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Using pre-arrival shared reading to promote a sense of community: A case study across two institutions

Journal Article
Baverstock, A., Steinitz, J., Webster-Henderson, B., Bryars, L., Cairncross, S., Ennis, L., …McLuckie, C. (2018)
Using pre-arrival shared reading to promote a sense of community: A case study across two institutions. Logos, 29(4), https://doi.org/10.1163/18784712-02904005
Seeking to improve student enrolment, engagement, and retention, Kingston University began a pre-arrival shared reading scheme in 2014–2015, sending a free book to every stude...

Advocacy in Action: How a university shared reading project reaches homeless readers in Scotland

Presentation / Conference
Gray, A. (2021, March)
Advocacy in Action: How a university shared reading project reaches homeless readers in Scotland. Paper presented at AdvanceHE Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, Online
This paper provides genuine insight into the rationale for an approach to inclusivity that penetrates to the very edges of society. It underpins the need to find better method...

100 Years of Magazine Publishing in Scotland

Exhibition / Performance
Gray, A. 100 Years of Magazine Publishing in Scotland. Exhibited at Scotland. 24 June 2013 - 19 July 2013. (Unpublished)

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Gray, A. 100 Years of Magazine Publishing in Scotland. Exhibited at Scotland. 24 June 2013 - 19 July 2013. (Unpublished
Scotland wide, 24 June until 19 July 2013

Minding Their Own Business: Penguin in Southern Africa

Journal Article
McCleery, A. (2018)
Minding Their Own Business: Penguin in Southern Africa. Journal of Southern African Studies, 44(3), 507-519. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2018.1452420
The title of this essay is taken from the 1975 Penguin African Library revised edition of Antony Martin’s ‘Minding Their Own Business: Zambia’s Struggle against Western Contro...

Published in Scotland: publishing Scotland.

Presentation / Conference
McCleery, A. (2001, October)
Published in Scotland: publishing Scotland. Paper presented at Scottish Communication and Media Association, Universtiy of Stirling
No abstract available.

Changing audiences: the case of the Penguin "Ulysses".

Book
McCleery, A. (2010)
Changing audiences: the case of the Penguin "Ulysses". In G. Allen, C. Griffin, & M. O'Connell (Eds.), Readings on audience and textual materiality, 131-142. Chatto and Pickering

Advocacy in action: How a university shared reading project reaches homeless readers in Scotland

Presentation / Conference
Gray, A. (2020, March)
Advocacy in action: How a university shared reading project reaches homeless readers in Scotland. Paper presented at Advance HE Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, 2020, Edinburgh
Awarded Institutional Place by Conference This paper provides genuine insight into the rationale for an approach to inclusivity that penetrates to the very edges of society....

Can't Read or Won't Read? - Children's Reading Habits

Presentation / Conference
Gray, A. (2012, January)
Can't Read or Won't Read? - Children's Reading Habits. Paper presented at International Conference on the Book

Merchiston Publishing.

Digital Artefact
Gray, A. (2010)
Merchiston Publishing. [website]
Created and manage public website. Monthly views c.300 www.merchistonpublishing.com

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CRF European Visiting Research Fellowship

2014 - 2014
Visiting research fellow grant, to embed the ebook format (and ecosystem) debate into the scholarly discourse concerning similar cases (e.g. concerning video formats) and particularly their academic r...
Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh | Value: £2,000

The Wayzgoose

2006 - 2009
'Wayzgoose' is a term formerly used in the UK (and elsewhere in the English speaking world) to describe annual social outings that were organised by unions, management and workers in the publishing an...
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council | Value: £75,484

AHRC Doctoral Award (Daniel Boswell)

2009 - 2014
The contemporary globalisation of publishing, both books and magazines, represents: an increased flow of products across national borders, often superficially customised for different language groups,...
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council | Value: £40,000

Promoting living culture through the vehicle of tourism - Living Culture CS

2012 - 2015
To work with cultural organisations and individuals, particularly those working in the fields of crafts, storytelling, traditional dance and music in partnership with tourism stakeholders and provider...
Funder: Creative Scotland | Value: £60,000

300 Years of Copyright

2009 - 2011
Value: £15,000

Literary Mag's/Cultural, Political Debate 1979-99

2007 - 2010
Funder: British Academy | Value: £54,862

SCOB operations

2009 - 2012
Value: £10,000

Publishing sector anlysis

2009 - 2013
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

Edinburgh: City of Print

2008 - 2010
Value: £39,695