Supporting student development using reflective writing by Wilson-Medhurst, Sarah

“…The assessment strategy used seeks to support retention and progression within a diverse student group. Reflective writing (see e.g. Moon, 1999) is a key component of the strategy adopted.…”
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Assessing cultural awareness in reading texts at a university in Libya by Albakoush, Khalefa Alsadek

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An optimum closed loop supply chain network model in a stochastic product life cycle context. by Madadi, Najmeh

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Domestic homicide review (DHR) : case analysis by Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola, Kelly, Liz

“…In the same time period, 35 women and 46 men were killed by a son/daughter or other family member (see appendix one for details). Since the implementation of Section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004) in 2011, Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) have been a statutory requirement. …”
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A briefing for commissioners : what survivors of violence and abuse say about mental health services (REVA project, briefing 4) by Scott, Sara, Williams, Jennie, McNaughton, Nicholls C., McManus, Sally, Brown, Ashley, Harvey, Shannon, Kelly, Liz, Lovett, Jo

“…Useful guidance focussing on commissioning services specifically for women and girls who have survived violence is also available: see Woman’s Aid and Imkaan, 2014 ‘Successful commissioning: a guide to commissioning services that support women and children survivors of violence’, see www.womensaid.org.uk for details.…”
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Pambzuka news: building a progressive pan-Africa movement by Manji, Firoze

“…Pambzuka News is described variously as an e-newsletter or platform of website about social justice in Africa. There are some that see it as an example innovative use of information communications technology. …”
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Using VR in Learning and Teaching by Cocking, Chris

“…This paper investigates the use of a Virtual Reality (VR) simulation (The Underground Station Evacuation Simulator- USES) that was initially developed to explore mass emergency behaviour experimentally (see Drury & Cocking, 2007). However, since January 2009, I have been using the USES to teach Research Methods to 1st year Undergraduate Psychology Students, and realised that it can also be useful in teaching students about theories relating to the psychology of crowd behaviour. …”
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The appropriation of the local: public service radio past and present by Lewis, Peter M.

“…Public service broadcasting, what it means and how it has responded to the challenges of competition and, more recently, of digital innovation, is a topic which continues to engage those who, like me, see this form of broadcasting as an essential presence, but who have campaigned for a local, community-based contribution to the public sphere. …”
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Development of triga mark ii research reactor core monitoring system using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system by Mohd Ali, Nur Syazwani

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Novel opto-electronic and plastic fibre sensors by Ioannides, Nicos

“…The middle POF is coupled to a red LED and emits light onto a flat target with the two outer fibres receiving the reflected light from the target and guiding it to two silicon PIN photodiodes. Theoretical investigations on the behaviour of the sensor are presented for ranges between 0 mm and 100 mm, and for targets with different reflectivities. …”
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Marta Czok URBE by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig, Ionescu, Georgiana, Czok, Marta

“…Among these works, specially selected for the Galleria dei Busti at Palazzo Montecitorio, we see in a central position the polyptych Città Salva Anima / Soul Saving City originally commissioned in 2000 by the French Embassy to the Holy See, in response to the Jubilee, as part of the exhibition Roma Jubilans. …”
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Review article on students' conceptions of statistics by Uzelac, Gordana

“…There are several reasons for that: few students see statistics as a crucial part of their education as social scientists and their future profession, many hold certain prejudices against and misconceptions about statistics, or have a low level of numeracy or other learning issues. …”
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The influence of cultural heritage on students' willingness to engage in peer assessment by Schwabenland, Christina

“…The decision about which methods of assessment to use are critical because ‘assessment defines what students regard as important, how they spend their time and how they come to see themselves as students (Brown et al, 1977 p7 my emphasis). …”
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What decolonising the curriculum means: reflections by students of Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University by Moran, Andrew

“…Working in a university that has one of the most diverse student populations in the UK, with a high level of black and ethnic minority students, it is clear that the traditional curriculums of the West often do not reflect the interests of our students, and, equally importantly, they do not see themselves reflected in the subject matter. …”
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Candida rugosa lipase supported on biomass-based nanocellulose-silica hybrid polyethersulfone membrane for synthesis of pentyl valerate by Elias, Nursyafiqah

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Putting leadership in its place: introduction to the special issue by Sutherland, Neil, Bolden, Richard, Edwards, Gareth, Schedlitzki, Doris

“…In engaging with this special issue, we encourage you to read widely and reflect deeply in order to see and understand leadership and place in new ways.…”
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Reasons for student non-attendance at lectures and tutorials : an analysis by Kottasz, Rita

“…Students' learning experiences (Zhongqi, 2000), their attitudes to different methods of teaching (see for example Bennett and Kottasz, 2001) and their skills and competencies (Kremer and McGuiness, 1998) have all been subject to analysis. …”
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Writing Mentors and the Writing Centre: producing integrated disciplinary writers by Harrington, Kathy, O'Neill, Peter, Bakhshi, Savita

“…This article reports on an evaluation of the first year of the Student Writing Mentor Scheme, a peer tutoring initiative developed by the Write Now Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) (see http://www.writenow.ac.uk for details). The Write Now CETL aims to enrich students' learning experiences through the development of innovative, evidence-based provision focused on writing for assessment. …”
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Getting the story right : evaluating a postgraduate multimedia journalism module by Rodgers, James

“…However, the rapid changes - technological, editorial, and economic - currently underway in journalism (Hesmondhalgh, 2007; Beckett, 2008; Shirky 2008; Albertazzi and Cobley, 2009; Williams, 2011) meant that there was an argument for frequent examination of course materials to see that they remained as relevant as possible. …”
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Legitimacy of death: national appropriation of the fallen by Uzelac, Gordana

“…Many influential theorists of nationalism see war as a social conflict that to great extent homogenizes and unifies the nation. …”
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