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An intuitive and interactive open-source web tool for measuring access to services via public transport is described. The application allows policymakers to analyse and compare the impacts that alternative network configurations may have upon access to services. The application facilitates interactive analyses to support decision-makers in making better informed choices. The study addresses key technical…

Scheduled timetable information has been used extensively in studies concerned with estimating travel times in accessibility research. Fewer studies to date have involved the use of real-time public transport data to help investigate the impacts of travel disruptions or cancellations of service on reported spatial and temporal patterns of accessibility. The aims of this paper…

Mae Astudiaeth Aml-Garfan WISERD (WMCS) yn astudiaeth hydredol flynyddol i gofnodi cynnydd plant a phobl ifanc sy’n tyfu i fyny yng Nghymru. Bob blwyddyn, rydym yn dilyn tair carfan o ysgolion ledled Cymru ac yn gofyn cwestiynau am eu profiadau o’r ysgol a’u safbwyntiau ar faterion cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol. Yma, rydym yn darparu crynodeb o…

There are widespread calls for increased demographic diversity in science, often linked to the epistemic claim that including more perspectives will improve the quality of the knowledge produced. By distinguishing between demographic and epistemic diversity, we show that this is only true some of the time. There are cases where increasing demographic diversity will not…

Over the last decade or so, the rate of growth of academic publications involving discussion of ‘citizen science’ and ‘community science’, and similar variants, has risen exponentially. These fluid terms, with no fixed definition, cover a continuum of public participation within a range of scientific activities. It is, therefore, apposite and timely to examine the…

Accessing the most appropriate forms of care in the right places and at the right time is a primary concern for people receiving care and their families. The residential and nursing care home sector is faced with numerous deep-seated problems, many of which have been exacerbated by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the…

Yma, rydym yn darparu crynodeb o ganfyddiadau allweddol yr 11eg arolwg (2022-23). Mae’r pynciau yn cynnwys ymddiried yn yr ysgol, hyder disgyblion, Cymraeg, gwisg ysgol, pryderon hinsawdd, gwleidyddiaeth a’r frenhiniaeth, streiciau a phrotestiadau diweddar, methu allan ar deithiau ysgol, a dyheadau disgyblion.

Advances in online data collection spurred on by a pandemic springboard have been well recognised, but less attention has been given to corresponding approaches in recruitment. This article addresses this gap by examining whether recruitment challenges can be overcome by utilising personalised recordings to recruit interviewees. Developed to engage elite interviewees in challenging circumstances, this…

Rhagair Yn ddiweddar, dathlodd Astudiaeth Aml-garfan Addysg WISERD (WMCS) ei phenblwydd yn 10 oed. Astudiaeth hydredol o blant a phobl ifanc yng Nghymru yw’r WMCS. Fe’i sefydlwyd yn 2012 gan yr Athro Sally Power a’r Athro Chris Taylor i olrhain cynnydd plant a phobl ifanc sy’n tyfu lan yng Nghymru. O dan eu stiwardiaeth mae’r…

It is estimated that over half a million people visited one network of ‘warm rooms’ during the winter of 2022 in the UK, a figure that may rise to 2.5 million people if other networks are considered. As well as offering a means to try to limit exposure to cold temperatures and reduce household energy costs,…