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The Month in Research

The Month in Research is our monthly round-up sharing research and knowledge exchange successes from across the previous month, showcasing the amazing work taking place across BU.

Your achievements

Thank you to everyone who has used the online form to put forward their achievements, or those of colleagues, this month.

• Dr Luciana Esteves (Faculty of Science and Technology) is part of a team of coastal scientists, artists and educators who worked on the writing/production of Coasts for Kids, a series of videos narrated by 6-8 year old children about coastal processes. Coasts for Kids won 1st place at the Climate Creatives Challenge #04 (Coastal Change), which received submissions from 56 countries. A video about the challenge and the winning entries can be found here: https://youtu.be/7fWiRj8pq48

Funding

 Congratulations to all those who have had funding for research and knowledge exchange projects and activities awarded in January. Highlights include:

• Professor Janice Denegri-Knott (Faculty of Media and Communication) has been awarded c.£200,000 by Horizon Europe: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for their project Mapping the full scope of consumer engagement on social media
• Dr Richard Wallis (Faculty of Media and Communication) has been awarded c.£111,000 by the British Academy for their project Supportive offboarding: Developing new practices to support sustainable freelance careers in TV
• Dr Anna Metzger (Faculty of Science and Technology) has been awarded c.£70,000 by the Royal Society for their project Perception of objects’ 3D shape – from active sensing to multisensory representations
• Dr Simant Prakoonwit (Faculty of Science and Technology) has been awarded c.£35,000 by Innovate UK for their project Artificial Intelligence Content Moderation project

Publications

Congratulations to all those who have had work published across the last month. Below is a selection of publications from throughout February:

• Al Balushi, H., Watts, H.and Akudjedu, T. N., 2024. Research and evidence-based practice in clinical radiography: A systematic review of barriers and recommendations for a new direction. Radiography, 30 (2), 538-559.
• Yang, K., McErlain-Naylor, S. A., Isaia, B., Callaway, A.and Beeby, S., 2024. E-Textiles for Sports and Fitness Sensing: Current State, Challenges, and Future Opportunities. Sensors, 24 (4), 1058.
• Bird, E., Wiener, J.and Attard-Johnson, J., 2024. The Efficacy of the Self-Administered Interview in Minimising the Misinformation Effect. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 38 (1), e4179.
• Hamidi, A., Regmi, P.and van Teijlingen, E., 2024. Islamic perspectives on HIV: a scoping review. Discover Social Science and Health, 4, 6.
• Jones, E-A., Paige, L., Smith, A., Worth, A., Betts, L.and Stafford, R., 2024. Potential for Carbon Credits from Conservation Management: Price and Potential for Multi-Habitat Nature-Based Carbon Sequestration in Dorset, UK. Sustainability, 16, 1268.

Content for The Month in Research has been collected using the research and knowledge exchange database (RED), the Bournemouth University Research Online (BURO) repository and submissions via The Month in Research online form. It is by no means intended to be an exhaustive list. All information is correct as of 28.2.24.

Please use The Month in Research online form to share your highlights and achievements, or those of colleagues, for the next monthly round-up.