Business
and Social Sciences, 5(10), 165-174.
Warwick, J. P., & Howard, A. (2015b). Student SelfAssessment of Mathematical Skills: A Pilot Study of
Accounting Students. e-Journal of Business Education
and Scholarship of Teaching, 9(2), 1-12.
Radical innovation usually does not
come from Germany. Despite the history
of high quality products, grounded in
German engineering and the power of
the so called Mittelstand (SMEs), the
typical German innovation is essentially
incremental, rather than radical.
This dissertation aims to shed light on
this myth, by studying the different
stages of the founding process of
a biotechnology spin-off, led by a
serial entrepreneur. The in-depth,
longitudinal case study provides a
profound, fine grained inside view into
the development of radical innovation
in a German ecosystem. To broaden the
view and be able to draw conclusions
for the biotech sector, multiple cases
from five successful, mature, biotech
SMEs, based in Germany and the
Netherlands, are included in the study.
The theoretical framework proposed,
is based on two complementary
perspectives by integrating the five key
characteristics of the Open Innovation
(OI) concept: R&D, Intellectual Property,
Collaboration, Networking, and
Entrepreneur- and Leadership, and the
conceptual framework of OI, which
covers the management of knowledge.
The underlying research methodology
is qualitative and follows the philosophy
of an interpretivist epistemology. The
case study research provides insights
into the formation of a high-tech
spin-off, backed up with insights
into the innovation management of
mature, successful, established biotech
companies. The overall data collection
includes interviews, observation and
participant observation, as well as a rich,
in-depth longitudinal data collection of
more than 200 events that illustrate the
different stages of founding the spin-off
Selig, J. M. (2015a). A Class of Explicitly Solvable Vehicle
Motion Problems. Ieee Transactions on Robotics, 31(3),
766-777. doi:10.1109/TRO.2015.2426471
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company. Extensive content analysis,
coding and constant comparison,
adapting grounded theory methods
led to empirical themes, which were
further evaluated into the core concept
of partnership and the new conceptual
categories. By applying these findings
to the newly developed value chain
for open innovation (VCOI), a business
model for radical innovation in biotech
can be drawn, supported by the business
models of mature biotech SMEs.
Moreover, the theoretical framework
of the evolving business models will
add new knowledge to the academic
literature of innovation in general and
radical innovation in particular, as well
a concept for new business models. A
future agenda in the field of innovation
management and recommendations for
new policies is created.
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Even though incorporating external
sources into the innovation process of
a firm could be an auspicious strategy
to ensure continuous innovation, the
open innovation concept has only been
formalized to a limited extend and
was applied in an inefficient way so
far. The misuse of the concept can be
very costly regardless of the size of the
concerned firm.
This leads to the essential problem
that should be addressed with this
investigation: How can firms use the
open innovation paradigm in a more
effective way? The proper application
of the social media concept can be one
possible answer to this question.
Both open innovation and social media
have become hot topics over the last
ten years. These two phenomena
were widely discussed in the scientific
world as well as adopted by a lot of
companies all over the planet. The aim
of this investigation is to bring together
these two concepts and answer the
question of how firms can use social
media to open up their innovation
process and generate or retain
competitive advantages by identifying
key innovation drivers in the most
effective way.
Raveed Khanlari
Corporate social responsibility,
choice of entry mode, and specific
advantages: a new multinational
enterprise theory
The purpose of this research is
principally to study the role of
corporate social responsibility (CSR)
in international business discipline,
i.e. what are the ontological and
epistemological aspects of CSR in
international business literature, and
to define the dimensions of CSR in
the context of international business
and derive hypotheses thereof. It
is expected to offer a theoretical
framework as the result of this study.
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This study will also seek any causality
between CSR programmes and the
multinational enterprises’ (MNEs)
decisions over internationalisation.
Here, three hypotheses are suggested
for investigation: 1) it is less likely for an
MNE to involve in a specific CSR-related
activity in the target country if that
country has not CSR-related policies,
and rather they prefer only to follow
international CSR-related initiatives as
they imply; 2) involvement of MNEs
Research Background and Theme:
The evidence suggesting linkage
and or causality between potentially
meaningful macroeconomic variables
and stock market indices is both limited
and mixed. Against this background,
the research sets out to determine
the nature of that relationship in
the chosen countries and to develop
models which can then be used as
guideline when predicting stock
market indices. The research identifies
how the stock market indices may
be predicted in selected economies
by comparing empirical models. This
is the only study that incorporates
three exogenous variables namely: the
financial crisis of 2008; the quantitative
easing policy decided in the US as a
way for recovery and the effect of the
world economy represented by the five
(5) leading economies on the BRICS
stock markets.
Design, Methodology and Approach:
The research employs quarterly time
series data from January 1995 to
December 2010 using a set of selective
macroeconomic variables and country
specific stock price. It design is guided
by Saunders et al (2007) ‘Research
Onion’ known for its six features
‘menu’ which capture important
aspects of the research. The research
philosophy is positivist and primarily
inductive in method and approach.
It uses descriptive and inferential
statistics to analyse data and develop
models of underlying patterns and
relationships. These statistics explore
and determine several potential
explanatory relationships between the
macroeconomic variables used in this
research and stock market indices. It is
limited to the BRICS countries and the
five identified developed countries.
Preliminary Results:
The preliminary results suggest no
persistent long-run relationship exist
between macroeconomic variables
and stock market indices. The results
reveal that China and South Africa have
no significant long run relationship
between variables. In the short-run,
a significant relationship appears to
exist between variables from one
country to another (e.g: interest in
Brazil and consumption in France). In
addition, there is a significant long
run relationship between BRICS stock
markets, and there is no co-integration
among advanced countries’ stock
markets.
Regarding volatility, the results support
the existence of volatility effect on
stock returns from macroeconomic
variables. However, volatility of one
variable differs from one market to
another (e.g: consumption in Russia
and England). The results confirm the
influence of the 2008 crisis and the
quantitative easing on the selected
economies except on China and South
Africa. This is an ongoing research and
these results satisfy the current level of
this research. This results and findings
are more of a partial small picture of
the potential bigger picture when
the research is fully investigated and
completed.
Due to intensified competition and
shorter product life cycles firms and
their managers are facing numerous
challenges nowadays. In addition
R&D budgets are shrinking and new
competitors are entering the market.
All this renders it difficult and/or
expensive for companies to gain or
retain a competitive advantage. Thus
the pressure to innovate continuously
is rising. One possible way out of
this dilemma is enhancing the own
innovative potential by actively
opening up the innovation process. This
innovation strategy, conceptualized by
Henry Chesbrough in 2003, has been
widely discussed over the last decade.
Berzanna Seydou Ouattara
A development and comparison
of stock market index predictive
models: an application of selected
macroeconomic variables
School of Business
Andreas Scheel
Social media as innovation
laboratory – competitive advantages
of the open, networked enterprise
Originality:
This research is original and covers
significant literature gaps as there is
currently no study that comparatively
analyses the effects of the 2007-8
financial crisis between the BRICS
and the five developed countries
selected specially for this study and
tests the effects of the US quantitative
easing during crises on the BRICS
financial markets and the five selected
developed countries.
in international CSR initiatives may
affect the decision-making process
on choosing an entrance strategy;
and 3) for MNEs, status of being
involved in CSR initiatives in any given
operating country is not associated to
the level of economic development of
that country, rather it is a variable of
presence of international CSR-related
organisations in local communities,
and establishment of national CSRrelated policies.
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Name: Janet Lakareber
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: A framework for
local knowledge preservation
and transmittance
The objective of the research is to
explore on the cultural barriers for
international managers and the
impact of international managers
on the efficiency, productivity and
PhDs awarded
2014/15
School of Business
Md Asaduzzaman Khan
International management and
cultural barriers for international
managers in the Garment and Textile
industry in Bangladesh
employment relations of the Garment
and textile industry in Bangladesh.
This may contribute to better
understanding of the Garment and
Textile industry in Bangladesh.
Name: Yousef Khan
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Earnings management
through the lens of corporate
governance and audit quality: insights
and empirical evidence from a set of
listed UAE firms (2007-2011)
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Case study
The vocabulary of
languages around the
world develops and
changes over time to keep
pace with society, but some
languages don’t just fail
to keep pace with change
– they actually become
extinct and cease to be
spoken or written at all.
School of Business
Keeping
knowledge
alive
Dr Janet Lakareber had designed
Acoli Accented Orthography with
Diacritical Marks to help people
learn how to read and write in their
language, and was researching
computer-assisted language
learning when she discovered
the global concern of language
extinction, and wanted to do
something to reverse a trend which
is seeing irreplaceable knowledge
being lost to future generations.
Dr Lakareber set out to research two
key areas – one was an Information
System (for Computer Assisted
Language Learning), while the
other was a framework for the
preservation and transmitting
of local knowledge. However, as
her research developed, she was
guided to narrow her efforts on
the framework for knowledge
preservation, this became the
primary focus of her final study.
Dr Lakareber’s found that a
classroom education provides
explicit knowledge, but community
education can have a different
setting depending on the community
in question, and can deliver tacit
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knowledge. If community learning
is lost, then knowledge – including
languages – might not be passed on
to younger generations.
With that in mind, Dr Lakareber
developed a theory called
Community Specific Pedagogical
Framework, which future
researchers can use on any
community when investigating
what works best for them. She
is rightly proud of the possible
implications.
“The framework can help to
revive knowledge that might not
otherwise be passed on to younger
generations,” she says. “There is a
growing problem in society where
younger people do not see the value
of older people in society, even
though that older generation holds
expert knowledge. The knowledge
flow from the elderly to younger
generations is often not identified,
which can lead to isolation and even
violence towards older generations.
As a result, those valuable skills
might not be passed on to newer
generations, and are more likely to
die out.”
During the course of her research,
Dr Lakareber worked with other
members of staff at LSBU to help
with her research, such as the
Ethics Committee and of course
her supervisors, Professor Dilip
Patel and Professor Sushma Patel.
She also added an international
element to her research by working
with two schools in Uganda Gulu
Core Primary Teachers College
and Demonstration School Gulu,
Uganda, as she built, developed
and tested her framework.
When it comes to the future, Dr
Lakareber is excited about further
work in her field that might see
her framework put to the test. “It
would be very exciting to see the
Community Specific Pedagogical
Framework applied to a community
to find out how it works,” she says.
“And of course, the ultimate aim
is more than research theory – it is
about preserving and passing on
knowledge that would otherwise be
lost from generation to generation.
I hope my work plays a part in
keeping that knowledge and
understanding alive for the benefit
of future generations.”
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Publications
2014/15
Abdulkadir, M., Azzi, A., Zhao, D., Lowndes, I. S., & Azzopardi,
B. J. (2014). Liquid film thickness behaviour within a
large diameter vertical 180° return bend. Chemical
Engineering Science, 107, 137-148. doi:10.1016/j.
ces.2013.12.009
Adeleye, A. I., Kellici, S., Heil, T., Morgan, D., Vickers, M.,
& Saha, B. (2015). Greener synthesis of propylene
carbonate using graphene-inorganic nanocomposite
catalysts. Catalysis Today, 256(P2), 347-357.
doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2014.12.032
Adeleye, A. I., Patel, D., Niyogi, D., & Saha, B. (2014b). Efficient
and greener synthesis of propylene carbonate from
carbon dioxide and propylene oxide. Industrial and
Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(49), 18647-18657.
Adeleye, A. I., Patel, D., & Saha, B. (2014). Utilisation of
carbon dioxide using novel heterogeneous catalysts.
Paper presented at the 21st International Congress
of Chemical and Process Engineering CHISA, Prague,
Czech Republic.
Adeleye, A. I., & Saha, B. (2014). Synthesis of propylene
carbonate from carbon dioxide using novel
heterogeneous catalyst. Paper presented at the
ChemEngDayUK 2014, Manchester.
Adjrad, M., Dudley, S., & Ghavami, M. (2014). Experimental
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Aseel Al-Qutbi
Comprehensive study of catastrophic
phase inversion emulsification and
its applications
Emulsions are a mixture of two
immiscible liquids, usually an oil and
water, with one liquid dispersed as
drops in a second liquid which forms a
continuous phase. Depending on which
phase makes up the droplets, there
are two kinds of simple emulsions:
oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil
(W/O). Emulsions are unstable and
tend to separate into two phases
as soon as stirring ceases. To make
stable emulsion, a third component,
surfactant, must be present to protect
the newly formed droplets against
immediate recoalescence.
Emulsions are used in many
major chemical industries. In the
pharmaceutical industry, they are
used to make medicines with a more
appealing flavor and to improve
value by controlling the amount of
active ingredients. In pharmaceutics,
hairstyling, personal hygiene, and
cosmetics emulsions are frequently
used. These emulsions may be called
creams, ointments, pastes, films, or
even liquids depending mostly on their
oil and water proportions and their
route of administration.
Emulsifications are traditionally carried
out by a direct method (D), as part of
this technique; the dispersed phase
is simply added to the continuous
phase under intensive stirring speed.
An alternative method is ‘phase
inversion emulsification’. In this
method, the phase that is intended
to be the continuous phase is added
to the intended dispersed phase until
phase inversion occurs, from oil-inwater (O/W) to water-in-oil (W/O) or
vice, and the desired emulsion type is
formed. Phase inversion is one of the
most important aspects in emulsion
science; it is the preferred method
because it allows for the formation
of a smaller drop size than any other
conventional emulsification processes
with a lower energy input.
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PhD student
profiles
Vargas, A., Boza, A., Patel, S. D., Patel, D., Cuenca, L., & Ortiz,
A. (2015c). Conceptual Methodology for handling
unexpected events in hierarchical production planning.
on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management,
Aveiro, Portugal.
emulsification usually starts off
with abnormal emulsions. Abnormal
emulsions do not obey the Bancroft’s
rule and are extremely unstable.
Usually a vigorous stirring is required
to maintain the dynamic stability of
abnormal emulsions. During a CPI
process, the instability of an abnormal
emulsion continuously increases
until it inverts to a normal emulsion
of the opposite morphology. A CPI is
triggered by increasing the rate of drop
coalescence. This is usually brought
about by increasing the effective
volume fraction of dispersed phase
either by continuous addition of the
dispersed phase, or even by continuous
stirring of the emulsion. Catastrophic
phase inversion (CPI) can be altered by
many factors, such as; the water to- oil
ratio, the viscosity of the phases, or the
stirring protocol.
Different methods are used to prepare
emulsions through the phase inversion
process; transitional phase inversion
and catastrophic phase inversion
(CPI). Catastrophic phase inversion
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overemphasized neither can it be
ignored. Therefore, the need to have a
reliable system that can make accurate
predictions/classifications from unseen
data using trained models is very
important. This has been a motivating
factor. The interaction between the
training data, the base classifier and
the ensemble algorithm specifications
are important considerations in order
to maximize the performance of any
ensemble based system.
The research aims to develop a new
robotics technology for the in-service
inspection of floor plates of the
majority of the world’s petrochemical
storage. This will decrease the cost
of inspection by more than 80% and
eliminate tank outage completely if the
floor is found to contain no corrosion.
This technology will be based on the
deployment of ultrasound non-
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appropriate decision making in nuclear
safety cases is subject to uncertainty
which needs to be further explored and
managed.
The aim of this research is to explore
the application of modern Quantified
Risk Assessment techniques for
managing uncertainty (Bayesian Belief
Networks (BBNs)) to hydrogen safety
issues associated with nuclear chemical
plants. The BBN technique provides the
ability to assess dependability between
variables and their interactions.
Furthermore the effect of change in
one variable on the other parameters
within BBNs is immediately observable.
This research project investigates the
application of Bayesian networks to
a number of case studies linked to
hydrogen safety in nuclear chemical
plants at Sellafield Ltd.
Two of the case studies currently
being explored are the application
of BBNs to quantify the likelihood
of hydrogen explosions in sealed
process pipes and the application of
the Bayesian Decision Network tool
for identification of the correct option
for mitigating the risk of hydrogen
explosions in sealed pipes.
and safe enough where intrinsic safety
requirements have to be satisfied. The
technology should be applicable in a
straightforward way to other storage
tanks in the process industries and
pressure vessels and, with further
development after duration of the
project, to pipeline inspection.
Marco Thom
Networked virtual arts incubation:
A framework concept for fine artists’
professional and entrepreneurial
development
Fayaz Ahmad
Managing the uncertainty
of hydrogen hazards
The LSBU research work in recent
years has concentrated on ignition
of hydrogen and consolidating the
factors which affect ignition. A
hydrogen technical guide has also
been developed by LSBU in support
of the Sellafield Ltd Hydrogen
Working Party and research data on
factors affecting ignition and the
behaviour of various risk prevention
and mitigation techniques have been
established. However utilisation of
existing data to accurately assess the
actual quantified risk, i.e. likelihood, of
hydrogen explosions and hence to aid
destructive testing (NDT) sensor nodes
with very simple robotic devices. These
nodes will enable the configuration of
distributed sensor networks to perform
NDT of tank floors much more cheaply
than existing techniques. The aim is to
develop devices that are cheap enough
to be expendable to perform in-service
NDT in many applications where robot
recovery is difficult or even impossible
My PhD research is in artificial
intelligence, it focuses on modeling
and prediction using hybrid data
mining techniques. The research seeks
to optimize ensemble predictions in
particular AdaBoost. The daunting
Big Data and Government Digital
Service (GDS) challenges that many
sectors are facing today cannot be
Richard N’zebo
Internal in-service inspection
of petrochemical storage
tank floors to detect underside
corrosion with SensorBots
Vincent Adegoke
PhD
The PhD study aims to design
a framework concept for a
geographically far reaching, holistic and
in resources flexible approach in arts
incubation as existent arts incubators
provide only basic services in business
and professional development, but
not the specific services needed and
demanded by fine artists to a very
small number of them. The framework
concept could be useful for preparing
fine artists around the globe for their
professional and entrepreneurial career.
In order to achieve this aim, the study
is first focussed on the literature in the
fields of artists’ market requirements,
arts entrepreneurship education at
higher education institutions, and arts
and business incubation to i) identify
the crucial success factors for fine
artists to make and sustain a living in
the arts, ii) show whether, how and to
what extent fine art students will be
equipped with entrepreneurial skills
and therefore be educated on how to
make a living as a practicing artist, and
iii) show whether and to what extent
services of entrepreneurial value
could be provided by arts incubators
to nurture fine artists to meet market
requirements to make a living in
the arts. In a second step, empricial
research including several surveys
among and interviews with fine artists,
lecturers in fine art, galleries, and arts
incubators are conducted in order to
identify artists’ specific needs and
demands on business support services.
Both survey and literature findings
show evidence that i) fine artists
develop hardly any entrepreneurial
skills during their studies, and that arts
incubators are ii) not providing specific
business support services needed
and demanded by artists, iii) rare and
only exist in a small number, and have
iv) little resources in scaling up the
number of supervised artists due to
tangible restrictions.
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light and can be attached to almost
arbitrary objects. Due to the success
of passive UHF RFID technology for
identification and tracking in global
supply chain applications, localisation
systems would benefit from a widely
existing infrastructure. However,
the technology has two major
disadvantages with respect to its use
in indoor multipath environments:
the small signal bandwidth and the
small allocated frequency bandwidth.
As a consequence, the achievable
localisation accuracy, reliability and
robustness are limited. The main focus
of this work is to investigate whether,
despite the physical limitations of
the passive UHF RFID technology, it is
possible to use passive UHF RFID tags
for object localisation with sufficient
accuracy in real-world application
scenarios.
A new simulation environment for
passive UHF RFID systems in indoor
environments is presented that
combines a novel channel model with
a detailed link budget analysis. Various
techniques are introduced that reduce
the magnitude of multipath fading and
increase the accuracy of localisation
systems. These techniques are used
in two novel UHF RFID tag localisation
methods: receiver beamforming and
transmitter beamforming. It is shown
that both approaches deliver high
accuracies in the decimetre-range, even
in harsh multipath environments.
Due to the high energy consumption
of the world, the number of floating oil
and gas production systems have (FPS)
increased dramatically since the 90’s.
Most of the oil production systems
(floating –in sea) are not able to move
for inspection or repair. Moreover,
mooring systems use to attach the
floating platforms to the sea bed often
experience high tidal waves, storms
and harsh environmental conditions.
Therefore, integrity of mooring chain
is as a crucial factor. It is important to
develop a new mooring chain integrity
inspection system which can be used
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availability for maximum efficiency
and return on investment. Hitherto,
there isn’t a single “Health Indicator”
(HI) that merges mechanical integrity,
availability, efficiency and return
on investment. My work is aimed
at developing such an indicator and
develop an integrated asset model,
which links conventional engineering
and financial model.
The idea is to inspect mooring chains
that tie floating platforms to the
sea bed with a wheeled permanent
magnet adhesion robot that rapidly
climbs the chain to deploy a robot arm
with phased array ultrasound probes
and inspect around the chain link for
possible defects such as cracks and
corrosion. In particular, inspection of
chains on FPSOs (Floating Production,
Storage and offloading vessels) the
robot is required to climb all the
way from 30m below the surface up
through the splash zone to the first link
in the chain which is in air underneath
the turret. The aim is to develop a
lightweight robot that can be easily
placed on a chain and retrieved quickly.
Maitreyee Dey
Machine learning techniques for
building energy management systems
Xiaoxia Liang
Health indicator
for compressor
For decades research on machine
health monitoring has offered several
health indicators that typically are
focused on the measuring technology,
for instance, indicators of vibration
(velocity, mm/sec) levels that may be
harmful to the continued operation of
the machine, or temperature levels that
indicate potential loss of performance.
Similarly, financial models have been
developed to optimize machine
as an autonomous device in the air as
well as in the water. At the moment
there is no device to fulfill the integrity
inspection requirements of mooring
chains.
Due to its worldwide availability
and the independence of additional
infrastructures, GPS (Global Positioning
System) localisation is widely used
for outdoor navigation. In indoor
environments, the sensitivity of
GPS receivers is not high enough to
decode the satellite signals that are
attenuated by walls and other objects.
In contrast to GPS and other radiobased localisation approaches like
Wi-Fi, Ultra-Wideband, or Bluetooth,
passive Ultra-High Frequency (UHF)
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID)
systems have various technological
advantages. The localisation targets
(tags) are fully maintenance-free and
can be produced as low-cost adhesive
labels that are small, extremely
Mahesh Panditha Dissanayake
FIMCAW
(Fast inspection of mooring chains
in air and in water)
Markus Cremer
Digital beamforming techniques
for passive UHF RFID tag localisation
The potential value is that the
proposed integrated asset model can
obviously increase machine availability,
reduce operating cost and hence
increase the return to investment.
Most importantly, it is also feasible to
extend the asset model for multiple
machines, providing an overall ‘Site
Health Indicator’ (SHI).
All buildings have some form of
mechanical and electrical services in
order to provide the facilities necessary
for maintaining a comfortable working
environment. A private social intranet
for residence, where anyone can
share, organize, discuss and manage
everything that is essential to the
residential community, is known as
Building Management System (BMS).
BMS is a distributed computing
system that monitors and controls
building service plants to maintain
comfortable conditions within a
built environment. BMS consists of
digital control devices organised in
networks and internetworks, where
devices can communicate and pass
information to each other. Two types
of data can be gathered from BMS:
infrastructure data and operating data.
The former captures the structure of
BMS and the way they are organised
in networks and internetworks. The
latter represents time series data of
the inputs and outputs of these control
devices. Processing BMS data can
provide us with information on energy
consumption and faults.
The proposed research project will
focus on using machine learning
and statistical techniques to develop
a model to capture the interactive
behaviour of BMS components. The
model is aimed to be used as base for
discovering and identifying building
service plants in building newly
added to the system, detecting and/
or predicting faults in their operation
or settings and developing a set of
collective measures to assess different
aspects of BMS health and energy
consumption. The model should
facilitate infrastructural change
detection and provide a mechanism
to track such changes.
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hydrogen concentrations. Mechanical
ventilation systems are used, but both
the nuclear and fuel cell industries
favour passive ventilation and are
investigating reliable and predictable
engineering solutions for their
challenging conditions.
Nuclear waste storage facilities
produce hydrogen, as a hazardous
by product of radioactivity. The
risk of hydrogen explosions from
accumulation in containment is a
major concern for Sellafield’s facilities.
Hydrogen’s wide flammable range
(4-74%) means it requires careful
management and must be vented
from containment to achieve very low
residual concentrations.
The aim of this research is to
demonstrate passive schemes, in small
cuboid enclosures, which provide
reliable and predictable flow regimes
that manage gas concentrations
and improve safety. The objective
is to simulate, characterise and
influence hydrogen passive ventilation
behaviour in enclosures, through the
application of experimental, theoretical
and CFD modelling. Confidence
in passive ventilation design will
facilitate an increased rate of nuclear
decommissioning and speed of HFC
rollout.
Hydrogen Fuel Cells (HFC) are housed
in protective enclosures, which can
potentially accumulate flammable
This study uses a range of
experimental rigs to simulate the
evolution of hydrogen in nuclear
containment and HFC leaks in
enclosures and to develop the current
body of knowledge. Validation of CFD
codes with a range of turbulence
models against experimental data
will derive prediction models for gas
concentration.
Project priorities are building
experimental test rigs and the
development of CFD models using
ANSYS, SolidWorks and Fluidity. The
experimental rig is using Helium as an
analogue for hydrogen (safety reasons).
Mass flow controllers are delivering
accurate leak rates and state of the art
MEMS Helium sensors are deployed to
measure gas concentrations.
Teng Ma
UWB generating and
localizing heat
Use Ultra-Wide Band technology to
build the antenna array to focus the EM
energy to the tumor volume gently, in
order to heat the tumor by using non
invasive method. Meanwhile, to keep
the surrounding healthy tissue to avoid
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the over heat. This technology will
assist other cancer treatment methods,
like chemotherapy.
Zoe De Grussa is a BSc (Hons)
Engineering Product Design graduate
from London South Bank University
and has embarked on a PhD with joint
sponsorship from The British Blinds and
Shutters Association.
The aim of the PhD is to enhance the
profile of Blinds and Shutters on the
hierarchy of importance within the
building envelope. Her work is targeted
towards producing robust scientific
evidence that can be communicated
through The British Blinds and Shutters
Association a trade body for the
industry in the UK.
Blinds and Shutters can impact many
areas within both domestic and
commercial settings. She looks to
advance knowledge of the capabilities
of blinds and shutters and highlight
there energy saving values through
thermal cooling in summer, thermal
gains in winter and affective control of
daylighting. Which also encompasses
understanding of the correct usage of
blinds and shutters and analysis of the
importance of life cycle assessment
involving embodied CO2 vs the
potential energy savings available. In
addition to this she is investigating
how they can aid in improving health
and productivity of staff with affective
daylighting control, glare control,
overheating prevention and the
important balance of access to view.
This work is a collaborative project
between The Explosion and Fire
Research Group, School of Engineering,
LSBU, Sellafield Ltd (Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority) and BOC
Ltd (Linde Group) (Hydrogen Fuel Cell
enclosure ventilation investigation).
Zoe De Grussa
Sustainable shading through
design optimistation
Tara Singh Ghatauray
Investigating passive hydrogen
venting from nuclear facilities and
hydrogen fuel cell enclosures
Asif Khan
Control and stability of distributed
generation based micro grid for closer to
100% renewable energy transmission
National grid is facing many
synchronisation problems due to
continuous installations of wind and
solar farms. To address this issue there
is need to carry out research in this area.
One of the solutions was to investigate
the isolated grid. Micro grid was
modeled on SIMULINK to transmit the
renewable energy to the car charging
station where car super capacitors are
charged up. It has to be investigated
how micro grid parameters varies with
the occurrence of sudden massive
capacitive loads. The main aim of the
research is to investigate the stability
at the micro grid. Firstly wind and solar
farm are designed and then energy
was transmitted at the micro grid.
For maintaining the constant power
flow on the micro grid, controllable
converters need to be designed.
System includes of wind and solar
farms, battery banks, Converters, and
control components for balancing the
power flow. The control strategy used
is a pulse width modulation (PWM)
technique which is controlling the
frequency of the inverse gate bipolar
transistors (IGBT) switches. Switches
control will keep the constant voltage
at the micro grid by varying the current
output. This grid also has the capability
to send and receive power from the
distribution grid. Research will be
carried out on the AC micro grid and on
the transmission of medium voltages.
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petrochemical and food processing
industry. Currently, the deployment
of NDT in concrete structure scenario
is mostly manual and the primary
challenge of carrying out the procedure
on a vertical concrete structure is to
gain access to the inspection area
which is normally located at a high
altitude. The challenges faced by
the current process of carrying out
NDT of vertical concrete structures
must be addressed by ensuring both
public safety measurements and
high resource efficiency. Considering
the limiting factors of manual NDT
process, the process can be improved
by implementing automated robotic
systems and as a result, climbing
robots in the field of vertical structures
are of increasing importance for
inspections and maintenance tasks.
Additionally, this research aims to
improve the current GPR technology
in terms of system dimension,
portability, development cost and
signal processing. These objectives are
met by the development of a numerical
framework for analytical analysis of
GPR signal responses. Furthermore,
the new antenna design proposed in
this research achieved a 55% reduction
in antenna dimension compared to a
conventional dipole antenna. Together
the climbing robot and highly portable,
low-cost GPR system developed in this
research have delivered significant
advancement in robotic NDT
technology.
Mahreen Riaz
Design and optimization of novel
transceivers for modern
telecommunication systems
This research aims at the development
and implementation of modern
transmitter and receiver systems for
high frequency mobile and personal
telecommunications systems. The
student will need to acquire the
knowledge of wide band and ultra
wide band technologies and antenna
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engineering in various applications
that include the test and measurement
of smart communication systems.
Investigations will include simulation,
analytical investigation and design of
a new system which benefits from low
size, power, cost and complexity.
This project involves reviewing current
diagnostic and prognostic models
whilst developing unique models that
integrate fundamental engineering
mechanics principals with multidata fusion algorithms. The aim of
this research program is to develop
a novel prognostic models that can
be applied, in real-time, to operating
machines typically used in the Oil
& Gas sector, thereby allowing for
planned maintenance schedules and
improved availability and reliability.
This program offers additional support
to the on-going SHELL/Cranfield
project that involves the integration
and use of data from “System One”
with maintenance records. A follow
on project of this nature will enhance
the development of new advanced
multivariate data fusion models/
algorithms for prognostics.
The aim of this project is to develop
a diagnostic and prognostic model
focusing on a new and holistic
approach that embeds measured
real-time parameters of the operating
machines and advanced data
processing. To be specific, the work
involves: 1. reviewing current diagnostic
and prognostic model for operating
machines such as gas compressor; 2.
Developing a novel diagnostic and
prognostic model that uses data from
“System One” with maintenance
records to predict remaining useful life
of gas compressors and turbines; 3.
Validating diagnostic and prognostic
models on selected operational
machines, demonstrating cost benefits
for implementation of the newly
developed models.
This research is directed at developing
a reinforced concrete surface
climbing robot with on-board ground
penetrating radar (GPR) to carry
out non-destructive testing (NDT)
of vertical safety critical concrete
structures. The research emphasizes on
investigating techniques of developing
a novel permanent magnet based
adhesion mechanism for reinforced
concrete wall climbing robots. NDT
techniques have found its application
in the regular inspection of large
safety critical infrastructures to
determine the structural integrity
and planned maintenance schedules.
The fields of application reach from
large fixed welded structures such
as oil storage tanks, ship hulls to
Xiaochuan Li
Machine prognostic models for gas
compressors and turbines
MD Omar Faruq Howlader
Development of a climbing
robot for inspection of safety
critical concrete structures
Roxana O’Hara
Maintaining the resilience
of hydrogen detection systems
under extreme events
Following the Tohuku earthquake in
Japan and the subsequent events that
occurred at the Fukushima Dai-ichi
Nuclear Plant, whereby hydrogen
explosions resulted in severe damage
to containment structures and
facilities, the resilience of hydrogen
management systems to extreme
events has been of high interest. Based
on the requirements of Sellafield
Ltd, this project examines ways of
improving the resilience to failure,
under extreme events, of hydrogen
detection systems. In particular it
investigates the plausibility of using
hydrogen reactive coatings for the
passive detection of hydrogen under
both normal and extreme event
conditions. Such coatings can aid with
the discovery of hydrogen leaks and
are relatively simple and low cost.
Additionally being passive in nature
they do not require power to operate,
hence, they have the potential to
provide hydrogen detection systems
that are robust to failure and remain
capable of indicating the presence of
hydrogen and the consequent potential
explosion hazard even under extreme
event conditions.Hydrogen sensitive
coatings are fabricated using a wide
range of methods e.g. sol-gel spin
coating, e-beam deposition and UV
assisted photochemical deposition
from a selection of reversible and
irreversible chemochromic transition
metal oxides. Coloration change of the
chemochromic films due to exposure
to hydrogen (H2-N2 mixture) is
detected by UV-Vis spectrophotometer.
Additionally the radiation resistance
and effect of gamma irradiation is
scrutinized using a cobalt-60 source.
Changes in surface morphology
and characteristics are examined by
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
and Raman spectroscopy.
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My research is focused on the
development of micron-scale rod
shaped structures on the surface of
silicon solar cells. These structures,
which are on the order of 1-10 microns
in diameter, enhance a cell’s absorption
of light and electrical generation
whilst requiring less overall material.
This has necessitated both the design
and fabrication of structures and the
modification of existing processing
techniques which are not optimised for
non-conventional solar cell production.
Various collaborative projects have
been undertaken during the course of
my research with both industry and
other universities. The manufacturing
of the structured devices was carried
out with the assistance of Philips
Innovation Services under the
EUMINAfab Europe-wide open access
scheme. This permitted the production
of devices with tight tolerances and
excellent repeatability minimising the
effect of variation on future device
testing.
The optical performance of the
structured devices was modelled in
collaboration with City University
London which yielded excellent
agreements between simulation and
real world performance. This effort
resulted in both a conference paper
and subsequent publishing in the peer
review journal Materials Research
Innovations.
An integral part of my research has
been the development of a shallow
junction diffusion technique necessary
for the production of functioning
solar cells. This technique has proven
interesting and is currently being
investigated as a means of producing
cells from other structured devices
prepared by Bath University.
Anwar Sahbel
Wind turbine blades inspection
using an autonomous mobile robot
The aim of the proposed research is
to investigate the effect of using an
autonomous robot for inspecting
blades to improve the reliability and
sustainability of wind turbines.
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The focus is on the development of
small mobile robot that has the ability
to climb the wind turbine tower and
go over the wind blade without the
aid of any human or rope hanged from
the nacelle where access space and/
or safety are of concern. In addition to
that it is easy to be deployed on wind
turbine towers especially offshore
which will reduce the time and cost of
inspection. Furthermore the robot has
the ability to mark the defects so it can
be reached for maintenance easily.
The main objective of the research
is to design and develop a highly
intelligent and energy efficient
wireless sensor network-based fire
detection system that can accurately
detect time critical event like fire using
artificial intelligent approaches. This
system employs two major subfields
of artificial intelligence namely the
evolutionary and machine learning
algorithm. The work will be based on
two decision mechanisms namely
the analytical mechanism, which will
employ optimisation algorithms, and
a reasoning mechanism, which will be
based on machine learning algorithm.
The two decision mechanisms are both
performed at the sink and they both
work in collaboration. The analytical
mechanism involves the dynamic
optimisation of wireless sensor
network using evolutionary algorithm
to achieve an evenly balanced energy
and minimize the net residual energy
of each sensor nodes. However,
reducing energy consumption of
individual sensors in such networks
and obtaining the expected standard
of quality in the solutions provided by
them is a major challenge. The core
work of the analytical mechanism
is to design a hierarchical network
model that is well tailored towards
efficient energy management of
wireless sensor nodes. The reasoning
mechanism involves the use of
supervised and unsupervised machine
learning algorithms for achieving an
accurate detection decision at the sink
node. This mechanism is performed
at real-time for fire event detection
application. And the work here is
to propose a new machine learning
approach that will significantly improve
the fire detection performance.
Silicon solar cells are the dominant
technology in the photovoltaic energy
generation field and significant
research and development has
been applied to the enhancement
of their efficiency and reduction of
manufacturing costs. However, to fully
break into the UK and world renewable
energy market requires further costs
reductions to allow truly large scale
manufacture and deployment. With
50% of the cost of silicon solar panels
being absorbed by the raw silicon
material, the most straight forward
way to achieve this is by reducing
material requirements.
Muyiwa Olakanmi Oladimeji
Intelligent optimization and machine
learning algorithm for designing
wireless sensor network-based
fire detection and alarm system
Andrew Oates
Processing and characterisation
of silicon microrod solar cells
Muzammil Saeed
Inference removal from biomedical
signals using advanced signal
processing techniques
Biomedical Signal processing is
playing an important role due to
ever-increasing popularity of novel
biomedical devices such as wireless
wearable, implantable, portable,
medical sensors etc. The primary
purpose of all medical devices is
data acquisition and analysis upon
which physicians rely to diagnose and
monitor illnesses. The contamination
of a desired signal by interference or
noise is a major problem encountered
in biomedical applications. One of
the many applications of engineering
to biomedicine requires advanced
forms of signal enhancement by way
of filtering, denoising or interference
removal.
The research sets out to study different
techniques applied to biomedical
signals; Adaptive Line Enhancer (ALE),
Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA) and
Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD).
The premise of this research is to
develop a novel approach to biomedical
signal processing using DSP techniques,
whilst requiring less computational
data processing in the field of signal
separation, noise and interference
removal. This project is broken down
into two parts; firstly, the analysis on
synthetic and real biomedical signals
(e.g. EEG, ECG & EMG), noise and
interference and their mathematical
and statistical properties. Secondly,
intelligent adaptive noise and
interference removal using Matlab by
using computationally efficient and
novel signal processing algorithms.
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The synthesises of organic carbonate
through cyclo addition of carbon
dioxide to epoxide in the present of
heterogeneous catalyst using high
pressure reactor is known to be a ‘Green
Processes’. Heterogeneous catalyst
of metal oxides such as cerium oxide,
zirconium oxide, lanthanium oxide,
lanthanium doped zirconia and cerium
doped zirconium oxide ceria lanthana
doped zirconia was used to synthesised
styrene carbonate through cyclo
addition of carbon dioxide to styrene
oxide in a batch high pressure reactor
under different reaction conditions.
Among other catalysts ceria lanthana
doped zirconia catalyst showed good
activity and selectivity for styrene
carbonate without additional organic
solvents. The optimum reaction
conditions for the synthesis of styrene
carbonate in the presence of ceria
lanthana doped zirconia catalyst
system was at 408 K, 75 bar, 20 h and
300 rpm.
The future works will be focused
on improving the catalyst, reaction
conditions and as well as the use of
improved catalyst to synthesise other
organic carbonates
Additive manufacturing (AM) refers
to a group of processes that build up
an object by the selective joining of
material layer upon layer, directly from
three dimensional (3D) computeraided design (CAD) models. AM
techniques exhibit several advantages
over conventional manufacturing
techniques. For instance, they support
the fabrication of complex geometries
or assemblies, without the need
for tooling or monitoring, which
allows for low-cost and low-volume
production of customised products.
Also, they offer reduced material
waste and limited use of harmful
chemicals. At present, the most widely
employed technique of additive
manufacturing is melt extrusion 3D
printing (ME3DP), based on fused
Farhan Tanvir Santo
Vessel energy efficiency enhancement
using sensing for LNG containment
The main objective of the project is
to develop and optimize at laboratory
and demonstrate scale, a monitoring
system to automatically monitor
the efficiency of the LNG storage
container and its sub systems, a
system comprising sensors that can be
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retrofitted coupled with an intelligent
software system supported by
database with three elements:
• A design database
• An inspection database
• A damage database
The database will allow common
elements to be identified across similar
container design with a vessel for
larger operation.
deposition modeling technology, that
produces components or prototypes
out of a polymer feedstock filament.
However, a major obstacle for the
incorporation of ME3DP in industry
is the inferior mechanical properties
of its products compared to the
conventionally fabricated counterparts,
due to the anisotropy caused by
the inherent layering. A strategy for
engineering the physical properties of
3D-printed parts is the introduction
of nanomaterials in the polymer
host material. In such systems, the
matrix is usually a thermoplastic
polymer that ensures compatibility
with the melt extrusion process,
whereas the nanoscale additives
have been reported to enhance the
properties of the corresponding
matrix. This project focuses on the
development and processing of
tailor-made thermoplastic-based
nanocomposites as solid feedstock
filaments, that will be fed into the 3D
printer and melt-extruded to form
the required 3D objects. Specifically,
the research framework includes
the investigation of the effects of
different types of additives on the
quality of the feedstock filament and
thus on the structure and properties
of the final 3D-printed parts. The
overall aim is to understand the
mechanisms underlying the formation
of high-performance components by
3D printing of thermoplastic-based
nanocomposites using ME3DP.
I have gained MSc. in Renewable Energy
Engineering after my BEng. in Chemical
& Process Engineering. Presently, I am
focusing on the research study titled
“catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide
(CO2) to value added chemical”. This is
as result to bring about environmental
benign in the present outcry to reduce
the emission of greenhouse gases in
order to prevent global warming. The
utilisation of carbon dioxide will not
only offer one of the means to prevent
global warming but also offer a means
of value added chemicals such as
fuel additives, substitute for various
chemical reagents, organic solvent and
green reagents.
Antigoni Paspali
Nanostructured engineering materials
for additive manufacturing
Victor Nnamdi Onyenkeadi
Catalytic conversion of CO2 to value
added chemical
Saham Sherhani
Study of foam stability in
system brine-crude oil in
enhance oil recovery system
Successful field applications of any
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique
require mobility control for displacing
phase to maximize vertical and areal
sweep efficiencies. Volumetric sweep
efficiency of displacing phase can
be low due to unfavorable mobility
ratio and density contrast between
displacing and displaced phases
(HuseyinOnurBalan, 2013).
There have been some studies
of foam application that showed
increasing of sweep efficiency by
reducing the mobility of CO2 during
CO2 flooding,which led to oil recovery
improvement in many EOR projects
(Yi Liu, et. al., 2005).The aim of this
research is to study foam stability in
the system crude oil and brine by using
different surfactant and polymers. Also
to design stable foam that is suitable
to be injected in a core sample under
reservoir condition to evaluate the
efficiency of the production of the oil.
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and three phase flow in surfactant
induced water-alternating-gas
injection this interaction needs to be
studied.
To obtain three phase relative
permeability, two phase water/oil,
and gas/oil relative permeability
were obtained from coreflooding
experiments which will be used
in numerical simulation to obtain
three phase relative permeability.
Surfactant model will be introduced
into numerical simulation to study
the effect of surfactants on three
phase relative permeability. Suitable
surfactant for this research was
selected by characterizing surfactants
and conducting phase behaviour
experiments. Different three phase
correlations will be evaluated to select
the correlation that best describes the
mechanism of surfactant enhanced
water-alternating-gas injection.
Surfactant interaction with gas will
also be studied in this work.
Linghao Zhou
Rotating machine
health diagnostics
Nowadays, with the continuous
booming of modern industry, the
utilisation of electric machines has
become a crucial part. According to
relevant survey, around 70% of electric
energy is consumed by electric motors,
among which, induction machines play
an important role of consuming nearly
45% of total energy, because of their
capabilities of self-starting, low-cost,
relatively high efficiency, options for
speed controls and wide range of
sizes. Therefore, the machine fault
diagnosis and prognosis has always
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been a hot spot in mechanical and
electrical research area, as it is a matter
of guaranteeing safety of machine
operation, industry development as
well as low-cost maintenance.
The main procedure of machine fault
diagnosis involves the use of advanced
signal processing techniques to reduce
signal noise and reveal fault features.
Many novel methods have been
investigated in different machine
fault conditions.
My research interest is in study of the
characteristics of different machine
Until very recently, road vehicle
design was a field dominated by
mechanical engineers. Factors
including the dropping cost of
electronic components and the
enduring enthusiasm of the car
manufacturers to boost road safety
and to distinguish themselves from
their contestants, has led to vehicles
becoming “computers on wheels”, or
rather “computer networks on wheels”
embedded with technologies such as
collision avoidance systems, parking
assistance and others. Autonomous
systems are likely to emerge in a
number of areas over the coming
decades. From unmanned vehicles
and robots on the battlefield, to
autonomous robotic surgery devices,
applications for technologies that
can operate without human control.
These technologies can promise great
benefits, replacing humans in tasks
that are routine, dangerous and dirty,
or detailed and precise. Transportation
will be disrupted and will never be the
same again. Autonomous Vehicles
will be here much sooner than most
people expect and will lead to major
changes to transportation, our cities
and society as a whole. A number of
studies have identified that people
do not like changes as most people
are reluctant to alter their habits.
Therefore customer acceptance is
likely to be the biggest obstacle to
autonomous vehicle penetration.
Throughout the years, there have been
several theoretical models, primarily
developed from theories in psychology
and sociology, employed to explain
technology acceptance and use. The
Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use
of Technology (UTAUT2) has distilled
the critical factors and contingencies
related to the prediction of behavioural
intention to use a technology primarily
in organisation contexts. This research
attempts to build upon and extend
the UTAUT2 and to enhance our
understanding of the factors that
influence people behavioural intention
of acceptance and use of technology.
In this process, we will be exploring
Autonomous Vehicles as a scenario use
to test our proposed research model.
This research is aimed at estimating
three phase relative permeability and
evaluating the effect of surfactants
on three phase relative permeability
during water-alternating-gas
injection (WAG). Three phase relative
permeability is required to understand
the mechanism of three phase flow
because there is no defined path of
flow in the reservoir like the two phase
flow. When surfactant is present
during water-alternating-gas injection,
the surfactant tends to interact
with the rock, water, oil and gas. To
understand pore scale displacement
Patrice Seuwou
Autonomous vehicles as
a disruptive technology:
A model for evaluating
the public acceptance
Perekaboere Ivy Sagbana
Effect of surfactants on
three phase relative permeability
during water-alternating-gas
flooding experiment
Xu Zhang
Digital signal processing
in skin measurements
faults and condition indicators
along with study of advanced signal
processing techniques. In order to
enhance the efficiency of machine fault
diagnosis and prognosis, the suitable
and novel signal processing techniques
will be implemented and developed
to reduce the noise ratio of the raw
data hence increase the accuracy of
fault detection. By doing this research,
papers are expected to be published,
and some signal processing methods
are to be improved and experimentally
tested.
The aim of my study is to develop a
new data acquisition software for invivo skin measurements by using optothermal transient emission radiometry
(OTTER), and new algorithms for signal
processing in AquaFlux and capacitive
based silicon contact imaging using
Fingerprint sensor.
In details, I should develop a new data
acquisition software for OTTER using
Picoscope technology, integrate the
new Er:YAG laser and new MCT array
detector into the existing OTTER
apparatus, develop new algorithms
for analysing OTTER signals of nonhomogeneous samples, develop
new algorithms for roughness and
feature matching in contact imaging,
and develop new algorithms for fast
predicting the AquaFlux data.
I still need to do some skin
measurement on vivo and vitro skin, by
using OTTER, AquaFlux, and Fingerprint
sensor, using a variety of ways (such
as skin damaged, tape stripping,
etc.) to find the vivo skin hydration,
transepidermal water loss (TEWL), and
solvent penetration of vitro skin.
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The aim of this research is to study the
influence of some of the factors that
control the wax deposition process,
such as inlet coolant temperature, flow
rate, pressure drop, oil temperature,
shear stress, experimental time,
oil viscosity and light components
concentration.
A new experimental flow loop
system was built in the lab using
copper pipe to study the variation
of wax deposition thickness under
the single phase transport. A series
of experiments were carried out at
different flow rates (2.7, and 4.8 litre/
min) to study wax deposition and
measure the wax thickness.
The performance of some of wax
inhibitors was evaluated to determine
their effects on the wax appearance
temperature and the viscosity of the
crude oil using the programmable
Rheometer rig at gradient
temperatures (55 – 0Cº) and shear
Ertan Siddiqui
Optimisation of hydrogen generation
based on aluminum particles and
waste water
This research project involves
activation of aluminium based catalyst
for the purpose of producing hydrogen
gas for fuel. The project investigates
other sources for the hydrogen beyond
the more commonly used fresh water
sources, such as urine solutions and
typical industrial waste water sources.
Within the scope of the project is
evaluation and improving the surface
reaction kinetics, catalyst regeneration
and reactor design.
rate 120 1/s before and after adding
1000ppm and 2000ppm of inhibitors
to the crude oil. Three different
inhibitors which were not tested before
were prepared in this study. These
inhibitors works efficiently compared
with its original components. This
unique blend of the inhibitory
properties and significant reduction in
pour point temperatures and crude oil
viscosity is providing a novel progress
in flow assurance technology.
A comparison between OLGA software
to simulate experiments, the wax
thickness observed in the lab, the wax
thickness obtained from the pressure
drop equation and heat transfer
equation, to study the difference
between them.
Water-flooding is an important
research topic in enhanced oil recovery
(EOR) due to the fact that, I) water is
an efficient injectant for displacing
oil, II) water is relatively easy to inject
into oil-bearing formations and, III)
often water is available and most
importantly, inexpensive. Waterflooding by all measures has been the
most successful method for recovering
oil from reservoirs due to the fact that
this technique can achieve higher oil
recovery with minimal cost, also it
can be applied during early life cycle
of the reservoir and the payback is
In recent years, extensive research
has indicated that tuning salinity
and ionic composition of the injected
water can favourably affect oil/brine/
rock interaction. Although it is widely
accepted these methods can improve
oil recovery, the mechanism for them
is still developing. The majority of the
research has been pointed towards
sandstone, as the low salinity effect
was mainly attributed to interaction
with the clay minerals, which are not
present in carbonates. To this end, the
potential for the carbonate reservoirs
has not been thoroughly investigated
whilst more than half the world`s
proven hydrocarbon reserves are
accounted for the carbonate rocks.
The aim of this work is to further
investigate the potential of low salinity
water-flooding in carbonate reservoirs
and provide new insights toward
underlying mechanism.
Zahra Echresh Zadeh
Conversion of biomass
to bio-oil
Biomass is a renewable and sustainable
source of energy, which reduces our
dependence on fossil fuels and can
deliver a significant reduction in net
carbon emissions. It is widely accessible
throughout the UK and can provide
additional environmental and social
advantages when compared with fossil
fuels.
Pyrolysis is one of the technologies,
which has been developed to produce
bio-oil from biomass. Generally,
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faster. Moreover, Water-flooding has
been viewed as a physical process to
maintain pressure and drive oil towards
the production wells. As a result, less
attention has been given to the role of
the chemistry of the injection water
and its impact on oil recovery.
The abstract of this work is to study
one of the main flow assurance
problems in the oil industry: wax
deposition. Wax can precipitate as a
solid phase on the pipe wall during
production when its temperature
drops below the Wax Appearance
Temperature. Wax deposition can
result in the restriction of crude oil
flow, creating pressure abnormalities
and causing an artificial blockage
leading to a reduction in the
production.
Farzin Vajihi
Low salinity water-flooding
in carbonate reservoirs
Muhammad Ali Theyab
Study of fluid flow assurance
in offshore hydrocarbon production –
investigation wax mechanisms
pyrolysis is known as a process of
thermal degradation of biomass
in the absence of oxygen. Bio-oil is
produced from fast pyrolysis process
with char and gas as by-products and
it can be used directly as fuel in many
applications. By using innovative
notions, different types of reactor
configurations have been investigated
for pyrolysis process which, produce
three pyrolysis components including
liquid, gas and solid at high heating
rate and moderate temperature.
The aim of this research project is
to produce bio-oil from biomass by
fast pyrolysis process. In this process,
an appropriate feedstock is selected
and the pyrolysed gas will be passed
through a catalyst bed at high
temperature and pressure, at different
heating rates and proper analytical
method such as GC/MS can be used
for biomass analysis to investigate the
effect of different heating rates on
pyrolysis of samples.
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with superior tunable properties
from their parent precursor. Currently,
producing sheets of high quality 2D
and 2D based nanocomposites is still
challenging and the opportunities they
offer are still poorly understood.
The Continuous Hydrothermal Flow
Synthesis (CHFS) approach, which
harnesses the unique synthesis
power of supercritical H2O, presents
an attractive solution to the current
challenges facing the development of
2D materials for a diverse spectrum of
applications. These areas range from
energy storage (electrodes for lithium
ion batteries, super capacitors), CO2
reduction (catalyst/absorber), and
biomedical applications (antibacterial,
biosensors and bio-tagging).
The overall vision of my project
is focused on exploring and
discovering new advanced functional
nanocomposites. By developing/
optimizing the CHFS and protocols, my
research project will take an integrated
approach covering synthesis through
to characterization and composition.
Ultimately having a lasting impact
on the way in which we utilize these
novel nanomaterials for a wide range
of applications to benefit science and
importantly society.
Ali M A Kamali
The value of mixed research method
for investigating a new technology
The paper aims to investigate the
relevance and appropriateness of
mixed research methods for IT and IS
related discipline. Through a mixed
method, researchers could avoid
biases intrinsic that are hidden from
all who are involved in launching new
technology in the community, such
as users, service providers, and IT/IS
practitioners. The main target in the
paper is novice researchers in the field
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of information technology, who should
be aware about the value of mixed
research methods as an approach to
incorporate a distinct set of ideas and
practices from the main stakeholders
in order to achieve a complete
coherence and consistency to their
studies. The paper also discussed some
common research definitions and
types being used related to researches
of information technology. The author
This research consists of three parts
in which Part 1 introduces a new
statistical method for diagnosing
flow regime for both flowing and
shut-in conditions in oil and gas well
test interpretation. The method
utilizes the second differencing of
pressure and time since pressure and
subsurface flow rate change are non
stationary, then integrate its residual
differences using simple statistical
tools such as sum of square error SSE,
moving average MA and covariance
to formulate flow regime diagnostic
models for interpreting well test data.
Part 2 and 3 present two analytical
approaches. (1) First is the pressuredensity equivalent algorithm for each
fluid phase, which is derived from
the fundamental pressure-density
relationship and its derivatives
used for diagnosing flow regimes
and calculating phase and average
permeabilities using newly introduced
empirical model. (2) The second
approach is the density transient
analytical DTA solution derived with
the same assumptions as those above,
but the derivatives for each fluid phase
were used on semi-log density versus
time plot to derive permeability for
each individual phase.
Both methods can, not only derive
each individual phase permeability,
the derivative response from each
phase is visualised to give much clearer
picture of the true reservoir response,
which in return to ensure that the
derived permeability is right from the
formation radial flow.
These approaches were tested
with synthetic and field data. The
synthetic studies demonstrated that
the calculated numerical density
derivatives on the diagnostic plot
yielded much clearer reservoir
radial flow regime than that from
conventional pressure derivatives,
therefore give more confident
formation permeability estimation.
In order to support field application
of this approach, field data sets were
identified and analysed using the
developed methods. In this case, the
conventional pressure derivative
diagnostic method failed to identify
the radial flow, hence unable to
estimate the reservoir permeability.
In contrast, the fluid phase numerical
density and pressure-density
equivalent derivatives both gave very
clear radial flow stabilizations on
the diagnostic plot, from which the
reservoir permeability was estimated,
which well matched the up scaled core
permeability from the same formation.
Two-dimensional (2D) class of
materials has attracted tremendous
interest from both academia and
industry due to a wealth of remarkable
properties occurring as a result of
their atomic thickness and infinite
lateral dimensions. Examples of
these materials include graphene (G),
molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), and
boron nitride (BN). However, as standalone materials they do not possess
the diversity of properties that are
required to allow integration in a range
of potential technological applications.
Owing to the flexible nature of these 2D
nanosheets it is possible to design novel
2D based functional hybrid materials
Victor Biu
New approach to improve interpretation
of pressure transient data (statistical &
numerical density derivatives application
in oil and gas well test interpretation)
Arni Vaughn
Continuous Hydrothermal
Flow Synthesis (CHFS) for
2D materials design and discovery
Summarily, the statistical and
numerical density transient analyses
DTA are a robust approach for
interpreting complex well test
conditions such as long-term noise or
multiphase flow condition which is
presently limited to only numerical well
testing approach.
tried to prove the mixed research
paradigm as a rational explanation
for evaluating a new technology
rather than restricting it with either
quantitative or qualitative methods.
The author used e-Government
technology as an example to prove the
value of mixed research methods that
can be applied to design research in the
field of information technology.
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A large number of polymers have been
developed to improve oil displacement
efficiency. Hydrophobically modified
polyacrylamide is a type that has been
introduced to oil field application for
the past two decades (Wever 2011). The
main characteristics of these polymers
are their significant enhancement
of water viscosity compared with
the conventional polymers such as
hydrolysed poly acrylamide (HPAM),
and their salinity tolerance that
would be more important in the real
application (Dupuis 2010).
Phenyl-polyacrylamide (PPAM)
as a hydrophobically modified
polyacrylamide is synthesised by free
radical micellar copolymerisation
method. In this technique, hydrophobic
monomers are solubilised in micelles
provided by an ionic surfactant
(sodium dodecyl sulphate). The
characterisation of the polymer and
the rheological behaviour of polymer
was investigated in both distilled water
and NaCl solution and the results were
compared with HPAM.
Polymer flow experiments were carried
out in a sand pack to investigate the
interaction of polymer, sand and
brine, and also to study the viscosity
of the polymer in-situ at different
flow rates (shear rate). The polymer
solutions exhibited a shear thinning,
shear thickening and degradation
behaviour at different shear rates. The
experiments were also carried out to
investigate the polymer retention at
different polymer concentration and it
was found out the retention increases
at higher concentration. Polymer
behaviour at reservoir conditions
is essential to be understood for
enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
Polymer flow though consolidated
core samples and in the presence of
oil is yet to be investigated and study
the interaction of polymer, rock, brine
and oil.
Richard Brath
Design space of typography
in data visualization
This work considers the use of
typography to represent data in
visualizations beyond simple labels.
We first analyze the design space
of existing visualization reviewing
existing research and use of text in
hundreds of existing visualizations.
Then we use a cross-disciplinary review
over domains such as typography,
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cartography, notation systems
and coding interfaces to identify
typographic attributes, characterize
their use in data visualization, and
define a range of possible applications.
We design, implement and evaluate
new visualization techniques with
our framework. These include novel
visualization techniques, including
Name: Xiang Ou
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Skin hydration and
solvent penetration measurements
by opto-thermal radiometry,
AquaFlux and fingerprint sensor
Name: Jonathan Breeze
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Temperature and
frequency dependence of complex
permittivity in metal oxide dielectrics:
theory, modelling and measurement
Approximately half of oil production
is a result of water flooding and a
major concern of this process is the
mobility control of the injected phase.
With unfavourable mobility ratio,
channelling through permeable zones
and fingering effects can occur that
lead to an early water breakthrough
and inefficient flooding. By adding
polymer to the injection water and
increasing the water viscosity a greater
flood efficiency can be achieved.
PhDs awarded
2014/15
Hassan Zabihi
Synthesis of hydrophobically modified
polyacrylamide and investigation of
its behaviour in porous media
Name: Oladimeji Onalaja
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Advances in UWB-based
indoor position estimation and its
application in fall detection
Name: Misbahu Ladan Mohammed
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: A heterogeneous
catalytic process for the synthesis
of commercially important epoxide
building blocks
Name: Mohammed Abdullah Al Rashed
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Improvement of manual
ultrasound non-destructive testing
1) skim formatting, 2) proportionally
encoded quantities, 3) equal area
cartograms, 4) micro-text encodings of
lines and areas, 5) textual extensions
to stem & leaf plots. We introduce
novel evaluation techniques for fideltiy,
information lossiness and data density.
Finally we evaluate the overall results
via expert critiques across disciplines.
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Case study
My chemical romance
An epoxide is an organic compound consisting of a three-atom
ring. They are the raw materials for a broad range of products,
from pharmaceuticals and plastics to paint and adhesives.
However, production of epoxides can be expensive, especially
on a large scale, and damaging to the environment.
Dr Misbahu Ladan Mohammed
has undertaken research in
epoxide production that is aimed
at combatting these issues, with
the ultimate goal of making
epoxide production cheaper,
more environmentally friendly,
safer and more flexible.
The conventional epoxidation
methods in the fine chemicals
industries employ either
stoichiometric peracids as a
catalyst – which produces acid
waste, or chlorohydrin – which
results in chlorinated by-products
and calcium chloride waste,”
explains Dr Mohammed. “My
research proposed an alkene
epoxidation process that is
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considered to be clean, and does
not damage the environment. In
fact, the alcohol by-product that
is produced using my method is
itself useful and can be used for
other scientific processes.”
Dr Mohammed’s work involved
adding oxygen to an alkene
molecule, which created a cyclic
epoxide – an important chemical
intermediate. It’s a useful
reaction in organic synthesis, as
the epoxide is a highly reactive
compound that is used as a raw
material or intermediate in the
production of commercially
important products such as
flavours, fragrances, paints
and pharmaceuticals.
“Our aim was to move the
chemistry behind these
techniques from small-scale
laboratory production to medium
scale production technology,”
says Dr Mohammed. “We felt
the best way of doing that was
in continuous process using a
reactive distillation column, and
expanded the work to involve
the assessment of the suitability
of the heterogenous catalysts
developed for alkene epoxidation
using a FlowSyn continuous flow
reactor.”
Dr Mohammed’s experiments
were carried out using a
reactive distillation column
and a FlowSyn reactor. They
showed considerable time
savings, high reproducibility
and selectivity, and a remarkable
improvement in the stability
of the catalyst when compared
to the reactions carried out in
a batch reactor.
Dr Mohammed is hopeful that
future research in this area
could build further upon his
results. “Our approach is a
more efficient process than
conventional batch reaction
methods,” he says. “It is catalytic,
it offers flexibility in terms of
the alkene feedstock and the
potential volume of production,
and it is safer and more
environmentally acceptable.
It offers the prospect of a
lower unit cost and increased
profitability.”
Dr Mohammed is hopeful that
his technologically advanced
process can be used by epoxides
manufacturers who will be
saving money as well as gaining
a superior product. The process
could also be further modified
to improve stability and catalytic
performance so it can be used in
the synthesis of other valuable
epoxides. “My supervisor is
currently in discussions with
other epoxide manufacturers,
with the aim of commercialising
our novel process technology.”
Funding help
Dr Mohammed’s tuition fees
were paid for by LSBU, and his
living expenses were funded
by the Tertiary Education
Trust Fund in Nigeria. The
consumables he needed to
carry out his research were
provided by an ESPRC grant
and The Royal Society Brian
Mercer Feasibility Award
secured by his supervisor
Professor Basu Saha.
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Since the International Criminal Court
(ICC) exercises jurisdiction on crimes
that take place in a territory alien to
the Court, and since at times there is
a difficulty in obtaining direct witness
testimonies, then at times the only
evidence that can be ascertained is
“Hearsay Evidence’’. This research
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brought into the court. After making
the awareness of the ICC’s position on
hearsay, the research seeks to establish
the ill effects of admittance of hearsay
at the ICC. Because one of the many
criticisms leveled at the International
Criminal Court is the fact that neither
its organizing document, the Rome
Statute, nor the Rules of Procedure
and Evidence, contains any provisions
regarding the admissibility of hearsay
evidence, but the chamber may rule
on the relevance and admissibility
of any evidence under ICC Statute
Article 69 para 4; and the ICC Chamber
allowed the admissibility of certain
documents even though the authors
would not be called. The primary aim
of the study is to focus on the extent
to which admitting hearsay evidence
without any prescribed manner at
ICC are detrimental to the interest
of parties, because the fairness of
trial cannot be achieved if the court
admits any untrustworthy or unreliable
hearsay without confrontation. In
order to carry out the research the
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‘’Doctrine Research method’’ will be
utilized here and also it analyses both
the relevant primary and secondary
sources of information on the topic.
Internet sources have also been used
widely. Finally, the research concluded
that, the process of legal findings to
determine the guilt of the accused
will be much less time consuming and
more consistent if the ICC chooses a
stricter approach while processing the
evidence so that the admittance of
hearsay evidence at the ICC would not
be detrimental to the interests of the
parties and even the functioning of the
court.
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the development of the modern nation
state in the Middle East in Turkey, Iraq
and Syria. This first part creates the
context for explaining and gaining a
better understanding of the systematic
marginalisation and forced migration
of the Kurds since the 1920s.
Secondly, the study evaluates the
integration experiences of some
members of the Kurdish diaspora in
London, who have settled in this city
since the 1990s. Furthermore, this
part attempts to describe the shifting
position of the Kurds from victims in
the Middle East with trends in ethnic
integration and the negotiations
of multiculturalism in London. This
‘world city’ has historically the promise
and attraction for many migrants to
becoming Londoners this now includes
Kurdish-Londoners
This research focuses on the
cultural barriers that international
students who are studying a
Pre-Sessional programme can
encounter. Consequently this study
will investigate why students who
are studying these courses tend to
be less inclined to seek additional
support. Subsequently in particular
where they potentially may have a
Homar Holness
What is educational technology’s actual
classroom impact on teachers and
students? Developing a model for
analysing varying views
Michael Adegboyega Adeyeye
Occupational health & safety:
The health impact of racial harassment
and bullying on BME staff in the
National Health Service
Abstract
This study is concerned with the
occupational health and safety of Black
and Ethnic Minority (BME) workers in
the labour market as defined in the
UK context. It focuses on the issues
of racism in the healthcare sector and
deals specifically with the health effect
of racial harassment and bullying
on Black and Ethnic Minority (BME)
workers within the NHS institutions.
The research seeks to assess the impact
of racism and racial harassment on the
health of Black and Ethnic Minority
(BME) workers in the National Health
Service. The study aims to present the
evidence for the relationship between
racism and health, and to highlight
the need, and possibilities, for service
improvement: both for the victims of
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racism and for people from minority
ethnic groups more generally.
Bullying and harassment is a significant
and persistent experience for many
workers in the NHS and other similar
healthcare organisations. Black and
Minority Ethnic (BME) doctors and
nurses experienced discrimination in
every aspect of their work experiences.
Racist attitudes have been shown
to affect health in a variety of ways.
Understanding these processes is
important for the development of
effective policies to reduce the health
disadvantage experienced by people
from minority ethnic groups in the UK.
Methods
The qualitative approach currently
being adopted in this study is found
learning difficulty or disability. Due to
the intensive nature of Pre-sessional
teaching I am exploring current
practices, which demonstrates what
levels of support is available and how
it can be obtained. Research will also
be devised by analysing and evaluating
more modern approaches to provide
guidance to both teachers and
students.
to be useful in investigating aspects
of the problem in more detail. The
aim of the qualitative phase of the
study is to find out how work-related
stress, ethnicity, discrimination, racial
harassment and health are experienced
and understood by Black and Asian
workers in the NHS. This method relies
mainly on unstructured interviews and
documentary evidence and practical
case studies offering an account
of Black Ethnic Minorities’ (BME)
workplace experiences, particularly
in relation to health and race issues
within the NHS. A qualitative in-depth
interview investigation will be carried
out with every volunteered participant
by the researcher and in compliance
with the issue of confidentiality.
This thesis examines classroom
engagement with digital technologies
in secondary school classrooms by
teachers and students. The impact
and use of classroom technology
cannot be divorced from the teacher,
students and policy. The views
of teachers and students play an
integral part in creating an ongoing
successful teaching and learning
experience. While digital technology
has long been viewed as having the
potential to revolutionise teaching,
most research suggests that teachers’
actual use of digital technologies is
influenced and shaped by the nontechnological aspects of everyday
classroom circumstances. There is a
limited amount of empirical research
to support the enthusiastic claims
made about using technology to teach
and impact positively or effectively on
learning. There is a gap in this existing
body of knowledge which this thesis
addresses.
Policy determines a lot of what a
teacher does in a class. Teachers
respond to initiatives -though modified
by many other factors such as prior
experiences, training, etc. – and
students receive the end product. This
thesis uses a novel model of analysis,
adapted from A. V. Kelly’s three stage
model, which looks at the relationship
of actual everyday classroom practice
To understand the Kurdish diaspora
in London requires answering the
interrelated questions of Kurdish forced
migration history and Kurdish cultural
identity. Firstly, the study examines
the history of Kurdish forced migration
and displacement, exploring a common
historical argument which positions
the Kurds as powerless victims of the
First World War (WW1). To this end it
looks critically at the post-WW1 era and
Tracey Celestin
An exploration into the cultural affects
that can hinder the progression of
international students studying
pre-sessional programmes
Ayar Ata
A study of Kurdish
diaspora in London
and the daily experiences of technology
based on policy, practice and the views
of teachers and students.
The study uses a combination of
semi-structured interviews with
teachers, focus group discussions with
students and unstructured classroom
observations of technology’s actual
daily classroom practice to determine
the use, effectiveness and outcomes
behind having technology engage with
learning. These pertinent implications
for practice seek to shape the future
investigation and application of
educational technology in secondary
schools using the Adapted Kelly triad
model.
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Education is a long term and
continuous process. It is important that
it helps the generations to understand
why the violent conflict took place and
potentially contribute to the future
peace building initiatives. This research
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intends to find out how human rights
education might positively influence
and mitigate ethnic and sectarian
conflicts in India and Pakistan.
Drawing upon the feminist approach
to data gathering and analysis, this
research will highlight what is causing
the rise in ethnic and sectarian conflicts
and how human rights education being
one of the peace building initiatives is
dealing with the situation.
According to the Charter of Council of
Europe for Human Rights Education;
Human Rights education’s main
aim is “equipping learners with
knowledge, skills and understanding
and developing their attitudes and
behaviour, to empower learners to
contribute to the building and defense
of a universal culture of human
rights in society, with a view to the
promotion and protection of human
rights and fundamental freedoms”
(CoE, 2010). Should this be the case,
then it is important to understand
the relationship between education
and attitudinal shift (if any) towards
the diversity of religious and cultural
identities.
Drawing upon Kuhn’s (1970) concept
of ‘specific paradigms’, this research
aims to study the reality and the
rhetoric in the following:
• making of the processes and policies
• implementation of the programmes
and policies
• what are the experiences of people
delivering and receiving human
rights education
• what impacts does it have on
conflict.
There is ongoing debate about the
effectiveness of agriculture finance in
increasing agricultural productivity and
consequently in improving the welfare
of farming households. However,
there is little empirical evidence
that shows the extent of household
welfare improvement that arises
from improved access to agricultural
finance. This study therefore attempts
to establish the empirical contribution
of agricultural finance to household
welfare of smallholder farmers in
agricultural zones of Uganda where
banana-coffee farming systems are
predominant.
Although poverty reduction policies in
developing countries hinge on the link
between smallholder productivity and
welfare, micro level empirical evidence
on this is limited in Sub Saharan Africa
and neglects the multidimensionality
of welfare (Dzanku, 2015). This study
contributes by investigating the
contribution of agriculture finance to
household welfare with evidence from
the banana-coffee farming system
in Uganda. The study recognizes the
multidimensionality of welfare and
specific household welfare indicators
such as farm asset portfolios, food
security situation, livelihood diversity
options and risk management capacity
are examined in relation to access to
agriculture finance.
Uganda faces many development
challenges, among them, low
agricultural productivity among
smallholder farming households
(Shively et al; 2012). The research
study will address knowledge gaps on
agriculture finance effects on welfare
and how this impacts food security.
Maximizing Uganda’s agricultural
potential is one of the most important
steps towards the country’s economic
development. Capital that can be
availed to small farmers would provide
the missing link (Anon, 2014a).
The challenge is how to ascertain the
required level and type of agriculture
financing that is needed to trigger
sufficient agricultural productivity
improvements that transform the
multitude of small farmers in Uganda,
from subsistence to commercially
oriented farming (Mutebile, 2012).
This study therefore determines
the relationship between access to
agriculture finance and household
welfare of farmers within bananacoffee farming systems in Uganda.
Ethnic & Sectarian conflict in Pakistan
has increased over the years, and sadly
the education sector has not escaped
the impacts of successive militarisation
and religious radicalisation of policies.
In addition, Pakistan’s involvement
in the war against terror has further
escalated the situation. Amidst the
civil unrest and international coalition
for the war on terror, The Pakistani
Education system is failing to promote
the acceptance and tolerance for
diversity in cultural and religious
beliefs, consequently, religion is
steadily becoming the sole identity of
an individual.
Antony Mugoya
Agriculture finance effects on
farm households’ welfare:
evidence from banana-coffee
farming systems in Uganda
Nadia Imtiaz
Impact of human rights education
on ethnic & sectarian violence
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desired results of a sustainable future,
students and Educators must not
only learn to develop and implement
environmentally-friendly initiatives but
also understand the repercussions of
said actions on the economy, society,
and the environment. This study will
examine the potential of Information,
Communication and Technology (ICT)
in promoting ESD in institutions of
Higher learning in Kenya. The study will
be guided by a key research question:
To what extent can ICT foster ESD
in Teaching and learning in higher
education in Kenyan Universities?
The Target population comprises of
300students, 20 lecturers and heads
of departments. The study will be
analysed using questionnaires and
semi structured interviews.
Fatema Tuz Zohora
A critical analysis of police officers
current practices to combat human
trafficking in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, a small developing country
of South Asia, contains the seventh
largest population in the world. One of
Bangladesh’s serious social problems
is human trafficking, with nearly 13
women and children trafficked from
Bangladesh every day. There is internal
trafficking within the country, but
a large proportion of trafficking is
cross border. Around 5,000-10,000
people are being illegally transited
to other countries from Bangladesh
every year. Nevertheless Bangladesh
has not ratified the UN Trafficking
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Protocol whereas neighbour country
India ratified it in 2011 in order to
set international standards and
measures on trafficking in persons.
To date, research on the role of law
enforcement in human trafficking
work has been limited and focused
primarily on training needs of law
enforcement authority in US but not
in Bangladesh. The inclusion of the
police has never addressed in previous
literature to discussing their role within
the law-enforcement approach such
as building intelligence and criminal
The aim of this research project was to
investigate whether there is subculture
surrounding the famous Tudor queen
Anne Boleyn; what it means for
those involved, and if it constituted
part of the new phenomenon of
female orientated subcultures,
especially in an online environment;
cybersubcultures. By analysing film,
TV and historical literature, and
fiction, the research illustrates how
subcultures are perpetuated through
generations cyclically. It suggests that
the positioning of Anne Boleyn as an
icon or a role model, based mainly
on a media-generated image, has
formed a subculture which thrives on
disjointed imagery and discourse in
order to form a subculture of peculiarly
subtle resistance. The research pulls
together these various disparate
strands into a more cohesive collection
of ideas surrounding Anne Boleyn.
This subculture is unique, reflecting
the ways in which women use social
media to form communities and
communicate, sharing concerns over
men and marriage, all whilst circulating
around the media-generated image
of the famous Tudor queen. These
interactions form the data for this
research project and are analysed
by using a symbolic interactionism
approach. Symbolic interactionism
was used because it mirrored the
ways in which the fans of Anne
Boleyn gained meaning through
the various depictions of her in the
media. Symbolic interactionism shows
how fans engage consciously and
subconsciously with Anne Boleyn’s
representations as a wronged woman,
tragic figure, temptress and traitor.
One of the underlying questions is:
do the forum members sufficiently
understand the complexities and
contradictions in moulding such a
divisive figure into an icon or role
model? If so, then this can be seen as
a ‘flawed project of persuasion’ on the
part of her partisans.
Regarding the question of the ‘flawed
project of persuasion’, the research
hypothesises that the reason these
women gravitate toward Anne Boleyn
is mainly because she is a contentious
figure; they themselves feel
disenfranchised and so they covet an
idol or icon who projects that persona
as well. They have chosen someone
who was a high-achiever and also
someone who was challenging and
remains challenging because of what
she represents; that is why they can
be considered a subculture, because
they are rebelling against the norm in
the choice of their icon, much as Anne
Boleyn herself did throughout many of
the actions of her life trajectory.
The UN Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development (2005) views
the adopting ICTs in institutions of
learning as very important based on
three key factors including: knowledge
economy, offering new modes and
spaces of learning and being a means
of providing spaces for global dialogue.
University curriculum is a crucial
component in student development,
change and future. In order to achieve
Mickey Mayhew
Rehabilitating the reputation
of Anne Boleyn: the construction
of contemporary femininity in
a social media forum
Edward Misava Ombajo
The potential of information
communication and technology to
promote education for sustainable
development in Higher Education.
A case of Kenyan universities
cases against traffickers to prevent
human trafficking in Bangladesh. The
main objectives of this research are
as follows: Identify good and poor
policies and practices on the part of
Police forces that work with victims of
trafficking. Explore victims’ experiences
of support and assistance received
from police officers in Bangladesh.
Describe, analyse and make
recommendations as to what needs to
change to lead to better protection and
prevention of victims.
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Name: Greta Franklin-Brown
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Two generations of black
British Caribbean women’s experiences
of the education system
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PhDs awarded
2014/15
Name: Karl Durrant
Award title: EdD (Prof Doct)
Thesis title: Exploring learning in
practice to support construction
teachers’ professional development
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Dr Franklin-Brown’s PhD examined
the generational difference between
the first generation of British-born
women of Caribbean descent who
attended UK schools in the 1960s
and 1970s, and their daughters. By
exploring two generations’ worth of
experience, her research examined
similarities and differences – the
difficulties they encountered that
the women involved would cite as
barriers to their education.
Dr Franklin-Brown’s work also laid
bare the inadequacies of some of
the stereotypes of indifference,
disengagement and detachment
of Black Caribbean parents. “Those
first generation students felt that
they received very little support
from their parents in school, because
they hadn’t realised that they were
expected to participate in the
education of their children,” she says.
“When that generation become
mothers, they used those experiences
of education and applied various
measures to support the academic
indifference of their children.”
Dr Franklin-Brown’s findings
indicated that many first generation
mothers placed a greater emphasis
on engaging and participating in the
education of their children because,
in their opinion, their own parents
had left their learning entirely up to
the education authorities.
“Fundamentally, what was
evident in my research was the
persistence, presence and desire of
some first generation mothers in
the education of their children to
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combat the negative stereotype of
Black Caribbean children being seen
as educational failures,” says Dr
Franklin-Brown.
In such an under-represented
demographic, Dr Franklin-Brown’s
work has been vital in contributing
to the discourse of education. The
work was aimed at educationalists
and sociologists, and is playing an
important role in dispelling the
myths about black British Caribbean
women in education. In highlighting
the tenacity of the women who took
on pivotal roles in the education
of their daughters, Dr FranklinBrown hopes to help them gain the
recognition they deserve, while also
encouraging further research that
can help black British Caribbean girls
to achieve their potential in school.
Case study
How Dr Greta Franklin-Brown is helping black
British Caribbean women overcome stereotyping
and fulfill their academic potential
She decided to change that.
Redressing
the balance
When it comes to educational
research, there has been plenty
of work carried out looking into
the experiences of black boys –
both Caribbean and British – in
the education system. However,
when she was researching her
Master’s dissertation for her MA in
Women’s Studies, Greta FranklinBrown identified that there was
very little research into black British
Caribbean girls and their educational
achievements, relative to their
white peers.
Dr Franklin-Brown hopes to conduct
further research in the area herself,
as well as encouraging others to
explore it further. “Education is an
area I have always been passionate
about, and it’s my belief that it is
the key to self-development and
empowerment,” she says. “There
is so much that can be achieved
by becoming more articulate, by
being able to converse in all areas,
and in becoming more aware of
the society we live in. Being a black
British Caribbean woman and a
sociologist, I wanted to gain a better
understanding of why some girls
from this particular background
were underachieving in education.”
Why LSBU produces
research that matters
“My research is different to
other studies in the same area
because it investigated two
generations of black Britishborn women of Caribbean
descent, and least of all
mothers’ and daughters’
experiences of school. This
had never been done before.”
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2014/15
Akilen, R., Pimlott, Z., Tsiami, A., & Robinson, N. (2014). The
use of complementary and alternative medicine by
individuals with features of metabolic syndrome.
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Akilen, R., Tsiami, A., & Robinson, N. (2014). Individuals at
risk of metabolic syndrome are more likely to use a
variety of dietary supplements. Advances in Integrative
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Aldiss, S., Baggott, C., Gibson, F., Mobbs, S., & Taylor, R. M.
(2015). A critical review of the use of technology to
provide psychosocial support for children and young
people with long-term conditions. Journal of Pediatric
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Aldiss, S., Ellis, J., Cass, H., Pettigrew, T., Rose, L., & Gibson, F.
(2015). Transition From Child to Adult Care – ‘It’s Not
a One-Off Event’: Development of Benchmarks to
Improve the Experience. Journal of Pediatric Nursing,
30(5), 638-647. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2015.05.020
Appleyard, I., Lundeberg, T., & Robinson, N. (2014). Should
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sham-placebo acupuncture control procedures?
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Baillie, L. (2015a). Disseminating research. Nurse Researcher,
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Baillie, L. (2015b). Lesley Baillie outlines why the papers on
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Baillie, L. (2015c). Perspectives: We need to talk about the 6Cs:
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Baillie, L. (2015d). Promoting and evaluating scientific rigour
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Baillie, L., Beecraft, S., & Woods, S. (2015). Dementia friends
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27(9), 34-38.
Baillie, L., & Black, S. (2014). Professional Values in Nursing:
CRC Press.
Baillie, L., Bromley, B., Walker, M., Jones, R., & Mhlanga, F.
(2014). Implementing service improvement projects
within pre-registration nursing education: A multimethod case study evaluation. Nurse Education in
Practice, 14(1), 62-68. doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2013.06.006
Baillie, L., Gallini, A., Corser, R., Elworthy, G., Scotcher, A.,
& Barrand, A. (2014). Care transitions for frail, older
people from acute hospital wards within an integrated
healthcare system in England: a qualitative case study.
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Baillie, L., Huggins, D., & Parlett, G. (2014). A patient’s right
to dignity in the perioperative environment. Journal of
Operating Department Practitioners, 2(1), 32-36.
Baillie, L., & Leaver, R. (2014). Meeting elimination needs. In L.
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Baillie, L., Merritt, J., Cox, J., & Crichton, N. (2015). Confidence
and Expectations About Caring for Older People With
Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Student Nurses.
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Baillie, L. J., & Leaver, R. (2014). Meeting elimination needs. In
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Baillie, L. J., Sills, E., & Thomas, N. Educating a health service
workforce about dementia: a qualitative study. Quality
in Ageing and Older Adults. doi:10.1108/QAOA-11-20150051
Black, S., Curzio, J., & Terry, L. (2014). Failing a student nurse:
A new horizon of moral courage. Nursing Ethics, 21(2),
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does a woman with Alzheimer’s disease make
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Boyle, S., Thomas, H., & Brooks, F. (2014). Women’s views
on partnership working with midwives during
pregnancy and childbirth. Midwifery. doi:10.1016/j.
midw.2015.09.001
Burrows, D., Baillie, L., & Forge, S. (2014). Managing pain and
promoting comfort and sleep Developing Practical
Nursing Skills (4th ed., pp. 561-610). Boca Raton, USA:
CRC Press.
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Carrick-Sen, D., Baillie, L., Deaton, C., Lowes, L., McCabe,
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research activity: The importance of leadership.
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bjon.2015.24.14.751
Chan, K., Hu, X. Y., Razmovski-Naumovski, V., & Robinson, N.
(2015). Challenges and opportunities of integrating
traditional Chinese medicine into mainstream
medicine: A review of the current situation. European
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eujim.2014.12.006
Chaplin, E., Craig, T., McCarthy, J., & Bouras. N (2013) SAINT:
A guided self-help tool for people with intellectual
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Disabilities, 10(2).
Chaplin, E., & McCarthy, J. (2014). Autism Spectrum Disorder
and Offending: A UK Perspective. Advances in Mental
Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 6(6), 308-313.
doi:10.1108/20441281211285955
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Choi, T. Y., Jun, J. H., Robinson, N., Appleyard, I., & Lee, M. S.
(2015). Warm needling for osteoarthritis: A systematic
review and meta-analysis. Paper presented at the Joint
meeting of the GPTCM Research Association, The
TCM Chemistry Specialty Committee and the TCM
Pharmaceutical Analysis Specialty Committee of the
World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, Mons,
Belgium.
Chorney, J. M., Twycross, A., Mifflin, K., & Archibald, K.
(2014). Can we improve parents’ management of their
children’s postoperative pain at home? Pain Research
and Management, 19(4), e115-e123.
Felson, D. T., Redmond, A. C., Chapman, G. J., Smith, T.
O., Hamilton, D. F., Jones, R. K., . . . Wise, E. (2015).
Recommendations for the conduct of efficacy trials
of treatment devices for osteoarthritis: A report
from a working group of the arthritis research UK
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Ferguson, C., Moorley, C., & Jackson, D. (2015). 8 reasons why
every doctoral student should have a Twitter account,
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Coad, J., Gibson, F., Horstman, M., Milnes, L., Randall, D., &
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solutions of undertaking interviews with children in
the home setting. Journal of Child Health Care, 19(4),
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Franconi, G., & Robinson, N. (2015). Exercise is a complex
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Cooper, A., & Whittaker, A. (2014). History as tragedy, never
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Couchman, W., Hafford-Letchfield, T., & Leonard, K. (2015).
The practice educator as museum guide, art therapist
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Gibson, F. (2014). What is it really like to be a Young Person, in
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Coyne, I., Amory, A., Kiernan, G., & Gibson, F. (2014). Children’s
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Deaton, C., Baillie, L., Lowes, L., Norton, C., Tod, A., & Robb, E.
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Dooris, M., Wills, J., & Newton, J. (2014). Theorizing healthy
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Falkenberg, T., Smith, M., & Robinson, N. (2015). Traditional
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Gibson, F., Vindrola-Padros, C., Hinds, P., Nolbris, M. J., Kelly, D.,
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Higgins, M. (2014b). Conflicting and competing expectations:
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Higgins, M. (2015c). The Struggle for the Soul of Social Work
in England. Social Work Education, 34(1), 4-16. doi:10.10
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contemporary social work: An ironic response. British
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acute hospitals.
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community mental health services,
memory services and care home
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worked as a research nurse for a project
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As part of that role, I was involved in
an ethnographic study which included
observing patients with dementia
admitted to acute hospitals.
My PhD topic is the oral fluid intake
of patients with dementia in acute
hospitals. Once a literature search has
been completed, the research question
will be finalised and the methodology
planned. It is likely to be a mixed
method approach.
The main causes of admission for
people with dementia are pneumonia,
urinary tract infections, syncope and
dehydration. All of these could be
caused or exacerbated by poor fluid
intake.
The effects of dehydration on inpatients include longer stays and
increased complications. Nurses
report some of the greatest challenges
of caring for people with dementia
are agitation and confusion; these
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behaviours could be triggered by
dehydration.
The estimated saving to the health
service from patients in hospitals being
adequately hydrated is significant and
improves health outcomes.
There is a dearth of evidence on
the management of fluid intake for
patients with dementia in hospitals.
Further research into this area is
necessary to ensure this basic care
need is prioritised and met for every
patient.
I feel strongly that, before excellence
can be reached, the basic care needs
of all patients entering hospital should
be achieved, especially the most
vulnerable.
Whittaker, A., & Havard, T. (2015). Defensive practice as
‘fear-based’ practice: Social work’s open secret? British
Journal of Social Work(Advance online publication).
doi:10.1093/bjsw/BCV048
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This study is in the literature reviewing
stage and subject to change. The aims
are:
Collect and analyze transition
information communicated between
CH and EDs on multiple sites from a
large sample to produce generalizable
findings.
In the last decade the annual rate
of transition to EDs has increased
substantially worldwide and older
patients are disproportionately
When transitions are deficient, the
quality of care may be negatively
affected, with patients at risk of
medication errors, service duplication
and unwanted or inappropriate care.
Poor transitions also impede treatment
and care, contributing to ED delays
increasing demand on emergency
department services and costs to the
health care system.
Transitions of older residents from
CH to the ED can be problematic for
all stakeholders. They are associated
with risks to patient safety and patient
satisfaction (Dwyer et al., 2014). There is
increased workload and demand on the
resources of both the CH (McCloskey
2011) and the ED (Dwyer et al., 2014). As
our population ages and the frequency
and complexity of these transitions
increases, how can they be improved?
This study will explore the experiences
of people with Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and their
ability to self-manage their condition
after a stay in hospital. COPD affects
around 1 million people in England and
there are around 115,000 admissions
to hospital a year with a worsening
of this condition. It is associated with
a high death rate both in hospital
and within the first three months
of discharge. Self-management is
promoted as part of the Expert Patient
programme and in shared care models
with health professionals to encourage
people to lead independent lives.
Self-management can be control of
symptoms with medication, which
people adapt to suit them, to starting
antibiotics they have on standby when
their condition worsens instead of
waiting for medical review. However
sometimes hospital care is required for
additional support and treatment.
Hospitals tend to be very medically
focussed and are frequently controlled
environments; ward regimes and
customs are normally dictated by the
hospital staff, where people adjust
into that environment and become
passive recipients of care. This has the
potential to undermine the person’s
ability to self-manage once back home,
as self-management is often removed
from them when they are in hospital.
However there may be a positive effect
on self-management if
the person receives specialist care from
COPD nurses.
The study aims to explore the
experiences of people with a known
diagnosis of COPD, who are admitted to
hospital for at least two days and return
to their own home after discharge.
Through understanding people’s
experiences, it can be determined if
hospital affects self-management once
the person has gone home and if so
what learning can be introduced into
the hospital environment to improve
the patient’s experience of selfmanagement once they are at home
again.
To investigate why transitions from
care homes (CH) to the emergency
department (ED) are not always
successful in England? And how the
barriers can be overcome?
represented in this increase (Arendts
& Howard, 2010). Older care home
residents (75+) in England have 40 to
50 per cent more attendances than
the general older population and are
much more likely to be emergency
admissions (Smith et al., 2015).
They account for 1.3–2.5% of all ED
attendances (Mitchell and Young
2010) and have subsequent hospital
admission rates of up to 85%. Between
84% and 95% of the transitions to the
ED from a CH arrive in an emergency
ambulance (Dwyer et al., 2014).
Anne Schlattl
People’s experience of self-managing
their COPD after discharge from hospital
Mark Arnold
Transition of care home residents to
the emergency department: enablers
and barriers to successful transition
Muireann Kelly
Nurses as role models for healthy
behaviours: An exploratory study
I am in my third year of study at
LSBU. My doctoral study investigates
the expectation that nurses be role
models for healthy behaviours. There
is an expectation expressed in policy
discourse on workplace health and
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public health that nurses should be role
models for healthy behaviours. Little
consideration has been given to the
meaning attached to role modelling
healthy behaviours, or to how it might
be enacted in practice. Whether this is
a realistic and acceptable expectation
for nurses has not been explored. My
study is about exploring the views
of the assumptions attached to this
expectation.
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Name: Natalie Doyle
Award title: Professional Doctorate
in Nursing
Thesis title: The lived experience
of surviving at least five years after
a diagnosis of prostate cancer received
at or after the age of sixty-five.
My brush with prostate cancer
Name: Christine Blunt
Award title: MPhil
Thesis title: Multidisciplinary
team functioning: patient and
team members’ lived experiences
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Name: Peter Campbell
Award title: D.Optometry
Thesis title: The clinical skills of
optometrists in assessing the anterior
chamber angle
Name: Susan Sykes
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: An applied evolutionary
concept analysis of critical health
literacy
Name: Adrian Chorley
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Ocular exposure to
occupational non-ionising radiation
in professional pilots
Name: Claire Bates
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Experience of partner
selection and relationships for people
with learning disabilities
Name: Joanne Newton
Award title: PhD
Thesis title: Can a university be
a healthy university? An analysis
of the concept and exploration of
its operationalisation through two
case studies
PhDs awarded
2014/15
Name: Joanna Mitchell
Award title: Professional Doctorate of
Nursing
Thesis title: A case study of how nursing
students learn clinical decision-making
in practice placements
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However, and perhaps strangely,
the concept has been slow to take
off within Universities, despite
the important role the institutions
play in influencing the habits of
young adults and the fact that they
are responsible for the wellbeing
of relatively large numbers of
employees.
Dr Joanne Newton has pioneered
research that she hopes can make a
real difference. Her study explored
and clarified the meaning of a
healthy university, and investigated
the concept from the perspective of
those who are affected by it.
“Although the concept of a
healthy university has already
been written about, and there is a
healthy university network where
it is discussed by members, it isn’t
widely understood,” explains Dr
Newton. “My study increases
our understanding about how a
healthy university can be made a
reality, and shows that empowering
processes and positive values are
central to that process. It adds to
what we understand the indicators
of a healthy university might be.”
This theory is in contrast to many
of the interventions that take
place in universities, which focus
on specific initiative to promote
healthy eating or physical activity.
Dr Newton’s work is the first to
identify that those characteristics
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need to pertain to the management
processes and organisational ethos
of the university in order to create a
truly ‘healthy university’.
Dr Newton’s findings suggest
that the concept can only become
a reality if the senior leadership
team aspires to become a healthy
university and understands health
and wellbeing from socio-ecological
and salutogenic perspectives.
“Leaders would need to express
concern for, and a commitment to,
improving health and wellbeing, and
adopt a values-based approach,”
says Dr Newton. “However, without
evidence about the positive impacts
and outcomes of a healthy university
and the ways it can benefit the
core business, it may be difficult to
convince leaders about the benefits
to adopting the approach.”
Dr Newton’s work is an important
part of the process towards
inspiring and encouraging senior
management teams at universities
across the country to begin making
the move towards becoming
‘healthy universities’. It added to the
self-review tool developed by the
Healthy Universities Network, with
some key differences “This study
did not identify specific services
or facilities, and did not mention
the curriculum or research,” she
says. “Rather, it clearly points to
the importance of making people
feel empowered and involved, and
applying human values such as
respect.”
Dr Newton is hoping that
further research will build on
her findings, and help to make
healthy universities a reality in
the UK. “My findings could be
used as a framework to support
the development of a ‘healthy
university’, she says. “Once that has
been established, further research
on the positive outcomes of that
university, such as staff sickness,
academic outcomes and staff
and student satisfaction can be
assessed.”
Case study
The concept of a ‘healthy lifestyle’ is
well established in today’s society.
From eating our 5-a-day to
lowering the fat content
of school dinners, we are
bombarded with messages
about healthy lifestyles
and healthy places.
Creating
healthier
universities
The five themes of
healthy universities
Dr Newton’s work has
identified the characteristics
that can help to create a
healthy university. They are:
• Health and wellbeing is at
the heart of the university
• There is a sense of
wholeness and inclusivity
• There is explicit
commitment to health
and wellbeing
• There are healthy processes
• A healthy university will
have healthy outcomes
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