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A strong contingent of Lancaster University researchers have been demonstrating their work at one of the world’s most prestigious computing conferences.
The annual ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – which is the premier international conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) – brings together researchers and practitioners from across the world to showcase and discuss the latest interactive technology.
This year’s conference, which was due to be held in Yokohama in Japan, was held virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic between May 8th-13th.
A cohort of 28 Lancaster researchers have presented their work at CHI2021, including eight full papers, two of which being awarded Honourable mentions, which recognise the top 5% of submissions. Other Lancaster researchers’ work accepted at the conference included one TOCHI journal presentation, two alt.chi papers, five workshops, one panel, one course, and one special interest group.
• Supporting greenspace for physical and mental wellbeing
They found most previous research in this area has focused on soil biological activity, nutrient cycling and carbon storage. There has less been less research on water-related services, urban food and cultural services such as recreation, sense of place or urban soil as a cultural record of history.
Roisin O’Riordan, lead author of the study, said: “Our study is novel because urban soil is normally forgotten about or considered to be so damaged by urbanisation that it no longer functions properly. Our review highlights the benefits that we know urban soils provide and brings together previous research into these benefits. But we also recognise that there is a lot more we still need to understand about the state of, and role of urban soils, and we have identified areas where more research is needed.