Death, ghosts, and spiritual tourism: conceptualizing a dark spiritual experience spectrum for the paranormal market. (2023)
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IRONSIDE, R. 2023. Death, ghosts, and spiritual tourism: conceptualizing a dark spiritual experience spectrum for the paranormal market. Journal of scientific exploration [online], 37(4), pages 586-601. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31275/20233227

Paranormal tourism is a lucrative market offering visitors the opportunity to engage with enchanting experiences and stories in destinations around the world. Specifically, ghost tourism connects people to the dead (and death) through dark narratives... Read More about Death, ghosts, and spiritual tourism: conceptualizing a dark spiritual experience spectrum for the paranormal market..

Exploring independent learning (IL) and its relationship to mindset, motivated strategies for learning and academic performance. (2023)
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FORBES-MCKAY, K.E., BREMNER, P.A.M., JOHNSTON, P. and AIR, C. [2024]. Exploring independent learning (IL) and its relationship to mindset, motivated strategies for learning and academic performance. Journal of applied research in higher education [online], EarlyCite. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-06-2023-0253

This study addresses gaps in the existing literature on students' understanding of Independent Learning (IL), whilst exploring the link between levels of IL, growth mindset, motivated strategies for learning and academic performance. Three hundred an... Read More about Exploring independent learning (IL) and its relationship to mindset, motivated strategies for learning and academic performance..

The trials and triumphs of running cross-year experiential modules: blending theory and practice to advance student professional development and academic practice. (2023)
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VICKERS, B., PIRIE, E. and REID, C. 2023. The trials and triumphs of running cross-year experiential modules: blending theory and practice to advance student professional development and academic practice. Journal of perspectives in applied academic practice [online], 11(3), pages 153-166. Available from: https://doi.org/10.56433/jpaap.v11i3.590

This paper aims to evaluate the impact of two innovative cross-year experiential modules, operated jointly between undergraduate Stages 3 and 4, on the professional development of students and the advancement of academic practice at Robert Gordon Uni... Read More about The trials and triumphs of running cross-year experiential modules: blending theory and practice to advance student professional development and academic practice..

Join the coalition: how pioneer journalism communities reimagine journalistic epistemology from the periphery. (2023)
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ANDERSON, B. [2023]. Join the coalition: how pioneer journalism communities reimagine journalistic epistemology from the periphery. Digital journalism [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2023.2278043

This article examines how pioneer journalism communities reimagine journalistic epistemology from the periphery, and traces how ideas about journalism as a form of knowledge are embodied in their metadiscourses and enacted in their epistemic practice... Read More about Join the coalition: how pioneer journalism communities reimagine journalistic epistemology from the periphery..

Telling the story of telling the story: capturing intangible heritage storytelling on the origins of malt whisky in the Cabrach. (2023)
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REID, P.H., PIRIE, E. and IRONSIDE, R. 2023. Telling the story of telling the story: capturing intangible heritage storytelling on the origins of malt whisky in the Cabrach. Journal of documentation [online], Early Cite. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-06-2023-0106

This research explored the storytelling (collection, curation, and use) in the Cabrach, a remote Scottish glen. The aim of the research was to capture the methodological process of storytelling and curation of heritage knowledge through the lens of t... Read More about Telling the story of telling the story: capturing intangible heritage storytelling on the origins of malt whisky in the Cabrach..

Immersive innovations for the communication of heritage, handcraft and sustainability. (2023)
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CROSS, K., MESJAR, L., STEED, J. and JIANG, Y. [2023]. Immersive innovations for the communication of heritage, handcraft and sustainability. International journal of fashion design, technology and education [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2023.2277264

Textile and fashion brands convey core values through marketing, and in slow-fashion heritage brands this often includes skilled craftsmanship, authenticity, sustainability and provenance. As industry digitalisation continues, brands are employing im... Read More about Immersive innovations for the communication of heritage, handcraft and sustainability..

Innovative interdisciplinary pedagogical approaches to enhance students' learning experiences and to benefit them in their future development. (2023)
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BREMNER, P.A.M. and AIR, C. [2023]. Innovative interdisciplinary pedagogical approaches to enhance students' learning experiences and to benefit them in their future development. Journal of applied research in higher education [online], EarlyCite. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-07-2023-0290

This study adds to the existing body of knowledge on the benefits to learners of using an interdisciplinary design thinking (DT) pedagogical approach, taking the form of a micro credential with an extracurricular workshop. This interpretivist researc... Read More about Innovative interdisciplinary pedagogical approaches to enhance students' learning experiences and to benefit them in their future development..

Bombardment, public safety and resilience in English coastal communities during the First World War. (2023)
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FOSTER, A.-M. [2023]. Bombardment, public safety and resilience in English coastal communities during the First World War. Northern history [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0078172X.2023.2276721

Reeve's monograph refreshingly focuses on a new area of British war studies - it uses a local studies lens to explore the coastal towns in the North-East of England and their experiences in the First World War. Reeve compellingly argues that the expe... Read More about Bombardment, public safety and resilience in English coastal communities during the First World War..

Maddie is online: a creative learning path to digital literacy for young people. (2023)
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MARTZOUKOU, K., PANAYIOTAKIS, I., HERBERT, N., GREY, E. and MACDONALD, N. 2023. Maddie is online: a creative learning path to digital literacy for young people. Computers in the schools [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/07380569.2023.2276736

This paper explores young people's development of digital literacy and resilience and discusses how teachers and librarians can play an important role in supporting young people to become digital citizens: informed, active, ethical, safe and responsi... Read More about Maddie is online: a creative learning path to digital literacy for young people..

Identifying key factors and actions: initial steps in the open science policy design and implementation process. (2023)
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SHMAGUN, H., SHIM, J., KIM, J., CHOI, K.-N. and OPPENHEIM, C. 2023. Identifying key factors and actions: initial steps in the open science policy design and implementation process. Journal of information science [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515231205496

The coronavirus pandemic has illustrated the lack of a holistic approach in implementing Open Science (OS), leading to an inability to fully utilise its potential to inform prompt, evidence-based policy responses. In this view, this study aims to ide... Read More about Identifying key factors and actions: initial steps in the open science policy design and implementation process..

Leisure myths and mythmaking. (2023)
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IRONSIDE, R. 2023. Leisure myths and mythmaking. World leisure journal [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2023.2261407

This is a book review of 'Leisure myths and mythmaking', which is an insightful collection of essays which address the "absence presence" of myth and mythmaking in leisure studies.

The memorial afterlives of online crowdsourcing: "Lives of the First World War" at Imperial War Museums. (2023)
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FOSTER, A.-M. and WALLIS, J. 2023. The memorial afterlives of online crowdsourcing: "Lives of the First World War" at Imperial War Museums. Public history review [online], 30, pages 89-104. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5130/phrj.v30i0.8048

From May 2014 to March 2019 the Imperial War Museums launched a large-scale digital crowdsourcing project, 'Lives of the First World War'. 'Lives' melded official and unofficial datasets to create an integrated database of people who had participated... Read More about The memorial afterlives of online crowdsourcing: "Lives of the First World War" at Imperial War Museums..

Partnerships between police and GBV service providers in remote, rural and island communities in northern Scotland before and during COVID-19. (2023)
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PEDERSEN, S., MUELLER-HIRTH, N. and MILLER, L. 2023. Partnerships between police and GBV service providers in remote, rural and island communities in northern Scotland before and during COVID-19. Policing [online], 17, pages 1-12. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paad045

COVID-19 exacerbated challenges that already existed in the policing of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in remote and rural northern Scotland. Victims' direct access to the police and third-sector organisations was impeded by social distancing while the... Read More about Partnerships between police and GBV service providers in remote, rural and island communities in northern Scotland before and during COVID-19..

Collaborating with a Scottish heritage brand towards enhancing and preserving sustainable artisan hand-weaving practices through a knowledge transfer partnership. (2023)
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STEED, J., CROSS, K. and WILSON, B. 2023. Collaborating with a Scottish heritage brand towards enhancing and preserving sustainable artisan hand-weaving practices through a knowledge transfer partnership. Journal of textile design research and practice [online], 11(1-2): revised papers from the 5th Futurescan conference (Futurescan 5): conscious communities, 7-8 September 2022, Leeds, UK, pages 127-147. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/20511787.2023.2234650

This paper discusses a Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP) with a global Scottish heritage brand, which aimed to develop a year-round sustainable business model through a design-led approach to new product innovation that improves the brand's sustainabi... Read More about Collaborating with a Scottish heritage brand towards enhancing and preserving sustainable artisan hand-weaving practices through a knowledge transfer partnership..

Immersive study of Gestalt variables in uncanny geographies. (2023)
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HOURAN, J., LAYTHE, B., LANGE, R., HANKS, M. and IRONSIDE, R. 2023. Immersive study of Gestalt variables in uncanny geographies. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research [online], 87(2), pages 65-100. Available from: https://www.spr.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2023-87-2%20JSPR%20COVER.pdf

We conducted two preliminary studies to test the hypothesis that 'haunted, sacred, or enchanted' spaces are characterized by certain environmental Gestalt variables that define their space syntax or architectural phenomenology and thus help to consci... Read More about Immersive study of Gestalt variables in uncanny geographies..

Supporting victims of domestic violence in rural and island communities during COVID-19: the impact of the pandemic on service providers in North-East Scotland and Orkney. (2023)
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PEDERSEN, S., MUELLER-HIRTH, N. and MILLER, L. 2023. Supporting victims of domestic violence in rural and island communities during COVID-19: the impact of the pandemic on service providers in North-East Scotland and Orkney. Island studies journal [online], 18(2), article 423. Available from: https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.423

We investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic-violence service providers in rural and island communities in North-East Scotland and Orkney. Domestic abuse and violence in rural areas is typically underestimated and might be more hidd... Read More about Supporting victims of domestic violence in rural and island communities during COVID-19: the impact of the pandemic on service providers in North-East Scotland and Orkney..

Complicated pasts, promising futures: public history on the island of Ireland. (2023)
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FOSTER, A.-M. 2023. Complicated pasts, promising futures: public history on the island of Ireland. Public history review [online], 30, pages 6-14. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5130/phrj.v30i0.8376

This overview article explores the nature of public history on the island of Ireland, discussing current trends in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Family history and digital history are highly popular ways of engaging with the past, bot... Read More about Complicated pasts, promising futures: public history on the island of Ireland..

Believers in biology: a coordinated effort to disrupt the 2022 census. (2023)
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PEDERSEN, S. 2023. Believers in biology: a coordinated effort to disrupt the 2022 census. Scottish affairs [online], 32(1), pages 1-18. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2023.0440

This article investigates the attempt by some gender-critical Scots, led by organisations such as For Women Scotland, to disrupt the administration of the 2022 census in Scotland. They used their census returns to register a protest around guidance r... Read More about Believers in biology: a coordinated effort to disrupt the 2022 census..

Thinking with the Harrisons: what does now demand? [Article] (2023)
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DOUGLAS, A. and FREMANTLE, C. 2023. Thinking with the Harrisons: what does now demand? Field: a journal of socially-engaged art criticism [online], 23. Available from: https://field-journal.com/issue-23/thinking-with-the-harrisons-what-does-now-demand

"The reversal of entropy requires considerable energy and imagination and is accompanied by risk." This statement from the designer, planner and ecologist Frederick Steiner evokes the core challenge of the current environmental crisis: the energy tha... Read More about Thinking with the Harrisons: what does now demand? [Article].

The intersection of fashion, immersive technology and sustainability: a literature review. (2023)
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MESJAR, L., CROSS, K., JIANG, Y. and STEED, J. 2023. The intersection of fashion, immersive technology and sustainability: a literature review. Sustainability [online], 15(4), article number 3761. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043761

Fashion industry emissions, resource use and waste are attracting increasing consumer and government attention, with broad agreement that a new approach is required along the supply chain. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, a move to digitalisation fac... Read More about The intersection of fashion, immersive technology and sustainability: a literature review..