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ESRC SWDTP – PhD Studentships | September 2027

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Bournemouth University is delighted to be part of the Southwest Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP), one of the UK’s largest centres of postgraduate research training for social scientists, including in the fields of Health, Wellbeing & Society, Psychology, Climate Change & Sustainability.

Since the outset of the partnership, Bournemouth University has been successful in securing awarded 7 PhD studentships and 1 Post Doc Research Fellow.

The call for PhD Studentships starting in September 2027 will shortly be live. 

Applicants may apply for an ESRC studentship at Bournemouth University in one of the following pathways:

Studentships cover tuition fees and provide a maintenance stipend for living costs and other additional forms of support and are normally for 3 years 3 months plus 3 months “Research in Practice” (placement). Part-time studentships will be offered pro rata to their full-time equivalent.

Applicants should contact potential supervisors (see SWDTP Supervisor Database) and submit an applications via myHUB, together with the relevant supporting information:

  • SWDTP Studentship Application Form 2026 Entry (Annex A) (docx 224kb) which includes the research proposal, the name(s) of the potential supervisors
  • Supervisor Supporting Statement Form for 2026 Entry (Annex B) (docx 183kb) which must be completed by the nominated primary supervisor
  • One reference from someone familiar with the applicant’s academic work
  • Verified transcript of the applicant’s highest qualification to date or an interim transcript if they are still studying
  • If the applicant is not a national of a majority English-speaking country, they will need to submit evidence of their proficiency in English.

To find out more, please join us for an online information session:

Wednesday 30 September | 12-00 – 13:00 | Online – Microsoft Teams.

To join the meeting, please use the details below:

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/374940735497135?p=s0pVsPBYXBLN9168pY

Meeting ID: 374 940 735 497 135

Passcode: Zj2sY3QP

 

Journal of Advanced Nursing 50 years of publishing

BRIAN, international, Publishing, writing

I would like to thank my colleague Dr. Leslie Gellingm, Associate Professor of Nursing in the Faculty f Health, Environment and Medical Science (HEMS) for reminding my on LinkedIn that one the leading global nursing journals, the Journal of Advanced Nursing is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Over the past five decades the Journal of Advanced Nursing has published nearly 14 thousand papers.  According to SCOPUS our 2008 paper ‘Factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care in developing countries: systematic review of the literature‘ [1] is still in the top 30 most cited papers of the journal.  With 661 citations it is the 30th most quoted paper out of 13,585!  It is also the most cited paper on SCOPUS for all four co-authors, two of whom, Dr. Bibha Simkhada (University of Huddersfield) and Prof. Padam Simkhada (University of Chester) are BU Visiting Faculty in HEMS .

 

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

Reference:

  1. Simkhada B, van Teijlingen ER, Porter M, Simkhada P. (2008) Factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care in developing countries: systematic review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing,  61(3):244-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04532.x. PMID: 18197860.

 

What happens when people share experiences of racism on TikTok?

TikTok has become a place where people do much more than follow trends or watch entertaining videos. For many users, it is also a public space for sharing personal experiences of racism. A short video describing a discriminatory encounter can reach far beyond someone’s immediate social network, attracting responses from people they may never meet.

But what happens after someone shares such an experience? How do audiences respond? What might these responses mean for wider conversations about racism?

These are the questions I explored with my co-authors in a recently accepted study on audience responses to self-disclosures of anti-Asian racial discrimination on TikTok. We analysed 1,531 comments on 171 TikTok videos and found both possibilities and limitations in how audiences engage with these personal stories.

Support dominates the conversation

The clearest pattern was social support.

More than a third of the comments expressed what we describe as esteem support, which refers to responses that affirmed or validated the person sharing their experience. Emotional support was also common, with commenters expressing sympathy, care and encouragement.

For social media users, this highlights that even seemingly simple responses matter. Expressing support can make solidarity visible and contribute to a comment space in which experiences of racism are publicly acknowledged.

Comment sections can also become spaces for exchanging knowledge

Audiences did more than offer support. Many shared information or their own experiences of racism.

One person’s account of discrimination might prompt others to describe similar experiences in another workplace, city or country. Viewed together, these individual contributions can present a broader and more nuanced picture of how racism is experienced.

For organisations and campaigners working on racial justice, this suggests that the value of a social media post can extend beyond the original content. The conversations developing underneath it can become another layer of public communication, where experiences and knowledge are exchanged.

But support does not necessarily lead to action

Our findings also reveal an important limitation.

Comments involving critical discussion of racism, criticism of anti-racism measures or calls for action were much less common than supportive responses and experience sharing.

This suggests we should be cautious about equating social media engagement with social change. A post can generate considerable empathy and interaction without necessarily prompting deeper reflection or collective action.

We also encountered counterproductive responses, reminding us that comment spaces do not automatically become constructive simply because the original content addresses racism.

What can we take from this?

For the public, our findings highlight that how we respond to disclosures of discrimination matters. Offering support can make recognition and solidarity publicly visible. But we can also think about what comes after support: Can we contribute useful knowledge? Can we reflect on the wider structures behind an individual experience? Can an online conversation point towards meaningful action?

For organisations and social media platforms, the findings suggest that success should not be understood simply in terms of how much engagement a post receives. What kind of engagement it generates matters too.

Social media can make personal experiences of racism visible to large audiences. Our study shows that the resulting conversations are often characterised by support and knowledge exchange. The bigger challenge is how these conversations might move beyond recognition and empathy towards critical reflection and action.

Dr. Xin Zhao

Principal Lecturer in Media and Communication

Project supported by British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants

NEW BOOK Just Published:  Rather and Buhalis, 2026, Metaverse Marketing: Challenges, Opportunities, and Fundamental Mechanisms

NEW BOOK Just Published: 
 
Metaverse Marketing: Challenges, Opportunities, and Fundamental Mechanisms
 
Raouf Ahmad Rather and Dimitrios Buhalis, 2026
Metaverse Marketing: Challenges, Opportunities, and Fundamental Mechanisms
Edward Elgar, ISBN: 9781035331253
https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/metaverse-marketing-9781035331253.html 
 
 
Contents
 
Introduction to Metaverse Marketing: Challenges, Opportunities, and Fundamental Mechanisms 1
Raouf Ahmad Rather and Dimitrios Buhalis
1 Metaverse marketing: challenges, opportunities, and fundamental mechanisms 5
Raouf Ahmad Rather, Dimitrios Buhalis, Ali Raza, Farhan Mirza and Amir Zaib Abbasi
2 The metaverse and the international digital marketing landscape 23
Iva Atanassova and Huda Khan
3 Metaverse brand communities: how brands can form communities through engagement in the metaverse 40
Sara Mahmoud Khater
4 Luxury brands in the metaverse: a review of the literature 57
Farhan Mirza, Ding Hooi Ting, Amir Zaib Abbasi and Raouf Ahmad Rather
5 Social media in the metaverse marketing era 83
Hasan Tinmaz and Yunze Liu
6 Sustainable consumption in the metaverse toward a future agenda 104
Chengyuan Li, Nannan Xi, Jani Holopainen and Juho Hamari
7 Navigating the dark side of the metaverse: understanding the impact of technological stressors on user well-being 134
Uzma Hasan, Rehan Husain and Shadma Shahid
8 The metaverse for higher education in South Korea: a case of a human anatomy course 156
Jin Hwa Lee and Hasan Tinmaz
9 The drivers of the metaverse in retailing 177
Ammara Awan, Baasanjargal Purev, Mohsin Abdur Rehman, Abdul Mannan Rana and Zeeshan Ullah
10 Metaverse marketing: opportunities and challenges for tourism destinations and hospitality service providers 199
Mustafeed Zaman
11 Conclusion: revisiting metaverse marketing and scope for future research 216
Raouf Ahmad Rather, Dimitrios Buhalis and Muhammad Faisal Shahzad


National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2026: The Changing Landscape of Postdoc Careers

The 21-25 September marks National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) across the UK

UK National Postdoc Appreciation Week is an annual nationwide event celebrating the vital contributions postdocs and early-career researchers make to research and university life.

To kick off the week, staff and researchers across Bournemouth University are invited to attend this year’s free UK Flagship Online Event. With the research environment constantly evolving, the 2026 theme focuses on “The Changing Landscape of Postdoc Careers.”

What to Expect

Creative Academic Reflection: Explore and understand your academic journey through guided, creative language play and poetry.

Skills Workshop: Practical activities designed to help you map out and navigate your future career exploration.

Funder Panel & Live Q&A: An honest discussion featuring representatives from major funding bodies, including UKRI and the British Academy, covering the current realities and future changes in academic funding.

Event Details

Monday 21 September, 10am-12pm

Online

Register for the Flagship Event

For full details on nationwide activities and updates throughout the week, visit the official UKNPAW Website.

NIHR Insight South West Central Conference 2026 at Bournemouth University

conferences

Today Bournemouth University (BU)  is hosting the annual NIHR-funded Insight South West Central Conference.  The event bring together current students, prospective students and past students on the Insight programme from both BU and the Bristol-based UWE (University of the West of England).

The NIHR INSIGHT: Inspiring Students into Research Programme funds a wide range of engagement activities and research masters training opportunities for students and recent graduates within registered healthcare, social work and public health professions. It takes place across 12 regions in England and the NIHR INSIGHT programme for South West Central is one of these regional programmes. It is a partnership between the UWE Bristol and BUy who together have 6,000 pre-registration and 4,000 post registration students across more than 15 health and care professions.

The opening two key note speakers were BU’s Professor of Social Care Lee-Ann Fenge and Helen Lewis-White, Deputy Director of Research and Innovation at North Bristol NHS Trust and a Health and Care Research Director (NMAHP) for the NIHR Southwest Central Research Delivery Network.  The conference includes invited speakers, research speed-dating sessions as well as students’ presentations (both oral and posters).

BU PhD student presented at World Safety Conference in South Africa

conferences, international, PG research, student research

PhD student Mr. Md. Shafkat Hussain was invited to present at the World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety in South Africa at the beginning of September.  Shafkat based in the Faculty of Health, Environemnt & Medical Science (HEMS) is conducting hs PhD on the use of human-centred design in drowing prevention interventions and programmes aimed at children under the age of two, which is part of our NIHR-funded Sonamoni project.

The SONAMONI Project is a large interdisciplinary research project co-ordinated by Bournemouth University (BU) and CIPRB (Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh) to help reduce drowning in young children (under the age of two) in rural Bangladesh.  The SONAMONI project is a collaboration between BU, CIPRB, the University of the West of England, the University of Southampton, the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and Design Without Borders (Uganda).

This £1.6m project has been made possible thanks to a UK grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) through its Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation programme. This exciting four-year project will run until February 2027.

NIHR Inclusion Webinar – Research is stronger when everyone has a voice.

This NIHR webinar explores what has been learned over the past two years since research inclusion became a condition of funding. Join the conversation and discover how inclusion is shaping the future of research.
This session will take place on Wednesday 14th October from 11am – 12.15pm and will be jointly delivered by the NIHR Research Inclusion team and the NIHR Research Support Service (RSS) – please come along!
Sign up here: Research inclusion as a condition of funding – 2 years on
#InclusiveResearch #ResearchInclusion #PPIE #PIER
Diversity And Inclusion Vector Art, Icons, and Graphics for Free Download

National Research Supervision Recognition: Apply Now & Join the Supporting Workshop on 16 September

UKCGE Research Supervision Recognition: Open Call & Workshop on Wednesday 16 September

Gain national recognition for your doctoral supervision with support from the Doctoral College. Academic staff at all experience levels, from first-time co-supervisors to seasoned lead supervisors can apply for national accreditation through the UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE). Ahead of the 19 October deadline, join us on Wednesday 16 September, 12–1pm for an online workshop covering the UKCGE framework and application process.

Levels of Recognition

  • Recognised Supervisor (Full Award): For those who have supported doctoral candidates through to final examination and completion.
  • Recognised Associate Supervisor: For those who have not yet supervised candidates to completion and/or who contribute to supervision in an informal capacity.

Why Apply

UK universities are increasingly prioritising supervisor development to enhance research culture and doctoral support. The Research Supervisor Recognition Programme (RSRP) encourages supervisors at all levels to engage in structured self-reflection, using the Good Supervisory Practice Framework to identify strengths and target areas for growth.

Key Benefits

  • Structured Self-Reflection: Evaluate your methods and decision-making
  • Benchmarked Excellence: Map your practice against national standards
  • Professional Growth: Identify clear pathways for improvement, whether applying for Full or Associate awards
  • BU already has over 30 recognised research supervisors, and you could be next

How to Apply

Write a reflective account of your supervisory practice aligned with the Good Supervisory Practice Framework.

Submit your Application using the Relevant Form

Recognised Supervisor Reflective Account Form

Recognised Associate Supervisor Reflective Account Form

Your application will be peer-reviewed by a two-person panel. Whatever the outcome, you will receive detailed feedback.

UKCGE | Frequently Asked Questions

To complete your application, please ensure we receive a formal approval email sent directly from your Associate Dean Research, Innovation and Enterprise to researcherdevelopment@bournemouth.ac.uk. This confirmation is required before your application can move to the final review stage.

For more information, to register your interest, or to discuss your application, please email Julia Taylor (Doctoral College) at researcherdevelopment@bournemouth.ac.uk

Please note: The Doctoral College will cover the cost of applications submitted by BU supervisors.

Application Deadlines

BU Window Closes: 9am, Monday 19 October

UKCGE Window Closes: Friday 23 October

Expected Outcome: January 2027

Complete applications should be submitted to Julia Taylor (Doctoral College) at researcherdevelopment@bournemouth.ac.uk by the above deadlines.

Supporting Workshop

Supervisory Lunchbite | UKCGE Recognised Research Supervisor Award 

This session provides an introduction to the UKCGE Good Supervisory Practice Framework and the two levels of recognition:

Recognised Supervisor (Full Award)

Recognised Associate Supervisor

Staff attending this session will be able to:

  • Understand the application process for UKCGE recognition (including deadlines and timescales)
  • Apply the UKCGE Best Practice Framework to their own supervisory experience
  • Appreciate the wide-ranging, highly complex and demanding set of roles that modern research supervisors undertake to perform the role effectively

Wednesday 16 September, 12-1pm

Online

Find out more and register here

NEW AI PAPER JUST PUBLISHED Artificial Intelligence and Human Resources Recruitment for Tourism and Hospitality

NEW AI PAPER JUST PUBLISHED
Artificial Intelligence and Human Resources Recruitment

Shi,X., Leung, X/Y., Bai, B., Buhalis, D., 2027 Artificial intelligence–facilitated selection in tourism and hospitality: Justice, inclusion, and gender differences in resume screening and interviews, Tourism Management Volume 118, February 2027, 105478 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2026.105478

Abstract
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in human resource management, its role in tourism and hospitality hiring remains underexplored. This study investigates job applicants’ perceptions of AI in employee selection, focusing on resume screening and interviews. Drawing on fairness heuristic theory and social role theory, we examine how AI affects perceived justice, inclusion, and organizational attractiveness. Four scenario-based experiments and one qualitative study were conducted with job applicants comparing AI-based and human-based selection methods. Results show that human recruiters are generally perceived as more just and inclusive, enhancing organizational attractiveness. However, gender moderates these effects: females favor AI-based resume screening, whereas males are more receptive to AI-based interviews. These findings provide insights for organizations seeking to integrate AI into employee selection while maintaining justice and inclusion. As AI becomes more prevalent in hiring, organizations should prioritize human oversight, ensuring that AI supports rather than replaces human.

Keywords
Artificial intelligence (AI)Employee selectionFairness heuristic theorySocial role theoryGender differencesOrganizational attractiveness

 

 

 

3C Event: ECR Network Café – Wednesday 16 September 2-3pm

Join Us for Culture, Community & Cake: Launching BU’s Early Career Researcher Network

Kick off the new academic year by connecting with your research community. As part of BU’s Research Culture, Community and Cake (3C) initiative, we are excited to host a special ECR Network Café.

Whether you are brand new to BU, or looking to expand your existing circle, this session offers a relaxed space to meet fellow early career researchers, exchange ideas, and find common ground. Alongside coffee and cake, we will also be officially launching BU’s new ECR Development Programme, designed specifically to help you build the skills, networks, and support systems needed to thrive in your research journey.

Event Details 

Wednesday 16 September, 2-3pm

F305, Fusion Building, Talbot Campus

Come along to enjoy a slice of cake, help shape a supportive ECR network, and take advantage of the professional development opportunities available to you this year.

Find out more and register here

BU geography student’s undergraduate dissertation published in international journal

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Grassroots opposition to second homes, seen on the streets of Cornwall.

Research that began as an undergraduate dissertation at Bournemouth University has been published in Geographical Review, journal of the American Geographical Society. The paper, “Second Homes and the (Re)production of Cornish Nationalism,” is co-authored by Conan Millen, a recent graduate of BU’s BSc (hons) Geography, and Dr Marin Cvitanović, Principal Academic in Human Geography in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences.

The study looks at how attitudes toward second homes and tourism connect to identity in Cornwall, one of the poorest regions in Western Europe despite its high concentration of second-home ownership. Drawing on an online survey of 504 Cornwall residents, the paper identifies four distinct clusters of opinion on housing, tourism and belonging, and asks how these relate to age, income and ethnic identity.

A few findings stand out. Younger, lower-income and Cornish-identifying respondents were significantly more likely to oppose second homes and short-term holiday lets, particularly over concerns about affordability and community cohesion. Older and more affluent respondents identifying as British or English took a more positive view of tourism’s economic benefits. Age had the strongest statistical effect of any factor measured, more so than ethnicity or income, suggesting that generational experience of housing insecurity plays a central role in shaping these attitudes. Opposition to second homes was also somewhat higher in postcodes with higher average house prices.

The paper places these findings within wider debates on housing and identity. It draws a link between the rise of “generation rent” across the UK and Europe and the emergence of place-based, often exclusionary responses to housing pressure, sometimes described in the literature as forms of “housing nationalism.” In Cornwall’s case, the study argues that expressions of Cornish identity in relation to housing are shaped as much by material economic exclusion as by cultural or ethnic distinctiveness.

Since graduating, Conan Millen has been working as part of the wider public health team at Cornwall Council, where he is involved in analysing and processing data to inform projects and monitor the health and wellbeing of people living and growing up in Cornwall.

BU’s BSc (Hons) Geography is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). In the most recent National Student Survey, 94% of students agreed that teaching staff were good at explaining things, and 94% agreed that teaching staff had supported their learning well.

References:

Millen, C., & Cvitanović, M. (2026). Second Homes and the (Re)production of Cornish Nationalism. Geographical Review, 116(1), 39–59. https://doi.org/10.1080/00167428.2025.2578855

Why some commons survive and others don’t

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BU’s research presented at the Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference

Dr Marin Cvitanović, Principal Academic in Human Geography at BU’s School of Life and Environmental Sciences, presented research on commons at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference, held at the Society and Imperial College London from 1 to 4 September 2026.

Commons are resources, such as pastures, forests and water, that are shared and managed collectively by a community, rather than owned privately or by the state. The presentation, “Pathways to de-marginalising commons in Croatia,” was co-authored with Dr Lana Slavuj Borčić of the University of Zagreb. It used Croatia as a case study to ask a question that is relevant well beyond one country: why do some shared-resource systems survive generations of political, economic and demographic change, while others quietly fall out of use? Cvitanović and Slavuj Borčić argue that commons can become marginalised in several ways at once. This includes geographical marginalisation in depopulating rural regions, institutional marginalisation through long periods of legal ambiguity, and economic marginalisation through exclusion from subsidies and leasing markets. A further, generational, form of marginalisation can also occur, where legal recognition arrives only after the community that once sustained a commons has already aged out of it.

To understand how some commons manage to persist despite these pressures, the researchers compared cases where common pastures had fallen out of use, with a case where a commons continued to function. The comparison points to a broader pattern. Legal recognition on its own rarely saves a commons. What tends to matter is whether governance support, funding routes and recognition of a resource’s wider ecological value arrive while a community of users still exists to make use of them. Even then, moving away from marginalisation looks more like an ongoing process than a finished achievement.

This work is linked to Dr Cvitanović’s involvement in Resilient Rules, an ERC-funded Horizon Europe project led by the University of Zaragoza, which studies the diversity and resilience of rules that communities worldwide use to govern shared natural resources. Dr Cvitanović contributes to the project’s global field research team, covering Croatia.

The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference is one of the world’s largest gatherings of geographers, bringing together more than 2,000 researchers each year. The 2026 conference theme, “Geographies of inequalities: towards just places,” was chaired by Professor Peter Hopkins of Newcastle University.

BU Research blog in 2023 grows into 2026 publication

open access, Publishing, writing

What started as a BU Research Blog in September 2023 became a properly published paper last week when the Nepal Journal of Public Health published our paper ‘The Final Hurdle: Proofreading your Academic Paper’ [1].  This paper started life as short BU Research Blog with the title ‘Proofreading your article accepted for publication’.  After sharing further experiences about proofreading mishaps the four authors decided to write a paper which is both a reminder to all academics, and piece of advice to perhaps more junior authors.

This paper is the latest in a long line of publications by the authors in the field of health and social care on different aspects of academic writing and publishing.  Earlier articles covered, for example, the writing process, the role of the editor, advice of constructing titles, plagiarism, and many more [2-40].

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

Centre for Midwifery & Women’s Health

 

References:

  1. Harvey, O., Arnold, R., Ireland, J., van Teijlingen, E. (2026). The Final Hurdle: Proofreading your Academic Paper. Nepal Journal of Public Health, 3(1), 58–62. https://doi.org/10.70280/njph(2026)v3i1.65
  2. van Teijlingen E (2004), Why I can’t get any academic writing done, Medical Sociology News 30(3): 62-63. britsoc.co.uk/media/26334/MSN_Nov_2004.pdf
  3. Pitchforth, E, Porter, M, van Teijlingen, ER, Forrest Keenan K. (2005) Writing up and presenting qualitative research in family planning & reproductive health care, Journal of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care 31(2): 132-35. http://jfprhc.bmj.com/content/31/2/132.full.pdf+html
  4. van Teijlingen E. (2008) RAE pulls academics away from applied multidisciplinary health promotion research International Journal of Health Promotion & Education 46: 116.
  5. van Teijlingen E, Ryan, K., Alexander, J., Marchant, S. (2011) The Research Excellence Framework (REF): new developments to assess research in higher education institutions and its impact on society. MIDIRS 21(3): 298-301.
  6. Hartwell, H., van Teijlingen, E., Parker, J. (2013) Nutrition; Effects of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) Nutrition & Food Science 43(1): 74-77.
  7. Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen E., Hundley, V., Simkhada, BD. (2013) Writing an Abstract for a Scientific Conference, Kathmandu University Medical Journal 11(3): 262-65. http://www.kumj.com.np/issue/43/262-265.pdf
  8. van Teijlingen, E., Ireland, J., Hundley, V., Simkhada, P., Sathian, B. (2014) Finding the right title for your article: Advice for academic authors, Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 4(1): 344-347. http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJE/article/view/10138/8265
  9. van Teijlingen, E., Hundley, V., Bick, D. (2014) Who should be an author on your academic paper? Midwifery 30: 385-386.
  10. Hall, J., Hundley, V., van Teijlingen, E. (2015) The journal editor: friend or foe? Women & Birth 28(2): e26-e29.
  11. van Teijlingen E, Simkhada P (2016) Publishing in journals of the NepJOL family. INASP website http://blog.inasp.info/publishing-journals-nepjol-family/
  12. Pradhan, A.K., van Teijlingen, E.R. (2017) Predatory publishing: a great concern for authors, Medical Science 5(4): 43.
  13. van Teijlingen, E.R., Dhakal Adhikari, S., Regmi, P.R., van Teijlingen, A., Aryal, N., Panday, S. (2021). Publishing, identifiers & metrics: Playing the numbers game. Health Prospect, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.3126/hprospect.v20i1.37391
  14. Wasti, S.P., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P.P., Hundley, V. with Shreesh, K. (Eds.) (2022) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books [ISBN: 9789937117609]
  15. Arnold, R., Ireland, J., Mahato, P.,
  16. (2022) Writing and publishing a reflective paper: Three case studies, Welhams Academic Journal 1(1): 4-11. https://college.angels.edu.np/images/Academic_Jornal/Welhams_Academic_Journal_Vol-1.pdf
  17. van Teijlingen, E., Hundley, V., Simkhada, P.P., Wasti, S.P. (2022) Introduction, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 1-4.
  18. Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E., Hundley, V., Swoveet, P. (2022) Writing an Academic Paper, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 6-14.
  19. Hundley, V., Luce, A., Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E. (2022) Collaborative Writing for Publication, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 15-19.
  20. van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P., Shanker, S. (2022) Selecting an Appropriate Journal and Submitting your Paper, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 20-31.
  21. van Teijlingen, E., Thapa, D., Marahatta, S.B., Sapkota, J.L., Regmi, P. Sathian, B. (2022) Editors and Reviewers: Roles and Responsibilities, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 32-37.
  22. van Teijlingen, E., Ireland, J., Hundley, V, Dhakal Rai, S., Simkhada, P., Sathian, B. (2022) Identifying an appropriate Title, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 39-47.
  23. Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E., Hundley, V., Simkhada, B, Acharya D.R. (2022) Writing an Abstract for a Scientific Conference, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 48-56.
  24. Subedi, M., van Teijlingen, E., Baniya J., Sijapati, B. (2022) Writing the Introduction and Background, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 57-67.
  25. van Teijlingen, E., Pitchforth, E., Keenan Forrest, K., Mahato, P. (2022) Writing a Qualitative Paper, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 88-97.
  26. Wasti, S.P, Devkota, B., Bhatta, D.N., Pitchforth, E., van Teijlingen, E. (2022) Writing the Introduction and Background, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 112-120.
  27. Regmi, P., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P. (2022) Writing up the Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 121-129
  28. Aryal, N., Regmi, P.R., Simkhada, B., Subedi, M., van Teijlingen, E., Wasti, S.P., Hundley, V, Khatri, R. (2022) Being Ethical in Writing and Publishing, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 153-161.
  29. van Teijlingen, E., Venter, K. (2022) Writing a Book Review, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 162-167.
  30. Devkota, B., Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E., Hundley, V, Wasti, S.P. (2022) Writing a Research Proposal, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 168-175.
  31. Wasti, S.P. Regmi, P.R., Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E., Hundley, V. (2022) Writing a PhD Proposal, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 176-183.
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REF 2029 Sector Survey: Have Your Say

REF 2029 impact case studies, REF Subjects, Research assessment

The REF2029 team has launched an informal sector survey to gather targeted feedback on a small number of policy areas for final development, in order to get feedback on the clarity, robustness and implementation of a small number of proposals that have emerged through the criteria-setting process.

The survey topics cover:

  • draft assessment criteria for Strategy, People and Research Environment (SPRE)
  • SPRE arrangements for institutions submitting to a single Unit of Assessment (UoA)
  • submitting outputs to more than one Unit of Assessment
  • equality-related unit reductions
  • collection of research income data
  • 100-word statements for submissions to UoA 12 – Engineering

If you would like to contribute to the institutional response, please can you share your thoughts with REF@bournemouth.ac.uk by Tuesday 1 September so we can collate responses into an institutional response for submission before 4 September 2026.

Alternatively, there is an opportunity to respond on behalf of another group or organisation or as an individual here.

A new chapter for community-led research in Dorset

The PIER (Public Involvement in Education and Research) Partnership have been so excited to be part of the development of Dorset’s new Community Research and Engagement Network (CREN), alongside our wonderful partners at Community Action Network (CAN) and The Lantern Trust. CREN is a network that brings communities, researchers, practitioners and organisations together to make research more inclusive, accessible and meaningful. With CREN, we will be able to make sure people and communities have a genuine voice in the research and decisions that affect their lives. The network aims to “flip the power” in research, moving away from research being something that is simply done to or for communities, towards research being developed with them as equal partners.

The incredible launch event in July brought together organisations and community members from across Dorset, and it was clear that there is already so much fantastic community engagement happening across the county. CREN is about connecting that work, sharing what we’ve learned and creating more opportunities to work together – we saw so many great examples of this during the launch!

We’re excited to be part of what comes next and to see what we can achieve together as Dorset’s community research network grows. The launch was just the beginning – and we can’t wait to see where CREN takes us!

Read Community Action Network’s full write-up of the CREN launch and watch a film from the day here

Joint NHS -BU article published on Midwifery & Public Health

Today Discover Public Health published a new joint paper written by University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD) and Bournemouth University staff.  This latest paper ‘The evolving relationship between public health and midwifery in the United Kingdom’ [1] appeared in the open access journal Discover Public Health. The authors are: Beth Fletcher, Public Health Lead Maternity Services at UHD, Jillian Ireland, bank midwife and former Professional Midwifery Advocate at UHD as well as Visiting Faculty in BU’s Faculty of Health, Environment & Health Sciences, and Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen, co-director of BU’s Centre for Midwifery & Women’s Health.

The authors had originally submitted the paper under the title ‘UK Midwifery and Public Health: Perfect partners or unhappy bedfellows?’ but one of the reviewers (and the editor) thought the more neutral ”The evolving relationship between public health and midwifery in the United Kingdom’ was better suited.

There is a cautionary tale as the authors were under the impression, at the time of submission, that Discover Public Health was still a journal in which one could publish without paying a so-called APC (article Processing Charge).  It turned out that this was no longer the case, and although Bournemouth University has a deal with Springer, the publisher of Discover Public Health, this is only to the value of 15% of the APC.  Since publising in the journal is expensive at £ 1,790.00 per article Bournemouth University had large additional amount.

References:

  1.  Fletcher, B., Ireland, J., van Teijlingen, E. (2026) ‘The evolving relationship between public health and midwifery in the United Kingdom, Discover Public Health, 23;1330. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12982-026-02740-1