{"id":782,"date":"2025-07-23T16:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/?p=782"},"modified":"2025-07-25T09:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:35:23","slug":"staff-picks-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/2025\/07\/staff-picks-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Picks \u2013 July 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Resources from the Loughborough University Research Repository picked by the Open Research Team in the Library.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dhiri, Tanika (2024). Sustainability. Loughborough University. Collection. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17028\/rd.lboro.c.6936021\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17028\/rd.lboro.c.6936021<\/a> [<em>This collection comprises of research material aligned to Sustainability, produced by Loughborough University academics, researchers and doctoral students.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristina, Plamadeala; Tileaga, Cristian (2024). The rhetoric of ideological transgression: History and psychological language in the archives of the Securitate. Loughborough University. Journal contribution. <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2134\/28806863\">https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2134\/28806863<\/a> [<em>The Securitate was a rather frightening thing in Communism Romania, even after the fall of Communism, my mother was especially terrified of &#8220;them&#8221; and &#8220;them&#8221; coming during the night and disappearing us. I think drawing attention to such behaviours, taking into account what is currently happening in the US is important. Maybe we can learn from it. And being Romanian, I will always promote other Romanians doing great research work <\/em>&#x1f642;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selby, Andrew; Minichiello, Mario (2023). Artificial intelligence in editorial illustration: an insight into proximity and plausibility; emotion, empathy and ethics. Loughborough University. Conference contribution. <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2134\/24155727\">https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2134\/24155727<\/a> [<em>Having a background in the Arts, I found this conference contribution a fascinating insight into how AI is disrupting the creative process and experience<\/em>.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dickerson, Nik (2024). Unicorns, rainbows, and unicorn magic: storying new knowledge of black masculinities within the WWE. Loughborough University. Journal contribution. <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2134\/24754977\">https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2134\/24754977<\/a> [<em>A fun exploration of a team of wrestlers who resisted stereotyping and conquered the world of professional wrestling with the power of magic and unicorns. Strange and entertaining.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dimitrijevic, Katarina (2025). KraalD: Plastic Waste Ecologies. Loughborough University. Event. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17028\/rd.lboro.29381552\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17028\/rd.lboro.29381552<\/a> [<em>Photographs from the exhibition of the same name &#8211; it&#8217;s always amazing to see what LU Arts come up with!<\/em>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources from the Loughborough University Research Repository picked by the Open Research Team in the Library. Dhiri, Tanika (2024). Sustainability. Loughborough University. Collection. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17028\/rd.lboro.c.6936021 [This collection comprises of research material aligned to Sustainability, produced by Loughborough University academics, researchers and doctoral students.] Cristina, Plamadeala; Tileaga, Cristian (2024). 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