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Conducting research interviews securely online

Interviewing online has several advantages. These include the ability to conduct interviews from anywhere, easily link to automated transcription, and take advantage of document sharing. In this blog, we offer guidance for ensuring compliance with ethical and research-data-management obligations when interviewing online. Microsoft Teams – simple and secure Staff and students at the University have …

Seal Failure Database

Seals for Aerospace Applications Project Title: Improving Aero-engine Sealing Technologies by Increasing Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Intervals  Seal Failure in Aerospace Applications – Creating a Global Open Source Database for Failed Seals Incident Repots  Seals are important in aerospace applications because they restrict leakage of oil and prevent debris from entering systems. The failure of such components …

Robinhood and the revenge of the reviewer

Last week saw the share price of the US retailer GameStop rise from US$65 to US$325. This extraordinary jump was fuelled by private investors who have rallied behind the shorted stock, thus pitching themselves against corporate hedge funds.  The narrative of the ‘little man’ battling Wall Street financiers chimed nicely with the name of the …