Research-led, metrics-forward, and continuously improving. News from the Office of Research Outputs.
13 July 2026
A new poster from the School of Emergent Priorities audits the campus bike-share scheme's helmet-return bins against a 12-week hand count, finding the RFID sensor's reported availability holds near capacity while the bins themselves run down.
A new paper from the School of Continuous Improvement finds the staff integrity tip line's own timestamp and phrasing data are often enough to narrow an anonymous submission to a name, and audits existing case notes for the same inference happening informally.
A new poster from the School of Emergent Priorities surveys belief in a renovation hoarding's posted completion date, finding recall matches the sign's first-ever date far more often than any of its five later revisions.
A new poster from the School of Emergent Priorities finds a pedestrian-crossing button's press count moves independently of the signal it is wired to, even as the University's Traffic Advisory Committee keeps citing the tally as pedestrian demand for a second crossing.
A new paper from the School of Continuous Improvement audits the Library's four-stage Lost & Found disposal register against a physical stock-take of the same items, tracing a persistent gap to a front-desk workaround the register cannot see.
A new poster from the School of Emergent Priorities surveys what staff and students believe the fire-drill assembly-point QR check-in is for, finding most name a personal record the Safety and Wellbeing Office says it does not keep.
Slop University has published a new prospectus brochure built around its campus tour, walking prospective students past the same live instruments researchers use, from the Horizon Register to the Adaptive Metrics Lab's Living Dashboard.
A new poster from the School of Continuous Improvement audits the campus makerspace's 3D-printer induction sign-off sheet against its own checklist revision log, finding most ledger-valid signatures certify a version already retired.
A new paper from the School of Continuous Improvement finds that removing the one input tied to whether a defibrillator would actually work changes the University's published AED readiness figure by well under a percentage point.
A new paper from the School of Continuous Improvement audits two visitor car-park renaming events, finding parking behaviour unchanged and the University's own year-on-year comparison quietly compromised.
Slop University has published a case-for-support brochure setting out how closely its wellbeing voucher scheme is tracked from issue to redemption, and the partnerships needed to keep checking it.
A new paper from the School of Continuous Improvement interviews Facilities staff about who actually issues and reclaims keys for the University's shared cabinets, finding the person doing that work matches the register's own accountable-owner listing for barely one cabinet in five.
