Programme

Welcome to our programme page, below you can find programme for 2025 conference.

The Schedule for the day

Details of each Session include:

  • Presenters
  • Which institution they are part of
  • The title of their research

Schedule for the day

Below you can find the schedule for three days of the conference.

Tab Content: Tuesday 11th March 2025

09.30-09.40: Opening Remarks by Professor Mark Stevenson - Cross-Faculty Associate Dean Global Engagement and Professor of Operations Management

9.40- 10.35: Session 1

10.35-10.40: Campus introduction Leipzig

10.40-11.05: Session 2

11.05- 11.15: Break

11:15- 12:20: Session 3

12:20- 12:30: Postgraduate Opportunities at Lancaster by Jennifer Walker Student Recruitment Officer

12.30: Close of the day

Tab Content: Wednesday 12th March 2025

09:30- 09:35: Welcome

09.35- 09.40: 2024 Conference Winner – Outstanding Presentation by Xinyu Li (Lancaster University College at Beijing Jiaotong University).

9.40- 10.50: Session 4

11.00- 11.30: Keynote: Professor Jan Bebbington - The Rubin Chair in Sustainability in Business, Director of the Pentland Centre Presenting ‘Corporate Biosphere Stewardship in the Anthropocene

11.30-11.40: Break

11.40-11.45: Campus introduction Lancaster

11.45 - 12.30: Session 5:

12.30: Closing comments

Tab Content: Thursday 13th March 2025

9.30: Welcome

09:30-10:30: Session 6

10:30-10:40: Break

10.50-11.50: Session 7

12.10-12.15: Campus Introduction BJTU

12.15-12.30: Closing comments and Prize Giving by Professor Mark Stevenson

Session Details

Here you can find specific details for each of the sessions

Tuesday 11th March

Session 1

Presenter

Title

Institution

Maryam Ellam

A mobile phone application ‘‘HaemoCalc’’ for determination of haematocrit: Reliability, validity, agreement with traditional methods, and effect of user expertise

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Amro Naga

The Efficacy of Upadacitinib, Tofacitinib, Baricitinib and Filgotinib as Combination Therapy With Methotrexate in Methotrexate Inadequate Response Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Systematic Review

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Arya Lakshman

Unlocking Fair play through analytics

Symbiosis Centre for International Education/International Business - Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Amaris Bedwei

Investigating the Effectiveness of Instagram Marketing on Gen Z

Lancaster University Ghana

Hang Nguyen

Enhancing Equity in Work-Integrated Learning for Students with Disabilities at the University of Waikato

University of Waikato

Jennifer Thompson

Optimising Team Performance in Higher Education: Integrating Theories and Practical Frameworks

Blackpool and the Fylde College

Christopher Joseph

CFD-DEM simulations of the flowing, aggregation and removal of microplastics

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Tee Jin Sheng

Facial Recognition Attendance System with Integrated Dashboard and Chatbot

Sunway University

Sosaia Afungia

Testing Kava ‘Washdown’ Hepatotoxicity using ‘Organ on a Chip’ Technology – Pilot Trials

University of Waikato

Session 2

Presenter

Title

Institution

Olivia Booth

A review of the cardiovascular effects of cannabis in adults

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Joe Buchanan

Glacial Geomorphological Reconstruction of a Loch Lomond Stadial Plateau Icefield on Fairfield, English Lake District

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Robert Graham

Clifford Group Equivariant Neural Networks

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Hafsatou Moussa

The transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in powdered precision Breeding of livestock- A Systematic Literature Review

Lancaster University Ghana

Session 3

Presenter

Title

Institution

Teh Roo Wen

Exploring Deep Learning Models forX-ray Body Part Classification and Fracture Detection

Sunway University

Lee Sze Jie

A Usability Study of Healthcare Center Appointment Scheduler System

Sunway University

Naomi Francesca Conteh

Exploring the impact of release from male football academy on athletic identity.

UA92

THIN ZAR SOE

Stem Cell-Based Cancer Therapies: A Critical Review of Epidemiological Overview, Health Impacts, Challenges and Future Perspectives

Sunway University

Nikhil Tayal

Green bond financing a Indian Perspective

Symbiosis Centre for International Education/International Business - Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Rayyan Al-Riyami

A Systematic Review of BDNF and IL-15 in Animal Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Katie Matthews

To evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of using the platform WhatsApp for work-based communication: A case study of Yodel.

Blackpool and the Fylde College

Jack Clark

Open-source Lab for Detecting and Characterising Microplastics

Zhao Yuchen

Distinctive perceptual response between male and female on cosmetics’ packaging design: a case study of Chinese young consumers

Lancaster University College at Beijing Jiaotong University

Wednesday 12th March

Session 4

Presenter

Title

Institution

Charlie Thomas

Evaluating fairness and reliability of AI in recruitment

Blackpool and the Fylde College

Georgia Platt

‘I Feel Love’: an examination of the role of music in the solidarity between LGSM and the Dulais Valley miners.

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Lucy Collier

Novel method for accessible and affordable three-dimensional modelling

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Imogen Keeley

The Leishmania GP63 Metalloprotease as a Potential Target for Repurposing Existing Metalloprotease Inhibitors

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Samuel Parker

The causative role of amyloidosis in cardiac complications of Alzheimer's disease: a comprehensive systematic review

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Oluwatomisin Bolaji-Anibaba

Fashion as Cultural Diplomacy: the role of African Fashion in soft power

Lancaster University Ghana

Maksym Drahan

Power generation windows

Dnipro University of Technology

Zachary Slingsby smith

Impact of Artificial Light at Night on Depression and what this means for Lancashire and South Cumbria

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Peony Pang

Antifungal Properties of Fly Egg Wash: A Preliminary Investigation Using Drosophila melanogaster

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Session 5

Presenter

Title

Institution

Hannah Ledgerwood

Where does the rhetoric surrounding the existence of the State of Israel trace its roots in the intellectual history of Zionism?

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Ashlyn Khan

Intermittent Fasting Improve Cardiometabolic Health?

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Rita Qi

A Multidimensional Analysis of Verbal Violence: The Intersecting Influences of Family, Gender, and the Internet

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Lucy Watson

Barriers and facilitators to exercise rehabilitation after a stroke

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Thursday 13th March

Session 6

Presenter

Title

Institution

Udumii Davida Ejike

New Directions in Advanced Video Analytics

Lancaster University Ghana

Chia Xin Jie

Barriers and Accelerators: A Cross-National Study on Electric Vehicle Adoption using Data Analytics Approach

Sunway University

Aaryak Kadam, Gourav Nagaraj Bhat, Ankita Tambe, Riya Bansal, Stuti Upadhyay

A study of VUCA World in the Gig Economy

Symbiosis Centre for International Education/International Business - Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Aaryak Kadam

A study of Employee Engagement in the Healthcare Sector in India

Symbiosis Centre for International Education/International Business - Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Elena Wilson

Prevalence, magnitude and methods or Rapid Weight Loss in Junior Powerlifters of Regional, National and International level: A comparison and analysis

UA92

Terence Nwachinemere Onyejiaku

Researching sentiment analysis in football predictions using xGBoost

Lancaster University Ghana

Georgia Powell

Exploring the push-pull factors contributing to female rowing coaches joining, staying or leaving the profession

UA92

Andrew Smith

The impact gaming has on young adults (18-25 year olds) physically activity levels within the uk

UA92

Prasidh Dhingra

Fintech evolution: assessing digital arrest and sustainability in a vuca world

Symbiosis Centre for International Education/International Business - Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Session 7

Presenter

Title

Institution

Kate Logan

Cut & Paste with an Unnatural Base

University of Waikato

Neive Evans

The Motivations of Special Educational Needs Teachers

UA92

Kelsey Rai Starr Clark

An Investigation Into Primary School Physical Education: How Class Teachers' Delivery Differs/Compares To Coaches

UA92

Mitchell Pincham

Developing a ‘live’ map of spatial access to health services

University of Waikato

Natalie Yap Yuan Rou

Ascent or Descent: The Association Between Negative Life Situations, Game Genre Preferences and Internet Gaming Disorder

Sunway University

Abril Alexander

Monogamy removes constraints on reproductive tissue investment imposed by intense sexual selection

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Joshua O’Neill

Variational Inference For Bayesian Posterior Approximation

Lancaster University (Bailrigg, UK)

Joshua McNamara

Exploring New Zealand’s Gender Disparity in University Entrance and the Impact of Single-Sex Schooling

University of Waikato