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WIRAD is Wales’s premier Art & Design research institution and by building on the research excellence and talent that Wales possesses aims to be an internationally significant player in the Art & Design research field. The WIRAD partnership includes Art & Design Researchers at University of Wales Trinity Saint David, University of South Wales, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum of Wales.
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Design Fictions: A Tool for Debating Societal, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Personal and Pervasive Health Systems
(Springer, 2016-12-01)The potential benefits offered by health-related technologies are counterpoised by the societal, legal and ethical challenges concomitant with the pervasive monitoring of people necessitated by such technological interventions. ... -
Energy and economic analysis of Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) used in non-domestic buildings
(Elsevier, 2016-12-08)The potential savings in space heating energy from the installation of Fumed Silica (FS) and Glass Fibre (GF) Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) were compared to conventional expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation for three ... -
Additive Manufacturing: A Novel Method for Fabricating Cobalt-Chromium Removable Partial Denture Frameworks
(FDI World Dental Press, 2017-06)Additive manufacturing (AM) often referred to as 3D printing (3DP) has shown promise of being significantly viable in the construction of cobalt-chromium removable partial denture (RPD) frameworks. The current paper seeks ... -
User-centred design and experience prototyping: Design and implementation of pre-handwriting intervention to children with coordination difficulties/dyspraxia
(AIP Publishing, 2017-10-03)We have proposed a method to assist children with coordination difficulties or dyspraxia to improve their pre-handwriting skills. We have chosen an animation technique called ‘Rotoscopy’, a method that normally been used ... -
A comparison between preference judgments of curvature and sharpness in architectural façades
(Taylor and Francis, 2018-12-28)Can curvature drive preference, perceived familiarity, complexity, stability and approachability for architectural façades? In this study, we generated four versions of the same reference building, varying only the amount ... -
Emotive architecture – Sensory design evaluation of schools
(LSIPublishing, 2018-09)Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is an established process for assessing the thermal performance of buildings already constructed and in use. It could be argued that POE tends to focus predominantly on assessing whether ... -
An introduction to systemised offsite manufactured and engineered timber dwelling typologies from Welsh and UK forestry supply chains, enabling transition to nearly zero carbon homes in Wales
(LSIPublishing, 2018-09)This paper discusses a Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship two (KESS2) doctoral project co-funded in collaboration with Woodknowledge Wales, to be undertaken by the first author under the guidance of the other authors. ... -
View From Outside the Viewing Sphere
(SAGE, 2018-05-23)The ‘viewing sphere’, as defined by Euclid and explored by Gibson as the ‘optic array’, is generally thought of as wrapped around the eye. Can an observer step out of it? With currently popular photographic techniques, the ... -
Designing for playfulness through compassion: design for advanced dementia
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-04-16)Those who have the greatest need for excellent design are often the most vulnerable in society. These people may find it difficult or impossible to articulate their design requirements due to physical, sensory or memory ... -
Speaker Park
(2019-03-09)Speaker Park was an internationally curated collaborative event combining the production of a unique, sculptural, multi-loudspeaker installation with two original and bespoke musical compositions. Jon Pigott’s ... -
The Ceramophone
(2018)The Ceramophone (2018) by Jon Pigott and Ingrid Murphy is an interactive, kinetic piece of sound art comprising re-appropriated and bespoke electronics and ceramics. The piece forms part of Murphy and Pigott’s ongoing ... -
Consciousness as a Physical Process Caused by the Organization of Energy in the Brain
(Frontiers Media, 2018-11-01)To explain consciousness as a physical process we must acknowledge the role of energy in the brain. Energetic activity is fundamental to all physical processes and causally drives biological behavior. Recent neuroscientific ... -
Blending Human and Artificial Intelligence to Support Autistic Children’s Social Communication Skills
(ACM Digital Library New York, 2018-12-20)This article examines the educational efficacy of a learning environment in which children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) engage in social interactions with an artificially intelligent (AI) virtual agent ... -
INSPIRE sustainability internships: Promoting campus greening initiatives through student participation
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose - An exploration of the outputs of an internship programme, one of a number of campus-based sustainability activities that have been introduced at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, to encourage student-led ... -
Potential Impact of Climate Change on Municipal Buildings in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2014-12-30)Municipal buildings are an essential component of daily life. Without schools, hospitals and other public buildings, society and economy could not function. Therefore a failure to consider the potential impact of climate ... -
Environmentally sustainable interior design: a snapshot of current supply of and demand for green, sustainable or Fair Trade products for interior design practice
(Elsevier, 2015-04-03)Although environmentally sustainable interior design (ESID) has become a major issue in interior design practice, according to the literature the frequency with which interior designers make sustainable choices in real ... -
Social housing tenants, Climate Change and sustainable living: A study of awareness, behaviours and willingness to adapt
(Elsevier, 2015-03-21)Despite a focus in the UK on providing sustainable housing in recent years, it is unlikely that targets set to reduce resource consumption in housing will be achieved without a greater focus on human behaviour. It is ... -
The impact of climate change on road and building infrastructure: a four-country study
(Emerald, 2015-11-09)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the potential impact of climate change on the built environment in four Northern Asian countries. The impact on roads and buildings infrastructure in China, Japan, South ... -
An INSPIREd Education, The University of Wales Trinity Saint David
(Springer, 2017)In this paper the results of a centrally mandated, systematic and institution-wide policy to embed sustainability across all aspects of a university’s life is described. Using a descriptive case study approach, this paper ... -
Embedding Education for Sustainable Development through the Well- being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
(European Center of Sustainable Development, 2018)The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 is one of a very small number in the World that legislates for Sustainable Development (SD). The Act ensures Wales will make a positive contribution to the achievement ...
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