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Dr Duncan Mascarenhas

Associate Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 3513

Dr Claire Garden PFHEA MRSB

Associate Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2521

C.Garden@napier.ac.uk

Dr Eva Malone BSc (Hons) MSc PhD MRSB SFHEA NTF

Associate Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2557

E.Malone@napier.ac.uk

Mr. Andrew Gallacher

Head of Teacher Education
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2463

A.Gallacher@napier.ac.uk

Barbara Macfarlane MRSB

Research Student
School of Applied Sciences

B.Macfarlane@napier.ac.uk

Sarah Horgan

Research Student
School of Applied Sciences

S.Horgan@napier.ac.uk

Dr Kamau Wairuri

School of Applied Sciences

Dr Jason Ran

Lecturer
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 3664

J.Ran@napier.ac.uk

Dr Konstantinos Kaliarntas

Lecturer
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 3708

K.Kaliarntas@napier.ac.uk

Dr Patrick White FCIEEM FHEA

Associate Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2509

P.White@napier.ac.uk

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Friendship as Method? Friendship as Epistemology?

Kulpa, R. (2022, June)

Friendship as Method? Friendship as Epistemology?. Paper presented at 11th European Feminist Research Conference: "Social Change in a Feminist Perspective", Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, IT

Friendship gained across years some traction in kinship research, recently especially within the ‘queer kinship’ debates, as a strong manifestation for the need and drive of a...

Lipophilicity profiling and cell viability assessment of a selected panel of endocrine disruptors

Russo, G., Piccolo, M., Neri, I., Ferraro, M. G., Santamaria, R., & Grumetto, L. (2023)

Lipophilicity profiling and cell viability assessment of a selected panel of endocrine disruptors. Chemosphere, 313, Article 137569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137569

Endocrine disruptors are chemicals widely used worldwide by industries in a variety of applications. Routinely exposure to these chemicals, even if at low doses, can cause dam...

Health help-seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and ‘doing’ male identities across the life course.

Idris, D. R., Forrest, S., & Brown, S. (2019)

Health help-seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and ‘doing’ male identities across the life course. Sociology of health and illness, 41(6), 1071-1087. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12885

Using data collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with 37 adult men living in Brunei Darussalam, this paper explores how masculinities and ex...

Citrullination Alters the Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Activities of the Human Cathelicidin LL-37 During Rhinovirus Infection

Casanova, V., Sousa, F. H., Shakamuri, P., Svoboda, P., Buch, C., D'Acremont, M., …Barlow, P. G. (2020)

Citrullination Alters the Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Activities of the Human Cathelicidin LL-37 During Rhinovirus Infection. Frontiers in Immunology, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00085

Human rhinoviruses (HRV) are the most common cause of viral respiratory tract infections. While normally mild and self-limiting in healthy adults, HRV infections are associate...

Are Canned Beverages Industries Progressively Switching to Bisphenol AF?

Russo, G., Varriale, F., Barbato, F., & Grumetto, L. (2019)

Are Canned Beverages Industries Progressively Switching to Bisphenol AF?. Journal of Food Science, 84(11), 3303-3311. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.14833

Seven bisphenols, endocrine‐disruptor chemicals, were analytically determined for risk assessment in 52 large‐consumption beverages collected from the Italian market. The anal...

A critical review of the biological mechanisms underlying the in vivo and in vitro toxicity of carbon nanotubes: The contribution of physico-chemical characteristics

Johnston, H. J., Hutchison, G. R., Christensen, F. M., Peters, S., Hankin, S., Aschberger, K., & Stone, V. (2010)

A critical review of the biological mechanisms underlying the in vivo and in vitro toxicity of carbon nanotubes: The contribution of physico-chemical characteristics. Nanotoxicology, 4(2), 207-246. https://doi.org/10.3109/17435390903569639

This critical review of the available human health safety data, relating to carbon nanotubes (CNTs), was conducted in order to assess the risks associated with CNT exposure. D...

Rolling rhythms in front crawl swimming with six-beat kick

Psycharakis, S. G., Sanders, R. H., Sanders, R., & Psycharakis, S. (2009)

Rolling rhythms in front crawl swimming with six-beat kick. Journal of Biomechanics, 42(3), 273-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.037

The purpose of this study was to establish the rhythm characteristics of skilled front crawl swimmers using a six-beat kick. These included the amplitudes of the first three F...

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Exposure of Marine Invertebrate Larvae to Underwater Speaker Playbacks of Noise Pollution Sources in the Field PhD student Edward Bolger

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Exposure of Marine Invertebrate Larvae to Underwater Speaker Playbacks of Noise Pollution Sources in the Field

2017 - 2019

Funder: Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (Hosted by St Andrew's University) | Value: £2,421

Sex-specific disease aetiology from developmental steroid insults: mechanistic understanding and biomarker development towards disease prevention

2017 - 2021

Risks of developing many adult illnesses are set down as we develop in the womb, hence the environment we experience during fetal life needs to be ‘just right’. Understanding how the fetal environmen...

Funder: Medical Research Council | Value: £636,509

Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on the Embryogenesis of Squids, Loligo spp.

2017 - 2018

Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on the Embryogenesis of Squids, Loligo spp.

Funder: Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (Hosted by St Andrew's University) | Value: £2,942

Novel insights, tools and measures to mitigate emerging risks by yeasts in the food chain

2017 - 2018

The main goal of this project is to understand the mechanisms responsible for the virulence of food-related yeasts on humans, and to provide tools and recommendations to prevent the release of yeasts ...

Funder: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Value: £8,646

Electrolysed Water for Post-Harvest Washing (JadooJal)

2017 - 2019

assist the development of a novel electrolysed water based application to reduce spoilage and microbial contamination of a variety of fresh produce types of importance to Indian commerce.

Funder: Innovate UK | Value: £231,163

Towards sustainable textiles – can fungi be used to produce useful textile materials?

2018 - 2018

The textile industry is based largely on the use of cotton, leather and oil derived polymers and these industries are resource intensive and not sustainable. For example, cotton production requires va...

Funder: Edinburgh Innovations Ltd | Value: £7,500

Biofuels Development Programme

2012 - 2015

Biofuels Development Programme

Funder: Scottish Government | Value: £1,544,920

Effects of Combined Aquatic Noise and Chemical Pollution on Early Stage Marine Invertebrates in Different Temperature Contexts

2017 - 2022

Effects of Combined Aquatic Noise and Chemical Pollution on Early Stage Marine Invertebrates in Different Temperature Contexts

Funder: Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (Hosted by St Andrew's University) | Value: £54,283

Carbon Cycling in Mangroves

2008 - 2011

This research has two related aims, both focused on a better understanding of carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions in mangroves: 1) To examine how controlled cutting, which reproduces on a smal...

Funder: Natural Environment Research Council | Value: £32,835

Exposure of early life stage marine invertebrates to playbacks of marine renewable energy device vibration

2017 - 2019

Exposure of early life stage marine invertebrates to playbacks of marine renewable energy device vibration

Funder: Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (Hosted by St Andrew's University) | Value: £973

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Bah Umaru | Director of Studies: Dr Nick Wheelhouse | Second Supervisor: Dr Samantha Donnellan

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Do nanomedicines have the potential to combat antimicrobial resistance?

2022 - date

Bio-Nanomaterial Hazard Assessment: development of in vitro models to aid assessment of reproductive function in response to nanomedicines

2019 - date

Sarah Horgan | Director of Studies: Prof Gary Hutchison | Second Supervisor: Dr Eva Malone

The design, implementation, and evaluation of an hybrid sport psychology platform to support the development of Scottish youth football players

2022 - date

Mr Alban Dickson | Director of Studies: Dr James Dugdale | Second Supervisor: Prof Russell Martindale

All-out sprinting: reliability and sensitivity of testing, and the effects of work-to-rest ratio and exercise modality

2020 - 2022

Dr Mykolas Kavaliauskas | Director of Studies: Prof G Florida-James | Second Supervisor: Dr Lesley Ingram-Sills

Refugee-led service delivery as revolution against the neo-colonial industrial-humanitarian aid complex examined through the experience of refugees working in the sector.

Fiona Cameron | Director of Studies: Dr Kiril Sharapov | Second Supervisor: Dr Fiona McQueen

Trust, Time, and Bias: What is the effect upon correcting false memories with a fact check?

Ted Carlson Webster | Director of Studies: Dr Marina Wimmer | Second Supervisor: Dr Faye Skelton

Evaluating the effects of air pollution derived toxic nanoparticles on astrocyte reactivity and neurodegeneration

Beatrice Villani | Director of Studies: Dr Fiona Kerr | Second Supervisor: Dr Amy Poole

The Crisis in Masculinity

2019 - date

Massimiliano Murra | Director of Studies: Dr Calum Neill | Second Supervisor: Dr Christine Haddow

The hidden links in trophic food webs: where do the parasites fit?

2019 - 2020

Matthew Dicker | Director of Studies: Dr Sonja Rueckert | Second Supervisor: Prof Mark Huxham

Physical profiling of elite male football players: Establishing validity, reliability, and positional-specific normative data during the developmental and professional pathways.

Aaron Gilfillan | Director of Studies: Dr David Muggeridge | Second Supervisor: Dr Mykolas Kavaliauskas

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Headline: Europe-wide research reveals how transgender rights, feminism, and LGBTIQ+ advocacy are systematically attacked in politics and media. Lead: A project researching so-called ‘anti-gender’ po...

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The RESIST Project Press Release: Findings from the Work Package 1 Released

9 April 2024

Dr Kulpa organises a gender & sexuality-focused event to celebrate inclusive queer-feminist politics across the month of March 2024.

6 March 2024

Dr Kulpa organises an inclusive queer-feminist event celebrating our diverse lives and work across Edinburgh Napier University.

Dr Kulpa invited to speak at European University Viadrina, Germany

7 September 2023

The talk reflected on the epistemic b/orders in collaborative knowledge creation in queer studies, as critical discipline pursued within the neoliberal higher education system.

Dr Kulpa invited at the "Go West!" Die Idee des "Westens" in bildungshistorischer Perspektive, University of Münster

15 December 2022

Dr Kulpa spoke about "Post-Enlightenment: Can We Go Beyond Occidentalist Epistemologies and Geo-Politics in Queer Studies?" as part of the "Go West! Conceptual Explorations of “The West” in History of...

Dr Kulpa lunches project: ‘RESIST. Fostering Queer Feminist Intersectional Resistances against Transnational Anti-Gender Politics’

30 September 2022

Dr Roberto Kulpa with colleagues form 9 European organisations launches “Fostering Queer Feminist Intersectional Resistances against Transnational Anti-Gender Politics (RESIST)” research consortium ai...

Dr Kulpa invited to Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa (GWZO), Leipzig, Germany.

31 May 2022

Dr Kulpa spoke about "Thinking About the Geo-politics of Knowledge Production: Non-anglophone Epistemologies in/of Queer Studies" at Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa (GW...

Dr Kulpa invited to speak on "Queer Politics of Post-Enlightenment" at Lund University

1 December 2021

The talk reflected on the contemporary queer studies and the geo-temporal ‘unsettlement’ of Central and Eastern Europe in the occidental (and occidentalist) imaginary.

Science in the City 'Bites' Napier's first public science quiz

16 June 2021

Three-minute videos were pre-recorded by up to 6 voluntary researchers within the School of Applied Sciences (this will include PhD students, lecturers, researchers with priority given to COVID-19 bas...

West Highland Free Press news article

1 April 2021

Dr Donnellan was contacted and interviewed by a journalist about her work in COVID-19 drug discovery. The journalist was particularly interested in how to get girls and women more involved in science...

Dr Tom Campbell was interviewed about the Mountain Bike Innovation Centre on ITV Borders news.

18 March 2021

Dr Tom Campbell was interviewed on ITV borders news to talk about the signing of the borderlands deal and the Mountain Bike Innovation Centre to be located in Innerleithen.

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Gender and Sexuality Research at Edinburgh Napier University

6 March 2024

Knowledge exchange workshops organised as part of the "Friendship for LGBTIQ+ (post-)pandemic social resilience" grant.

1 February 2022 - 30 July 2022

Proof or Lies

Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Summerhall, Edinburgh

4 April 2018

Visiting researcher - Dr Etlyn Kenny (University Of Birmingham) to present on women, computing and identity: navigating the gender structure in IT

3 June 2019

Dr Kulpa talks about friendship, social policy, and social resilience at the Centre for Child & Family Law & Policy

7 December 2022

Visiting researcher - Dr Sjaan Gomersall (Univeristy of Queensland) to present on measuring and influencing physical activity

17 June 2019

Visiting researcher - Dr Tedjo Sasmono (Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta) to present on the molecular epidemiology of dengue in Indonesia

Edinburgh Napier University's Sighthill Campus

27 August 2019

Working in Healthcare

7 May 2018

Visiting researcher - Dr Helena Radke (The University of Edinburgh) to present on barriers to women engaging in collective action to overcome sexism

30 October 2019

Visiting Professor - Professor Carolyn Emery (University of Calgary) to present on concussion injury prevention in youth sport