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OpenAIR@RGU is the open access institutional repository of Robert Gordon University. It contains examples of research outputs produced by staff and research students, as well as related information about the university's funded projects and staff research interests. Further information is available in the repository policy. Any questions about submissions to the repository or problems with access to any of its content should be sent to the Publications Team at publications@rgu.ac.uk



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Sustainable development goals and circularity in thermal spray coating manufacturing and value chain. (2024)
Journal Article
FAISAL, N.F. and PRATHURU, A. 2024. Sustainable development goals and circularity in thermal spray coating manufacturing and value chain. Spraytoday [online], 4(2), pages 8-11. Available from: https://www.inscience.in/files/SPRAYTODAY%20Q2%20Full%20Issue_June2024.pdf

Thermally sprayed coating manufacturing utilizes a range of feedstock materials to develop thick layers on high-value solid and conformal structures which provide a wide range of qualities to components or parts. Due to the combination of environment... Read More about Sustainable development goals and circularity in thermal spray coating manufacturing and value chain..

Loved seeds. [Exhibition and performance] (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Loved seeds. [Exhibition and performance]. Exhibited 29 April - 28 May 2023, Look Again Project Space, Aberdeen.

In this exhibition, artist duo Eldin&Love combine clay, poetry and projection. The exhibition centres around a performance on the 6th May 2023 and explores the family tree of the nine children of an enslaved woman from 1832 Jamaica, who has historica... Read More about Loved seeds. [Exhibition and performance].

Decarbonising heating and fuel poverty in the UK: causes, policy implications, and the next steps. (2024)
Presentation / Conference
SINGH, A. and STRACHAN, P. 2024. Decarbonising heating and fuel poverty in the UK: causes, policy implications, and the next steps. Presented at the 2024 All-energy exhibition and conference, 15-16 May 2024, Glasgow, UK.

Fuel poverty occurs when a household cannot afford to adequately heat their home or meet basic energy requirements. National Energy Action’s figures for April 2024, show 6 million UK households are in fuel poverty. Fuel poverty problem needs to be... Read More about Decarbonising heating and fuel poverty in the UK: causes, policy implications, and the next steps..

Knowledge gaps in existing research exploring sexual fluidity and mental health among young adults. (2024)
Journal Article
COULAUD, P.-J., SALWAY, T., ADAMS, N., BALL, W., LARMARANGE, J., KELLY-IRVING, M. and KNIGHT, R. [2024]. Knowledge gaps in existing research exploring sexual fluidity and mental health among young adults. Journal of epidemiology and community health [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2023-221844

While there is a large body of evidence indicating that sexual minority youth experience inequitably high rates of mental health problems (e.g. depression, suicidality), we know little about how temporal changes in sexual attractions, identities and... Read More about Knowledge gaps in existing research exploring sexual fluidity and mental health among young adults..

Embedding academic study skills within a module to support student achievement and sustained engagement with assessment. (2024)
Presentation / Conference
BURGESS, K. 2024. Embedding academic study skills within a module to support student achievement and sustained engagement with assessment. Presented at the 2024 Assessment in higher education conference (AHE 2024), 19-20 June 2024, Manchester, UK.

As the diversity and number of the student population entering higher education are increasing worldwide, it is observed that the number of students who possess inadequate study skills is also rising (Groves, Bowd and Smith 2010). Support with study... Read More about Embedding academic study skills within a module to support student achievement and sustained engagement with assessment..