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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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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Electrosynthesis of copper oxide supported on amorphous titanium dioxide nanoparticles based catalysts for photocatalytic oxidative desulfurization by Che Ku Hitam, Che Ku Nor Liana

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Synthesis of nickel-cobalt-iron supported alumina composite via electrolysis for palladium ions adsorption by Muhamad Salleh, Nur Fatien

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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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Measuring the persistence of poverty in East London by Lindsay, Jim

“…Inner east London has been one of the consistently poorest areas of the city since the 19th century, and this study explores the use of mapping techniques to see how persistent the regional geography of poverty in east London has been since the 1880s. …”
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"Darling Look! It's a Banksy!" Viewers’ Engagement with Street Art and Graffiti by Hansen, Susan, Flynn, Danny

“…Viewers’ material engagements with street art and graffiti represent a disruption of the expectable order that demonstrates that what we see, according to our usual division of the sensible, could be otherwise – thus revealing the contingency of our perceptual and conceptual order. …”

n-Heptane isomerization over platinum and phosphorus supported on modified molybdenum oxide-mesoporous silica by Abdul Fatah, Nor Aiza

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Electrosynthesis of zirconia, zinc and iron supported HY zeolite-based catalysts for enhanced photodecolorization of dyes by Sapawe, Norzahir

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Virtual realities in the business world by Tredinnick, Luke

“…The computer screen is a window to an alien world, one we can see and hear but never touch. Over time improvements in display technology have meant that the spaces which greet us on the other side of the plastic and glass are filled-in with ever greater realism and verisimilitude, enmeshing us more completely in our digital environments. …”

The effective assessment of clinical legal education by Leach, Philip

“…In January 2003, a new unit was established under the auspices of the Human Rights and Social Justice Research Institute of London Metropolitan University to deal with human rights cases from Russia (see Leach, 2003). The new unit, the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), is assisting lawyers and non-governmental organisations based in Russia to utilise the European Convention on Human Rights (which Russia ratified in 1998) by providing advice and assistance in taking cases to the European Court of Human Rights. …”
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Problem-based learning principles and application to practice : an example from a practitioner-orientated course by Dangerfield, Polly

“…It is a philosophy of learning that enables students to see the relevance of the learning they need to achieve targets and succeed.…”
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