Politics, Consumption or Nihilism
The conference featured keynote addresses from Prof Simon Hallsworth (University Campus Suffolk), Prof Nick Crossley (University of Manchester), and Prof Tim Hope (University of Salford)
Wartime Rumours and Legends
The Angels of Mons has remained one of the best-known legends of 20th century warfare, but the mystery remains
Contemporary Legend Research
Urban Legends are contemporary stories, told as true but incorporating ancient and modern elements from folklore
National Archives UFO Project
Highlights from the collections of UFO files released by The National Archives in the UK
Digital Inclusion in South Yorkshire
Qualitative research project studying motivators of digital inclusion in South Yorkshire with an aim to deliver an evidence based, replicable and flexible model for engaging citizens and communities with the opportunities provided by digital technologies
Appreciative inquiry into the Diversity Strategy of HMP Wakefield
This project brings together practical policy and theoretical concerns about responding to diversity in prison. Prison management in England and Wales are concerned with developing and sustaining an environment which is secure and yet respectful of diversity.
Franco-British Collaborative Workshop Scheme
This project set out to enhance knowledge and informing social policy with regard to riots in France and Britain
Social media and activism
This project investigates the uses of social media by different types of activists in Barcelona during 2010-2011
Public Engagement
This project explores issues of public engagement and the dissemination of academic research on sexual health in the context of ‘sexualised’ culture through a series of workshops
Research Degree - An Investigation into approaches to voice to text in Tamil language based on Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence.
Classical Tamil is the oldest surviving language in the world. In this IT savvy world, in addition to investigating the approaches towards voice to text technology in Tamil, I wanted to evaluate the user acceptance of Tamil Software by the native Tamil speakers.