Racial entanglements: Recentering racisms in sociological evaluations of everyday integration

In line with the broader nationalist advances currently remaking the Western political landscape, the concept of integration has witnessed a marked rehabilitation. Whilst many influential critiques of the sociology of integration are already available, this article contests the concept’s renewed purchase through addressing its own internal incoherence. Based on research in Stockholm, this critique concerns the relationship between ethnic identity and cultural integration. It will be argued that integration and the production of difference are intertwined, entangled dualities, and far from being a benign entanglement, this duality is premised on the force and reach of everyday civic racisms. Of pivotal and unique analytical significance here is the observation that racism should not only be considered an exogenous process that impedes integration, but as a multifaceted phenomenon folded into integration

Experimental Studies and Model Based Optimisation of Microalgal Production of Fuels and Chemicals

Microalgae are amongst the most promising renewable feedstocks for biodiesel production. Control and optimization of the microalgae growth stage can improve the competitiveness and sustainability of microalgal-derived biodiesel industry. The main objective of this work is the development of a predictive microalgae growth model, which considers the impact of growth-associated parameters such as substrate, nitrogen, light and pH. A multi-parameter predictive microalgae growth model has been developed to describe the biomass growth and the lipid accumulation in bench-scale batch systems. Consequently, experiments have been conducted at a range of conditions to estimate the kinetic parameters of the model. The model was fitted to data from lab-scale batch experiments, using 2.1 gL−1 acetic acid and 0.378 gL−1 nitrogen under constant light illumination of 125 μEm−2s−1. The predictiveness of the model was tested by computing outputs of experiments at different conditions: 1.05 gL−1 acetic acid and 0.378 gL−1 nitrogen, under the same light illumination. The validated model can then be exploited to compute optimal operating conditions of bench-scale batch experiments

Single adult homeless women’s experiences of skills training and education

The skills, education and training needs of homeless adults, as well as the available service provision within the UK is an under researched area (Goodacre &amp; Sumner, 2021; Jones, 2021). Knowledge specifically regarding the needs of single, homeless women is rarer still, as research examining women’s experiences throughout the course of homelessness remain anomalous (Bretherton, 2020). Furthermore, there is little understanding of what single, homeless women themselves think, and their experiential accounts of accessing these services. This paper addresses these knowledge gaps, utilising qualitative methodology and drawing on the transformative paradigm. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted, and the data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis to produce three key themes. The analysis points to gendered experiences of socioeconomic marginalisation during homelessness and beyond. It also highlights the importance of forging and maintaining trusting relationships between staff and the women as an instrument of engagement and personal development, and the importance of embedding agency and choice within trauma-informed service education and training provision to reap long-term and transformational rewards beyond gainful employment.  <br/

Archival absences, silences, and fragments:the unmade and film history

Archives of the unmade can be fragmented and uncatalogued making it difficult to locate the required evidence for historical reconstruction. But even when archives of the unmade can be found, there are typically many absences and silences in relation to the labour of those who worked on the projects. This chapter investigates the challenges of archival absences, silences, and fragments for those studying the unmade, before drawing upon feminist and decolonial archival methods – reading against the grain – as a possible solution. The chapter presents a case study of the Kirk Douglas Papers, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to demonstrate the importance of using such alternative archival methods. In doing, the labour of women who were integral to projects left unmade in the 1950s is revealed. The chapter concludes by widening the argument to consider the applicability of the methods used for the broader study of the unmade and film history

Studying Unmade, Unseen and Unreleased Film and Television:Histories, Theories, Methods

A comprehensive study uncovering the hidden histories of film and television projects abandoned despite major investment. Unmade, unseen, and unreleased film and television are a strikingly underexplored aspect of media history, even though significant financial investment and creative labour in these industries are devoted to projects that never reach production or distribution. This groundbreaking collection offers the first comprehensive examination of this phenomenon, bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives from film history, gender and sexuality studies, industry studies, archival research, and creative practice. Each chapter presents a state-of-the-art overview of a key theme, debate, method, or theory, drawing on illuminating case studies from different historical periods and global contexts. Together, the contributions define what it means for a work to remain unmade, unseen, or unreleased, while showcasing innovative research approaches and mapping the scale of unfinished projects in film and television. Serving as both a foundational text for students and a valuable reference for established researchers, the volume’s scope will offer an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the hidden histories of the screen industries.<br/

Synergy of Block and Microporous Polymers with Tailored Zeolitic Imidazole Frameworks for Membrane based Direct Air Capture

Direct air capture (DAC) concerns the separation from air of carbon dioxide (CO2), the most significant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, as a means of producing negative emissions. The challenge for the scientific and industrial communities is tremendous and membrane technology is postulated as an efficient alternative in terms of energy, costs and ease of implementation. We study two polymers, commercial elastomeric PolyActive™ and high-performance polymer of intrinsic microporosity PIM-1, with complementary permeation-selectivity features, to form both dense and thin film composite membranes to operate in the 500 ppm to 15 % range of CO2 feed concentration and at 10-50 ºC temperatures. A study on its synergistic pairing for a multistage DAC process is evaluated and, to enhance the separation performance, the membranes are modified with zeolitic imizadolate frameworks (ZIF), capable of modification by solvent assisted ligand exchange (SALE). A sequential SALE process is designed using two different ligands, one hydrophilic and the other hydrophobic, to modify nanosized ZIF-8 and produce a ZIF with tailored ligand composition. This is aimed at improving both the CO2 interaction and compatibility of MOF with the membrane polymer, achieving at 500 ppm a CO2 permeance of 1037 GPU with a CO2/N2 selectivity of 16.2

An Inclusive Economy Classification of British Local Authority Districts and Assessment of Its Association With Life Expectancy and Lifespan Variation

Using primarily open-source data, we curated 13 indicators to consistently capture the concept of the inclusive economy across Local Authority Districts in Great Britain. We used unsupervised k-means clustering to identify clusters of similar Local Authority Districts with respect to their economic inclusivity. We identified four distinct clusters of Local Authority Districts, those which are: (1) more economically inclusive; (2) less economically inclusive; (3) closest to the national average; and (4) a mix of extremes and mostly represented within the London metropolitan area. For Local Authority Districts of all clusters, we then explored the relationship between life expectancy and lifespan variation. Here, results clearly indicated a key role of economic inclusivity for average population health alongside population health inequality: the least inclusive cluster had the lowest life expectancy and the highest lifespan variation, while the most inclusive cluster had the highest life expectancy and the lowest lifespan variation. This points towards a double disadvantage among the economically less inclusive cluster

Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt:Exhibition (2026, 2027), John Rylands Library &amp; Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin

Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt is a major international research exhibition that explores how writing shaped daily life, belief, administration, and cultural memory in ancient Egypt. Drawing on papyri, manuscripts, and artefacts from the John Rylands Library and partner collections, the exhibition presents new research on scribal education, book production, ritual practice, and the circulation of texts across Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultural contexts.The project brings together specialists in papyrology, Egyptology, literary studies, manuscript conservation, and digital humanities to reinterpret key objects, including Hieratic and Demotic funerary manuscripts, temple accounts, Greek petitions, magical texts, early Christian codices, and objects relating to teaching and writing. Conservation and scientific analysis form an integral part of the research programme, with new findings incorporated into public interpretation.As co-curator, my role includes developing the scholarly framework of the exhibition, selecting and interpreting objects, leading manuscript-based research, coordinating conservation and digital reunification initiatives, and producing catalogue essays and educational content. The exhibition is expected to reach a wide public audience and contributes significantly to current research on literacy, manuscript culture, and lived experience in antiquity