WUN Projects at Sheffield 2020 |
Name of Sheffield academic |
Department |
Title of Project |
WUN Partner Universities |
Dr Parveen Ali |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
RDF (PI) Mental Health Impact and Access to Health and Social Care Services for Women Victimes of Intimate Partner Violence |
University of Auckland, University of Bristol, University of Ghana, Maastricht University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Sydney, University of Western Australia |
Julie Gray, Paul Quick, Lisa Smith and Christian Voigy |
Institute for Sustainable Food |
RDF (Co-I) Addressing the impact of heatwaves and drought on food security |
University of Alberta, University of Auckland, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Leeds (lead), University of Massachusetts Amherst, National Cheng Kung University, University of Southampton, University of Western Australia, University of York, Zhejiang University |
Sue Vice |
School of English |
RMP - Representing Rudolf Vrba: From Slovakia to Canada |
University of Alberta |
Guillermo Garcia Garcia |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
RMP - Efficient CO2 conversion over multisite zeolite-metal nanocatalysts to fuel and olefins |
University of Alberta |
Karla Zimpel-Leal |
Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities (CIRCLE), Faculty of Social Sciences |
RMP - Home Care Models for an ageing population and the professionalization of the care workforce |
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
David Wood |
Hispanic Studies |
RMP - Latin American Studies in Europe and Africa: Race, Gender and Sport |
University of Ghana |
Xiang Ren |
School of Architecture |
RMP - Conservation and Regeneration of Chinese Ancestral Hall in Zhejiang Province |
Zhejiang University |
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WUN Projects at Sheffield 2019 |
Name of Sheffield academic |
Department |
Title of Project |
WUN Partner Universities |
Dr Clare Gardiner |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Family costs of palliative and end of life care: setting the global research agenda |
University of Auckland |
Dr Jill Thompson and Dr Hannah Fairbrother |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
African Child and Youth Health in the Context of Migration and Displacement |
University of Alberta |
Dr Paul O'Neill |
Hispanic Studies |
Intercultural Communication in Interaction: multimodel approaches |
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
Dr Majella Kilkey |
Sociological Studies |
Migrants' Decision Making in the Context of Shifting Migration Regimes: Highly Skilled Healthcare Professionals |
University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, University College Dublin, University of Alberta, University of Ghana |
Dr Vassiliki Papatsiba |
School of Education |
Global Higher Education and Research committee member |
Global Higher Education and Research |
Dr Robert Akparibo |
SCHARR |
Global Africa Group committee member |
Global Africa Group |
Dr Mark Brown |
School of Law |
Cosmologies, Temporalities and Crime: Witchcraft in Contemporary Ghana |
University of Ghana |
Dr David Littlewood |
Management School |
Social entrepreneurship in South Africa: Internationalisation, Institutional Work, and Partnerships for Sustainable Development |
University of Cape Town |
Dr Daniel Eltringham |
School of English |
Translating Resistances: Poetry, Publishing and Power
Daniel's blog on his project can be found here.
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Tecnológico de Monterrey |
Dr Gabriel Silvestre |
Urban Studies and Planning |
Alternative urban futures? New forms of planning knowledge in academia, activism and practice |
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
Dr Krzysztof Nawratek |
School of Architecture |
Religious imaginaries and the shaping of urban spaces |
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
Dr Paul O'Neill |
School of Languages and Cultures |
Linguistic Prejudice and Discrimination in Brazil |
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Dr Renee Timmers |
Music |
Towards a Bayesian model of cross-domain correspondences with sounds and music
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University of Rochester
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WUN Projects at Sheffield 2018 |
Name of Sheffield academic
|
Department |
WUN RMP Title of Project |
WUN Partner Universities |
Dr Michael Kindellan |
School of English |
A Digital Variorum of Ezra Pound's Cantos |
University of Sydney |
Professor Kate Morris |
Sociological Studies |
Children's Chance: Community University Partnerships (CUP) |
University of Alberta |
Angelo Aquino |
Mechanical Engineering |
Integration of Aerodynamic Analysis Techniques in the Development of the Wind-Induced Flutter Energy Harvester |
Tecnológico de Monterrey |
Dr Veronica Barnsley |
School of English |
Postcolonial Childhood Studies: Contemporary Ghanaian literatures and Southern Childhoods |
University of Ghana |
Lindsay Miller |
School of Education |
Counter-Archive Collaborations: Fugitive Science and Quantification Practices within the Global Formation of the Psy-Disciplines |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
Kwaku Owusu |
Sociological Studies |
Migration and Development: The Ghanaian Diaspora as Drivers of Welfare Development Back Home |
University of Ghana |
Dr Praveen Thokala |
ScHARR |
Health Technology Assessment in China |
Renmin University of China |
Dr Adam Stanovic |
Music |
Sounds Unfamiliar: composing music with location recordings |
University of Sydney |
Professor Sue Yeandle |
Sociological Studies |
Sustainable Care: Connecting People and Systems |
Zhejiang University |
Dr Katie Edwards |
SIIBS |
An Intersectional Exploration of Religion and Gender-Based Violence: A Case Study of Accra in Global Context |
University of Ghana |
Professor Jonathan Joseph |
Politics |
Peace Actors: Exploring resilient peacebuilding cultures and policy transfer in West African states |
University of Bristol |
Dr China Mills |
School of Education |
Communicating Good Health and Wellbeing: Promotion, Advocacy and Resilience |
University of Western Australia |
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WUN Projects at Sheffield 2017 |
Name of Sheffield academic |
Department |
WUN RMP Title of Project |
WUN Partner Universities |
Alejandro Albornoz |
Music |
Algorithmic poetry and electroacoustic music: possible connections and developments
Blog: Research visit to the University of Bergen |
University of Bergen |
Dr Parveen Ali |
School of Nursing & Midwifery |
Coercive control, domestic violence and cultural contexts |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
Dr Helen Ball |
ScHARR |
Collaborative research to estimate casual treatment effects for HIV patients using detailed South Africa data |
University of Cape Town |
Dr Eva Hilberg |
School of Education |
Deepening connections in the field of critical mental health and identifying international case studies on the use of digital technology for behaviour change |
University of Cape Town |
Sally Jones |
Civil and Structural Engineering |
Mobilisation of cohesive particles associated with discolouration by hydraulic transients in drinking water distribution systems |
University of Alberta |
Professor Sarah Salway |
ScHARR |
Promoting wellbeing across borders: migration, social remittances and health |
University of Alberta, University of Bristol, University of Ghana, Maastricht University |
Robin Sen |
Sociological Studies |
A comparative analysis of FGCs in the UK and New Zealand |
University of Auckland |
Dr Jill Thompson |
School of Nursing & Midwifery |
Hidden Voices: Exploring the health experiences of children who migrate |
University of Alberta, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Ghana, University of Sydney, University of Cape Town, University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
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Previous WUN Projects 2015/16 |
Name of Sheffield academic |
Department |
WUN RDF Title of Project |
WUN Partner Universities |
Maria Van Martin |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Impacts of Future Climate and Land Use Changes on Public Health and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia |
Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Dr Praveen Thokala |
ScHARR |
Provision of Health Service and Community Care for the Elderly: Intergenerational Roles and Equity |
Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Professor Andrew Geddes |
Politics |
Migration, Development and Global Transformations |
University of Bristol |
Professor Sue Yeandle |
Sociological Studies |
Sustainable Care: Connecting People and Systems |
Zhejiang University |
Name of Sheffield academic |
Department |
WUN RMP Title of Project |
WUN Partner Universities |
Dr Seán Williams |
Germanic Studies |
Barbers & Butlers: Theoretical perspectives on service providers and the public sphere from Media History |
University of Basel |
Dr Erfan Shahabpoor Ardakani |
Civil and Structural Engineering |
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) as the actuation mechanism for elderly fall prevention: a feasibility study |
University of Alberta |
Dr Manny Hakhamaneshi |
Civil and Structural Engineering |
Energy saving through thermal foundations for buildings |
University of Alberta |
Jonathan Wood |
Materials Science and Engineering |
In situ ferromagnetic resonance measurements of thin ferromagnetic films during voltage exposure |
University of Western Australia |
Tareq Omairi |
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology |
Integration of molecular biology techniques into paleontological and astrobiological studies |
University of Alberta |
Emmanuel Adu-Ampong |
Urban Studies and Planning |
A tale of two capes: tourism-led local economic development planning in Cape Town, South Africa and Cape Coast, Ghana |
University of Cape Town |
Dr Mark Brown |
School of Law |
Transnational environmental crime, insurgency and terror financing: mapping the terrain |
University of Cape Town |
Thomas Hastings |
Management School |
Investigating the effectiveness of labour inspection reforms on labour standards in South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Dr Sofie Pelsmakers |
School of Architecture |
Effect of uninsulated floors on occupant thermal comfort and compensating energy use |
University of Sydney |
Dr Christine Winter |
School of Education |
Researching school curriculum quality & equity: international collaboration |
University of Western Australia |
Bo Tang |
Economics |
Does the Yuan's overseas expansion increase currency exposure in the Chinese financial industry? |
Zhejiang University |
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Previous WUN Projects 2013/15 |
Name of Sheffield academic |
Department |
WUN RDF Title of Project (2014/15) |
WUN Partner Universities |
Dr Kristine Horner |
Germanic Studies |
Multilingualism & mobility in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres |
University of Luxembourg |
Dr Kristine Horner |
Germanic Studies |
Understanding globalisation: margins and peripheries |
University of Cape Town |
Professor Michelle Holdsworth |
ScHARR |
Global Public Health and non-communicable disease with a link to the other challenge of Responding to Climate Change |
University of Bristol |
Professor Michelle Holdsworth and Professor Kenny Loh |
ScHARR and Management School |
Health promoting responses to climate change |
University of Auckland |
Dr Chengzhi Peng |
School of Architecture |
Transcultural Understanding of Designing with Climate Change: A Joint Design Research Studio Approach |
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Dr Nick Taylor-Buck |
Town and Regional Planning |
Climate change: Understanding Systemic Shocks in Integrated Infrastructures |
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Dr Ann Rowan |
Geography |
Himalayan Climate Change: Debris Covered Glacier Response, Water Availability, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Response |
University of Alberta |
Professor Jean Grugel |
Geography |
Addressing Multiple Forms of Migrant Precarity - Beyond 'Management' of Migration to an Integrated Rights-Based Approach |
University of Sydney |
Name of Sheffield academic |
Department |
WUN RDF Title of Project (2013/14) |
WUN Partner Universities |
Professor Andrew Lin |
School of English |
The Worldwide Challenge of English |
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Professor Steve Banwart |
Civil Engineering |
Ancient Soils and Modern Land Use |
University of Western Australia |
Professor Hilary Powers |
Oncology & Metabolism |
Dementia prevalence and impact in low income areas in South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Professor Michelle Holdsworth |
Public Health |
Bridging Health Promotion and sustainability science: transition to the green economy |
University of Bergen |
Dr Barry Gibson and Professor Sarah Baker |
Dentistry |
Reducing inequality in oral health |
University of Western Australia |
Professor Julie Gray |
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology |
Stomata: Sensors of Climate Change |
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Dr Jojo Nem Singh |
Geography |
Developing compatible energy and climate strategies |
University of Bergen |
Professor Glenn Hook |
East Asian Studies |
Climate Change in the Media |
University of Western Australia |
Name of Sheffield academic |
Department |
WUN RMP Title of Project (2014/15) |
WUN Partner Universities |
Dr Vicky Williamson |
Music |
Memory ability and the musical mind |
University of Rochester, USA |
Hoda Amel |
Mechanical Engineering |
The effect of feature size on the microstructure and properties of parts produced using selective laser melting |
University of Western Australia |
Professor Steven Banwart and Dr Harry Langford |
Civil Engineering |
Inaugural WUN Summer School - Soil Science & Climate Change |
University of Western Australia |
Dr Paul Shepley |
Civil Engineering |
Fluid/particle interaction in geotechnical engineering; experimental study |
University of Western Australia |
Dr Yanjing Wu |
Psychology |
Language and cognition: The effect of using two dialects on executive functions |
Chinese University Hong Kong |
Professor Dan Goodley |
School of Education |
Promoting critical disability studies and participatory research; International connections |
University of Sydney |
Stephen Livingstone |
Geography |
Marine geophysical and Sejrup, Earth Science |
University of Bergen |
Sharon Wan |
Town and Regional Planning |
Community Governance in China and Hong Kong in the Phase of Fast Social Transition |
Chinese University Hong Kong |
Name of Sheffield academic |
Department |
WUN RMP Title of Project (2013/14) |
WUN Partner Universities |
Stephanie Bramley |
Music |
Investigating the influence of self-selected music on gambling behaviour |
University of Sydney |
Dr Chryso Hadjidemetriou |
School of English |
The role of English and Greek in the Greek community of Auckland, New Zealand |
University of Auckland |
Dr Rob McKay and Dr John Miller |
School of English |
Responses to climate change in and beyond the humanities: Exploring biodiversity as cultural value |
University of Sydney |
Dr Stephen Ebbens |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Realising the potential for Nanoswimming Devices |
Penn State University |
Dr Tuck Seng Wong |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Directed evolution of biocatalysts in droplet-based microfluidics system |
Chinese University Hong Kong |
Dr Andrew Narracott |
Infection and Immunity and Cardiovascular Science |
3D fluid-structure interaction models of venous haemodynamics |
Maastricht University |
Dr Ben Rutter |
Human Communication Sciences |
Establishing an international corpus of dsyarthric speech data |
University of Wisconsin |
Dr Praveen Thokala |
ScHARR |
Collaborative research in ageing and dementia |
University of Auckland |
Dr Lorenza Fontana |
Geography |
Land Governance and Social Movements in Bolivia and South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Dr Marta Herrero |
Management School |
Philanthropy and governance in non-profit arts organisations: A comparative study |
University of Alberta |
Dr Paula Meth |
Town and Regional Planning |
Gender and changing cities |
University of Cape Town |
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