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A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?

...researchers have found that concussions in rugby are common, it has been found that concussion accounts for 29% of all injuries associated with illegal play, but only 9% of injuries sustained in legal play (Gardner, Iverson, Levi, Schofield, Kay-Lambkin et al., 2015). Accordingly, Roberts, Trewartha, England, and Stokes (2015) investigated collapsed scrums and collision...
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Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging
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Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging

...research with users of messaging apps is that people have developed both technological and social strategies for prioritising and managing messages in the context of their busy domestic, social and working lives. Technological strategies include: turning off notifications, so that people can check messages when they choose to do so. This is done most often for large group...
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Can landfills be used to improve biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

Can landfills be used to improve biodiversity?

...research area. Additionally, evaluating the role of stakeholders in landfill restoration could complement this research effort by widening our understanding of these unique spaces. Potential benefits The UN Sustainable Development Goal 15 highlights the importance of protecting and restoring habitats, including halting, and reversing, biodiversity loss. Instead of adding...
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What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about
Health, Sports & Psychology

What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about

...research carried out in August 2020, which identified the psychological impacts of COVID-19 on businesses, organisations and the individuals who work there and how prepared they were to deal with these. Read more about why this hub was created. The hub launched in June 2021, but we will not stop there. We will continue to add content and already have some exciting...
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Children and happiness
Education & Development

Children and happiness

...research on this topic. In the past psychologists have tended to focus on how disorders involving negative mood can be prevented rather than how happiness can be achieved. However, more recently psychologists, notably Professor Martin Seligman, have developed what they call ‘positive psychology’: the study of happiness and well-being. One somewhat surprising finding...
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Studying Environments and Societies
Society, Politics & Law

Studying Environments and Societies

...research that you're engaged in. I believe you got a significant grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. I think the title of the project is “Listening to Climate Change”. I guess in a nutshell, what's that about and also does it inform anything that you're writing about in DD213? George: I think the answer to that is yes and yes! So in a nutshell, the...
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Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...research with athletes who had retired or were close to retirement explored what athletes themselves felt they had to offer in terms of competencies they had developed during their career. The strongest they identified were goal orientation, dedication to success and collaboration. For some athletes, a natural career path is one that sees them remain in sport,...
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What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?

...research are developed and are applicable to future learning experiences. Interdisciplinary knowledge and application of different disciplines can lead to greater creativity. Worthwhile topics of research can fall in the ‘spaces’ between the traditional disciplines. Final thoughts Students studying more than one subject (or discipline) have a unique opportunity to...
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