School of Applied Sciences

Activities

Activities per year 1985 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2025

• 378 Oral presentation
• 242 Invited talk
• 160 Poster presentation
• 157 Publication Peer-review
• 709 More
  • 129 Editorial work
  • 122 Organising a conference, workshop, ...
  • 95 Membership of a Society or Institute
  • 92 PhD Examination
  • 61 Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
  • 50 Membership of committee
  • 42 Grant peer-review
  • 20 Membership of a working group
  • 17 Visiting an external academic institution
  • 16 Membership of board
  • 15 Masters by Research Examination
  • 8 Membership of a panel
  • 7 Hosting an academic visitor
  • 7 Membership of council
  • 7 Visiting Appointment
  • 6 Other
  • 5 Membership of network
  • 5 External Co-supervision
  • 3 Consultancy
  • 2 Conference Peer-review

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• Teaching an old drug new tricks: Exploring drug repurposing to combat chronic vaginal infections.

  Anthony Slate (Speaker), Pranitha Murali (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), William Johnston (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Ryan Kean (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  1 Apr 2025

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• The selective non-steroidal ERβ agonist AC-186 reduced SARS-CoV-2 spike protein S1-induced inflammation in BEAS-2B lung epithelial cells

  Olumayokun Olajide (Speaker) & Folashade Katola (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  28 Mar 2025

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Overcoming Challenges in Research and Academia

  Emma Dickson (Speaker), Esta Bostock (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Katie Addinall (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  22 Mar 2025

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• From Waste to Fibre: Electrospinning Cellulosic Materials from Post-consumer Waste for Sustainable Material

  Saikat Ghosh (Speaker), Antonia Vyrkou (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Parikshit Goswami (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  1 Feb 2025

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Sustainability Assessment of Novel Textile Waste Processing Strategies

  Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Speaker), Antonia Vyrkou (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Chenyu Du (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Andrew Hebden (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Parikshit Goswami (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  1 Feb 2025

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Toward circularity in Textile Waste Management: Challenges, Innovations, and Strategic Actions

  Xinyi Guan (Speaker), Parikshit Goswami (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  1 Feb 2025

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Selection on both tRNA and mRNA facilitated efficient and accurate protein translation in ancestral eukaryotes

  Martin Carr (Speaker)

  7 Jan 2025

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Development of 3Rs in ovo tumour models for cancer drug discovery and pre-clinical in vivo proof-of-concept

  Simon Allison (Invited speaker)

  21 Nov 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Adolescent well-being creating the conditions for good health

  Nicola Gray (Speaker)

  10 Oct 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Ab Initio and Classical Atomistic Modelling: from Biomedical to Energy Materials

  Marco Molinari (Speaker)

  19 Jul 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Cereals – feeding and fueling the world

  Grant Campbell (Speaker)

  18 Jul 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Utilising cytochromes P450 for manufacture of fine chemicals

  Hazel Girvan (Speaker)

  18 Jul 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Assessing the sustainability of novel green textile products

  Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Speaker)

  18 Jul 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Biorefining approaches for biomass valorisation

  Chenyu Du (Speaker)

  18 Jul 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Extracts of Sisymbrium officinalis and Plantago lanceolata reduced inflammation induced by lipoteichoic acid from Streptococcus pyogenes in human tonsil epithelial cells

  Olumayokun Olajide (Speaker), Precious Aluta (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Thomas Hallett (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  15 Jul 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Educational Outcomes in Higher Education, from Boxplots to Dashboards via Mixed Effects: R Showcase

  Jarek Bryk (Speaker)

  9 Jul 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Datasets and Assignments for Undergraduate Teaching: Enzyme Kinetics as an Example

  Jarek Bryk (Speaker)

  9 Jul 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• The CAT and SOD nanozymatic activities of nanoceria

  Khoa Ta (Speaker), Lisa Gillie (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), David Cooke (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Marco Molinari (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  3 Jul 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• The art of imitating nature: a potential application of road network analysis and nature inspired solutions in shaping the future of multi-hazard evacuation in coastal cities

  Malith Senevirathne (Speaker)

  3 Jul 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Framework to bridge the urban resilience implementation challenges in tackling climate-related disasters

  Chamindi Malalgoda (Speaker), Nishara Fernando (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  26 Jun 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Assessment of Entrepreneurial Resilience among Small and Medium Women Entrepreneurs in South Asia: A Desk Review

  Kinkini Hemachandra (Speaker), Gnei Kamileen (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Jamie Halsall (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Michael Snowden (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Ranjith Dissanayake (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Rukmal Weerasinghe (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  19 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Engaging Grassroots Public Health Workers and First Responders on Multi Hazard Situations and Complex Emergencies through Scenario-Based Learning

  Lahiru Kodituwakku (Speaker), Sudath Samaraweera (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Jagath Amarasekare (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Novil Wijesekare (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Thushara Kamalarathne (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Optimising Evacuation Strategies for Rapid Onset Hazards amidst Pandemics: A Comparative Study of Nature-Inspired Approaches

  Malith Senevirathne (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Nature-Inspired Solutions (NiS) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): Understanding the Opportunities, Gaps and Way Forward

  Nuwan Dias (Speaker), Chethika Abenayake (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Asitha De Silva (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Triple Crisis; Climate Change, Systemic Vulnerability & Economic Downturns Withering the Corners of Food Security: Case Study from Sri Lanka

  Sisira Madurapperuma Arachchilage (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• A Collaborative Approach for Developing Climate Adaptation Strategies for Companies

  Thanya Weerasinghe Kariyawasam Dona (Speaker), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Community-Based Approach on Pandemic Preparedness as a Versatile Method for Mitigating Disaster Risks among Vulnerable Communities: The Case of the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Thushara Kamalrathne (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Appraising Investments in Disaster Risk Reduction: A Systematic Literature Review

  Thanya Weerasinghe Kariyawasam Dona (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Impact of Smart City Tools and Technologies towards Achieving Disaster Resilience

  Aravindi Samarakkody (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• A Qualitative Study of Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Policy Integration in Lagos and Delta States of Nigeria

  Samson Mpueh (Speaker), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Bridging urban resilience implementation challenges in tackling climate-related disasters

  Chamindi Malalgoda (Speaker), Nishara Fernando (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Inclusive Disaster Education: The Key to Building Stronger, More Resilient Communities

  Aravindi Samarakkody (Speaker), Anuradha Senanayake (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Chamindi Malalgoda (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Speaker), Champika Liyanage (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Ruchira Yapa (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Mo Hamza (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Artūras Kaklauskas (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Rajib Shaw (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Disaster Risk Reduction and Online Education: Development of a Digital Competency Framework to Enhance Digital Pedagogical Competencies of Educators in Disaster Risk Reduction

  Anuradha Senanayake (Speaker), Aravindi Samarakkody (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Chamindi Malalgoda (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Champika Lasanthi Liyanage (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Ruchira Yapa (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Mo Hamza (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Artūras Kaklauskas (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Rajib Shaw (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Outcomes and Enablers of Volunteer Participation in Flood Early Warning in England

  Georgina Clegg (Speaker), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Harnessing the State-of-the-Art in Building Resilience: Toward a Cohesive Community Resilience Strategy in the CORE Project

  Malith Senevirathne (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Georgina Clegg (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Challenges of Built Environment Stakeholders in Climate Change Adaptation

  Shavindree Nissanka (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Chamindi Malalgoda (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Embedding Pandemic Preparedness in Local Disaster Risk Reduction Plans: Case of Covid Pandemic, Padnag City, Indonesia

  Asitha De Silva (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Taufika Ophiyandri (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Bambang Istijono (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Benny Hidayat (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Ade Suzana Putri (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Tropical Agroecosystem Resilience for a Sustainable Future: A Framework for Higher Education Institutions in Sri Lanka

  Asitha De Silva (Speaker), Kinkini Hemachandra (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), U. T.G. Perera (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Engaging Communities for Prevention of Climate Sensitive Disease Outbreaks: A Sri Lankan Experience

  Lahiru Kodituwakku (Speaker), Sudath Samaraweera (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Indika Weerasinghe (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Vinya Ariyaratne (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Thushara Kamalarathne (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Impact of Infodemic on Vaccine Hesitancy During a Public Health Emergency: Primary Insights of a Field Investigation Conducted in Sri Lanka on the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Thushara Kamalrathne (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Ravindu Jaysekara (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Lahiru Kodituwakku (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Chintha Rupasingha (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Disasters and Justice: An Investigation on the Characteristics of Justice within Disaster Contexts

  Anuradha Senanayake (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Enhancing University-Enterprise Collaborations: A Framework for Disaster Resilience in Asia

  Kinkini Hemachandra (Speaker), U. T.G. Perera (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• The Concept of Disaster-Resilient Housing: A Holistic Viewpoint

  Shavindree Nissanka (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Understanding the Contribution of Local Communities and Their Knowledge for Disaster Risk Assessment

  Asitha De Silva (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Richard Haigh (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Dilanthi Amaratunga (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  18 Dec 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Targeting brain tumour dissemination – opportunities for replacing pre-clinical in vivo studies in an aggressive cancer type

  Anke Bruning-Richardson (Speaker)

  11 Oct 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• The AquaSPICE Industrial Symbiosis Enabling Platform

  Sam Earnshaw (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Panagiotis Dedousis (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Antonia Vyrkou (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Tryfonas Pieri (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), George Arampatzis (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Speaker)

  1 Sep 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• FRIETS Project: Sustainable optimization of the value chain of added-valuefresh and dried berries through the integration of Precision Agriculturemanagement strategies and innovative dehydration and edible coating

  Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Speaker)

  1 Sep 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Direct Determination of the Rate of Intersystem Crossing in a NIR Luminescent Cr(III) Triazolyl Complex

  Paul Scattergood (Speaker)

  26 Jul 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• How to achieve women's empowerment in DRG?

  Kinkini Hemachandra (Speaker), Dilanthi Amaratunga (Speaker) & Richard Haigh (Speaker)

  25 Jul 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

• Structure and stability of grain boundaries in doped fluorite crystals from atomistic simulation

  Tom Underwood (Speaker), Susanna Vigorito (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Marco Molinari (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), John A. Purton (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Stephen C. Parker (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)

  13 Jul 2023

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation