Radek Polkowski, a PhD researcher with the Marie Curie ChangingEmployment ITN based in the Department of Human Resource Management, submitted this image to the annual Strathclyde Images of Research Competition 2014. The image won the Public and Communities category.
The four category winners were chosen by the judging panel and the overall winner was decided by a public vote. The Images of Research 2014 winner voted for by you is Nicola Cairns with her image 'All the Worlds a Stage'. Nicola is a research associate with DMEM (Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management).
Professor Morton with the director of the Bangladeshi TB programme
Professor Alec Morton, Department of Management Science, has been in Bangladesh helping run a workshop with people the from the Bangladesh healthcare system on cost effective resource allocation.
Professor Tom Baum (Department of Human Resource Management) presented as an invited speaker at the 2nd International Conference on Disruptive Airline Passenger Behaviour (DISPAX) in London.
The conference brought together airline, airport and government agency personnel from all over the world to discuss the best ways to manage airport and flight disruption, caused by diverse reasons including alcohol or drug excess, fear of flying or unfamiliarity international travel. Professor Baum's presentation built on research he has undertaken into the changing profile of cabin crew and the workplace pressures that they face.
Dr Dimitris Andriosopoulos, Lecturer of Accounting and Finance, has had three papers accepted for publication since May. They are as follows:
Dr Luciana D’Adderio, Reader in Strategy and Organisation, has been invited to join the Editorial Review Board of Organization Science. She is also currently acting as a Senior Editor for the Organization Science special issue on Routine Dynamics (forthcoming 2015) in collaboration with Martha Feldman (UCI). Dr D’Adderio’s new paper titled “The Replication Dilemma Unravelled: How Organizations Enact Multiple Goals in Routine Transfer” is now available to download from the Organization Science website - Articles in Advance.
Dr Samantha Murdy, Department of Marketing, was interviewed by the BBC last week for a news piece relating to the 'Bannockburn Live' event. She was asked to participate as a result of a research project she is currently doing with colleagues in the Marketing departments on 'ancestral tourism'. This was aired on 'Sunday Politics Scotland' which can be found here.
The first Chemistry-Marketing Clinic, organised by Dr John Liggat, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry and Dr Beverly Wagner, Department of Marketing took place during the week of 9th-13th June, 2014. The Clinic provided an occasion for four scientists and eight marketers to work together on a real life mini project for "The East Africa Sisal Company Ltd."
Founded by Mr John Ferguson, this micro-enterprise's mission is to help small scale farmers build sustainable businesses in their local communities. Sisal is a natural fibre crop grown to produce rope and sack. Throughout the academic term Chemistry students have undertaken a series of experiments on the sisal fibres in order to understand its chemical properties and potential applications for commercialisation.
During the clinic week, the students worked in two teams to brainstorm new product ideas and fully evaluate the technical feasibility and market potential for a number of new sisal products. This low cost activity has the potential to save time and costs in the early stages of product development prior to an idea being accepted into the formal development process. The week was a great success, with comments from participants ranging from "very challenging and exciting" to "a very unique experience." Participants from Chemistry were: Laura McCallum, Andrew Smith, Maria Shafiq and Sairah Bashir, and from Marketing: Lujain Nassif, Sansanee Wanametin, Julia Selkovenko, Wei Li, Wei Fang, Jun Wang, Neeraj Sancheti and Shwetal Shah. The clinic was also supported by teaching associate Dr Sharon Ingram.