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Guiding Robot Guides
The Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems (L-CAS) in the School of Computer Science has been working since 2018 in partnership with the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) on the development of Robotics technologies to assist visitors of the Lincoln Museum in their museum visits with the Lindsey: the tour Guide Robot…
LIAT at Evidence Week in the Houses of Parliament
3-5 July 2023 The Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology (LIAT) conducts a wide range of interdisciplinary research around various cutting edge technologies relating to the food system. As such we are close to emergent policy thinking and keen to engage with regulators and policy makers to both participate in such…
Policing Network Literature Review
The Policing Network is a partnership between the University of Lincoln and Lincolnshire Police. It was launched in September 2021, with this blog post concentrating on four literature reviews which were undertaken between January-May 2023. Funding from the Lincoln Policy Hub was awarded to the Policing Network to undertake four…
Suicide in/as Politics
The Suicide in/as Politics project is a partnership project between the University of Lincoln and the University of Edinburgh, funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The project aims to explore the politics of suicide and suicide prevention using an explicitly critical frame of analysis. In phase one of this research project…
How the legal tools to prevent forced marriage can lead to further abuse
This article was originally published on The Conversation here: https://theconversation.com/how-the-legal-tools-to-prevent-forced-marriage-can-lead-to-further-abuse-206424 This was originally published by Professor Sundari Anitha and Professor Aisha K. Gill Forced marriage – marriage that lacks the consent of one or both parties – is a serious issue which affects 22 million people around the world – predominantly…
Surviving Not Living: A Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences of People who Suffer Crime and Gambling-related Harms
Using qualitative interviews, Dr Lauren Smith, explored the experiences of people who had experienced crime and gambling-related harms. Eighteen participants who took part were people who had committed crime as a result of gambling; four participants were family members of people who committed crime as a result of gambling. The…
Creating Sustainable Digital Hubs in Rural Areas
It is estimated that in the UK 12% of rural homes do not currently have access to superfast broadband and 11 million (21%) people are without the digital skills needed for everyday life. Researchers from Lincoln International Business School have been finding ways to help reduce these digital divides using…
Just Get On With It – A Qualitative Exploration of the Health and Wellbeing of Prison Operational Managers and Governor grades
A team of researchers at the University of Lincoln conducted research funded by the QR SPF fund to help the Prison Governors’ Association (PGA) build a better understanding of the health and wellbeing of their members Using qualitative interviews, the multidisciplinary research team – bringing together expertise in psychology, health,…
A cross-system reframing of the civic university can help rebuild an infrastructure of opportunity
This blog was written by Liz Shutt, former Director of Policy for both the University of Lincoln and the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership. Liz is now Programme Director for the new Insights North East initiative at Newcastle and Northumbria Universities The blog refers to the work of the Commission on Greater…
New recommendations to help ensure a more sustainable future for UK fisheries in the post-Brexit era
An international team of scientists, including Professor Richard Barnes from the University of Lincoln, have produced new recommendations to help ensure a more sustainable future for UK fisheries in the post-Brexit era. To help ensure this opportunity is not lost, a team of academics representing international perspectives in natural resource…