Interdisciplinary and assessment initiatives are two parallel educational paradigms that are
being increasingly implemented in higher education institutions. Our study combines these …

There are many cases in the clinical practice where using personalized medical products
could decrease the cost of treatment and risk of possible complications. However, due to the …

Virtual Research Environments (VRE) have the potential to re-shape the research
landscape at academic institutions. The Virtual Research Environment (VRE) programme is …

METHODS Microarray analysis is a high-throughput experimental technique that engenders
significant information retrieval requirements [7]. One use of microarrays is analyzing gene …

The past decade has seen many advancements in data management of remote sensing
data, with much of the data available online. However, while the data access problem is …

This thesis is concerned with the study of biomedical scientific research work that is
intensely distributed, ie socially distributed across multiple institutions, sites, and disciplines …

Abstract Citizen Cyberscience Projects (CCPs) are projects mediated through the Internet, in
which teams of scientists recruit members of the public (volunteers) to assist in scientific …

e-Research in the Life Sciences examines the use of online tools in the life sciences and
finds that their use has significant impact, namely the formation of a Scientific/Intellectual …

Agencies that fund scientific research have called increasingly in recent years for the
projects they support to contribute to broader social and educational impacts. However, the …

This thesis builds on the existing theories of Communities, Collectivities and Networks of
Practice (Amin and Roberts 2008; Lindkvist 2005; Lave and Wenger 1991) by examining the …