UWS Protracted Crisis Research Centre (PCRC) brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers from across the University to focus research on fragile lives. We engage with the long term problems brought about by large scale global challenges - of displacement, ecological breakdown, conflict, poverty, poor health, gender based violence and lack of access to food, shelter and economic opportunities.

According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN:

Protracted crises are one of the most challenging contexts in which to fight hunger, malnutrition and poverty. They are driven by a combination of recurring causes – human-made factors, natural hazards (often occurring simultaneously), lengthy food crises, breakdown of livelihoods and food systems, and insufficient governance and institutional capacity to deal with the resulting crisis. Almost half a billion people in over 20 countries and territories are currently affected by protracted crises.

These crises are multidimensional and complex, and require long term relationships and interdisciplinary thinking to begin to tackle them.

Working internationally with a network of partner organisations in Africa, South Asia and Latin America, we bring expertise from key partners in the Global South into dialogue with academics across the four UWS Schools, to

    • Develop practical solutions
    • Improve policy and practice
    • Research sustainable approaches to protracted crisis that change lives for the better

The Centre is funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund through the Scottish Funding Council.

Call for papers: Development Studies Association Scotland Conference 2024, 6th September, UWS Paisley Campus

This conference is organised in collaboration between the DSA Scotland Study Group, the UWS Protracted Crisis Research Centre (PCRC) and the UWS Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development (CAREED).  

The theme for this conference will be “Migration in the Global South”. Participants are invited to submit a wide range of topics relevant to the conference theme and sub-themes below;  

  • Conflict
  • Climate 
  • Developmental Impact and sustainability
  • Entrepreneurship 
  • Overseas Aid 
  • Gender 
  • Social Networks 
  • Public and Social Policies 

Full details of the call are available here. 

Deadline 14th May 2024.

Climate and Culture Summit in Glasgow, April 25th, 2024

The Climate Culture Summit, which took place on April 25th in the CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, brought together diverse arts and cultural perspectives from the cities of Vienna, Gdansk, Stockholm, and Evoia, alongside representatives from local government, Creative Carbon Scotland, and HE, to debate and discuss the multiple roles that arts, culture and the practices of creative citizenship can play in tackling climate change.

This one-day event was co-organised by the Turning the Tide partnership, Fablevision and the Protracted Crisis Research Centre at the University of the West of Scotland. Supported by Creative Europe, Creative Scotland, the Scottish Graduate School for the Arts and Humanities, and the Creative Media Academy at the University of the West of Scotland.

If you missed the event, and would like to watch our keynote speakers’ presentations, you can view them here.


PCRC events and research activities take a collaborative, cross-disciplinary research approach across UWS working with some of the most marginalised and vulnerable populations. Protracted crises, whether caused by conflict, natural disasters, or other factors, result in prolonged and severe humanitarian consequences, and impede developmental progress. We aim to inform public debates on challenging urban and global issues surrounding precarious lives, including modern slavery, forced displacement, waste management, and climate change.

The British Academy/GCRF funded Waste, Work and Wellbeing project, co-led with  ACORN India,  and Bath School of Art, Bath Spa University, has built a comprehensive archive of the activities of Compound 13 Lab, Dharavi on its website (www.compound13.org). In addition, August 2023, saw the publication of Professor Graham Jeffery and Dr Ben Parry’s edited book Waste Work: the art of survival in Dharavi (Wunderkammer Press/Arts Edition North).

Dr Stephen Collins, Reader in Performance, delivered a sold-out public workshop on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Scotland, with Historic Environment Scotland.

The Ar Dàimhean is Dualachas (Our Relationships and Heritage) project team including, Dr Collins, Dr Ben Thomas (HES) and HES’s Gaelic team, Catriona Morrison and Iain Craig, are working with communities to understand what intangible cultural heritage means to them and how they can be better supported in future by Scotland’s public bodies. The team have delved into the exploration of Scotland’s intangible cultural heritage – those elements of culture not existing in physical forms but transmitted across generations. This encompasses stories, traditional music, oral histories, and skills such as peat cutting. Unlike many other nations, the UK currently lacks a comprehensive framework to guarantee the preservation of these time-honoured traditions. Dr Collins has also written for The Conversation, looking at why Scotland needs a legal framework to protect its cultural heritage. The project is funded by the British Academy’s Early Career Researcher Network.

Dr Henry Bell (Performance) took part in the recent Children as Peacemakers in Divided Societies: Educational Approaches Conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina (7-11 October). This conference was co-organised by the War Childhood Museum Foundation (WCM) and International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE). Dr Bell delivered a practice-based research workshop, called Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – Peacebuilding Through Performance to 35 teachers, educators and lecturers from a variety of countries. He also co-chaired the panel Teaching and Research Methodologies to Address Division and Conflict.

Working with Creative Carbon Scotland, PCRC and the UWS Division of Arts and Media hosted a successful Climate Assembly on November 29th 2023, bringing together cultural practitioners, local authority and health service representatives, educators and artists to build an action plan for the cultural sector to engage with climate chance issues across North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Online International PhD Scholar Conference on “Researching Sensitive Subjects and Fragile Lives” December 5-7, 2023, Marks a Resounding Success

The recently concluded three-day International online PhD Scholar Conference, co-hosted by our Centre and the Global Refugee Health Research Network (GRHRN), at the University of Edinburgh, has left an important mark in the academic landscape. Led by Dr Dina Sidhva with academic collaboration from Northumbria University, Robert Gordon University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Edinburgh Napier University, and the Artistic Director at the Itinerants, the event brought together scholars, practitioners, and experts from 22 universities and three NGOs worldwide.

Highlights of the Conference: Themed around ‘Researching Sensitive Subjects and Fragile Lives’, the conference explored crucial aspects such as ethical research practices, epistemic justice, and creative, arts-based research methods. The event featured 43 sessions, with 45 speakers, creating a comprehensive platform for intellectual exchange and networking.

Speakers from the University of the West of Scotland played pivotal roles in the success of the conference. Dr Dina Sidhva gave the opening reflections ‘Embarking on the Journey: Unveiling the Landscape of Fragile Lives and Epistemic Inquiry’. Prof Milan Radosavljevic, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation & Engagement), gave a rousing opening welcome to the conference. Prof Colin Clark, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Sociology and Social Policy (ESS) delivered a moving opening keynote titled ‘Breaking Barriers’. The address explored the experiences, challenges, and future possibilities for Gypsies, Travellers, and Roma students and staff in the UK University sector. Dr Julie Clark (ESS) gave a powerful Keynote on PhD Journeys, ‘Embracing the PhD Journey navigating with perseverance, passion and planning’, and a session on epistemic justice entitled, ‘Where does the Knowledge lie? or the confidence to know that we are ignorant’.

PhD Scholars Nesma Sayah (ESS) and Dr Mohammad Mollah (HLS) at different parts of their PhD journeys spoke passionately about the challenges and rewards on their PhD journeys. Other UWS speakers included Dr Eric Baumgartner, Dean of ESS, who presented on: Epistemic Dominance and Researching ‘Vulnerable People’. PhD scholar Paula Gow (ESS) shared her research on ‘Hearing the Voices of Very Young Children’. Dr Khadija Mohammad shared her PhD work on ‘I'm Just a Teacher!  What chance is there for future anti-racist education?’

Our colleague Geraldine Graham (ESS) along with our ex-colleague Dr Iris Altenberger from Robert Gordon University, presented on ‘Art-based research: an exploration of Social work facing climate change in the North East of Scotland’. Prof Graham Jeffery, Director of the Protracted Crisis Research Centre, gave a keynote on ‘What ARTS-Based Methods Can do and Cannot Do: Working with vulnerable communities and volatile Situations’. Dr Dina Sidhva’s closing reflections explored ‘Navigating Fragile Landscapes: Charting a Course for Epistemic Justice and Global Collaboration’. All the UWS contributions added significant value, enriching the conference with diverse perspectives and expertise.

Global Impact: From December 5th to 7th, the conference not only fostered collaborative research initiatives but also concluded with the creation of a new global network for PhD scholars. The inclusive platform, with online engagement across various time zones, addressed the complexities of fragile lives and amplified marginalised voices, promoting ethical research practices and interdisciplinary collaboration. The success of the event lies in its ability to transcend geographical boundaries, serving as a catalyst for positive change in research methodologies concerning sensitive subjects and fragile lives.

Plastik ka Mela (Festival of Plastic): waste work and the art of survival

In April, during a one-day symposium live streamed from G5A Foundation in Mumbai, we brought together community members, academics, artists, and urbanists to explore some of the issues and challenges faced by the communities of workers who through their efforts, every day, prevent the city of Mumbai from disappearing under a mountain of its own plastic waste.

Compound 13 Lab is an experimental learning space, situated close to the plastic recycling hub of 13 Compounds in Dharavi, that uses art, design, music, media and experimental science as a platform for generating knowledge and sharing learning.

The symposium aimed to provide participants an opportunity to reflect on the principles and pedagogies that underpin the work undertaken in the Lab, incorporating voices and perspectives from projects exploring similar issues in other locations worldwide, including work from Disappearing Dialogues, West Bengal; Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform, Ghana, and the Museum for the United Nations’ Global WE project. 

Professor Graham Jeffery, Director, Protracted Crisis Research Centre, University of the West of Scotland and Dr Ben Parry, Reader in Curatorial Practice, Bath Spa University, presented their new publication: Waste Work: the art of survival in Dharavi, which documents and explains the approaches and methods used in building Compound 13 Lab as a shared space for learning, and reflects on the knowledges, contestations and urban struggles that shape the ‘wastescapes’ of informal recycling work in India.

The symposium was presented by Compound 13 Lab in association with G5A Foundation, ACORN India, Bath School of Art, Film and Media, Bath Spa University, and the Protracted Crisis Research Centre at the University of the West of Scotland. Supported by the British Academy through the UK Government’s Global Challenges Research Fund.

The Ashank Desai Policy Center at IIT Bombay hosted the Compound 13 Lab team led by Professor Graham Jeffery, Director, Protracted Crisis Research Centre, UWS and Dr Caroline Knowles, Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London to discuss how formal and informal infrastructures interact to affect the well-being of people in cities across the Global South. The research project focuses on Dharavi, which examines urban development through the lens of the ‘smart city from below’, at the interface between the user-generated city and centralized urban planning systems. This presentation covered various aspects of ongoing project in Dharavi and included an overview of the way in which the informal plastic waste industry is organised in the Greater Mumbai region. The presentation also discussed the innovative methods used to engage with the site and the people to identify, understand, engage and communicate the tacit knowledge embedded in local communities. To view presentation slides please click this link: www.slideshare.net/generalpraxis/dharaviiitpd

Social Media

You can follow PCRC on X (Twitter): and on LinkedIn where you can find regular updates on events, seminars and research activities.

Please get in touch if you would like any further information about any of our activities or you have a project or a proposal for collaboration. You can reach the PCRC team at pcrc.contact@uws.ac.uk.

We would like to congratulate the following Principal Investigators on GCRF funded projects, who since 2021 have offered a wide range of active, socially engaged, creative and equitable approaches to generating knowledge collaboratively, with the voices and perspectives of participants and communities at the core of their work, therefore portraying notable examples of UWS research teams’ approaches in doing research work in the global South.

Dr Dalia Alazzeh (School of Business and Creative Industries) Investigating natural assets degradation in the settler-colonial context: the case of the Occupied Palestinian territories (OPT). International Partner: An-Najah National University | Nablus – Palestine

Dr Kalyan Bhandari (School of Business and Creative Industries) “Community level tourism resilience in Nepal”. International Partner: Pacific Asia Travel Associated (PATA) Nepal Chapter.

Dr Stephen Collins (School of Business and Creative havIndustries) “Developing strategies for arts-based engagement in combatting modern slavery” in Ghana. International Partner: James Town Community Theatre & Centre and James Town Walking Tours

Dr Christian Harrison (School of Business and Creative Industries) and Dr Emilia Pietka-Nykaza (School of Education and Social Sciences) Empowering Women in protracted displacement in Nigeria: entrepreneurship, livelihoods and communities of resistance. International partner Pesher Business Consulting Ltd. Nigeria

Dr Abeer Hassan (School of Business and Creative Industries) “Exploring biodiversity reporting and extinction accounting in a developing economy” in South Africa. International partner: Witwatersrand University, South Africa

Prof Katarzyna Kosmala (School of Business and Creative Industries) and Reem Kaseem (UWS PhD Candidate/ AGORA for Arts and Culture) “Resilience building through virtual cultural engagement” in Egypt. International Partner: AGORA for Arts and Culture, Egypt.

Project: Jordan

UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING THE HEIGHTENED IMPACT OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF SYRIAN REFUGEE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN JORDAN

Research Team: Dr Dina Sidhva

Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, an estimated 1.3 million Syrian refugees have fled to Jordan. Women and girls comprise most of these refugees. There is increasing evidence suggesting that a significant number of refugee women and girls have experienced sexual gender-based violence (SGBV). They are more likely to experience physical-violence within the home; while harassment, emotional-violence, and discrimination are more likely to occur outside the home. This GCRF project aims to develop an empirical understanding of the heightened impact of SGBV on Syrian refugee women and girls in Jordan, with aim of reducing the impact on them through the recommendation of policies. In this sense, through policy-dialogue, the project will open space for policymakers and humanitarian-aid practitioners to critically examine the research findings in order to advance their development agendas, thus contributing to the realisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (3,5,10) for empowering women and girls promoting their good health and well-being while reducing inequalities.

PROJECT: NIGERIA

EMPOWERING WOMEN IN PROTRACTED DISPLACEMENT IN NIGERIA: ENTREPRENEURSHIP, LIVELIHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF RESISTANCE

Research Team: Dr Christian Harrison, Dr Julie Clark and Dr Emilia Pietka-Nykaza, Prof Colin Clark, Dr Evi Viza, Dr Abeer Hassan, Dr Stephen Gibb and Prof Andrew Hursthouse

Women account for around half of the world’s 33.2 million internally displaced persons, with Nigeria having the largest population (3.3 million) in Africa. Driven by conflict, natural and human-made disasters, protracted displacement of women is a multifaceted and complex phenomenon, creating refugees and threatening lives, choice and livelihoods.

Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals (9-11) for innovation, reducing inequality, and urban sustainability, this GCRF funded project is underpinned by research in entrepreneurship and leadership. Its main objective is to develop a robust methodology for evaluating and addressing the challenges that women in protracted displacement encounter including:

Accessing and utilising diverse resources,

Developing innovative entrepreneurship behaviours to access livelihoods while fulfilling their economic, social and emotional needs.

Supporting women’s occupational safety and environmental health

PROJECT: INDIA

WASTE, WATER AND WELLBEING: LESSONS FROM THE INTERFACE OF FORMAL/INFORMAL URBAN SYSTEMS IN DHARAVI, MUMBAI - COMPOUND 13 LAB

Research Team: Prof Graham Jeffery, Dr Julie Clark, Prof John Connolly, Prof Andrew Hursthouse (UWS),  Prof Anurag Garg (IIT Mumbai), Dr Mary Josephine (Nirmala College for Women), Dr Ben Parry (Bath Spa University)

This project, funded by GCRF through the British Academy, aims to provide an in-depth analysis of formal/informal infrastructural collisions in Mumbai. Dharavi, as one of the largest informal settlements in Asia, is a highly significant centre of employment and economic activity but is directly affected by many global challenges (e.g. poverty, plastic waste, water shortage, poor urban resilience, migration, housing and sanitation). Its recycling industry is entirely self-organised within the informal sector. Poor infrastructure creates air/groundwater pollution and significant land contamination. Reducing waste comes at the expense of human health and life. The research team seeks to examine urban development through the lens of the 'smart city from below', at the interface between the user-generated city and centralised urban planning systems. It looks to also address issues of trust, health protection, participation, ownership and ethics in the implementation of infrastructure-driven solutions, specifically at the points of collision between 'top down' development (e.g. the USD3.4bn Mumbai Metro 3) and the 'user-generated city' of the Dharavi workers colony.

PROJECT: GHANA

EXPLORING MODERN SLAVERY IN JAMES TOWN.

Research Team: Dr Steve Collins

This project began in 2018 with a research grant from the Anti-Slavery Knowledge Network (GCRF). Working with a community theatre and walking tour in James Town, Dr Steve Collins led an 18-month research project into the links between modern slavery and historic slavery in James Town, Accra, an area of significant economic deprivation. This project resulted in the development of a new performance based on original testimonies of survivors of modern slavery in the area. The performance was seen by over a thousand people in local schools and in the Community Theatre. The follow-on workshops, led by community practitioners revealed a new engagement with a topic that has long been taboo.

The team also developed a bespoke walking tour (bookable at Jamestownwalkingtours.wordpress.com) which takes tourists and locals around areas of particular significance to historic slavery in the area. A story that had long been forgotten. The film was given official selection at the Changing the Story International Film Festival in 2020.

View the film here

The team were given follow-on funding in 2020, to explore notions of formal and informal safeguarding for survivors of modern slavery. We are now pursuing further funding via AHRC/GCRF to examine the impact of the project.

The PCRC research teams bring together knowledge expertise from across various fields of studies to analyse and find solutions to problems impacting our global community. Here you will find a selection of recent academic publications presented by our research teams.

Professor Colin Clark and colleagues’ recent publication in the journal of Social Policy and Society, discussed antigypsyism. Engaging with decolonisation, tackling antigypsyism: lessons from teaching Romani studies at the Central European University in Hungary. Brooks, E., Clark, C. & Rostas, I., Jan 2022, In: Social Policy and Society. 21, 1, p. 68-79 12 p.

Professor Andrew Hursthouse and colleagues investigate the impact of developing and adopting more sustainable food-processing strategies through development of a waste handling strategy: http://tiny.cc/ufcvtz

Dr Abeer Hassan and colleagues have undertaken the first systematic literature review on biodiversity and species extinction accounting for sustainable development: https://t.co/60kG2MtEyj?amp=1

Dr Dina Nziku and Colette Henry looking into the policies for supporting women entrepreneurs in Tanzania has been published in the Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy https://t.co/AIwK2vuS2Z?amp=1

Nziku, D. M., Dana, L-P., Balslev, H., & Salamzadeh, A. (Eds.) (2023). Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East: Context, Ecosystems, and Future Perspectives for the Region. (Asia-Pacific Business Series; Vol. 16). World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorok hporated

The ghost at the junction: exploring the links between historic and modern slavery in Accra, Ghana. Collins, S. & Quartey, N. K., 1 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Modern Slavery. 7, 1

Exhibition, James Town. Ghana: How can we practice freedom? Community practices of storytelling - Collins, S., 3 Mar 2022

Community, Performance, Testimony: talking about human trafficking in Accra, Collins, S., 8 Apr 2021, In: Global Policy.

Access to HIV/AIDS or TB care among refugees in Kampala, Uganda: exploring the enablers and barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palattiyil, G., Kisaakye, P., Mwenyango, H., Katongole, S., Mulekya, F., Sidhva, D., Nair, H. & Bukuluki, P., 8 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Migration and Health. 5, 9 p., 100098.

Impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis on migrants on the move in Southern Africa: implications for policy and practice. Mushomi, J. A., Palattiyil, G., Bukuluki, P., Sidhva, D., Myburgh, N. D., Nair, H., Mulekya-Bwambale, F., Tamuzi, J. L. & Nyasulu, P. S., 21 Jan 2022, In: Health Systems & Reform. 8, 1, 9 p., e2019571.

Global trends in forced migration: policy, practice and research imperatives for social work. Palattiyil, G., Sidhva, D., Seraphia Derr, A. & Macgowan, M., 28 Jul 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Social Work.

Palattiyil, G., Sidhva, D. HIV, Human Rights and Migration: Narratives of HIV-Positive Asylum Seekers in Scotland. J. Hum. Rights Soc. Work (2021). 

Collins, S. (2021) Community, Performance, Testimony: Talking about Human Trafficking in Accra. Global Policy e-book: International Law and Human Rights. (Forthcoming) 

Ahmed, F. And Harrison, C. (2021) Challenges and competencies of entrepreneurial leaders in driving innovation at DIY laboratories.  Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. E-pub ahead of print - 29 Mar 2021.

Application of a new HMW framework derived ANN model for optimization of aquatic dissolved organic matter removal by coagulation
Zhu, G., Xiong, N., Wang, C., Li, Z. & Hursthouse, A. S., 31 Jan 2021, In: Chemosphere. 262, 127723.

Biodiversity and extinction accounting for sustainable development: a systematic literature review and future research directions
Roberts, L., Hassan, A., Elamer, A. & Nandy, M., 31 Jan 2021, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 30, 1, p. 705-720 16 p.

Corporate accountability towards species extinction protection: insights from ecologically forward-thinking companies
Roberts, L., Nandy, M., Hassan, A., Lodh, S. & Elamer, A., 15 Feb 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Business Ethics.

CSR implication and disclosure in higher education: uncovered points. Results from a systematic literature review and agenda for future research
Adhikariparajuli, M., Hassan, A. & Siboni, B., 7 Jan 2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 2, 23 p., 525.

Environmental geochemical signature of shale in pollution assessment of trace metals in soil and water in parts of southern Benue Trough, southeastern Nigeria
Nganje, T. N., Adamu, C. I., Ekwere, A. S., Ibe, K. A., Edet, A. & Hursthouse, A., 1 Mar 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry.

Identifying non-agricultural marginal lands as a route to sustainable bioenergy provision - a review and holistic definition
Mellor, P., Lord, R. A., João, E., Thomas, R. & Hursthouse, A., 31 Jan 2021, In: Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. 135, 110220.

Sustainability and stakeholder awareness: a case study of a Scottish university
Raji, A. & Hassan, A., 10 Mar 2021, In: Sustainability. 24 p.

Sustainable strategies for improved regulatory compliance within the food-processing sector
Fagbohungbe, M. O., Hursthouse, A. S., Miller, J., Morrison, G., Stockwell, M. & McLellan, I., 29 Jan 2021, In: Waste and Resource Management. 12 p.

A hidden community: justifying the inclusion of Roma as an ethnic identity in the 2021 Scottish census
Hay, N., Campbell, L., Kowalewska, M., Clark, C., Tammi, L. & Balogh, B., 11 Dec 2020, In: Critical Romani Studies. 3, 1, p. 46-71 26 p.

Brexit, Europe and othering
Van Der Zwet, A., Leith, M. S., Sim, D. & Boyle, E., 29 Dec 2020, In: Contemporary Social Science. 15, 5, p. 517-532 16 p.

Brexit and the uncertain future of fisheries policy in the United Kingdom: political and governance challenges

Huggins, C., Connolly, J., McAngus, C. & van der Zwet, A., 4 Jun 2020, In: Ocean Yearbook Online. 34, 1, p. 20-42 23 p.

Business models and performance impact of incubators: a study of Nigeria
Adesanya, A. A., Harrison, C. & Simba, A., 2 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Business and Systems Research.

CSR reporting: a review of research and agenda for future research
Khan, M., Hassan, A., Harrison, C. & Tarbert, H., 14 Jul 2020, In: Management Research Review. 43, 11, p. 1395-1419 25 p.

Entrepreneurial leadership measurement: a multi-dimensional construct
Bagheri, A. & Harrison, C., 20 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 27, 4, p. 659-679 21 p.

Exploring factors relating to extinction disclosures: what motivates companies to report on biodiversity and species protection?
Hassan, A. M., Roberts, L. & Atkins, J., 6 Mar 2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 3, p. 1419-1436 18 p.

Income inequality among entrepreneurs in Ondo State, Nigeria
Ehinmowo, O., Harrison, C. & Olutumise, A. I., 4 Feb 2020, In: International Journal of Business and Globalisation. 24, 1, p. 19-38 20 p. 

Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) pollution in surface soils in a typical urban region of south India: an application of health risk assessment and distribution pattern
Adimalla, N., Quian, H., Nandan, M. J. & Hursthouse, A. S., 15 Oct 2020, In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 203, 10 p., 111055.

Scotland and Brexit: citizenship, identity and belonging
Pietka-Nykaza, E. (ed.), Leith, M. S. (ed.) & Clark, C. (ed.), 17 Aug 2020, In: Scottish Affairs. 29, 3, p. 293-304 12 p.

Stay or go? - Roma, Brexit and European freedom of movement
Clark, C., 31 Aug 2020, In: Scottish Affairs. 29, 3, p. 403-418 16 p.

The concentration, distribution and health risk from potentially toxic elements in the soil - plant - water system developed on black shales in SE Nigeria
Nganje, T. N., Edet, A., Cuthbert, S., Adamu, C. I. & Hursthouse, A. S., 31 May 2020, In: Journal of African Earth Sciences. 165, 30 p., 103806.

The role of the entrepreneurial leader: a study of Nigerian SMEs
Omeihe, I., Harrison, C., Simba, A. & Omeihe, K., 11 Mar 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

Voluntary assurance of sustainability reporting: evidence from an emerging economy
Hassan, A., Elamer, A. A., Sobhan, N. & Fletcher, M., 5 Feb 2020, In: Accounting Research Journal. 33, 2, p. 391-410 20 p.

Decent work: what matters most and who can make a difference?
Gibb, S. & Ishaq, M., 8 Apr 2020, In: Employee Relations. 42, 4, p. 845-861 17 p.

Fair and decent work in Scotland’s local authorities: evidence and challenges
Gibb, S., Ishaq, M., Elliott, I. & Hussain, A. M., 6 Feb 2020, In: Public Money & Management. 11 p.

Policies for supporting women entrepreneurs in developing countries: the case of Tanzania
Nziku, D. M. & Henry, C., 10 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy. 10, 1, p. 38-58 21 p.

Words and power in conflict - Rwanda under M.R.N.D. rule
Moore, A. T., 30 Nov 2020, In: Peace and Conflict Studies. 27, 2, 32 p., 5.

The socio-economic and psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urban refugees in Uganda
Bukuluki, P., Mwenyango, H., Katongole, S. P., Sidhva, D. & Palattiyil, G., 10 Jul 2020, In: Social Sciences and Humanities Open . 2, 1, 5 p., 100045.

In conversation with Henry Giroux
Jeffery, G. & McAuliffe, D., 2020, The SAGE Handbook of Critical Pedagogies. Steinberg, S. R. & Down, B. (eds.). SAGE Publications, Vol. 1.

Investigating Students’ Support for Learning Experience During COVID-19 & the Way Forward
Hassan, A., Alazzeh, D., Leung, D., Sidhva, D. & Obasi, C., 10 Sep 2020, Paisley: University of the West of Scotland. 20 p.

EU migrant retention and the temporalities of migrant staying: a new conceptual framework
Pietka-Nykaza, E., Pemberton, S. & Hof, H., 26 Jan 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Comparative Migration Studies.

James Town and Slavery: A Virtual Walking Tour
Collins, S. & Quartey, N. K., 1 Jun 2020

DigiCAP: towards digitalization for empowerment and capacity building of handcraft developments in Sub-Saharan Africa
Marzano, A., Viza, E. & Cano, M., 13 Jun 2020, In: Procedia CIRP. 88, p. 179-184 6 p.

Name: Dr Dalia Alazzeh
Position: Lecturer, School of Business and Creative Industries
Email: dalia.alazzeh@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/dalia-alazzeh

Name: Dr Kalyan Bhandari
Position: Lecturer, School of Business and Creative Industries
Email: Kalyan.Bhandari@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/kalyan-bhandari

Name: Prof Colin Clark
Position: Professor, School of Education and Social Sciences
Email: colin.clark@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/colin-clark

Name: Dr Julie Clark
Position: Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Social Sciences
Email: julie.Clark@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/julie-clark

Name: Dr Stephen Collins
Position: Lecturer, School of Business and Creative Industries
Email: Stephen.Collins@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/stephen-collins

Name: Dr Karen Cooper
Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, School of Business and Creative Industries

Email: Karen.Cooper@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/karen-cooper

Name: Dr Natalie Dickinson
Position: Lecturer, School of Health and Life Sciences
Email: Natalie.Dickinson@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/natalie-dickinson

Name: Dr Stephen Gibb
Position: Reader, School of Business and Creative Industries
Email: Stephen.Gibb@uws.ac.uk

PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/stephen-gibb

Name: Dr Christian Harrison
Position: Lecturer, School of Business and Creative Industries

Email: Christian.Harrison@uws.ac.uk

PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/christian-harrison​

Name: Dr Abeer Hassan
Position: Reader, School of Business and Creative Industries

Email: Abeer.Hassan@uws.ac.uk

PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/abeer-hassan

Name: Prof Andrew Hursthouse
Position: Professor of Environmental Geochemistry, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences

Email: Andrew.Hursthouse@uws.ac.uk

PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/andrew-hursthouse

Name: Prof Graham Jeffery
Position: Professor, Strategic Hub for Culture and Creativity, School of Business and Creative Industries

Email: Graham.Jeffery@uws.ac.uk

PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/graham-jeffery

Name: Dr Dina Nziku
Position: Lecturer, School of Business and Creative Industries

Email: Dina.Nziku@uws.ac.uk

PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/dina-nziku​

Name: Dr Emilia Pietka-Nykaza
Position: Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Social Sciences

Email: Emilia.Pietka-Nykaza@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/emilia-pietka-nykaza

Name: Dr Jo Scott
Position: Reader, School of Business and Creative Industries
Email: Jo.Collinson-Scott@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/jo-scott

Name: Dr Dina Sidhva
Position: Lecturer, School of Education and Social Sciences

Email: Dina.Sidhva@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/dina-sidhva

Name: Dr Arno van der Zwet
Position: Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Social Sciences

Email:  

PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/arno-van-der-zwet

Name: Evdoxia Viza
Position: Lecturer, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences

Email: Evi.Viza@uws.ac.uk

PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/evdoxia-viza

Name: Dr Shadi Whitburn
Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, School of Business and Creative Industries

Email: Shadi.Whitburn@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/shadi-whitburn​​

Name: Dr Catriona Fallow
Position: Lecturer in Performance, School of Business and Creative Industries
Email: Catriona.Fallow@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/catriona-fallow

Name: Dr Eve Katsouraki,
Position: Lecturer in Performance, School of Business and Creative Industries
Email: Eve.Katsouraki@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/eve-katsouraki

Name: Dr Henry Bell
Position: Senior Lecturer, School of Business and Creative Industries
Email: Henry.Bell@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/henry-bell

We are delighted to present the first cohort of our PhD students and the themes of their work in progress.

  • Theo Panagopoulos: Waste, Expenditure and Resilience: New Discourses, Politics and Public Performances (School of BCI)
  • Shannon Keegan Dreams of a Safe Haven’ Life Stories of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) in Scotland: an Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Forced Migration (School of ESS)
  • Temitope Alonge: Leadership in Times of Crisis: a study of the Lagos state public sector during the Covid-19 pandemic (School of BCI)
  • Ogechukwu Okwu: Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment and Risk Assessment of Recycling in informal sector: A case study of Port-Harcourt Municipal Council, Nigeria (School of CEPS)

Universities:

  • Care

  • Education

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Environment

  • Fragile livelihoods

  • Gender-based Violence

  • Infrastructure

  • Poverty

  • Refugees in protracted displacement

Last updated: 14/11/2023