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The idealised image of the Outer Hebrides includes wind swept beaches, isolated peat covered moors, and craggy mountain cliff tops abounding with wildlife. These images are reproduced in countless tourist postcards and websites to entice visitors to visit, explore, and ...

In the 1950s, the island of Singapore was a British Crown Colony. As colonial administrators began their plans to unify and decolonize their territories in Southeast Asia, they recognised a potential problem with Singapore’s economy. Although it was the richest city in ...

The digital heritage sector has become a highly significant part of the development of cultural heritage. Cultural organisations are increasingly using interactive technology to support the understanding of cultural heritage. This research aims to provide an approach fo...

The aim of the Inter-Life Project was to investigate the use of virtual worlds to support transition skills development for young people to enhance their management of important life transitions. In particular, we have been investigating the role of the ‘Inter-Life’ vir...

Background In the UK, most people with dementia die in the community and they often receive poorer end-of-life care than people with cancer. Objective The overall aim of this programme was to support professionals to deliver good-quality, community-based care towards...

This article will examine the interaction of landscape aesthetics, ideas of cultural and national identity, and notions of progressive modernism in the cultural politics surrounding the design and construction of the South of Scotland Galloway hydro schemes of the 1930s...

A body of new photographs and a video made for 'Art & Work' Parse (Issue 9), a peer reviewed journal edited by Professor Dave Beech. The journal theme was relevant in relation to our well established investigations into issues of individual or collective political agenc...

A Virtual Performance System (VPS) is a real-time 3D auralisation system which enables a musician to\ud play in simulated acoustic environments. Such systems have been used to investigate the effect of stage acoustics on the performance technique of musicians. This arti...

My contribution centres on a specific landmark in Scotland known as the ‘Five Sisters’ on the edge of West Calder, a small town in West Lothian. 240 metres high, the Five Sisters are spoil heaps, products of a long gone oil shale mining industry. They have since been th...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) cause risk to patients and have a financial impact on healthcare services due to increased length of hospital treatment, and the costs of isolating patients or closing wards. As antimicrobial resistance increases, the prevention o...