Outputs (798)

Mitigating the impact of air pollution on dementia and brain health: Setting the policy agenda (2022)
Journal Article
Castellani, B., Bartington, S., Wistow, J., Heckels, N., Ellison, A., Van Tongeren, M., …Reis, S. (2022). Mitigating the impact of air pollution on dementia and brain health: Setting the policy agenda. Environmental Research, 215(2), Article 114362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114362

Background Emerging research suggests exposure to high levels of air pollution at critical points in the life-course is detrimental to brain health, including cognitive decline and dementia. Social determinants play a significant role, including soci... Read More about Mitigating the impact of air pollution on dementia and brain health: Setting the policy agenda.

The Online Response of Higher Education to the Pandemic: A Snapshot of International Students’ Experiences in the UK (2022)
Report
Costa, C., Li, H., & Singh, S. (. (2022). The Online Response of Higher Education to the Pandemic: A Snapshot of International Students’ Experiences in the UK. Leverhulme Trust

The Global Biodiversity Framework Needs a Robust Action Agenda (2022)
Journal Article
Chan, S., Bauer, S., Betsill, M. M., Biermann, F., Boran, I., Bridgewater, P., …Pettorelli, N. (2023). The Global Biodiversity Framework Needs a Robust Action Agenda. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 7(2), 172-173. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01953-2

Estimating the social value of nature-based solutions in European cities (2022)
Journal Article
Bockarjova, M., Botzen, W. W., Bulkeley, H. A., & Toxopeus, H. (2022). Estimating the social value of nature-based solutions in European cities. Scientific Reports, 12(2022), Article 19833. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23983-3

By implementing nature-based solutions (NBS), cities generate value for their residents, such as health and wellbeing. We estimate the aggregate social value to urban residents of 85 NBS projects implemented across Europe and find that the majority y... Read More about Estimating the social value of nature-based solutions in European cities.

Interventions to prevent obesity in children under 2 years old (2022)
Journal Article
Moore, T. H., Phillips, S., Heslehurst, N., Hodder, R. K., Dawson, S., Gao, Y., …Summerbell, C. D. (2022). Interventions to prevent obesity in children under 2 years old. Cochrane Library, 2022(11), Article CD015324. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd015324

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: The overall aim of the review is to determine the effectiveness of interventions to prevent obesity in children under two years old. This includes to assess obesi... Read More about Interventions to prevent obesity in children under 2 years old.

Exploring Communities of Practice in Further and Adult Education: Apprenticeship, Expertise and Belonging (2022)
Book
Tummons, J. (2022). Exploring Communities of Practice in Further and Adult Education: Apprenticeship, Expertise and Belonging. Routledge

Decarbonize the military — mandate emissions reporting (2022)
Journal Article
Rajaeifar, M., Belcher, O., Parkinson, S., Neimark, B., Weir, D., Ashworth, K., Larbi, R., & Heidrich, O. (2022). Decarbonize the military — mandate emissions reporting. Nature, 611, 29-32. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03444-7

Nature for Resilience? The Politics of Governing Urban Nature (2022)
Journal Article
Tozer, L., Bulkeley, H., Kiss, B., Luque-Ayala, A., Voytenko Palgan, Y., McCormick, K., & Wamsler, C. (2023). Nature for Resilience? The Politics of Governing Urban Nature. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 1113(3), 599-615. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2022.2130867

Transcending initial efforts to make cities ‘climate smart’ by focusing on the potential of new technologies and infrastructural interventions, various actors are increasingly interested in deploying nature to help achieve urban resilience. In this c... Read More about Nature for Resilience? The Politics of Governing Urban Nature.

Conference Poster: Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies for Preschools in Lebanon and Qatar (2022)
Other
Rizk, R., Summerbell, C. D., Siddiqui, N., Obeid, O., & El-Obeid, T. (2022). Conference Poster: Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies for Preschools in Lebanon and Qatar

Finding your academic voice: Use of nominalisations in academic writing (2022)
Book Chapter
Bruce, M. (2023). Finding your academic voice: Use of nominalisations in academic writing. In Teaching English with Corpora: A Resource Book. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/b22833-68

This chapter explores how nominalizations (the use of noun forms) can operate alongside other techniques to increase the overall formality of a text. Drawing on searches using the Durham University FOCUS corpus, it guides students through some search... Read More about Finding your academic voice: Use of nominalisations in academic writing.