CaHRU was well represented at the recent annual Trent Regional SAPC Conference which this year was held at East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham on 19 March 2019 . The core of the morning session were the two parallel sessions. Dr Zahid Asghar presented his work on the performance of candidates with dyslexia in the MRCGP…Continue Reading CaHRU at Trent Regional SAPC, Nottingham, March 2019
Year: 2019
Prevalence of clinical autistic traits within a homeless population: barriers to accessing homeless services
Recent research suggests a high prevalence rate of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) amongst the homeless population. Although, it is well-documented that autistic people experienced many barriers to accessing health services, little is known about their challenges in accessing homeless services. Thus, the present study aimed to measure prevalence of high…Continue Reading Prevalence of clinical autistic traits within a homeless population: barriers to accessing homeless services
Secondary school students’ attitudes to practical work in biology, chemistry and physics in England
Practical work is frequently and widely used in the teaching of science in secondary schools in England (Bennett 2005). Indeed, many science teachers in England believe its frequent use to be both ‘the “natural” and “right” thing to do’ (Millar 2002, 53) and that it plays an important role in motivating students towards the study of science…Continue Reading Secondary school students’ attitudes to practical work in biology, chemistry and physics in England
Secondary school students’ attitudes to practical work in biology, chemistry and physics in England
In England, practical work is a major part of secondary school science and yet little research has examined students’ attitudes specifically to practical work. The research considered students’ attitudes in terms of an established analytical framework incorporating the affective, behavioural and cognitive (ABC) domains and used a mixed methods approach involving…Continue Reading Secondary school students’ attitudes to practical work in biology, chemistry and physics in England
Developing new ways of measuring the quality and impact of ambulance service care: the PhOEBE mixed-methods research programme
Ambulance service quality measures have focused on response times and a small number of emergency conditions, such as cardiac arrest. These quality measures do not reflect the care for the wide range of problems that ambulance services respond to and the Prehospital Outcomes for Evidence Based Evaluation (PhOEBE) programme…Continue Reading Developing new ways of measuring the quality and impact of ambulance service care: the PhOEBE mixed-methods research programme
A conceptual critique of Prevent: Can Prevent be saved? No, but…
The UK’s Prevent policy continues to fail in its fundamental purpose to prevent extremism and has at times even created spaces where extremism flourishes. This article goes beyond the mechanism of implementation providing a conceptual understanding of how Prevent maintains the neoliberal status quo. The promotion of the neoliberal status quo, depoliticisation and a lack…Continue Reading A conceptual critique of Prevent: Can Prevent be saved? No, but…
A conceptual critique of Prevent: Can Prevent be saved? No, but…
The UK’s Prevent policy continues to fail in its fundamental purpose to prevent extremism and has at times even created spaces where extremism flourishes. This article goes beyond the mechanism of implementation providing a conceptual understanding of how Prevent maintains the neoliberal status quo. The promotion of the neoliberal status…Continue Reading A conceptual critique of Prevent: Can Prevent be saved? No, but…
CaHRU PhD student Laura Simmons wins Best Presentation Award at the Postgraduate Research Showcase 2019
CaHRU and Lincoln Institute for Health PhD student Laura Simmons presented and won an award for her research into understanding sickness absence in the ambulance service at the annual Postgraduate Research Showcase 2019 on 20th February 2019. The conference was hosted by the Doctoral School at the University of Lincoln and provided postgraduate researchers an opportunity…Continue Reading CaHRU PhD student Laura Simmons wins Best Presentation Award at the Postgraduate Research Showcase 2019
Lincoln Psychologist Discusses Research on Crimewatch
Dr Kay Ritchie from the College of Social Science has appeared on BBC’s Crimewatch Roadshow to discuss her work on improving CCTV images using face averages. Dr Ritchie led a study with psychologists from the University of Lincoln and York, UK, and the University of New South Wales in Australia to create a series of…Continue Reading Lincoln Psychologist Discusses Research on Crimewatch