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Health, Sports & Psychology
The Ageing Well Public Talks
Dr Jitka Vseteckova tells us more about the public talks she's giving on the five pillars of ageing well and outlines some free related resources on OpenLearn.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
A collection: psychology research students' articles
Have you ever wondered what psychologists do? Discover some of the fascinating research our PhD students in the School of Psychology have been doing in these introductory articles.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Honour thy vulnerable witnesses
Dionysia Lali looks at developing evidence-based practice to support witnesses on the autistic spectrum when they give evidence to the police.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices
Ruth Collier-Large discusses her research project, which aims to give a platform to non-speaking autistic people, who may communicate independently online.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The lifelong political engagement of the Silent Generation
Sue Nieland explains why you're never too old to be political.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Migrant parenting
How do mothers and fathers from the former Czechoslovakia make sense of their roles as parents in the UK?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The trouble with teaching physics
Do you find physics easy or hard to understand? Katherine Langford looks at reasons behind this.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?
The ability of intergroup contact to reduce prejudice is a well-researched area of psychology. However, as more and more contact takes place online, PhD student Julian Bond is working to understand whether this changes the effectiveness of intergroup contact and the potential implications for a more harmonious society.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?
Emma Brice's PhD asks the question: have technological developments changed how we view and understand privacy in contemporary society? This was inspired by how we, as a society, talk about privacy and privacy loss.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Nowadays, extremism and terrorism are frequently in the news with reports of attacks by individuals and groups in various countries. This article looks at the link between trauma and identity and extremism.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Do you always make the correct descisions when it comes to using the Internet? Dr Gemma Ryan looks at online incidents and the behaviours which may require escalation.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The Borders of Astrobiology
Ethical questions in space exploration, issues of ethical engagement and knowledge production in astrobiology, and extending concepts of environmental ethics to outer space are explored in this article.