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Review

"You are helping from the heart not just from the head": a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use

Carver H, Miler JA, Greenhalgh J, Pauly B, Ring N, Booth H, Dumbrell J & Parkes T (2025) "You are helping from the heart not just from the head": a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use. BMC Public Health, 25 (1714). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23006-6

Research Report

Exploring the accessibility of vapes to young people and adults across the UK

Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Morgan A, Best C, Lewis G, Angus K, Mitchell D, Shanthan A, Froguel A & Neve K (2025) Exploring the accessibility of vapes to young people and adults across the UK [VAYPA Study]. Cancer Research UK. London: Cancer Research UK. https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/full_report_-_exploring_the_accessibility_of_vapes_to_young_people_and_adults_across_the_uk.pdf

Article

Participatory visual methods and the mobilization of community knowledge: Working towards community-derived disaster risk management in the context of advancing climate change

Black GF, Petersen L, Mpofu-Mketwa T, Dick L, Wilson A, Ncube S, Abrams A, Carden K, Dickie J, Hamilton-Smith N, Piper L & Lamb G (2025) Participatory visual methods and the mobilization of community knowledge: Working towards community-derived disaster risk management in the context of advancing climate change. Journal of Participatory Research Methods, 6 (2). https://jprm.scholasticahq.com/article/129834-participatory-visual-methods-and-the-mobilization-of-community-knowledge-working-towards-community-derived-disaster-risk-management-in-the-context-of

Article

The embodiment of equitable ways to develop agentic wellbeing through movement maximizing personal and general spaces-re-tooling affordances as drivers of social justice

Murray A, Murray P, Howells K, Uthmani N & McMillan N (2025) The embodiment of equitable ways to develop agentic wellbeing through movement maximizing personal and general spaces-re-tooling affordances as drivers of social justice. Equity in Education & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/27526461251324217

Article

'Remembering Empire': supporting take-up of French through history and culture

Barclay F & Thomas L (2025) 'Remembering Empire': supporting take-up of French through history and culture. Scottish Languages Review, issue 38 (Spring 2025). https://scilt.org.uk/Article/tabid/1092/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/16390/Research-working-paper-Remembering-Empire-supporting-take-up-of-French-through-history-and-culture.aspx

Website Content

Historians help history teachers to open up Scotland’s past

Smith J, Nakonechna I, Barclay F & Hunter K (2025) Historians help history teachers to open up Scotland’s past. [Magazine Article] 08.04.2025. https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/secondary/history-teachers-and-historians-reshape-teaching-of-scotland-role-in-british-empire

Newspaper Article

As Police Scotland bring in body-worn video, our research shows little is known about its effectiveness

Miranda D & Webster W (2025) As Police Scotland bring in body-worn video, our research shows little is known about its effectiveness. As Police Scotland bring in body-worn video, our research shows little is known about its effectiveness. 28.04.2025. https://theconversation.com/as-police-scotland-bring-in-body-worn-video-our-research-shows-little-is-known-about-its-effectiveness-253388

Presentation / Talk

Concordancing the signage of surveillant landscapes

Wiegand V (2025) Concordancing the signage of surveillant landscapes. Symposium: Reading Concordances in the 21st Century, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, 20.03.2025-21.03.2025. https://www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/events/rc21-viola-wiegand-concordancing-the-signage-of-surveillant-landscapes/

Project Report

Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report

Rolfe S, Mccall V, Harris C, Gilbertson J, Pearson S, Smith R, Wilson I, Marshall M, Preece J, Robinson D, Brown J, McGregor S, Roberts G & Smith P (2025) Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report. Centre for Ageing Better. Centre for Ageing Better. https://ageing-better.org.uk/document/full-national-evaluation-reportpdf

Article

Finding traces of everyday life in unusual places: looking beyond case files in German and Scottish residential child care

Emond R, Eßer F, Schäfer M, Buncombe M, Burns A, Lucas S & Magee K (2025) Finding traces of everyday life in unusual places: looking beyond case files in German and Scottish residential child care [Spuren des Alltags an ungewöhnlichen Orten: Ein Blick über den Tellerrand in deutscher und schottischer Heimerziehung]. European Journal of Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2024.2411283

Article

Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use

Foster R, Carver H, Matheson C, Pauly B, Wallace J, MacLennan G, Budd J & Parkes T (2025) Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use. Communications Medicine, 5, Art. No.: 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00721-6

Article

Who is the 'public' when it comes to public opinion on energy? A mixed-methods study of revealed and elicited public attitudes to shale gas extraction

Whitmarsh L, Gan YS, Devine-Wright P, Evensen D, Dickie J, Connon I, Varley A, Ryder S & Bartie P (2025) Who is the 'public' when it comes to public opinion on energy? A mixed-methods study of revealed and elicited public attitudes to shale gas extraction. Energy Research & Social Science, 119, Art. No.: 103840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103840

Preprint

Toolkits for developing digital platforms to help older people stay physically or socially active produced through codesign workshops: real-world impact assessment through 10 case studies. (Preprint)

Jones RB, Cooper L, Bradwell H, Shore CB, Tomaz SA, Ritchie J, Whittaker AC, Haynes R, Hennessy C & GOALD project (2025) Toolkits for developing digital platforms to help older people stay physically or socially active produced through codesign workshops: real-world impact assessment through 10 case studies. (Preprint). JMIR Preprints. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.64222

Article

Place-pedagogies of water stress

Wilson A, Black G, Petersen L, Dick L, Ncube S, Mpofu-Mketwa T, Abrams A, Carden K, Piper L, Dickie J, Hamilton-Smith N & Lamb G (2025) Place-pedagogies of water stress. Global Social Challenges, 20 (20), pp. 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1332/27523349Y2025D000000034

Book Chapter

Greenspace programmes for mental health

Masterton W (2024) Greenspace programmes for mental health. In: Boyd CP, Boyle LE, Bell SL, Hogstrom E, Evans J, Paul A & Foley R (eds.) Routledge Handbook on Spaces of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003345725

Article

Exploring the use of solid fuels for cooking and household air pollution in informal settlements through photovoice: The Fuel to Pot study in Ndirande (Malawi) and Mukuru (Kenya)

Uny I, Chasima T, Caes L, Kambalame L, Chamba MVM, Kalumbi L, Orina F, Price H, Lucas S, Nyikuri M, Semple S & Meme H (2024) Exploring the use of solid fuels for cooking and household air pollution in informal settlements through photovoice: The Fuel to Pot study in Ndirande (Malawi) and Mukuru (Kenya). Shrestha SL (Editor) PLOS ONE, 19 (12), Art. No.: e0316095. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316095

Book Chapter

A lifecourse approach to human development and ageing: impact of war

Hennessy C & Douglas E (2024) A lifecourse approach to human development and ageing: impact of war. In: Bonner A (ed.) Social Determinants of Health in Europe: Direct and Indirect Consequences of War. Social Determinants of Health. Bristol: The Policy Press. https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-determinants-of-health-in-europe

Article

A self-efficacy enhancement alcohol reduction intervention for men on-remand in prison: the APPRAISE feasibility pilot RCT

Holloway A, Waller G, Ferguson J, Guthrie V, Smith JB, Boyd J, Rees J, Anthony Parker R, Stoddart A, Bray JW, Coulton S, Hunt K, Stadler G, Sondhi A, Smith P, Stenhouse R, Conaglen P, Sheikh A & Newbury-Birch D (2024) A self-efficacy enhancement alcohol reduction intervention for men on-remand in prison: the APPRAISE feasibility pilot RCT. Public Health Research, 12 (11), pp. 1-186. https://doi.org/10.3310/knwt4781