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Lebanon: fig holding and SDG#1 no poverty. (2024)
Book Chapter
NG, P.Y., BASTIAN, B.L. and WOOD, B. 2025. Lebanon: fig holding and SDG#1 no poverty. In Birththistle, N. (eds.) Attaining the 2030 sustainable development goal of no poverty. Leeds: Emerald [online], pages 55-68. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83608-570-620241005

Poverty reduction is pivotal for sustainable development and has been identified as the first sustainability goal (SDG#1) by the United Nations. Poverty has remained a key challenge for countries in the Arab world, which is characterised by persistin... Read More about Lebanon: fig holding and SDG#1 no poverty..

Embedding sustainable development goals (SDGs) into the curricula using an interdisciplinary design thinking approach. (2024)
Journal Article
BREMNER, P. and STEED, J. [2025]. Embedding sustainable development goals (SDGs) into the curricula using an interdisciplinary design thinking approach. Journal of perspectives in applied academic practice [online], (accepted).

Embedding sustainability into curricula has been a challenge many universities have been facing for a while. The nature of the topic could be classified as "dry" when taught through a legislative lens, but a creative, impactful method is required to... Read More about Embedding sustainable development goals (SDGs) into the curricula using an interdisciplinary design thinking approach..

Support systems and welfare measures to encourage physical and mental wellbeing. (2024)
Book Chapter
TAIT, J.-A., RODRÍGUEZ-JIMÉNEZ, R.-M., WILSON, S.A. and JENSEN, K. 2025. Support systems and welfare measures to encourage physical and mental wellbeing. In Kandakatla, R., Kulkarni, S. and Auer, M.E. (eds.) Academic leadership in engineering education: learnings and case studies from educational leaders around the globe. Lecture notes in networks and systems (LNNS), 1097. Cham: Springer [online], pages 353-371. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68282-7_19

The focus on engineering students' health and wellbeing has increased due to a global rise in mental health issues and the increased need for more engineers. The engineering industry grapples with recruitment and retention challenges, partly attribut... Read More about Support systems and welfare measures to encourage physical and mental wellbeing..

Silver Saplings Adventures for Older People: a qualitative evaluation on wellbeing effects for participants. [Infographic] (2024)
Digital Artefact
ADAMS, N., MACIVER, E., KENNEDY, C. and DOUGLAS, F. 2024. Silver Saplings Adventures for Older People: a qualitative evaluation on wellbeing effects for participants. [Infographic]. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2625946

This infographic was produced to accompany the review and evaluation of the Silver Saplings Adventures programme, an outdoor activity initiative for older people.

Silver Saplings Adventures for Older People: a qualitative review and evaluation of intended positive interventional change and wellbeing effects for participants of the programme: lay summary document. (2024)
Report
ADAMS, N., MACIVER, E., KENNEDY, C. and DOUGLAS, F. 2024. Silver Saplings Adventures for Older People: a qualitative review and evaluation of intended positive interventional change and wellbeing effects for participants of the programme: lay summary document. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2625924

This is a lay summary of the qualitative review and evaluation of the Silver Saplings Adventures programme. The full report can be found elsewhere on OpenAIR: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2445905