Professor Steve McKay from the School of Social and Political Sciences has had research featured in a new report by the Nuffield Foundation, which examines ways to improve how data on family separation is collected and analysed. University of Lincoln, College of Social Science Research Prof Steve McKay, University of Lincoln, School of Social and Political Science…Continue Reading Professor Steve McKay’s Research Featured in New Report Published by the Nuffield Foundation
Month: October 2018
HART Bingocize® research visit
HART and the School of Sport & Exercise Science were delighted recently to welcome to the Human Performance Centre Dr Matthew Shake, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences in the Ogden College of Science and Engineering, West Kentucky University (WKU). Matthew’s research focuses on cognitive changes in older adulthood, particularly aspects of executive function and language…Continue Reading HART Bingocize® research visit
The visual cues that drive the self-assessment of body size: Dissociation between fixation patterns and the key areas of the body for accurate judgement
A modified version of the bubbles masking paradigm was used in three experiments to determine the key areas of the body that are used in self-estimates of body size. In this paradigm, parts of the stimuli are revealed by several randomly allocated Gaussian “windows” forcing judgements to be made based on…Continue Reading The visual cues that drive the self-assessment of body size: Dissociation between fixation patterns and the key areas of the body for accurate judgement
A critique of the Global Pact for the environment: a stillborn initiative or the foundation for Lex Anthropocenae?
In May 2018, the process which may ultimately lead to the negotiation of a legally binding Global Pact for the environment formally commenced under the auspices of the United Nations General Assembly. Expectations for the Pact are high, evidenced in particular by its multiple and overlapping objectives: to serve as…Continue Reading A critique of the Global Pact for the environment: a stillborn initiative or the foundation for Lex Anthropocenae?
Academic Freedom and World Class Universities: A virtuous circle?
Using empirical data from over 1500 respondents (drawn from across the UK) to a survey on academic freedom, and the Times Higher’s World University Rankings, this paper is a comparative assessment of the relationship between professed levels of defacto protection for academic freedom by teaching and research staff in individual UK universities, and their institution’s…Continue Reading Academic Freedom and World Class Universities: A virtuous circle?
Identifying and managing acute migraine attacks in adults
Migraine is a complex neurological condition that not only produces an intense throbbing headache but can also involve symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, visual disturbances (aura) and altered limb sensations (Migraine Action, 2018). Migraine is the third most common disease in the world and has an estimated global prevalence of 14.7% (Steiner et al,…Continue Reading Identifying and managing acute migraine attacks in adults