University College Birmingham

Stakeholder agency in humanitarian projects addressing forced displacement

Purpose Humanitarian projects address critical global issues such as poverty, climate change and forced displacement. However, research reveals that many such projects yield limited results when managed through a top-bottom approach. In this research, we investigate how the agenc...

Dawn of the dinosaurs demonstrates early diversification bursts and a potential role for neutral dynamics during major evolutionary radiations

Abstract Major radiations have given rise to huge swathes of life on Earth, and understanding their dynamics reveals the process of biodiversity generation itself. The rise of dinosaurs and other archosaurs during the Triassic was a spectacular example of such a radiation; it set...

Paediatric therapeutic development workshop on osteosarcoma

The fourth Paediatric Therapeutic Development Workshop focused on osteosarcoma, the most common primary bone cancer in children and young adults. Current treatment of osteosarcoma comprises surgery and chemotherapy. Outcome has shown very little improvement over the last four dec...

Consumers’ asset monetization: A conceptual framework and research agenda

Abstract This conceptual work investigates the emerging role of consumers as investors in various physical and digital assets. We introduce the notion of consumers’ asset monetization, defined as consumers’ orientation to monetize their asset(s) in secondary markets and benefit f...

Introducing Mid‐Level Dental Providers in Iran: Challenges and Opportunities

ABSTRACT Objectives The WHO Global Strategy and Action Plan on Oral Health 2023–2030 encourages innovative approaches such as shifting tasks from dentists to Mid‐level Dental Providers (MLDPs), who work independently to improve access to and equity in oral health. This study aime...

Fragmentalist Molinism

Abstract The Grounding Objection alleges that Molinist counterfactuals of creaturely freedom (CCFs) lack prevolitional truthmakers, while a related Alternative Possibilities Objection maintains that any determinate prevolitional basis for such ‘would’-facts threatens the alternat...