Placement or practicalities? Barriers and disincentives to work experience, as reported by computing students
Presentation / Conference
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Smith, C. (2017, December)
Placement or practicalities? Barriers and disincentives to work experience, as reported by computing students. Paper presented at Society for Research Into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual Conference, Newport, Wales
Having relevant work experience, such as a placement or internship, is valued by employers in the technology sector and can improve employment outcomes for computing graduates...
Anticipation and the cortisol awakening response within a dynamic psychosocial work environment
Presentation / Conference
Campbell, T., Westbury, T., Davison, R. & Florida-James, G. (2017, October)
Anticipation and the cortisol awakening response within a dynamic psychosocial work environment. Poster presented at Society for Psychophysiological Research - 57th Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria
The cortisol awakening response (CAR) is a distinct element of the diurnal pattern of cortisol release, believed to be partly driven by the anticipation of the demands of the ...
A 'third space' perspective on intercultural dialogue
Presentation / Conference
Zhou, V. X., & Pilcher, N. (2017, June)
A 'third space' perspective on intercultural dialogue. Paper presented at 17th International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) annual conference - Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating meaning and performing 'culture', Edinburgh Napier University
No abstract available.
Researching narratives of collective memory and identity: The case of the commemorative events of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Presentation / Conference
Todd, L., Anastasiadou, C., Theodoraki, E., & Viol, M. (2014, September)
Researching narratives of collective memory and identity: The case of the commemorative events of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Paper presented at International Conference on Remembering in a Globalizing World: The Play and Interplay of Tourism, Memory, and Place
No abstract available.
Cultures of Listening: The popular aesthetics of 'difficult music'.
Presentation / Conference
Atton, C. (2013, October)
Cultures of Listening: The popular aesthetics of 'difficult music'
Difficulty and complexity are values most often associated with a modernist avant-garde of ‘serious’ music. Their presence in popular music tends to attract the opprobrium of...
Acculturation as storied cultural learning experience
Presentation / Conference
Zhou, V. X. (2012, May)
Acculturation as storied cultural learning experience. Paper presented at Narrative Matters 2012 – Life and Narrative, Paris
In intercultural communication studies, acculturation is a popular topic that addresses the process through which individuals acquire new cultural patterns through intercultur...
The journalism of Diaspora: ethics, production and audiences.
Presentation / Conference
Atton, C. (2010, September)
The journalism of Diaspora: ethics, production and audiences. Presented at Journalism of Diaspora Symposium, University of Lincoln
Media theory in practice: staff research in the undergraduate classroom.
Presentation / Conference
Atton, C. (2009, November)
Media theory in practice: staff research in the undergraduate classroom. Presented at QAA Enhancement Event: Research-Teaching Linkages to Enhance Graduate Attributes in Creative and Cultural Practice, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow
Intangible cultural heritage in Scotland project: how it can benefit you and your arts group.
Presentation / Conference
Gunn, L. (2009, October)
Intangible cultural heritage in Scotland project: how it can benefit you and your arts group. Paper presented at 'Crafting The Arts' Voluntary Arts Scotland's 2nd National Conference, Howden Park Centre, Livingston, West Lothian
Bolshie teenagers and boring books: pre and post Potter.
Presentation / Conference
Gray, A. (2009, October)
Bolshie teenagers and boring books: pre and post Potter. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on the Book, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Scotland
A 1989 report provided both a snapshot of the contemporary role of reading in children’s lives and a basis upon which policies could be developed in order to encourage reading...