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Contextual grounding in CVE design.

Journal Article
Turner, P., & Turner, S. (2001)
Contextual grounding in CVE design. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 14, (30-38). ISSN 1054-7460
A proper respect for eventual context of use is crucially important for the success of virtual environments destined for real-world organisations, yet is frequently absent fro...

Ethnography, theory and systems design: from intuition to insight

Journal Article
MACAULAY, C., BENYON, D., & CRERAR, A. (2000)
Ethnography, theory and systems design: from intuition to insight. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 53(1), 35-60. https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.2000.0376
The idea for this paper came from a debate at the 1998 ISCRAT conference in Denmark on cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT). A leading activist in the movement to bring ...

Architecture of emergencies in the Middle East: Proposed shelter design criteria

Thesis
Alshawawreh, L. Architecture of emergencies in the Middle East: Proposed shelter design criteria. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2005914
The number of displaced individuals has been significantly increasing globally during the past decade, reaching over 68 million by end of 2017. The Syrian conflict in the Midd...

Industry perceptions to inclusive design: A comparative study

Conference Proceeding
Dong, H., Clarkson, P. J., & Keates, S. (2004)
Industry perceptions to inclusive design: A comparative study. In ASME 2004 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference: 2nd Symposium on International Issues in Engineering Design, 553-562. doi:10.1115/DETC2004-57614
Despite increasing discussions on the topic in academia, truly inclusive design in industry remains the exception. This paper compares industry perceptions to inclusive design...

Equal-Spaced Rectangular Meander-line Antenna RFID Tag Design for UHF Band

Conference Proceeding
Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Zhou, D., AlKhambashi, M., See, C. H., Abusitta, M., & Excell, P. S. (2009)
Equal-Spaced Rectangular Meander-line Antenna RFID Tag Design for UHF Band
Design and testing of an equal-spaced rectangular meander-line antenna (ESRMLA) for RFID tag applications in the European UHF band 865-868 MHz is presented. The tag antenna wa...

Influences on interpretation: A critical evaluation of the influences on the design and management of interpretation at lighter dark visitor attractions

Thesis
Wyatt, B. Influences on interpretation: A critical evaluation of the influences on the design and management of interpretation at lighter dark visitor attractions. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2455103
Although previous tourism research has acknowledged the phenomenon of dark tourism, there is still an absence of research in relation to the design and management of interpret...

The impact of cultural aspects on the design process

Conference Proceeding
Felgen, L., Grieb, J., Lindemann, U., Pulm, U., Chakrabati, A., & Vijaykumar, G. (2004)
The impact of cultural aspects on the design process. In D. Marjanović (Ed.), DS 32: Proceedings of DESIGN 2004, the 8th International Design Conference. , (1475-1480
Due to increasing globalisation, the development of products is no longer restricted to one place, it is more and more characterised by distributed design teams, who work in d...

Inclusive design: A balance between product demands and user capabilities

Conference Proceeding
Clarkson, P. J., & Keates, S. (2003)
Inclusive design: A balance between product demands and user capabilities. In ASME 2003 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference: 15th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, 575-584. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2003/DTM-48653
The world population is aging and the number of people who are experiencing a loss of functional capability is also on the increase. There is a need to design ?inclusive? prod...

Inclusive design: Reflections on design practice

Working Paper
Dong, H., Cardoso, C., Cassim, J., Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2002)
Inclusive design: Reflections on design practice
To investigate the practice of inclusive design in an industrial context and to gain an insight into the industrial perspectives, eight UK design consultancies' participation ...

Design for the Value of Inclusiveness

Book Chapter
Keates, S. (2014)
Design for the Value of Inclusiveness. In I. V. D. Poel, J. V. D. Hoven, & P. E. Vermaas (Eds.), Handbook of Ethics, Values and Technological Design, 1-17. Springer Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-6994-6_15-1
There is an increasing awareness that many everyday products and services present challenges and difficulties to potential users. These difficulties may arise because the prod...

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Design of an electrical circuit testing device

2014 - 2015
Considerable time is currently spent in the testing of plugs and circuitry in new build houses and housing association properties in order to obtain certification of safety This process involves the p...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

12 Closes Community Co-design Project, Phase 1

2016 - 2022
12 Closes is a 4 year project partnership with Edinburgh World Heritage to re-invigorate and redesign a series of the Royal Mile's pedestrian closes. The projects will be developed through a process o...
Funder: Edinburgh World Heritage | Value: £57,600

Cloud platform containerised services design

2019 - 2019
This project will focus on the design and development of a distributed software architecture for the platform with innovative technology approaches. This includes microservices with containerisation, ...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modelling for the Design of Spill-proof Coffee Cup Lid

2021 - 2022
The project team conducted CFD modelling for the Design of Spill-proof Coffee Cup lid designed and patented by SipSecure Ltd. The results of the numerical simulation will be utilised the product desig...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

Design a smart system for pathogens detection in bathing waters

2019 - 2025
Monitoring the quality of recreational waters such as beaches and rivers is becoming a global concern to protect human health (e.g. the EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) in Europe). In Scotland, water ...
Funder: Data Lab | Value: £38,822

IV: Airglove Leg product design for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

2022 - 2022
GCM would like to work with a specialist academic team who could analyse the product design aspect of the PAD design
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

Design model predictive control with swarm inspired MPPT algorithms to extract optimum power for a single-stage grid connected PV inverter

2022 - 2023
Brief Description This project aims to develop a control algorithm using Model predictive control with swarm-inspired MPPT algorithm for a single stage grid connected PV inverter. Single-stage PV inv...
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | Value: £6,680

Design of hoover attachment

2013 - 2015
The company have a design idea for a fully flexible hoover attachment that has a flexible hinge that will allow a person to clean inaccessible areas of the house without assuming dangerous positions o...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £4,830

Feasibility Study into Factors Affecting the Re-Use of Furniture and Corresponding Design Strategies

2018 - 2019
In the context of reducing raw material usage and establishing Scotland’s capacity for designing and making furniture for re-use, this study aims to: ● establish key factors in consumer decisions to r...
Funder: The Scottish Institute for Remanufacture | Value: £16,951

Design of New Feature for Slug Barrier Product

2013 - 2014
This project will produce a design of a new feature that will be integrated with the company’s current slug barrier product. The feature will add the ability to automatically water and fertilise crops...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

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Financial reporting with XBRS and its impact on the accounting profession

2006 - 2015
Since 2010, XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) has been widely adopted throughout the world. In 2013, both the HMRC ...
Zhenkun Wang | Director of Studies: Prof Simon Gao

Design and evaluation of new theranostic molecular probes and prodrugs in cancer

2013 - 2017
Sunil Mathur | Director of Studies: Dr David Mincher | Second Supervisor: Dr Craig Stevens

Risk-Modelling at the Pre-Proposal Stages of eGovernment Services

2002 - 2007
eGovernment is a relatively new, but rapidly expanding, domain; mainly due to the perceived outcomes that it may bring to the public ad...
Adrianos Evangelidis | Director of Studies: Ann Macintosh | Second Supervisor: Prof Lissie Davenport

Wind resource assessment: statistical and computational fluid dynamic analysis

2008 - 2012
Wind is an important source of renewable energy and is widely available, despite the changing condition. In recent years a...
Wahid Irshad | Director of Studies: Dr Keng Goh | Second Supervisor: Prof Jorge Kubie

A framework for the transformation of the creative industries in a digital age

2011 - 2015
The cultural and creative industries face a constantly changing context, characterised by the speed of the development and...
Hannah Rudman | Director of Studies: Prof David Benyon | Second Supervisor: Prof Hazel Hall

Designing electronic circuits using evolutionary computing

1997 - 2000
Tatiana Kalganova | Director of Studies: Terry Fogarty

Practical design issues for clinical trials

2004 - 2004
Simon Day | Director of Studies: Gillian Raab

Generative aspect-oriented component adaptation

2004 - 2008
Due to the availability of components and the diversity of target applications, mismatches between pre-qualified existing components and the particular r...
Yankui Feng | Director of Studies: Prof Xiaodong Liu | Second Supervisor: Prof Jon Kerridge

Investigating the impact of a spinal mobilisation intervention in people with multiple sclerosis

2015 - 2020
The aim of the project is to investigate the impact of spinal mobilisation therapy in MS patients, objec...
Rebecca Hamilton | Director of Studies: Dr Susan Brown | Second Supervisor: Dr Claire Garden

Evolving planar mechanisms for the conceptual stage of mechanical design

2015 - 2020
Dr Paul Lapok | Director of Studies: Alistair Lawson | Second Supervisor: Prof Ben Paechter

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New college courses for students with intellectual disabilities announced

9 February 2024
Dr. Spassiani lead the design, development and implementation of the Arts, Science and Inclusive Applied Practice Programme at Trinity College Dublin in 2015. This is a ground breaking inclusive desig...

Napier libraries project targets the STEM gender gap

23 January 2024
Edinburgh Napier University is launching a new project geared towards opening pathways into engineering education for girls and other groups that are underrepresented in the industry. ENU is launchin...

Call for papers: Special issue of Resources Policy (CABS2, Impact factor 8.222) "From Covid-19 to Conflict: Challenges for Natural Resources Policy Making"

4 August 2022
Special issue - From Covid-19 to Conflict: Challenges for Natural Resources Policy Making This special issue investigates and examines the conflict as well as the challenges for natural resources pol...

Social and community impact: award winner and runners-up

25 November 2020
Bleedin Saor Project (Bloody Big Project) runner-up in the Guardian University Awards

MTB Trail Building sector is ready for further professionalisation

10 September 2020
Research undertaken by Edinburgh Napier university, as part of an Erasmus+ project, has identified the skill gaps that exist within the mountain bike trail building sector and the prioritisation of tr...

Hearts and Hibs youngsters sign up for Edinburgh Napier University course

9 September 2020
Hearts and Hibs have teamed up with Edinburgh Napier University to give development squad players a chance to combine traditional studying with their football commitments.

School of Computing Group Project Prize 2020

3 May 2020
The winners of the best group project 2020 are chosen in an online event by Computershare.

University teams up with community researchers to help improve their neighbourhood

6 February 2020
A Team of community researchers will join forces with academics to help improve their neighbourhood. UK Research and Innovation today announced its backing for the Seven Kingdoms of Wester Hailes, on...

Winner of the RISE award for Design, Innovation and Creativity

30 September 2019
The RISE Awards are the highlight of the annual Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference – and this year’s ceremony saw Edinburgh Napier’s Bernardino D'Amico and France...

Cyclists: why uneven roads and potholes are endangering your health

25 August 2019
A HIGH-TECH bicycle which measures cyclists' exposure to potentially harmful vibrations from uneven road surfaces could be used to check the safety of cycle lanes and other routes. Back problems and ...

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