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Beyond Lockdown: A Stage, a Page and an Arts Lab

Could a membership base built on subscriptions become the model to relaunch theatre post Covid-19? PhD Researcher Martin Belk thinks the history of innovation that launched The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh and The London Arts Lab in the 1960s provides…
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Report on current Bill to reform Family Law

A new report funded by and produced for the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee critically analyses a new Bill, Children (Scotland) Bill 2019, to reform Scottish family law court cases. The report, written by Dr Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane from here in…
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Reflective Learning Papers launched on Leadership and People Practice

The first of a new series of Reflective Learning Papers on Leadership and People Practice has been published by The Business School at Edinburgh Napier University.

The Selfie Project: the verbal and visual in language learning and teaching

“A picture is worth a thousand words” is how the saying goes. The power of this statement is relevant when summarising the role of visual elements in the field of language learning and teaching: posters, diagrams, symbols and images cover…
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Pilot project highlights opportunities for the future redesign of Health and Social Care services

An initiative to introduce Augmented Care into the local community has succeeded in assisting patients with recovery and re-ablement, according to research conducted by academics from Edinburgh Napier University and the University of Dundee*. The project was based on action…
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Research with NMS shows the value of after hours events

Museums have moved away from their traditional role as collectors and conservators of artefacts of historical importance to become more audience-focused visitor attractions. It’s a position that reflects an increasingly competitive tourism environment  – and their reliance on public sector…
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Festival learning

Since 2017, Edinburgh Napier University has enjoyed a research link with the university at Avignon, in France, and in June Professors’ Jane Ali-Knight and Paul Lynch spent a week visiting Avignon on a research trip. Both cities share a long…
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Give young people a voice and a role

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Youth work which helps young people play a part in Scotland’s economic prosperity has been unrecognised and underfunded, a new study has found. Researchers also called for the younger generation to be given a greater voice in framing the policies…
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Business School Post-Graduate Research Conference

Research poster prizewinner 2019

The Business School ran its twelfth annual research conference in May. This year the key note was provided by Professor Peter Murphy, Nottingham Trent University and a REF panel member. The conference was well supported by our doctoral community from…
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