Research Report
Curriculum and assessment design and pedagogy in the Curriculum for Wales: a qualitative study
Priestley M, Schuler B, Georgescu S, Mouroutsou S, Priestley A, Rushton E, Smith J, Duggan B, Morris F & Sinnema C (2025) Curriculum and assessment design and pedagogy in the Curriculum for Wales: a qualitative study. Welsh Government. Cardiff: Welsh Government. https://www.gov.wales/curriculum-and-assessment-design-and-pedagogy-curriculum-wales-qualitative-study
Article
Examining the Role of Police-Led Diversion in the Youth Crime Decline in Australia: A Macro-Level Longitudinal Analysis
McCarthy M, McLaws S, Allard T, de Andrade D & Matthews B (2025) Examining the Role of Police-Led Diversion in the Youth Crime Decline in Australia: A Macro-Level Longitudinal Analysis. Victims and Offenders. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2025.2536313
Article
Working with Imposter Feelings: A Queer Feminist Invitation to Imposter Sociology
Breeze M (2025) Working with Imposter Feelings: A Queer Feminist Invitation to Imposter Sociology. Sociologica: International Journal for Sociological Debate, 19 (2). https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1971-8853/20858
Article
Teaching climate change and sustainability in England: committed individuals and the prevalence of 'self-taught' professional learning
Greer K, Kitson A, Rushton EAC, Walshe N & Dillon J (2025) Teaching climate change and sustainability in England: committed individuals and the prevalence of 'self-taught' professional learning. Professional Development in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2025.2536249
Article
Social Inequalities in Dog Bites and Strikes in Scotland: Evidence from Administrative Health Records and Implications for Prevention Policy
Hooper J, Buchanan-Smith HM, Robertson T & Lambert P (2025) Social Inequalities in Dog Bites and Strikes in Scotland: Evidence from Administrative Health Records and Implications for Prevention Policy. Animals, 15 (13), Art. No.: 1971. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15131971
Article
To what extent can a comedy drama provide a classroom model for natural conversation? A multi-dimensional register analysis of the British series Cold Feet
Cannon Jones J & Wiegand V (2025) To what extent can a comedy drama provide a classroom model for natural conversation? A multi-dimensional register analysis of the British series Cold Feet. Register Studies. https://doi.org/10.1075/rs.24012.can
Policy Document
Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission: Describing the Challenge
Graham H, Evans M, Smith L, Jamieson C, Mackie D, Dyer C & Penal Policy Commission Sa (2025) Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission: Describing the Challenge. Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission. Edinburgh, Scotland.: The Scottish Government. https://www.gov.scot/publications/sentencing-penal-policy-commission-describing-challenge/documents/
Book Review
Mel Ainscow, Developing Inclusive Schools: Pathways to Success. Routledge, 2024. isbn 9781032571430. 244 p. £29.99.
Earnshaw H, Jones S, Priestley A, Mouroutsou S & Barrett L (2025) Mel Ainscow, Developing Inclusive Schools: Pathways to Success. Routledge, 2024. isbn 9781032571430. 244 p. £29.99.. Scottish Educational Review, 56 (1-2), pp. 115-120. https://doi.org/10.1163/27730840-bja10020
Article
Becoming inclusive: Developing pre‐service teachers' orientations towards their practice in Scotland
Priestley A, Mouroutsou S & Uthmani N (2025) Becoming inclusive: Developing pre‐service teachers' orientations towards their practice in Scotland. The Curriculum Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.339
Presentation / Talk
Exploring Strategies to Enhance Physical Literacy in the school setting and Beyond
Murray A, Murray P, Howells K, Johnston B & Cowley J (2025) Exploring Strategies to Enhance Physical Literacy in the school setting and Beyond [Critically thinking ways to extend physical literacy from in to out of school session 1]. 2025 AIESEP International Conference, Saint Petersburg, Florida, 18.05.2025-22.06.2025.
Magazine Article
Opinion: The problem with the ‘build baby build’ mantra: https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/opinion-the-problem-with-the-build-baby-build-mantra
McKee K & McCall V (2025) Opinion: The problem with the ‘build baby build’ mantra: https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/opinion-the-problem-with-the-build-baby-build-mantra. Scottish Housing News. 02.06.2025. https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/opinion-the-problem-with-the-build-baby-build-mantra
Review
Relational influences on help-seeking for mental health and substance use problems among people experiencing social marginalisation: a scoping review
Connell C, Griffiths D, Kjellgren R & Greenhalgh J (2025) Relational influences on help-seeking for mental health and substance use problems among people experiencing social marginalisation: a scoping review. BMJ Open, 15, p. e090349. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090349
Article
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT NIST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL:A conceptual and bespoke approach
Lockett M & Cowley J (2025) PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT NIST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL:A conceptual and bespoke approach. Physical Education Matters, Summer 25 (Summer 2025), pp. 16-21.
Article
Inclusion: Every Teacher's Responsibility: Reflecting on Developing the National Framework for Inclusion 3rd Edition
Cantali D, Darling-McQuistan K, Dey D, Foley Y, Graham A, Priestley A & Wang Y (2025) Inclusion: Every Teacher's Responsibility: Reflecting on Developing the National Framework for Inclusion 3rd Edition. Scottish Educational Review, 56 (1-2), pp. 48-67. https://doi.org/10.1163/27730840-bja10023
Article
Exploration of the Pathway from Teacher Expectations of Pupils' Likelihood of University Study to Actual Leaver Destinations
Hennessy A (2025) Exploration of the Pathway from Teacher Expectations of Pupils' Likelihood of University Study to Actual Leaver Destinations. Research in Post-Compulsory Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2025.2502251
Project Report
Highlighting alcohol use in medication appointments with clinical pharmacists: the CHAMP-1 mixed methods research programme
Stewart D, Madden M, Bartlett A, Dhital R, Gough B, Haining S, O'Carroll R, Ogden M, Whittlesea C & McCambridge J (2025) Highlighting alcohol use in medication appointments with clinical pharmacists: the CHAMP-1 mixed methods research programme. NIHR.
Article
‘They feel like another child in care has their back’: An exploration of peer support between looked after children in Scotland
Irvine S & Emond R (2025) ‘They feel like another child in care has their back’: An exploration of peer support between looked after children in Scotland. Child & Family Social Work, 30 (2), pp. 178-188. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13084
Review
"You are helping from the heart not just from the head": a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use
Carver H, Miler JA, Greenhalgh J, Pauly B, Ring N, Booth H, Dumbrell J & Parkes T (2025) "You are helping from the heart not just from the head": a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use. BMC Public Health, 25 (1714). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23006-6
Research Report
Exploring the accessibility of vapes to young people and adults across the UK
Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Morgan A, Best C, Lewis G, Angus K, Mitchell D, Shanthan A, Froguel A & Neve K (2025) Exploring the accessibility of vapes to young people and adults across the UK [VAYPA Study]. Cancer Research UK. London: Cancer Research UK. https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/full_report_-_exploring_the_accessibility_of_vapes_to_young_people_and_adults_across_the_uk.pdf
Article
Where is risk education? Exploring risk education in secondary schools in England
Duckett SM, Rushton EAC & Löfstedt R (2025) Where is risk education? Exploring risk education in secondary schools in England. Journal of Risk Research, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2025.2496225
Article
Retrenchment without effect? Exploring the link between pension reforms and public pension adequacy of new retirees in seven European countries (1993–2020)
Bridgen P, Meyer T & Davison L (2025) Retrenchment without effect? Exploring the link between pension reforms and public pension adequacy of new retirees in seven European countries (1993–2020). Journal of European Social Policy, 35 (2), pp. 115-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/09589287241300024
Article
CONCEPTS IN MOTION: IMPLEMENTING CONCEPT-BASED PE IN AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Lockett M & Cowley J (2025) CONCEPTS IN MOTION: IMPLEMENTING CONCEPT-BASED PE IN AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. Physical Education Matters.
Article
Participatory visual methods and the mobilization of community knowledge: Working towards community-derived disaster risk management in the context of advancing climate change
Black GF, Petersen L, Mpofu-Mketwa T, Dick L, Wilson A, Ncube S, Abrams A, Carden K, Dickie J, Hamilton-Smith N, Piper L & Lamb G (2025) Participatory visual methods and the mobilization of community knowledge: Working towards community-derived disaster risk management in the context of advancing climate change. Journal of Participatory Research Methods, 6 (2). https://jprm.scholasticahq.com/article/129834-participatory-visual-methods-and-the-mobilization-of-community-knowledge-working-towards-community-derived-disaster-risk-management-in-the-context-of
Project Report
Supporting the Workforce in Health and Education to Improve Moves in Children’s Care
Cleary J & Burns A (2025) Supporting the Workforce in Health and Education to Improve Moves in Children’s Care [What Matters to the Workforce: Workshop Report]. CORRA Scotland. Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption Scotland. https://afkascotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/What-matters-to-the-workforce.pdf
Article
Abolitionism and Community Justice – an uneasy alliance?
Malloch M, Chadwick K & O'Carroll M (2025) Abolitionism and Community Justice – an uneasy alliance?. British Journal of Community Justice.
Research Report
Local People Leading: the role of women in the birth of Scotland’s community-based housing associations
McKee K (2025) Local People Leading: the role of women in the birth of Scotland’s community-based housing associations. ISPA Project. Stirling: University of Stirling.
Article
The embodiment of equitable ways to develop agentic wellbeing through movement maximizing personal and general spaces-re-tooling affordances as drivers of social justice
Murray A, Murray P, Howells K, Uthmani N & McMillan N (2025) The embodiment of equitable ways to develop agentic wellbeing through movement maximizing personal and general spaces-re-tooling affordances as drivers of social justice. Equity in Education & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/27526461251324217
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Supporting students in their preparation for writing under exam conditions
Wiegand V & Kiaunytė V (2024) Supporting students in their preparation for writing under exam conditions. IATEFL 2025, Edinburgh, 08.04.2025-11.04.2025.
Website Content
Historians help history teachers to open up Scotland’s past
Smith J, Nakonechna I, Barclay F & Hunter K (2025) Historians help history teachers to open up Scotland’s past. [Magazine Article] 08.04.2025. https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/secondary/history-teachers-and-historians-reshape-teaching-of-scotland-role-in-british-empire
Conference Abstract
Creative writing tasks in academic writing in EAL classrooms
Thornbush S & Yilmaz A Creative writing tasks in academic writing in EAL classrooms. IATEFL International Conference and Exhibition, Edinburgh, UK, 08.04.2025-11.04.2025.
Presentation / Talk
Empowering voices: Social justice in language education
Yilmaz A (2025) Empowering voices: Social justice in language education. Professional Development Workshop Series, Rize University, Türkiye, 11.04.2025.
Newspaper Article
As Police Scotland bring in body-worn video, our research shows little is known about its effectiveness
Miranda D & Webster W (2025) As Police Scotland bring in body-worn video, our research shows little is known about its effectiveness. As Police Scotland bring in body-worn video, our research shows little is known about its effectiveness. 28.04.2025. https://theconversation.com/as-police-scotland-bring-in-body-worn-video-our-research-shows-little-is-known-about-its-effectiveness-253388
Magazine Article
The Power of Reflection: Why Scotland’s housing future needs more empathy
McCall V & McKee K (2025) The Power of Reflection: Why Scotland’s housing future needs more empathy. Scottish Housing News. 25.04.2025. https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/the-power-of-reflection-why-scotlands-housing-future-needs-more-empathy
Policy Document
National Framework for Learning for Sustainability in Initial Teacher Education
Rushton E, Aldous S, Christie B, King B, Leask K & Ramjan C (2025) National Framework for Learning for Sustainability in Initial Teacher Education. Scottish Council of Deans of Education. https://www.scde.ac.uk/_files/ugd/43db3d_099678f2dd9e46e6abf99a2d6dc776b1.pdf
Editorial
Chemistry Education for Climate Empowerment and Action
Hurst GA, Quiroz-Martínez D & Wissinger JE (2025) Chemistry Education for Climate Empowerment and Action. Journal of Chemical Education, 102 (4), pp. 1349-1351. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c00306
Article
'Remembering Empire': supporting take-up of French through history and culture
Barclay F & Thomas L (2025) 'Remembering Empire': supporting take-up of French through history and culture. Scottish Languages Review, issue 38 (Spring 2025). https://scilt.org.uk/Article/tabid/1092/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/16390/Research-working-paper-Remembering-Empire-supporting-take-up-of-French-through-history-and-culture.aspx
Article
A Framework for Trauma-Informed Climate Research: Interrupting the Relationship Between Climate Trauma and Social Inertia
Engstrom S & Krings A (2025) A Framework for Trauma-Informed Climate Research: Interrupting the Relationship Between Climate Trauma and Social Inertia. Ecopsychology. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2024.0065
Article
A dialogue exploring curriculum-making in secondary school physics education through school collaborative partnerships
Thomas L, North C, Morgan G, Allen T & Rushton E (2025) A dialogue exploring curriculum-making in secondary school physics education through school collaborative partnerships. The Curriculum Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.324
Magazine Article
[Review of] "Meaning, Discourse and Society" by Wolfgang Teubert, Cambridge University Press, 2010
Wiegand V (2025) [Review of] "Meaning, Discourse and Society" by Wolfgang Teubert, Cambridge University Press, 2010 [50 Fantastic Books]. Babel: The Language Magazine. 04.03.2025. https://babelzine.co.uk/store-2/babel-issue-50/
Presentation / Talk
Concordancing the signage of surveillant landscapes
Wiegand V (2025) Concordancing the signage of surveillant landscapes. Symposium: Reading Concordances in the 21st Century, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, 20.03.2025-21.03.2025. https://www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/events/rc21-viola-wiegand-concordancing-the-signage-of-surveillant-landscapes/
Editorial
School Leadership & Management System leadership: implications and considerations for school leaders
Gorman A, King F, Madrid R, Jones M & Harris A (2025) School Leadership & Management System leadership: implications and considerations for school leaders. School Leadership and Management, 45 (2), pp. 149-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2025.2464387
Other
BERA Bites 12: Education and the environment
(2025) BERA Bites 12: Education and the environment. [online issue] 27.03.2025. https://www.bera.ac.uk/publication/bera-bites-issue-12-education-and-the-environment
Audio
FooknConversation. Episode 63: Mark Priestley & Stavroula Philippou
Priestley M & Philippou S (2025) FooknConversation. Episode 63: Mark Priestley & Stavroula Philippou. FooknConversation [Podcast] 31.03.2025. https://www.fooknconversation.com/podcast/episode-63-mark-priestley-stavroula-philippou/ (2025).
Book Chapter
Interviews with digital objects
Adams C & Thompson TL (2025) Interviews with digital objects. In: Handbook on digital criminology. DeGruyter, pp. 305-314. https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783111062037/html
Policy Document
Independent Review of the Liquor Licensing System in Northern Ireland including the Surrender Principle
Nicholls J, Fitzgerald N, Maclean J, Valiente R, Cook M, Shortt N, Burton R, Burton R, Wilson L, Morris D, Clemens T, Angus C, Pearce J, Angus K & Holmes J (2025) Independent Review of the Liquor Licensing System in Northern Ireland including the Surrender Principle. Northern Ireland Executive (Department for Communities). Belfast: Northern Ireland Executive.
Article
Carer harm: a challenge for practitioners, services and research
Donnelly S, Isham L, Mackay K, Milne A, Montgomery L, Sherwood-Johnson F & Wydall S (2025) Carer harm: a challenge for practitioners, services and research. The Journal of Adult Protection. https://doi.org/10.1108/jap-09-2024-0053
Article
Researching LGBTQ+ homelessness and building social justice in the UK & the US: methods, ethics, recruitment
Tunåker C, Matthews P & Shelton J (2025) Researching LGBTQ+ homelessness and building social justice in the UK & the US: methods, ethics, recruitment. Housing Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2025.2467825
Article
Curriculum making and climate change and sustainability education: a case study of school teachers' practices from England, UK
Rushton EAC & Walshe N (2025) Curriculum making and climate change and sustainability education: a case study of school teachers' practices from England, UK. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2025.2471990
Article
The context, mechanisms and outcomes of intergenerational programmes involving people living with dementia in scotland: A realist, qualitative study
Emond H & Kelly F (2025) The context, mechanisms and outcomes of intergenerational programmes involving people living with dementia in scotland: A realist, qualitative study. Dementia. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012251317767
Project Report
Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report
Rolfe S, Mccall V, Harris C, Gilbertson J, Pearson S, Smith R, Wilson I, Marshall M, Preece J, Robinson D, Brown J, McGregor S, Roberts G & Smith P (2025) Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report. Centre for Ageing Better. Centre for Ageing Better. https://ageing-better.org.uk/document/full-national-evaluation-reportpdf
Article
Personalisation in racially minoritised groups within UK adult social care: a systematic review
Tawodzera O, Stevenson L & Bowes A (2025) Personalisation in racially minoritised groups within UK adult social care: a systematic review. International Journal of Care and Caring, 20 (20), pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1332/23978821y2025d000000103
Article
Towards justice-oriented climate change and sustainability education: Perspectives from school teachers in England
Rushton EAC, Walshe N & Johnston BJ (2025) Towards justice-oriented climate change and sustainability education: Perspectives from school teachers in England. The Curriculum Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.322
Blog Post
Housing’s role in tackling intersectional inequalities: Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing (ISPA)
McCall V & McKee K (2025) Housing’s role in tackling intersectional inequalities: Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing (ISPA). [Blog post] 07.02.2025. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/housings-role-in-tackling-intersectional-inequalities-intersectional-stigma-of-place-based-ageing-ispa/
Editorial
Guest editorial: Together addressing the challenges of the climate crisis: rethinking professional cultures, school improvement and leadership
Madrid Miranda R & Pino-Yancovic M (2025) Guest editorial: Together addressing the challenges of the climate crisis: rethinking professional cultures, school improvement and leadership. Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 10 (1). https://doi.org/10.1108/jpcc-01-2025-140
Article
Exploring views and experiences of a unique alcohol assertive outreach model, the Primary Care Alcohol Nurse Outreach Service (PCANOS): a qualitative study
Sharp C, Mohan A, Mitchell D & Fitzgerald N (2025) Exploring views and experiences of a unique alcohol assertive outreach model, the Primary Care Alcohol Nurse Outreach Service (PCANOS): a qualitative study. BMC Primary Care.
Article
Ways Out of the Void? Postcolonial and Decolonial Theories in Relation to Armenia and Armenianness
Wilson S, Baker P, Vartikyan A & Shahnazarian N (2025) Ways Out of the Void? Postcolonial and Decolonial Theories in Relation to Armenia and Armenianness. Diaspora: A Transnational Journal, 25 (1). https://doi.org/10.3138/diaspora.25.1.2025.01.22
Book Chapter
‘The implications of ‘Critical Religion’ for Education’
I'Anson J & A. E. J (2024) ‘The implications of ‘Critical Religion’ for Education’. In: A Practical Guide to Critical Religion. London: Bloomsbury. bloomsbury.com.
Article
Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use
Foster R, Carver H, Matheson C, Pauly B, Wallace J, MacLennan G, Budd J & Parkes T (2025) Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use. Communications Medicine, 5, Art. No.: 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00721-6
Article
The Reflective Housing Practitioner: The role of qualifications for building empathy and person-centred approaches in the housing sector
McCall V, McKee K, Theakstone D, Gallagher McCulloch C & Taylor H (2025) The Reflective Housing Practitioner: The role of qualifications for building empathy and person-centred approaches in the housing sector. Housing and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2024.2448407
Article
Indoor comfort domains and well-being of older adults in residential settings: A scoping review
Chen Y, Wulff F, Clark S & Huang J (2025) Indoor comfort domains and well-being of older adults in residential settings: A scoping review. Building and Environment, 267 (Part A), Art. No.: 112268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112268
Article
Investigating the association between health vulnerabilities and police enforcement during the Covid-19 pandemic: A novel study using linked administrative data in Scotland
Gorton V, McVie S, Matthews B & Murray K (2025) Investigating the association between health vulnerabilities and police enforcement during the Covid-19 pandemic: A novel study using linked administrative data in Scotland. Journal of Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1177/26338076241304446
Article
Who is the 'public' when it comes to public opinion on energy? A mixed-methods study of revealed and elicited public attitudes to shale gas extraction
Whitmarsh L, Gan YS, Devine-Wright P, Evensen D, Dickie J, Connon I, Varley A, Ryder S & Bartie P (2025) Who is the 'public' when it comes to public opinion on energy? A mixed-methods study of revealed and elicited public attitudes to shale gas extraction. Energy Research & Social Science, 119, Art. No.: 103840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103840
Preprint
Toolkits for developing digital platforms to help older people stay physically or socially active produced through codesign workshops: real-world impact assessment through 10 case studies. (Preprint)
Jones RB, Cooper L, Bradwell H, Shore CB, Tomaz SA, Ritchie J, Whittaker AC, Haynes R, Hennessy C & GOALD project (2025) Toolkits for developing digital platforms to help older people stay physically or socially active produced through codesign workshops: real-world impact assessment through 10 case studies. (Preprint). JMIR Preprints. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.64222