Hands-on training in structural biology, a tool for sustainable development in Africa series 4. (2022)
Journal Article
(2022). Hands-on training in structural biology, a tool for sustainable development in Africa series 4. Biology open BiO / Company of Biologists, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.059487

Structural biology is an essential tool for understanding the molecular basis of diseases, which can guide the rational design of new drugs, vaccines, and the optimisation of existing medicines. However, most African countries do not conduct structur... Read More about Hands-on training in structural biology, a tool for sustainable development in Africa series 4..

The impact of clinical simulation on the development of advanced practice skills. (2022)
Journal Article
(2022). The impact of clinical simulation on the development of advanced practice skills. British Journal of Nursing, 780 - 788. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.15.780

This article considers the findings of a qualitative research study into the impact of simulation on the development of advanced clinical practitioners' skills and knowledge. STUDY AIM: To explore simulated learning through the eyes of trainee and tr... Read More about The impact of clinical simulation on the development of advanced practice skills..

A longitudinal case study on the effects of an evidence-based software engineering training (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pizard, S., Vallespir, D., & Kitchenham, B. (2022, May). A longitudinal case study on the effects of an evidence-based software engineering training. Presented at ICSE-SEET 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Context: Evidence-based software engineering (EBSE) can be an effective resource to bridge the gap between academia and industry by balancing research of practical relevance and academic rigor. To achieve this, it seems necessary to investigate EBSE... Read More about A longitudinal case study on the effects of an evidence-based software engineering training.

Professional Dilemmas Experienced by Pharmacy Graduates in the United Kingdom When Transitioning to Practice (2022)
Journal Article
Allinson, M., Black, P., & White, S. (2022). Professional Dilemmas Experienced by Pharmacy Graduates in the United Kingdom When Transitioning to Practice. American journal of pharmaceutical education, 86(5), Article 8643. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe8643

Objective. For many UK pharmacy students there are minimal opportunities to learn, or be exposed to, different ways of dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in real life practice during undergraduate education. This study aimed to explore th... Read More about Professional Dilemmas Experienced by Pharmacy Graduates in the United Kingdom When Transitioning to Practice.

Reflecting on ‘insider’ and ‘outsider’ positionality when undertaking culturally sensitive research with young Pakistani men: insights from a female researcher (2022)
Journal Article
Shivji. (2022). Reflecting on ‘insider’ and ‘outsider’ positionality when undertaking culturally sensitive research with young Pakistani men: insights from a female researcher. Nurse Researcher, 24-29. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2022.e1826

Background :
Conducting culturally sensitive research into male experiences can be challenging for female researchers. Despite this, there are very few published reflective accounts of how they have overcome these difficulties.

Aim:
To illustrat... Read More about Reflecting on ‘insider’ and ‘outsider’ positionality when undertaking culturally sensitive research with young Pakistani men: insights from a female researcher.

Psychological literacy and undergraduate psychology education: An international provocation (2022)
Journal Article
(2022). Psychological literacy and undergraduate psychology education: An international provocation. Frontiers in Education, https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.790600

For over fifty years, psychology leaders have called for fundamental changes in how we undertake research, education, and community interaction. This paper provocatively argues the case for ‘why now, and how’. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that... Read More about Psychological literacy and undergraduate psychology education: An international provocation.

Extended reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science (2022)
Journal Article
Hobson, L., Stimpson, I., Wisniewski, K., Pringle, J., Heaton, V., Zholobenko, V., Grossey, T., & Rogers, S. (2022). Extended reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science. Science and Justice, 62(6), 696-707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2022.04.004

Online virtual learning resources have been available for learning and teaching in forensic science for some years now, but the recent global COVID-19 related periods of irregular lockdown have necessitated the rapid development of these for teaching... Read More about Extended reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science.

The impact of nursing staff education on diabetes inpatient glucose management: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Piya, M., Zarora, R., Yu, D., Fletcher, T., Myint, K., & Simmons, D. (2022). The impact of nursing staff education on diabetes inpatient glucose management: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 22, Article 61. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-022-00975-y

Background: An increasing number of patients in hospital have diabetes, with most of them cared for by non-specialist staff. The effect of diabetes education for staff on patient outcomes, as well as the most effective method of staff education is un... Read More about The impact of nursing staff education on diabetes inpatient glucose management: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.

The benefits of virtual fieldtrips for future-proofing geography teaching and learning (2022)
Journal Article
Mercer, T. G., Kythreotis, A. P., Harwood, J., Robinson, Z. P., George, S. M., Sands, D., Brown, J. M., & Sims, T. (2023). The benefits of virtual fieldtrips for future-proofing geography teaching and learning. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 47(2), 330-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2022.2041569

This resource paper explores the benefits of developing virtual fieldtrips to help future-proof geography teaching and learning in times of uncertainty and change. Drawing on a case study from a second-year biogeography module that saw cancellations... Read More about The benefits of virtual fieldtrips for future-proofing geography teaching and learning.

Student assistantship programme: an evaluation of impact on readiness to transit from medical student to junior doctor. (2022)
Journal Article
(2022). Student assistantship programme: an evaluation of impact on readiness to transit from medical student to junior doctor. BMC Medical Education, 99 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03159-3

BACKGROUND: Studies report that medical graduates are not prepared for practice as expected, and interventions have been developed to prepare them for practice. One such intervention is the assistantship, which provides hands-on opportunities to hone... Read More about Student assistantship programme: an evaluation of impact on readiness to transit from medical student to junior doctor..

“Make Glorious Mistakes!” Fostering growth and wellbeing in HE transition (2022)
Journal Article
Coyle. (2022). “Make Glorious Mistakes!” Fostering growth and wellbeing in HE transition. Law Teacher, 37-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2021.2010406

This paper uses Keele’s Legal Essentials module as a case study to evaluate how curriculum design can promote wellbeing in first-year law students, by supporting their transition to higher education and fostering a sense of belonging to the Law Schoo... Read More about “Make Glorious Mistakes!” Fostering growth and wellbeing in HE transition.

Conceptualising and Teaching Biomedical Uncertainty to Medical Students: an Exploratory Qualitative Study (2022)
Journal Article
Lukšaitė, E., Fricker, R., McKinley, R., & Dikomitis, L. (2022). Conceptualising and Teaching Biomedical Uncertainty to Medical Students: an Exploratory Qualitative Study. Medical Science Educator, 32, 371–378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01481-x

Introduction Certainty/uncertainty in medicine is a topic of popular debate. This study aims to understand how biomedical uncertainty is conceptualised by academic medical educators and how it is taught in a medical school in the UK. Methods This is... Read More about Conceptualising and Teaching Biomedical Uncertainty to Medical Students: an Exploratory Qualitative Study.

Memory, credibility and insight: How video-based feedback promotes deeper reflection and learning in objective structured clinical exams (2022)
Journal Article
Makrides, A., & Yeates, P. (2022). Memory, credibility and insight: How video-based feedback promotes deeper reflection and learning in objective structured clinical exams. Medical Teacher, 44(6), 664-671. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2021.2020232

INTRODUCTION: Providing high-quality feedback from Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs) is important but challenging. Whilst prior research suggests that video-based feedback (VbF), where students review their own performances alongside usual... Read More about Memory, credibility and insight: How video-based feedback promotes deeper reflection and learning in objective structured clinical exams.

Effects of an Online Education Program on Physical Therapists' Confidence in Weight Management for People With Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2021)
Journal Article
Allison, K., Jones, S., Hinman, R. S., Briggs, A. M., Sumithran, P., Quicke, J., Holden, M., Chiavaroli, N., Crofts, S., George, E., Foster, N., & Bennell, K. (2021). Effects of an Online Education Program on Physical Therapists' Confidence in Weight Management for People With Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care and Research, 75(4), 835-847. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24828

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate effects of an online education program about weight management for osteoarthritis on physiotherapists' self-reported confidence in knowledge and skills in weight management, and attitudes toward obesity.

METHOD: A two-group ran... Read More about Effects of an Online Education Program on Physical Therapists' Confidence in Weight Management for People With Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Determining influence, interaction and causality of Contrast and Sequence effects in OSCEs. (2021)
Journal Article
Yeates, P., Moult, A., Cope, N., McCray, G., Fuller, R., & McKinley, R. (2022). Determining influence, interaction and causality of Contrast and Sequence effects in OSCEs. Medical Education, 56(3), 292-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14713

INTRODUCTION: Differential rater function over time (DRIFT) and contrast effects (examiners' scores biased away from the standard of preceding performances) both challenge the fairness of scoring in Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs). This i... Read More about Determining influence, interaction and causality of Contrast and Sequence effects in OSCEs..

From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England (2021)
Journal Article
Shain, F., Kemal Yıldız, Ü., Poku, V., & Gokay, B. (2021). From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England. Teaching in Higher Education, 26(7-8), https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2021.1976749

Amid the rising calls for a ‘decolonised curriculum’, scholars and activists have outlined what needs to be done to ‘decolonise the university’. Yet in practice, those involved in decolonising work often face considerable backlash and institutional r... Read More about From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England.

A core anatomy syllabus for undergraduate physiotherapy students preparing for entry-level Band-5 physiotherapist posts in the United Kingdom (2021)
Journal Article
Major. (2021). A core anatomy syllabus for undergraduate physiotherapy students preparing for entry-level Band-5 physiotherapist posts in the United Kingdom. Physiotherapy, e108 - e109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.10.089

Enhancing student transition and engagement in physiotherapy undergraduate education at Keele University (2021)
Journal Article
Pearsall. (2021). Enhancing student transition and engagement in physiotherapy undergraduate education at Keele University. Physiotherapy, e130 - e131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.10.119

‘“It’s OK not to be OK”: Using Mentimeter to Engage First Year Law Students in their Wellbeing’ (2021)
Journal Article
Coyle. (2021). ‘“It’s OK not to be OK”: Using Mentimeter to Engage First Year Law Students in their Wellbeing’. The Journal of Academic Development and Education,

835 Evaluation of an International Virtual Teaching Series for UK Academic Foundation Programme Applications and Interviews: A Cross-Sectional Study (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Youssef, S., Zaidi, S., Lambie, M., & Ahmed, S. 835 Evaluation of an International Virtual Teaching Series for UK Academic Foundation Programme Applications and Interviews: A Cross-Sectional Study. Presented at 2021 Association of Surgeons in Training International Surgical Conference

Background UK academic foundation programme (AFP) is an important steppingstone into academic surgical training, but there is paucity in undergraduate preparedness. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual webinar series to prepare student... Read More about 835 Evaluation of an International Virtual Teaching Series for UK Academic Foundation Programme Applications and Interviews: A Cross-Sectional Study.