Completed research projects in DJCAD
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Respectful, responsive and relational: a mixed methods qualitative study on how to define, evidence and improve social care in Scotland
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Involving school pupils in data analysis
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We support early career scholars from African universities, helping them to enhance their research skills
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Case Study 1a: Intergenerational Partnerships While Growing up on the Streets
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We explored the views of people who used drugs about how their routinely-collected data are used in research, and created a short film about these views
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Understanding barriers to increasing physical activity in chronic pain
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Dr Sean Whittaker (School of Law) has been awarded the Scottish Universities’ Law Institute Early Career Fellowship for his project
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Judith Sixsmith is a co-author on a new policy and guidelines publication called Place-Age, Place-Making with older adults towards age-friendly cities and communities.
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Love and Relationships through Intergenerational Storytelling
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Creative storytelling project
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Refugee Youth Experiences of Transitions to Adulthood in Uganda & Jordan.
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Impact of transitions and the factors that support or hinder a successful transition from primary to secondary school.
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Care across the life course for people living with life-limiting conditions
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Analysis of experiences relating to the transition from primary to secondary school using data collected from Growing up in Scotland (GUS).
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This small-scale project set out to provide an independent evaluation of a recently developed health and well-being programme, MindJump, targeted at primary aged children
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This collection of articles aims to address key gaps in educational transitions research literature, leading to new perspectives and the identification of recommendations for further research, policy and practice.
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Understanding the life transitions of young adults cared for by CHAS and the impact on their parents, siblings and professionals
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Economic and Social Research Council-funded project
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We are seeking to explore how the right of access to environmental information is utilised in Scotland.
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Ecosystems to promote the community participation of older people: A rapid realist review
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This project explored the social and health outcomes associated with younger and older peoples’ LGBT2QI+ love and relationship experiences using creative intergenerational storytelling.
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This project explores the opportunities and challenges of a UN framework convention to address corporate impacts on human rights amid global environmental, economic, and social issues linked to business activities and models.
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This contributes to reliable access to off-grid energy for healthcare facilities in Nigeria effectively to combat the pandemic, building on CEPMLP’s network of local policymakers and academics.
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‘Making Sense’ embodies socio-technical design research to support participatory sensing initiatives addressing urban environmental challenges in areas such as noise and air pollution.
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The UK Royal Navy War Graves project comprises three MoD licensed underwater surveys of the historically significant Naval shipwrecks located on the seabed around Orkney.
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Kieran Baxter uses aerial Photogrammetric techniques and digital media integrated with the more traditional and commonly used method of repeat photography to create new perspectives on landscapes, revealing the change that has taken place over decades.
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'Nunalleq: Stories from the Village of our Ancestors' is an interactive educational resource for children aged 7-15, by Alice Watterson.
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ECZEMA! is a cumulative performance work for one voice and pipe organ, written and directed by Maria Fusco, commissioned by National Theatre Wales to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS.
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‘Sounding Coastal Change’ (SCC) is a project by Gair Dunlop, exploring how sound, music, film and alternate ways of listening are useful tools in a facilitated process of public engagement.
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Rosnes Bench is a permanent artwork commissioned by Wide Open, for the diverse and vast landscape of Dumfries & Galloway Forest.
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‘TIDE’ is a multi-layered creative research project by Tania Kovats which examines the uniquely dynamic nature of tides in the UK.
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Sàl (Saltwater) is a collaboration between Dalziel + Scullion and composer Iain Morrison, commissioned by 14-18 NOW, WWI Centenary Art Commissions, in collaboration with An Lanntair.
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Witness was developed as a new series of drawings for a solo exhibition (curated by Esen Kaya), with eight drawings first exhibited in ‘DRAWN’ – Anita Taylor (solo exhibition).
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‘Women’s Early Video Art’ is a multi-component research project, led by Elaine Shemilt,
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‘Urban Gold Rush’ by Sandra Wilson is a research project comprising three exhibitions and supporting publications.
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‘Jacobites by Name’ was a solo exhibition of 27 new works by Calum Colvin.
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‘Hands of X’ by Andrew Cook, investigates prosthetic hands, identity, fashion, and ownership.
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‘Ages of Wonder: Scotland’s Art from 1540 until Today’ is a curatorial and editorial research project led by Arthur Watson.
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The Slave’s Lament is a five-channel video artwork by Graham Fagen.
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This work develops Mick Peter’s evolving research interest in the rhetorical, self-reflexive potential of making an exhibition which is apparently about making an exhibition, by showing exhibition-making as something that can reflect on how sculptural form is understood in mainstream visual culture.
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A Drama in Time draws on histories shaping Edinburgh’s forms and ideas, presenting iconic images in neon, illuminating a journey, a life, and questioning what lies beyond.
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Research in the area of digital game-based learning (GBL) in primary schools.
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Our research has influenced national policy developments, implementation, and practice guidelines regarding protecting/supporting vulnerable adults
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This project explores transfer to the secondary school environment of pupil domain-specific knowledge and skills (particularly in science), and general social, communication and teamwork skills
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The Museum of Loss and Renewal investigates issues such as the value and significance of objects, life and death, and artist-led curatorial practice
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A £5m Knowledge Exchange Hub funded by the AHRC to show how design drives innovation and economic growth, with added support from Creative Scotland to help Scottish SMEs apply design-led strategies across industries.
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WeObserve will build a sustainable ecosystem of citizens’ observatories and move environmental monitoring into the mainstream
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Recent research has supported the Scottish Government in shaping climate change adaptation policy, focusing on flooding, water quality, and resources, and developing a research-led monitoring and evaluation framework.
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Soil moisture plays a key role in predicting the extreme weather events that are becoming increasingly common in a changing climate. Our vision is supporting a movement of citizens generating, sharing and using information to improve their soil management, and food production.
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The river system of the Ganges holds great physical, social and cultural importance in India, but suffers from poorly regulated pollution and water demand. This project looked at how water pollution affects communities on the Ramganga tributary of the Ganges.
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Rapid economic change and population growth increase the pressure on water resources management to address competing demands across river basins. The key challenge is to give adequate representation to the many local, small-scale water management interventions in larger-scale decision-making.
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Climate change is enhancing the intensity and frequency of floods, which further exacerbates many other challenges. This project co-developed and tested a flood resilient home with communities in Bangladesh.
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DECCMA: assessing the options, limits and potential for adaptation to climate change in deltas
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Small water supplies in Scotland are less likely to meet drinking water quality standards and likely to be managed by communities or individuals who may need support. We looked at how other countries manage small rural water supplies, to guide their governance and management in Scotland.
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Delta communities are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. This project looked at the links between ecosystem services, human health and wellbeing and projected how these might evolve over the coming decades in the light of varying policy contexts.
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Groundwater resources face increasing pressure from consumption and pollution. This project developed methods and tools for integrated groundwater management and monitoring in Europe.
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With support from the Scottish Government, a specialist research team made up of members from the University of Dundee, Eclipse Research and Kevin Murray Associates has produced a report into the facilitation of participatory placemaking.
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MacroMicro Studio is building a body of work situated in the unique sociological and physical contexts of remote rural Scotland.
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The study, funded by ClimateXChange for Scottish Government was carried out by academics in Architecture and Planning to assess the effectiveness of greenhouse gas emission reduction policies in Local Development Plans in promoting the uptake of low and zero-carbon generating technologies.
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This research, funded by ESRC-DFID, generated evidence regarding how social cash transfers (SCTs) .
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Led by Prof. Mark Cutler, this research explores tropical forest dynamics in SE Asia, assessing logging impacts, El Niño effects on vegetation, and how restoration influences carbon accumulation in forests over time.
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Work with hundreds of street children and youth in three African cities, providing insights into their patterns of daily life, struggles, capabilities and coping strategies as they seek to create adult lives to value. Several secondary data analysis projects are ongoing.
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Funded by DFID, this project examines how refugee youth in Uganda and Jordan navigate protracted crises, highlighting the challenges they face and the strategies they use to build their futures in tough environments.
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This study explores how housework time is passed between generations in UK families, focusing on links between parents’ housework time, their children’s time as adolescents, and into early adulthood.
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School of Business academics Carlo Morelli and Ruth Bickerton are investigating the impact of funeral costs, while a new charity (Funeral Link) has been set up in the city to help families cope in the aftermath of a bereavement
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The Strategic Dialogue on Sustainable Raw Materials for Europe (STRADE) addresses the long-term security and sustainability of the European raw-material supply from European and non-European countries
