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I spoke to men who swallowed the red pill: what incel culture is really like. (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine
SMITH, D.S. 2025. I spoke to men who swallowed the red pill: what incel culture is really like. Metro [online], 19 March 2025. Available from: https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/19/spoke-men-swallowed-red-pill-incel-culture-really-like-22752536/

Short for involuntary celibates, incels are men who believe a combination of their bad genes and modern feminism have left them romantically/sexually destitute. In short, they consider themselves scientifically unloveable. As a psychologist, I find i... Read More about I spoke to men who swallowed the red pill: what incel culture is really like..

Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them. (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine
FITZSIMONS, S. and SMITH, D. 2025. Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them. The conversation [online], 6 February 2025. Available from: https://theconversation.com/ofsted-inspections-affect-not-just-teachers-but-also-the-people-who-train-them-249084

Ofsted, England's education inspectorate, has proposed changes to the way it assesses schools, colleges and universities that offer teacher training. The suggested changes include the move to a report-card system rather than a headline judgment. In t... Read More about Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them..

Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. [Magazine article, 2023/2024 edition] (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
SBRILLI, A. and LEUZZI, L. 2024. Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. Time's news [online], 54, pages 44-51. Available from: https://studyoftime.org/publications/times-news/

This is the 2023/2024 annual survey of time-focused art, which on this occasion has been curated by Antonella Sbrilli and Laura Leuzzi. Published in the International Society for the Study of Time's "Time's News" annual magazine, this year's survey f... Read More about Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. [Magazine article, 2023/2024 edition].

Knowledge gaps and cost consequences: a case study of PAS 2035 implementation. (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
CHATBURN, S.E. and SEDDIKI, M. 2024. Knowledge gaps and cost consequences: a case study of PAS 2035 implementation. SEDA magazine [online], September 2024: beyond the horizon: big conversations, bona fide values and bold visions, pages 26-29. Available from: https://seda.scot/seda-magazine-landing

This article discusses a research project that aims to assess the effectiveness of PAS 2035, a standard issued by the British Standards Institution to guide the retrofitting of homes in the UK in line with the government's Net Zero strategy. The rese... Read More about Knowledge gaps and cost consequences: a case study of PAS 2035 implementation..

Aberdeen tall ships is perfect reason to make waterfront a place for people. [Newspaper article] (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
LAMB, N. 2024. Aberdeen tall ships is perfect reason to make waterfront a place for people. [Newspaper article]. Press and journal [online], 11 June 2024. Available from: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/6498373/aberdeen-tall-ships-neil-lamb-rgu-opinion/

In this opinion article, Neil Lamb suggests how Aberdeen's harbour front could be enhanced to provide a memorable and engaging space to coincide with the tall ship races, due to appear in the harbour in July 2025.

Sustainable development goals and circularity in thermal spray coating manufacturing and value chain. (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
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..

Julian Assange: how British extradition law works. [Newspaper article] (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
DAVIES, G. and ARNELL, P. 2024. Julian Assange: how British extradition law works. The Conversation [online], 27 March 2024. Available from: https://theconversation.com/julian-assange-how-british-extradition-law-works-224703

In this article, the authors assess the current situation regarding the extradition of Julian Assange from the UK and what the case demonstrates about UK extradition law.

Court ruling a triumph of law over dangerous politics. [Newspaper article] (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
ARNELL, P. 2023. Court ruling a triumph of law over dangerous politics. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman [online], 16 November 2023. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/v98n4fa2

One of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's key pledges in January 2023 was to "stop the boats". Central to the plan is the UK-Rwanda Memorandum of Understanding, agreed in April 2022. Under this deal, Rwanda promised to accept and consider for asylum people... Read More about Court ruling a triumph of law over dangerous politics. [Newspaper article].

A reimagined Union Street is the key to unlocking Aberdeen's future potential. [Newspaper article] (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
LAMB, N. 2023. A reimagined Union Street is the key to unlocking Aberdeen's future potential. [Newspaper article]. Press and journal [online], 6 July 2023. Available from: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/5917054/aberdeen-union-street-future-reimagined-rgu-opinion/

In this guest column, Neil Lamb outlines how Aberdeen's city centre is defined by Union Street, and further how the city's future could be positively impacted by infrastructure and urban planning developments focusing on Union Street.

Solving the mystery of recurring low level contamination. (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
SMITH, L. 2023. Solving the mystery of recurring low level contamination. Cleanroom technology, June 2023, pages 14-17.

This article is a research review of a study that identified bacteria on cleanroom garments to solve the mystery of recurring low-level contamination in a facility.

The shameful response to Shamima Begum. [Newspaper article] (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
ARNELL, P. 2023. The shameful response to Shamima Begum. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman [online], 26 February 2023. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/5n8wdmwx

The response by the UK government to the actions of Shamima Begum is shameful. It is discriminatory, disproportionate and inhumane. The Begum case has become a touchstone, with sections of the press and government politicians celebrating the rejectio... Read More about The shameful response to Shamima Begum. [Newspaper article].

Why would anyone join the "nofap" movement? (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
SMITH, D.S. 2023. Why would anyone join the "nofap" movement? Current affairs [online], 30 January 2023. Available from: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2023/01/making-sense-of-nofap-culture

In this contribution to "Current Affairs", the author explains the theory behind the "nofap" challenge, in which participants don't masturbate or watch porn. It has grown into a large online movement. The author explores the gender politics of these... Read More about Why would anyone join the "nofap" movement?.

Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. [Magazine article, 2022 edition] (2022)
Newspaper / Magazine
SBRILLI, A. and LEUZZI, L. 2022. Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. Time's news [online], 53, pages 20-30. Available from: https://studyoftime.org/publications/times-news/

This is the 2022 annual survey of time-focused art, which on this occasion has been curated by Antonella Sbrilli and Laura Leuzzi. Published in the International Society for the Study of Time's "Time's News" annual magazine, this year's survey featur... Read More about Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. [Magazine article, 2022 edition].

We can't risk justice being denied in schools abuse case: the passage of time affects both victims and the accused person so further delays should be avoided. [Newspaper article] (2022)
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ARNELL, P. 2022. We can't risk justice being denied in schools abuse case: the passage of time affects both victims and the accused person so further delays should be avoided. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman [online], 26 February 2023. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/5n8wdmwx

The axiom justice delayed is justice denied rightfully has its supporters. Often attributed to former Prime Minister William E. Gladstone, it encompasses the sentiment that where redress to an injured party is too long in coming there is effectively... Read More about We can't risk justice being denied in schools abuse case: the passage of time affects both victims and the accused person so further delays should be avoided. [Newspaper article].

UK courts not addressing the most important issue in Assange case. [Newspaper article] (2022)
Newspaper / Magazine
ARNELL, P. 2022. UK courts not addressing the most important issue in Assange case. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman [online], 5 July 2022, page 17. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/mta27ufs

Julian Assange's extradition proceedings seem interminable and they are set to continue for some time yet. Yet, in spite of their length, they have not addressed what many feel is the most important question. The upcoming appeal at the High Court in... Read More about UK courts not addressing the most important issue in Assange case. [Newspaper article].

Rwanda plan exposes the dark side of Johnson's government. [Newspaper article] (2022)
Newspaper / Magazine
ARNELL, P. 2022. Rwanda plan exposes the dark side of Johnson's government. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman [online], 28 June 2022. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/msnkxx4c

The plan of the UK government to remove asylum seekers and refugees to Rwanda has rightly been making headlines. It is an egregious and draconian facet of the hostile environment intended to affect desperate people. It demonises and dehumanises indiv... Read More about Rwanda plan exposes the dark side of Johnson's government. [Newspaper article].

Don't fall for bad press: cycling is good for us all, particularly motorists. [Newspaper article] (2022)
Newspaper / Magazine
ARNELL, P. 2022. Don't fall for the bad press: cycling is good for us all, particularly motorists. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman [online], 2 February 2022. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/mk3y4enb

The recent amendments to the Highway Code have unleashed a wave of criticism of cyclists and cycling. The Daily Mail warned of a spike in road rage in a story headlined "Controversial Highway Code overhaul that tells cyclists to pedal in the middle o... Read More about Don't fall for bad press: cycling is good for us all, particularly motorists. [Newspaper article].

Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. [Magazine article, 2021 edition] (2021)
Newspaper / Magazine
SBRILLI, A. and LEUZZI, L. 2021. Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. Time's news [online], 52, pages 16-27. Available from: https://studyoftime.org/publications/times-news/

This is the 2021 annual survey of time-focused art, which on this occasion has been curated by Antonella Sbrilli and Laura Leuzzi. Published in the International Society for the Study of Time's "Time's News" annual magazine, this year's survey featur... Read More about Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. [Magazine article, 2021 edition].

Dealing with dehydration. (2021)
Newspaper / Magazine
KYDD, A. 2021. Dealing with dehydration. Health Europa quarterly [online], 19, pages 96-99. Available from: https://www.healtheuropa.eu/dealing-with-dehydration-in-older-adults/111477/

Food and drink are fundamental staples in our everyday lives. Not only do they play an essential part in our overall health, but they also hold holistic significance, influencing our daily habits, giving us a sense of familiarity, and helping us buil... Read More about Dealing with dehydration..

Discussion about the effects of PPE and COVID-19 on menopausal women is long overdue. (2021)
Newspaper / Magazine
KYDD, A. 2021. Discussion about the effects of PPE and COVID-19 on menopausal women is long overdue. Press and journal [online], 18 October 2021. Available from: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/3542157

The NHS employer's website has guidance for HR departments to produce policies on menopause in the workplace. However, despite the added pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, little attention appears to have been paid to the impact of Personal Pr... Read More about Discussion about the effects of PPE and COVID-19 on menopausal women is long overdue..