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Author Spotlight - SLOWcial Media: A practice based project exploring the alternatives to social media.

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2021-05-24

We asked Megan Gregory from the school of Art, Design and Architecture to talk to us about her article in FIELDS, our open-access student journal. Megan wrote about 'slowcial media' as an alternative to social media and the need to disconnect from being online.‘ROOT’, an exploration into the need for rebalancing of natural and digital lifestyles, challenging the human disconnect with nature. The [...]

Author Spotlight - Combination treatment with migrastatic inhibitors to target brain tumour spread

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2021-05-20

We asked Hayley Butler from the School of Applied Sciences whose work is featured in our 2021 edition of FIELDS to talk to us about her research:My article proposed a novel treatment to target brain tumour spread and to prevent tumour reoccurrence after surgical resection. This is a highly devastating disease which can lead to mood disorders, seizures and alter personalities. [...]

Author Spotlight - Investigating the Performance of Rail Steels

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2021-05-18

Daniel Woodhead from the School of Computing and Engineering is one of the students whose work is published in the 7th edition of FIELDS, our students research journal. We asked Daniel about his research and his article:This study focusses on aiding the understanding of how various material properties effect the different damage mechanisms of rail steels. This will support the future development [...]

Author Spotlight - Calligraphic Architecture: Stroke to form, space and surface. How does Arabic Calligraphy influence the design process of Zaha Hadid in her creation of architectural forms?

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2021-05-17

Huddersfield literature student Hammad Haider published an article in the 2021 edition of Fields, our open access student research journal. We asked him to tell us about his research and his article.A design research article that aims to visually investigate the possible connection between Arabic Calligraphy and Architectural forms using the design process of Star Architect Zaha Hadid. The [...]

Author Spotlight - The child’s perspective on what is the purpose of preschool

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2021-05-11

One of the students featured in our 2021 edition of FIELDS is Olivia Tumini from the School of Education and Professional Development. We asked Olivia to talk to her about her research:This article focuses on the child’s perspectives of their preschool provision. Examining how the child’s voice is recognised and facilitated within their Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). The 2017 Early [...]

Author Spotlight - Analysing different aspects and dimensions of rebranding, what is the efficacy of urban rebranding strategies?

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2021-05-11

The 7th 2021 edition of FIELDS is now available for open access download in our journal section! One of the students featured is Stacey Baratt, who researched rebranding strategies and urban architecture. We asked Stacey to talk to us about her research:Over recent decades, the urban environment has transformed due to rapid global advancements in transportation and communication technology – [...]

Author Spotlight - Speech presentation in newspapers: An empirical reader response

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2021-05-10

Huddersfield linguistics student Matthew Butler is one of the students whose work is being featured in our 7th edition of FIELDS; our student research journal. We asked him about this research and the aims of his research:The research I report on in this paper is primarily concerned with how readers perceive speech to be presented in newspapers. I became interested in how speech is presented in [...]

New Book: The Political Economy of the Hospital in History

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2021-03-10

Our latest publication The Political Economy of the Hospital in History (Eds. Martin Gorsky, Margarita Vilar-Rodríguez and Jerònia Pons-Pons) examines the history of the hospital across different countries and times.As the healthcare sector has grown and developed so its costs have risen, with hospitals playing an essential role in healthcare and promoting economic activities and [...]

The University of Huddersfield Press introduces: Brahms Op. 108 and 120 & Pennine Records!

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2020-11-30

We have exciting news! We are publishing our very first CD as part of the University of Huddersfield’s new record label: Pennine records. This new record label is the product of a collaboration between the University of Huddersfield Press and the School of Music, Humanities and Media. The purpose of the label, driven by a vision by Huddersfield lecturer and scholar-performer, Dr David [...]

New Publication: Power in the Land

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2020-09-22

Power in the Land, the Ramsdens and their Huddersfield Estate, 1542-1920This new collection of essays focuses on aspects of the relationship between the Ramsdens and Huddersfield town whilst throwing new light on the circumstances surrounding the sale of the Ramsden estate. Edited by Edward Royle, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of York and resulting from an initiative by [...]

The Journal of Performance Magic - Call for Papers

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2020-07-24

Call of Papers – The New Normal The Journal of Performance Magic is now open for submissions – read the call for papers below to find out information on how to submit and the peer-review process. The Journal of Performance Magic is an annual, peer-reviewed online publication from The University of Huddersfield Press. (ISSN 2051-6037)The Journal focuses on a multidisciplinary and contemporary [...]

Rolf Gehlhaar: A Pioneer in Creative Music Technology

Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2020-06-18

The latest article in the Journal of Creative Music Systems discusses the life and work of inventor, composer and musicologist Rolf Gehlhaar and his contributions to contemporary music and digital sound design.Gehlhaar was born in Breslau (Poland, 1943). In 1953, Gehlhaar and his parents, a rocket scientist and teacher of fine arts, emigrated to the USA, where he would study at Yale [...]