Introducing hospitable destinations
Journal Article
Anastasiadou, C., Lugosi, P., & Todd, L. (2024)
Introducing hospitable destinations. Hospitality and Society, 14(2), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1386/hosp_00082_2
This editorial introduces the concept of hospitable destinations and sets the context for the Special Issue articles. It begins by exploring the complex nature of destinations...
Biased Foresight: A Facilitator’s Playbook
Presentation / Conference
Crawford, M. (2024, June)
Biased Foresight: A Facilitator’s Playbook. Paper presented at 33rd European Conference on Operational Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
A series of lab and field studies were conducted with managers, executives, and postgraduates to test the hypothesis that priming effects exist within any given scenario plann...
‘Welcome to Dounreay’: ideological narratives of hospitality at the Dounreay visitor centre, c.1960 - 2007
Journal Article
Mercer-Jones, E. (2024)
‘Welcome to Dounreay’: ideological narratives of hospitality at the Dounreay visitor centre, c.1960 - 2007. Hospitality and Society, 14, 217-246. https://doi.org/10.1386/hosp_00077_1
Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment (NPDE) was built in the far northeast of Scotland due to the possible ‘misbehaviour’ of the technology and the dangerous natur...
A practical introduction to digital and information literacy frameworks for apprentices
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Secker, J., & Feeney, D. (2024, June)
A practical introduction to digital and information literacy frameworks for apprentices. Presented at CILIP Information Literacy Group, Online seminar
An introductory session aimed at apprentices working in the UK public library sector. The session presents an outline of digital and information literacy frameworks and of ho...
Employability attributes: Meeting deadlines, time management
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, J., Gutu, M., & Kurtzke, S. (2024, June)
Employability attributes: Meeting deadlines, time management. Presented at Marketing Professional Advisory Group Meeting, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
This talk aims to excavate marketing practitioner insights on whether meeting deadlines and time management are important graduate attributes that should be carefully consider...
The sustainable festival city and local communities: Engaging secondary stakeholders through placemaking
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., & Leask, A. (2024, June)
The sustainable festival city and local communities: Engaging secondary stakeholders through placemaking. Paper presented at ATLAS Annual Conference 2024 Leisure & Tourism 2030: Navigating the Future, Breda, Netherlands
We will present initial findings from our research which considers how Edinburgh’s (UK) festivals and tourism sectors can deliver sustainable community engagement. Our study a...
Should Job Centres provide career guidance?
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2024)
Should Job Centres provide career guidance?. [Blog]
This article considers the merits of the Labour Party Manifesto proposal to integrate career services into Job Centre Plus services (the UK's public employment service).
A Divine Fury
Book
Bishop, D. (2024)
A Divine Fury. (Hardback). Pan Macmillan
A religious serial killer is haunting Florence and only Cesare Aldo can stop them. A Divine Fury is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Ital...
Efficient building retrofitting towards carbon-neutral built environment in developing economies: A scoping review
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ejidike, C. C., Mewomo, M. C., Agbajor, F. D., Olawumi, T. O., & Luo, J. (2024, June)
Efficient building retrofitting towards carbon-neutral built environment in developing economies: A scoping review. Presented at 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment, Oslo, Norway
The construction industry is widely recognized for its high energy consumption and carbon emissions in the built environment. This recognition is attributable to the underperf...
Pedagogical paradox or tension? What our research on assessment deadlines is telling us about constructive alignment
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, J., Gutu, M., & Kurtzke, S. (2024, June)
Pedagogical paradox or tension? What our research on assessment deadlines is telling us about constructive alignment. Presented at The Gathering: Edinburgh Napier's Learning & Teaching Conference, Edinburgh, UK
In this 15-minute talk, we present the theoretical twists and turns of our research on deadline extensions at The Business School, Edinburgh Napier University. We share prelim...