HART PhD student, Gareth McNarry, who is undertaking a dual doctorate with the University of Lincoln and the University of Copenhagen (supervised by Dr Adam Evans, Copenhagen, and Prof Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson, Lincoln), recently presented his research on the lived experience of competitive swimmers at the International Sociology of Sport Association, World Congress of Sport 2019, held at the…Continue Reading HART PhD Student Presents at the International Sociology of Sport Association
Year: 2019
Amanda Roberts Recieves Funding For Gambling Conference
Amanda Roberts has received funding form the Society from the Study of Addictions (SSA) to host the first Current Advances in Gambling Research (GAGR) on 12th July 2019 alongside colleagues from UEL. The conference will be held at University Square Stratford, University of East London and is free to attend. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Current Advances…Continue Reading Amanda Roberts Recieves Funding For Gambling Conference
Psychosocial correlates in treatment seeking gamblers: Differences in early age onset gamblers vs later age onset gamblers
Age of onset is an important factor in the development and trajectory of psychiatric disorders; however, little is known regarding the age of onset in relation to disordered gambling in treatment seeking samples in the UK. Utilising a large residential treatment seeking gambler cohort, the current study examined the relationship between age of gambling…Continue Reading Psychosocial correlates in treatment seeking gamblers: Differences in early age onset gamblers vs later age onset gamblers
Environmental Human Rights
Dr Stephen Turner talks about the Standards in Environmental Rights Project….Continue Reading Environmental Human Rights
Primary Care for Sleep and Insomnia Problems
Prof Niro S talks about his groundbreaking research into GP referrals and patients with insomnia….Continue Reading Primary Care for Sleep and Insomnia Problems
College of Social Science Showcase: Applying Social Science at a Civic University
This year, the College of Social Science will focus its showcase around Applying Social Science at a Civic University. The aim of the event is to engage and improve connections with local partners and showcase research collaborations and their impact on the community. The Vice Chancellor will open the event and share her vision of a…Continue Reading College of Social Science Showcase: Applying Social Science at a Civic University
Nursing means putting the patient first, wherever we are in the world
My international journey as a nurse began in April 1999 when I left the UK to work in the USA and it has continued for the past 20 years. Last year, I had the privilege of going on a teaching trip to Oulu in the remote north of Finland. This April, I continued my international…Continue Reading Nursing means putting the patient first, wherever we are in the world
Perceptual Not Attitudinal Factors Predict the Accuracy of Estimating Other Women’s Bodies in Both Women With Anorexia Nervosa and Controls
Disturbance in how one’s body shape and size is experienced, usually including over-estimation of one’s own body size, is a core feature of the diagnostic criteria of anorexia nervosa (AN). Is this over-estimation specific to women with AN’s judgements of their own body? Or is it just a general feature of their judgments about all…Continue Reading Perceptual Not Attitudinal Factors Predict the Accuracy of Estimating Other Women’s Bodies in Both Women With Anorexia Nervosa and Controls
Symmetrical Viewpoint Representations in Face-Selective Regions Convey an Advantage in the Perception and Recognition of Faces
Learning new identities is crucial for effective social interaction. A critical aspect of this process is the integration of different images from the same face into a view-invariant representation that can be used for recognition. The representation of symmetrical viewpoints has been proposed to be a key computational step in achieving view-invariance. The aim of…Continue Reading Symmetrical Viewpoint Representations in Face-Selective Regions Convey an Advantage in the Perception and Recognition of Faces