3 MT 2019 University of Lincoln Finalists
Ehsan Ahmadian - Postgraduate Research Student, School of Architecture & the Built Environment
Energy and urban built form
The form of a city has an impact on its energy use. It has been reported that urban sprawl uses more energy, and this has resulted in widespread policies to encouraging for compact cities. However, by the advent of renewable energy technologies, urban areas are increasingly generating their own energy from sources such as photovoltaics that require a larger area. So, the policies on urban form should be driven not by existing technologies but by the future ones.
This study adapts a quantitative methodology to establish the relationship between urban form and flows of energy (energy consumed/generated) within a city. Since the energy flows are markedly affected by climatic and geographical condition of the site, this analysis is implemented for 4 different cities. At the end, the results may be employed as a set of guidelines or framework for future urban developments of the cities.
Josephine Westlake - Postgraduate Research Student, School of Geography
Improving flood risk assessment in the Trent, Witham and Yorkshire Ouse rivers using documentary and floodplain sedimentary archives
Flooding is the costliest and most damaging natural hazard in the UK. An increase in both frequency and magnitude has been observed over the last 20 years, however evidence contained within historical accounts and the sedimentary record confirm these recent extreme events are not ‘unprecedented’.
Current flood risk analysis methods are based on incomplete river flow datasets and incorrect assumptions that climate, land-use and channel capacity remain constant through time. This research examines how information stored within historical documents and the sedimentary archive can be unlocked to improve the assessment of flood risk.
Lama Alghofaily - Postgraduate Research Student, School of Education
Investigating the Barriers to Women Leadership Positions in Saudi Arabian Higher Education system
The relationship of gender and leadership is observed not only in the sphere of education, but also in other occupations. Literature often sees cultures, organisations, and leadership as traditionally infused with concepts of gender that benefit mostly men. At the same time, women are marginalised directly or indirectly (Blackmore, 2010). Leadership and gender equity can be viewed from different perspectives, including social, cultural, and organisational factors. Furthermore, the factor of and gender is one of the key cultural dimensions considered in the Hofstede framework (Fuller, 2013).
Research Methodology and Methods:
Methods: Mixed methods Sample: Saudi Arabian university staff
Data collection: Survey-Interviews
Data Analysis: Statistical analysis of survey data -Thematic analysis of interview data
Ning Ning - Postgraduate Research Student, School of Education
Work Placement Program & Chinese Universities
Work placement program is in underdevelopment process in Chinese higher education.
Since 1990, Shanghai University of Engineering and Technology began to learn from Canada experience and practice and adopted the model of three semesters a year and alternating work and learning to carry out an educational experiment of combining production with learning.
Until now, at the beginning of the 21st century, China has officially proposed work placements in higher education programs.
In 2017, according to the report, there were around 500 enterprises participating in the program.
However outside of the technology-based firms, there has been no history of formal programmes of work placement for students in other subjects in higher education.
However this program in the UK has developed for a century.
My research question: what can be learnt from the historical and current experience of work placement program development in the UK?
A case study and document analysis will be employed as methodological strategies.
Implication of this study.
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