Article now out: Information literacy of community representatives in Brazil
Our article “An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil ” has now been published by the Journal of Information Literacy
Articles by Peter Cruickshank
Five fully funded PhD studentships available – October 2023 start
A chance to apply for one of up to five fully funded PhD project in applied informatics. Apply by 21 May for an October 2023 start.
Funded PhD Opportunity: Policy changes for inclusion of disabled students in HE
Higher education institutions in Scotland are legally bound to provide an inclusive learning environment. Tinklin & Hall (1999) conducted a study to explore the experiences [more …]
Funded PhD Opportunity: Organisational learning & agile coaching
Here is a further PhD idea that missed our main list: There are currently many agile coaches tasked with mentoring remits within the IT function. [more …]
Fully funded PhD Opportunities for 2023!
We are very happy to announce that we can offer funded PhD opportunities in five wide ranging social informatics projects for a number of students [more …]
Information Literacy Impact Framework report published
Peter Cruickshank, Bruce Ryan and Marina Miloshava worked together to carry out a review of recent research literature on information literacy (IL) impact. This is [more …]
Welcome back
A couple of brief updates for the new academic year. The School of Computing and the School of Engineering & the Build Environment are now [more …]
PhD project: Work-based learning environments
John Marshall has recently started his PhD project. It’s current title is “Work-based learning environments (WBLE) for fostering industry-relevant skills and optimal economic performance”. The [more …]
A PhD by publication
After 10 years of working through a narrow seam of data relating to Scottish community councils, was awarded a PhD by publication back in July. [more …]
Award for Brian Detlor
A nice piece of good news to share before the start of the summer. Visiting Professor Brian Detlor was awarded 2021 “Research to Practice Excellence [more …]