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March 21, 2019

Cafe Scientifique: Cyber Security & Digital Forensics: New persistent tracking mechanisms used in the wild

BU research, Events, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement, Research communication ballen

One of the most common Internet threats is web tracking, which enables an entity to gain unauthorised access to a user’s personal data while the user is browsing the web, thus violating privacy. At Bournemouth University we have been researching whether popular browsers protect their users from trackers that use Web Storage, Web SQL, and Indexed Database.

Introducing his research to the Cafe Scientifique audience earlier this month, Dr Alexios Mylonas from the Department of Computing & Informatics highlighted the different tracking technologies currently being used on the World Wide Web that can compromise our privacy.

“We live in a ‘post Snowden ‘ era” he said, and ” there are many ways that malicious entities on the Web, such as trackers can violate our privacy”.

HTML 5.0 provides trackers with new options

Alexios described his own findings regarding the usage of three technologies from the HTML 5.0 standard (Web Storage, Web SQL, and Indexed Database) on the Internet. He went on to explain the experiments that were conducted against some of the websites we use every day proved that the main use of these technologies is tracking.

“This is different to what the industry and academia believed before we started our analysis. We did not believe that this was the case when we started this research and this is why we conducted the experiments in the first place”.

In many ways web browsers cannot protect our privacy

The focus towards the end of the discussion was the ability of current popular web browsers to delete the data that is being left on browsers by trackers. The results uncovered many occasions where popular browsers such as Firefox and Opera in Android do not allow us to delete the tracking data resulting in our privacy being violated.

Dr Mylonas explained that “if the browser fails to delete tracking data stored by any of the aforementioned technologies then a malicious tracker could ‘resurrect tracking data’ that the user has previously deleted in a similar way as with cookie resurrection”.

After discussing the research, the demonstrations showed the inability of Firefox and Opera in Android to protect the privacy of their users.

The following tool has been developed for you to check your browser; https://bit.ly/2J1Di65

The recently published journal paper in IEEE Access provides more information into the research; Belloro, S., & Mylonas, A. (2018). I know what you did last summer: New persistent tracking mechanisms in the wild. IEEE Access, 6, 52779-52792

The next Café Scientifique will take place on Tuesday 2 April where we’ll be hearing from Associate Professor An Nguyen @anducnguyen who will be discussing science journalism.

If you have any questions, please do get in touch with the Public Engagement Team; publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk, you can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Plus, why not send us a request to be added to our Public Engagement mailing list and be the first to hear about our research events and activities.

March 11, 2019

Cafe Scientifique 7 May – Pier Review: What does the future hold for British Seaside Piers?

BU research, Events, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team, Public engagement ballen

Café Scientifique takes place on the first Tuesday evening of the month at Café Boscanova

Enjoy listening to a short talk before engaging in debate and discussion around that topic

We’ll be joined by Dr Anya Chapman on Tuesday 7 May from 7:30pm until 9pm (doors open at 6:30pm) No need to register, make sure you get there early though as seats fill up fast!

Pier Review: What does the future hold for British Seaside Piers?

Victorian seaside pleasure piers are unique to the British coast but this important part of the country’s heritage is under threat: in the early 20th century nearly 100 piers graced the UK coastline, but almost half have now gone. This session will chart the development of British seaside pleasure piers: from their beginnings as humble landing stages through to the ‘golden age’ of pier building. We’ll also be looking at the current rejuvenation of piers, like Bournemouth, and how they are embracing the future. Come along and gain a unique insight into the past, present and future of piers, share your own memories of seaside piers, and let us know your hopes for their future.

Check out a taster of what Anya will be discussing in this recently published article; The Conversation

Anya has been Honorary Secretary of the National Piers Society since 2013

@National Piers Society

@pierssociety

@nationalpierssociety

If you have any questions please do get in touch

Find out more about Café Scientifique and sign up to our mailing list to hear about other research events: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/cafe-sci

You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter

March 4, 2019

BU research featured in Science Week at the Bournemouth Natural Science Society

Events, Public engagement, Research communication Adam Morris

Professor Jan Wiener will be giving a talk entitled Navigation, Ageing and Dementia: minimising spatial disorientation in the built environment at the Bournemouth Natural Science Society (BNSS), as part of their Science Week series of events.

Prof Wiener is Head of the Wayfinding Laboratory at Bournemouth University, and co-head of the Ageing and Dementia Research Centre (ADRC).

The talk will cover the perception and information processes involved in human navigation behaviour, how our environment and our age impact on this process and the different experiments used to investigate it.

The talk will be on Tuesday 19 March at 7.30pm at the Bournemouth Natural Science Society.

Also part of Science Week at BNSS will be talks on the Mysteries of Bird Migration by Dominic Couzens, and Plankton Journeys by Dr Anna Hickman from Southampton University.

February 26, 2019

Forthcoming RKEDF events

Events, Research communication, Research news, RKE development framework Theresa

We have some great events coming up over the next few weeks to help support you in your research activity within the Research and Knowledge Exchange Development Framework (RKEDF).

We have also grouped the RKEDF events around your needs, so if, for example, you are an Early Career Researcher or need to know about external funding, you can click on the link to find all the RKEDF sessions that may assist you. You can also find related events by using the link on each session’s page.

March

Friday 1st March	RKEDF: Introduction to the Logframe Approach
Monday 4th March	RKEDF: Technical Bid Writing Workshop
Wednesday 6th March	RKEDF: Achieving Policy Impact in the UK Parliament
Friday 8th March	RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day
Monday 11th March	RKEDF: Writing Academy – Day 1 of 3
Wednesday 13th March	RKEDF: Introduction to NVivo: Setting up your qualitative data
Thursday 14th March	RKEDF: Advanced NVivo: Analysing your data
Wednesday 20th March	RKEDF: BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Guidance Session
Wednesday 27th March	RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication
Wednesday 27th March	RKEDF: Research Data Management

April

Tuesday 2nd April	RKEDF: Advanced Literature Search Techniques
Wednesday 3rd April	RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools
Wednesday 3rd April	Understanding how Students with ADHD Learn
Monday 8th April	RKEDF: Writing Day – Systematic and Scoping Reviews
Thursday 25th April	RKEDF: Research Impact and the Research Excellence Framework (REF): An Introduction

The above list does not include events where attendance requires faculty nominations / applications or are part of the Early Career Researcher Network schedule for 18/19. The BU Research Council Development Scheme and the Career Pathway will both be commencing shortly – Heads of Department are advising us of nominations for both these schemes.

You can see all the Organisational Development and RKEDF events in one place on the handy calendar of events.

Please note that all sessions are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to ensure that the event is suitable for you. In addition, RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.

If you have any queries, please get in touch!

February 25, 2019

Cafe Scientifique 2 April – The last one standing: Journalism for science democratisation in the post-truth era

BU research, Events, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team, Public engagement, Uncategorized ballen

Café Scientifique takes place on the first Tuesday evening of the month at Café Boscanova

Enjoy listening to a short talk before engaging in debate and discussion around that topic

We’ll be joined by Associate Professor An Nguyen @anducnguyen on Tuesday 2 April from 7:30pm until 9pm (doors open at 6:30pm) No need to register, make sure you get there early though as seats fill up fast!

The last one standing: Journalism for science democratisation in the post-truth era

The recent increase in scientific discoveries not only offers hope for human fears and longings but also confronts fundamental aspects of life and long-accepted social and moral values. Without proper mechanisms for citizens of democratic societies to be meaningfully informed and to voice concerns over scientific advancements, they may find themselves stripped of the right to shape the science that shapes their lives. Ironically, the pace of science is too fast for citizens to follow, let alone have a voice. This talk first explores why science democratisation is the only way to tackle the growing science-society gap, which has been a catalyst for anti-intellectual and anti-science populist politics around the world. It will then examine why decades of ardent efforts by science institutions to close this gap have failed. Finally it will demonstrate why and how science journalism, despite its many faults, may be the last candidate to fulfil this task @CsJCC_BU

If you have any questions please do get in touch

Find out more about Café Scientifique and sign up to our mailing list to hear about other research events: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/cafe-sci

You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter

February 21, 2019

NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Roadshow – 10th April 2019

Events, Funding opportunities, NHS, Research news, Research Training Louise Ward

NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Roadshow

We are offering a number of events which offer an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) and Programme Development Grant (PDG) funding streams.

Registration to these events will be FREE and refreshments will be provided.

The next event taking place in the South is in Exeter, Devon. 10 April 2019.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. In order to secure your place at our South West event in Exeter, please register using our online form by 1pm, 27 March 2019.

Researchers currently developing, or considering developing, a proposal for submission to PGfAR or PDG for funding are also invited to take advantage of a one to one session (subject to availability) with the NIHR Programme team and RDS staff to discuss their proposed study. To access this opportunity please complete the one to one booking form.

And don’t forget, your local branch of the NIHR RDS (Research Design Service) is based within the BU Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU) on the 5th floor of Royal London House. Feel free to pop in and see us, call us on 61939 or send us an email.

February 19, 2019

Forthcoming RKEDF events

Events, Research communication, Research news, RKE development framework Theresa

We have some great events coming up over the next few weeks to help support you in your research activity within the Research and Knowledge Exchange Development Framework (RKEDF).

We have also grouped the RKEDF events around your needs, so if, for example, you are an Early Career Researcher or need to know about external funding, you can click on the link to find all the RKEDF sessions that may assist you. You can also find related events by using the link on each session’s page.

February

Monday 25th February

RKEDF: Impact Case Study Writing Retreat

March

Friday 1st March	RKEDF: Introduction to the Logframe Approach
Monday 4th March	RKEDF: Technical Bid Writing Workshop
Wednesday 6th March	RKEDF: Achieving Policy Impact in the UK Parliament
Friday 8th March	RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day
Monday 11th March	RKEDF: Writing Academy – Day 1 of 3
Wednesday 13th March	RKEDF: Introduction to NVivo: Setting up your qualitative data
Thursday 14th March	RKEDF: Advanced NVivo: Analysing your data
Wednesday 20th March	RKEDF: BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Guidance Session
Wednesday 27th March	RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication
Wednesday 27th March	RKEDF: Research Data Management

April

Tuesday 2nd April	RKEDF: Advanced Literature Search Techniques
Wednesday 3rd April	RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools
Monday 8th April	RKEDF: Writing Day – Systematic and Scoping Reviews

The above list does not include events where attendance requires faculty nominations / applications or are part of the Early Career Researcher Network schedule for 18/19. You can see all the Organisational Development and RKEDF events in one place on the handy calendar of events.

Please note that all sessions are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to ensure that the event is suitable for you. In addition, RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.

If you have any queries, please get in touch!

February 14, 2019

Public Lecture Day – Monday 15 April SOLD OUT!

BU research, Events, Public engagement ballen

BU’s next Public Lecture Day is taking place on Monday 15 April at the Executive Business Centre

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT!

Join us for a varied programme of lectures and discussions highlighting some of the fantastic research taking place at Bournemouth University. Open to members of the public, students and staff along with invited members of the local University of the third age

Come along to learn and engage with our guest speakers about their research, you’re welcome to attend any or all of the talks.

12:00 – 12:45 Arrival/Lunch

12:45 – 13:35 – Professor Ann Hemingway & Professor Adele Ladkin

Staying Active and Independent for Longer (SAIL)

The SAIL project explores ways to keep us all healthier for longer as we age across four countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, France and the UK. The SAIL research team are working with local authorities, businesses, charities and older people to learn from experiences and to try out different strategies. This talk will give you an insight into the achievements of the SAIL project research so far and the opportunity to discuss ways in which you can stay active for longer.

13:40 – 14:30 – Professor Alan Breen – Back pain: Another way to look at it

Lower back pain is the largest cause of days lost to disability in the world and is felt at some point in the lives of around 80% of us. While the statistics are staggering, they are getting worse, with the majority of cases having no diagnosis, let alone a cure. Why is this condition so resistant to the personalised medical advances to which so many other disorders are gradually surrendering? This talk will review our knowledge of back pain as a socio-medical concept, visit the paradigms used to approach it and consider what is new in understanding its physical mechanisms.

14:30 – 14:50 – Tea/Coffee Break

14:50 – 15:40 – Dr Chris Stantis – The Hyksos Enigma: Researching the 15th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

The Hyksos formed the 15th Dynasty, ruling Egypt between c.1650 – 1550 BCE. Their process of gaining power and historical impact is a mystery, as textual representation was largely destroyed when “true” Egyptians reclaimed power. With funding from the European Research Council, a collaborative multinational research programme has been established to investigate who these people were. This talk will explore the fascinating research being pursued to study this little-known period in Near Eastern history by examining tombs and cemeteries at their capital, and incorporating the use of cutting-edge chemical techniques on human remains.

15:45 – 16:35 – Dr Ellen Seiss – The effect of emotion on cognition: What can we learn from those with obsessive-compulsive disorders?

Our emotions influence a lot of our everyday cognitions, for example how we tend to certain situations, how we memorise information and how we make decisions. This emotional effect is more pronounced in people living with anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Those affected often try to avoid ‘harmful’ events with ritualised behaviours; such as checking doors, lights, or extreme cleanliness rituals. This talk will give you a brief insight into how emotions alter attention, memory and decision-making in those with obsessive-compulsive disorders.

This event is FREE to attend however registration is required

Book your tickets here www.bournemouth.ac.uk/afternoon-lectures

Lunch and refreshments will be provided

If you would like more information about this event please contact the Public Engagement Team; publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk 01202 961215

February 13, 2019

BU Systematic Review Masterclass starting tomorrow

BU research, Events, Featured academics, Publishing, Research assessment, Research news, Uncategorized, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

Looking forward to our annual Systematic Review Masterclass at Bournemouth University which will be starting tomorrow February 14th. This year for the first time we have renamed it a ‘Systematic Review to Inform Clinical Practice’ as it is not only a free-standing masterclass but also a level 7 unit of Continuing Professional Development and Training . This year we aim to provide students with the opportunity to choose an area of interest and undertake an in-depth, independent study in the form of a systematic review, focusing on a negotiated aspect of clinical practice. Prof. Vanora Hundley and I had published over twenty systematic reviews (or papers about systematic reviewing) over the past two decades. [1-21] The unit will have input from BU’s Academic Liaison Librarian, Caspian Dugdale, and BU academics such as Dr. Bibha Simkhada, Lecturer in Nursing.

Professors Vanora Hundley and Edwin van Teijlingen

Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health (CMMPH)

References:

van Teijlingen E, Wilson, B, Barry, N, Ralph, A, McNeill, G, Graham, W, Campbell, D. (eds.) (1998) Effectiveness of interventions to promote healthy eating in pregnant women & women of childbearing age: a review, London: Health Education Authority www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/documents/effect_eatpregant.pdf [ISBN: 0752110977].
van Teijlingen ER, Bruce, J. (1999) Systematic reviews of health promotion initiatives: the Smokebusters experience, Health Education, 99: 76-83.
Ryan M, Scott DA, Reeves C, Bate A., van Teijlingen E, Russell E, Napper M, Robb C (2001) Eliciting public preferences for healthcare: systematic review of techniques. Health Technology Assessment 5(5)
Simkhada, B., van Teijlingen E., Porter, M., Simkhada, P. (2008) Factors affecting the utilisation of antenatal care in developing countries: a systematic review of the literature, Journal of Advanced Nursing 61(3): 244-260.
Paul-Ebhohimhen, V.A., Poobalan, A., van Teijlingen E. (2008) Systematic review of effectiveness of school-based sexual health interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa, BMC Public Health, 8(4). www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/4
Robertson L, Douglas F, Ludbrook A., Reid G., van Teijlingen E. (2008) What works with men? A systematic review of health promoting interventions targeting men, BMC Health Services Research 8(141). www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/141
Acharya, D.R., Bhattarai, R, Poobalan, A, van Teijlingen E.R., Chapman, G. (2010) Factors associated with teenage pregnancy in South Asia: a systematic review. Health Sciences Journal 4(1): 3-14. www.hsj.gr/volume4/issue1/402.pdf
Hundley V, Avan B, Braunholtz D, and Graham WJ (2012). Are birth kits a good idea? A systematic review of the evidence. Midwifery 28(2): 204-215
Wasti, SP, van Teijlingen E., Simkhada, P., Randall, J., Baxter S, Kirkpatrick P, Vijay Singh Gc. (2012) Factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Asian developing countries: a systematic review, Tropical Medicine & International Health 17(1): 71-81. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02888.x/pdf
VA Hundley, BI Avan, CJ Sullivan, WJ Graham. (2013) Should oral misoprostol be used to prevent postpartum haemorrhage in home-birth settings in low-resource countries? A systematic review of the evidence. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 120:277–287DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12049
van Teijlingen, ER, Simkhada, B., Ireland J., Simkhada P., Bruce J. (2012) Evidence-based health care in Nepal: The importance of systematic reviews, Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 1(4): 114-118.
Robertson, C, Archibald, D, Avenell, A, Douglas, F., Hoddinott, P., van Teijlingen E, et al. (2014) Systematic reviews of & integrated report on quantitative, qualitative & economic evidence base for the management of obesity in men. Health Technology Assessment 18(35): 1-424. http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/118180/FullReport-hta18350.pdf
Stewart, F, Fraser, C, Robertson, C, Avenell, A, Archibald, D, Douglas, F, Hoddinott, P, van Teijlingen, E, Boyers, D. (2014) Are men difficult to find? Identifying male-specific studies in MEDLINE & Embase, Systematics Reviews 3,78
Gyawali, B., Neupane, D., Sharma, R., Mishra, S.R., van Teijlingen, E., Kallestrup, P. (2015) Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Nepal: Systematic review & meta-analysis from 2000 to 2014 Global Health Action 8: 29088 www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/29088/pdf_189
Boyers, D, Stewart, F, Fraser, C, Robertson, C, Avenell, A, Archibald, D, Douglas, F, Hoddinott P, van Teijlingen E. (2015). A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of non-surgical obesity interventions in men, Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 9(4), 310-327.
Robertson, C, Avenell, A, Boachie, C., Stewart, F., Archibald D., Hoddinott, P, Douglas, F, van Teijlingen E, Boyers D. (2016) Should weight loss and maintenance programmes be designed differently for men? Systematic review of long-term RCTs presenting data for men & women: The ROMEO Project, Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 10: 70-84.
Simkhada, P.P., Sharma, A., van Teijlingen, ER., Beanland, R,L. (2016) Factors influencing sexual behaviour between tourists and tourism employees: A systematic review. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 6(1): 530-538. www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJE/article/view/14735/11952
Symon, A., Pringle, J., Cheyne, H., Downe, S., Hundley, V., Lee, E., Lynn, F., McFadden, A., McNeill, J., Renfrew, M., Ross-Davie, M., van Teijlingen, E., Whitford, H, Alderdice, F. (2016) Midwifery-led antenatal care models: Mapping a systematic review to an evidence-based quality framework to identify key components & characteristics of care, BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth 16: 168 http://rdcu.be/uifu
Hanley GE, Munro S, Greyson D, Gross MM, Hundley V, Spiby H and Janssen PA (2016) Diagnosing onset of labor: A systematic review of definitions in the research literature. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 16: 71 http://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-016-0857-4
Robertson, C., Avenell, A., Stewart, F., Archibald, D., Douglas, F., Hoddinott, P., van Teijlingen, E., Boyers, D. (2017) Clinical effectiveness of weight loss & weight maintenance interventions for men: a systematic review of men-only randomised controlled trials (ROMEO Project), American Journal of Men’s Health 11(4): 1096-1123.
Symon, A., Pringle, J., Downe, S., Hundley, V., Lee, E., Lynn, F., McFadden, A., McNeill, J., Renfrew, M., Ross-Davie, M., van Teijlingen, E., Whitford, H., Alderdice, F. (2017) Antenatal care trial interventions: a systematic scoping review and taxonomy development of care models BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth 17:8 http://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-016-1186-3
Pitchforth, E, Nolte, E, Corbett, J, Miani, C, Winpenny, E, van Teijlingen E, et al. (2017) Community hospitals and their services in the NHS: identifying transferable learning from international developments – scoping review, systematic review, country reports and case studies Health Services & Delivery Research 5(19): 1-248.
Ochillo, M., van Teijlingen, E., Hind, M. (2017) Influence of faith-based organisations on HIV prevention strategies in Africa: a systematic review. African Health Sciences 17(3): 753-761.
Mahato, P., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P., Angell, C. (2017) Determinants of quality of care & access to Basic Emergency Obstetric & Neonatal Care facilities & midwife-led facilities in low & middle-income countries: A Systematic Review, Journal of Asian Midwives 4(2):25-51. https://ecommons.aku.edu/jam/vol4/iss2/4/
Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E., Sharma, A., Bissell, P., Poobalan, A., Wasti, S.P. (2018) Health consequences of sex trafficking: A systematic review, Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, 4(1): 130-149.

January 30, 2019

Forthcoming RKEDF Events

Events, Research communication, Research news, RKE development framework Theresa

We have some great events coming up over the next few weeks to help support you in your research activity within the Research and Knowledge Exchange Development Framework (RKEDF).

We have grouped the RKEDF events around your needs, so if, for example, you are an Early Career Researcher or need to know about external funding, you can click on the link to find all the RKEDF sessions that may assist you. You can also find related events by using the link on each session’s page.

Events in February

Friday 1st February	RKEDF: Impact Case Study Writing Retreat
Tuesday 5th February	RKEDF: Research Ethics @ BU
Tuesday 5th February	RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools
Wednesday 6th February	RKEDF: Research Data Management
Monday 11th February	RKEDF: Building Evidence for REF Impact Case Studies
Tuesday 12th February	RKEDF: Main Panel – Developing Impact Case Studies for your REF Panel: the good, bad and ugly
Tuesday 12th February	RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication
Wednesday 13th February	RKEDF: BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Guidance Session
Wednesday 13th February	RKEDF: Research Professional Spring Seminars
Wednesday 13th February	RKEDF: Getting the Best from Research Professional
Monday 25th February	RKEDF: Impact Case Study Writing Retreat

Events in March

Friday 1st March	RKEDF: Introduction to the Logframe Approach
Monday 4th March	RKEDF: Technical Bid Writing Workshop
Wednesday 6th March	RKEDF: Achieving Policy Impact in the UK Parliament
Friday 8th March	RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day
Monday 11th March	RKEDF: Writing Academy – Day 1 of 3
Wednesday 13th March	RKEDF: Introduction to NVivo: Setting up your qualitative data
Thursday 14th March	RKEDF: Advanced NVivo: Analysing your data
Wednesday 27th March	RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication
Wednesday 27th March	RKEDF: Research Data Management

This list does not include events where attendance requires faculty nominations / applications or those events which are part of the Early Career Researcher Network schedule for 18/19.

You can see all the Organisational Development and RKEDF events in one place on the handy calendar of events.

Please note that all sessions are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to ensure that the event is suitable for you. In addition, RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.

If you have any queries, please get in touch!

January 28, 2019

Public Engagement Opportunity: We’re looking for speakers for Café Scientifique 2019

BU research, Events, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team, Public engagement ballen

Cafe Scientifique is a fantastic opportunity for you to share, with the public some of your research and help develop your public engagement profile.

Can you give a short talk (around 30 minutes) highlighting your area of research and engage in either debate or discussion with your audience?

Cafe Sci is a relaxed and friendly environment, the audience are welcoming and always keen to learn and ask questions.

If you’re interested, you’ll find us at Cafe Boscanova on the first Tuesday evening of the month.

We currently have availability for the following dates:

Tuesday 1 October

Tuesday 5 November

Tuesday 3 December

If you’d like to get involved with one of these dates please contact the public engagement team publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk You can also check us out on Facebook and Twitter

We look forward to hearing from you!

January 17, 2019

Southern Health Research and Development Conference 2019

conferences, Events, Knowledge Exchange, NHS, Research communication Suzy Wignall

‘Population Health: Can Research Improve Outcomes’

Southern Health Research & Development will be holding the above conference on Wednesday 30th January, at the Hilton, Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

The conference is free and will feature a range of guest speakers focusing on research’s impact on population health and how this can not only improve the health of the population but also reduce health inequalities across diverse population groups. The programme for the day can be found here.

This event is open to everyone within research, business, and voluntary sectors as well as to the public – you can find out more and register through the Eventbrite link here.

December 3, 2018

The BASES conference 2018✔

BU research, Events Francesco Ferraro

The BASES conference 2018 took place on 27-28 November at Harrogate Convention Centre.

Figure 1. Presenting BU research on the effect of 8 weeks inspiratory muscle training on the balance of healthy older adults, during the first day of the BASES conference 2018

Thanks to my supervisors Professor McConnell, Dr Gavin and Professor Wainwright and with the support from Bournemouth University I had the possibility to present my research titled: The effects of 8 weeks of inspiratory muscle training on the balance of healthy older people: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial. Figure 1.

You can now read what happened and look at the media from the conference clicking the twitter button right below.

Personally, I found extremely interesting the talk of Professor Steven N Blair, Professor Ken Fox and Professor John Buckley (Figure 2).

They explained, thought direct experiences, how sports science has evolved and what we (including physiologists, kinesiologists, strength and conditioning coaches) should consider when developing research proposals. One of the many take-home points was that sports science is today considered science for/of health and that is crucial to seek collaboration between researchers and the community. Paraphrasing a famous quote from J.R.R. Tolkien, it is from the ordinary folks that research questions arise.

Professor Steven N Blair, Professor Ken Fox and Professor John Buckley discussing the past, the present and the future of sports science.

Concluding, it was a motivating experience, and I was pleased to receive many questions about my research. Definitely, a conference worth to consider also for the next year.

If you are interested in reading more about BASES, follow the link below

https://www.bases.org.uk/snews-about_us-news.html

If you want to know more about myself click the button right below

Thank you for your attention.

Francesco.

November 6, 2018

Good Clinical Practice refresher – Monday 12th November

BU research, Clinical Governance, NHS, Research Ethics, Research Training, Training Suzy Wignall

Are you currently undertaking research within the NHS and your Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training is due to expire? Or has it expired recently?

GCP certification lasts for two years, so if your training is due to expire, has expired, or you want to validate your learning, then take advantage of the upcoming refresher half day session, taking place at Poole Hospital on Monday 12th November, 9am – 12:30pm.

Spaces are still remaining, so if you’d like to enrol, get in touch with Research Ethics or the Wessex Clinical Research Network.

October 23, 2018

BA Media Production staff and student work presented at the Thessaloniki International Fair in Greece

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In February 2018 I was invited by Artercitya on a (still on-going) residency as an audio artist in a very large international project called Freiraum, organised by the Goethe-Institut and funded, amongst other important funders, by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. In the project, 38 cities in Europe, are dealing with the question of freedom in Europe today and consider where or how this freedom might be in danger.

(You can find details on Freiraum here: http://www.artbox.gr/2017_freiraum.html).

Co-creation

My involvement in the project, engaged Artecitya and ArtBOX (a big Creative Arts Management company) with my work as an educator here at Bournemouth University. They became particularly interested in the Graduate Production work created by our Level 6 students in the BA Media Production Course and particularly in the Graduate Production Project Unit, which I lead.

During the unit, ArtBOX, who organise the 3rd Artecitya Art Science Technology Festival – THE NEW NEW, realised by the Thessaloniki International Fair – HELEXPO, with the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, came to the university and students had a chance to present to them prototypes of their graduate production work.

As a result, two of our BAMP Level 6 graduating students and my own supervisees, Daniel Bell and George Fisher, whose work fulfilled the brief of this new media arts event, were selected and presented their work, along with mine, in this major international exhibition, THE NEW NEW, in Thessaloniki –Greece between September 8 -16 2018.

In the link below you can see video and pictures from the exhibition and read details of our artworks and involvement in this major international event: http://www.artbox.gr/AST-2018.html

The three artworks, Daniel Bell’s Spectra, George Fisher’s Echoes in Space and my own Air Free, were very warmly received by the visitors and first survey results from the even organisers suggest that the work was seen by over 10.000 people and that the exhibition was voted amongst the most popular events in this major international fair.

Echoes in Space – George Fisher

Echoes in Space consists of 8 unique soundscapes and visuals themed after each of the planets’ characteristics. These soundscapes are an artistic reimagining of the Voyager probes recordings, though scattered throughout are real excerpts from the original Voyager recordings. Echoes in Space is a blurring of reality and crafted content; it asks the viewer to consider the divide between reality and fiction. As well as to understand the difficulty in comprehending what is real and what is crafted when you find yourself confronted by the unknown, and to ask oneself if there truly is a difference?

Spectra – Daniel Bell

Spectra is an audio-visual installation focusing on the contrast and convergence between the human and natural worlds. Stemming from the artists philosophy that every new concept we face in life comes to us as a spectrum of information, and to fully comprehend new concepts we must appreciate each spectra in their entirety

Air Free Future

The first iteration of my artwork Air Free that was presented in Greece, is made up of interviews with members of local communities in Thessaloniki, responding to questions on isolation and freedom. As a response to the Freiraum brief, the artwork is now entering a second phase. During this phase, I will be visiting Carlisle (UK) in order to conduct further recordings with members of the local community there on the same themes, by bringing the recordings from Greece to them. These new recordings will then be used along with the recordings from Thessaloniki in a second iteration of the artwork, which will be presented in an exhibition organised by the Goethe-Institut in Berlin Germany, between 12-13 March 2019.

Air Free Impact

My own work for Freiraum, due to its themes and very large scale international reach, lends itself rather strongly for an impact study, which I am now working on. Particularly looking at how the work brings forth issues of isolation in Europe today by bringing the voices of local communities, including the voices of minorities, in communication with each other as well as with international audiences.

George Fisher, Echoes in Space, 2018

Daniel Bell, Spectra, 2018

Evi Karathanasopoulou, Air Free, 2018, (audience member listening).

The New New festival at TIF- Helexpo, Thessaloniki

September 27, 2018

Cafe Scientifique – Working together: When your mind is in my mind

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Café Scientifique Bournemouth – We run on the first Tuesday of the month.

Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, you can explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Enjoy listening to a short talk before engaging in debate and discussion around that topic.

Join us on Tuesday 6 November from 7.30pm until 9.00pm (doors will open from 6.30pm):

We’ll be joined by Xun He to discuss – Working together: When your mind is in my mind.

Human beings are evolutionary shaped social animals. We often play and work together either independently or aiming at common goals. Have you ever wondered, when we are engaged in group activities, whether we perform everyday tasks in the same way as we do them alone? Recent findings in psychology showed that one person’s cognition and behaviour (such as attention, memory, perception, and action) can be shaped by another person who performs similar tasks in the same environment. But the answer to the question is more complicated than a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’. This talk will introduce these findings and explain the theories behind the phenomena. You will see psychological experiments in action and be engaged with some tests and discussions.

Café Boscanova – 650 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4BP

If you have any questions please do get in touch. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Plus, why not send us a request to be added to our Public Engagement mailing list and be the first to hear about all our events and activities.

We look forward to seeing you!

Café Scientifique Team

September 24, 2018

Celebrate Cafe Scientifique turning 6 on Tuesday 2nd October

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Café Scientifique – Tuesday 2 October- Facing our future self

Bournemouth Café Scientifique is turning 6 on Tuesday 2 October. To celebrate we have a fantastic talk from Dr Curie Scott about changing our attitudes to ageing. We’ll also have Birthday Brownies!

Join us on Tuesday 2 October from 7.30pm until 9.00pm (doors will open from 7.00pm):

Café Boscanova – 650 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4BP

Facing our future self

Dr Curie Scott

One in five people alive today will reach their 100th birthday. You are going to grow old but have you thought about it? Ageing is a taboo subject and older people are often stereotyped and overlooked. Dr Curie Scott invited people over 60 and students from Health & Social Care professional courses to four drawing workshops. Come and hear how drawing about ageing made a startling difference to their current lives. In terms of ageing, we cannot separate ourselves from our future older self, however much we want to do so. ‘They’ are the ‘we’ of the future.

If you have any questions please do get in touch. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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September 21, 2018

Horizon 2020 news and upcoming events – September 2018

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MSCA Individual Fellowships 2018 Call Submission Rates

According to UKRO, the European Commission has released the submission rates for the 2018 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowships (IF) call, which closed on 12 September; a total of 9,830 proposals were submitted.

This represents a slight increase in comparison to the previous MSCA IF call under Horizon 2020 in 2017, which received 9,089 proposals. The results can be expected by mid-February 2019.

Open registration for MSCA Innovative Training Networks UK Information Events

UKRO in it’s capacity as National Contact Point for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) will hold two free information days focussing on the 2019 MSCA Innovative Training Networks (ITN) call for proposals (deadline for the submission of applications on 15 January 2019). Registration can be accessed through the following links: Wednesday 10 October, London; Friday 12 October, York.

Participation in the events is free, but registration is mandatory for attendance; places will be offered on a first come first served basis.

Open registration for Societal Challenge 6 Information Day

An information and brokerage event for the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 6: ‘Europe in a changing world – Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies’ will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 8 November. It is organised by the European Commission (DG RTD) and Net4Society, a network of SC6 National Contacts Points.

The event is free of charge but limited to 2 persons representing the same department/organization. Online registration is obligatory.

EU Partnering event on the use of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for monitoring health status and quality of life after cancer treatment

Academics are invited to submit an expression of interest to participate in this partnering event.

The aim of the event is to foster and facilitate the development of R&D project consortia for Horizon 2020 EU funded projects in the Healthtech themes. The event is aimed to provide a platform for new commercial and technological collaborations, especially between business and research organisations.

Open registration for UKRO Annual Visit to BU

RKEO will host annual UK Research Office visit to BU on 10th October 2018. The event will take place in FG06 seminar room with the sessions for BU academics commencing at 11:30.

To find more about Horizon 2020 programme and available funding in your area, visit Horizon 2020 website. More details on projects funded under FP6, FP7 and Horizon 2020 may be found on CORDIS website.

For further details on EU and international funding opportunities please contact international research facilitator or any member of RKEO Funding Development Team to individually discuss your ideas and the ways we could support you.

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