Writing a note of introduction for the College Research Showcase this year – in the midst of the challenges we currently face – prompts a mix of emotions. As I have mentioned in a number of my weekly emails, the College has organised a number of well-attended workshops to consider the many and varied impacts…Continue Reading University of Lincoln, College of Social Science Research Showcase 2020
Day: July 1, 2020
There is an alternative: Making the Co-operative University
Universities in the UK are increasingly adopting corporate governance structures, a consumerist model of teaching and learning, and have the most expensive tuition fees in the world. This research employed collaborative methods that aimed to develop and define an alternative conceptual framework of knowledge production grounded in co-operative values and principles. The main findings were…Continue Reading There is an alternative: Making the Co-operative University
“Never Work with Children and Animals?” How Research Projects Can Lead to Assessment Tools
This presentation shows how research projects can produce valuable assessment tools for the local, national and international community. The first project on children’s early word learning demonstrates how our research led to the production of the UK-Communicative Development Inventories with UK-standardised questionnaires and the first UK norms of early language. As no such norms existed,…Continue Reading “Never Work with Children and Animals?” How Research Projects Can Lead to Assessment Tools
Supporting People Affected by Cancer: Partnership Working with Macmillan Cancer Support and the College of Social Science, University of Lincoln
Macmillan Cancer Support is the UK’s leading cancer charity and comprises a network of millions of professionals, volunteers, campaigners and people affected by cancer. In November 2013, the university signed a formal partnership with Macmillan and from the outset Ros Kane was a member of the steering group to direct and co-ordinate activities across three…Continue Reading Supporting People Affected by Cancer: Partnership Working with Macmillan Cancer Support and the College of Social Science, University of Lincoln
Improving the Physical and Psychological Wellbeing of Lincolnshire Police
In 2017, Lincolnshire Police approached the School of Sport and Exercise Science, with a view to identifying how expertise in the School might assist in improving the wellbeing of the force’s employees. The Health Advancement Research Team (HART) suggested that a multifaceted and collaborative approach could be adopted, targeting both physical and psychological wellbeing. Working…Continue Reading Improving the Physical and Psychological Wellbeing of Lincolnshire Police
Climate Change
Welcome to the College of Social Science Climate Change Panel. In this panel our colleagues discuss work being undertaken in the University of Lincoln, which is relevant to tackling the Climate Crisis. Our panelists are Dr Rico Isaacs, Professor Louis Kotzé, Dr Adele Langlois, Dr Mark Schuerch and an introduction to the panel is provided…Continue Reading Climate Change
The Motion Capture Hub: An Enterprise Initiative
The Motion Capture Hub provides an advanced motion analysis service with a primary remit to support enterprise activity. The hub founded in 2013 has since grown through funding from the University, Lincolnshire County Council, European Union ERDF and UKRI HEIF to become a prominent UK technology hub. Our expansion in 2020 into a second motion…Continue Reading The Motion Capture Hub: An Enterprise Initiative
Ethical Policing in Lincolnshire
This presentation discusses the author’s work as an independent member of Lincolnshire Police’s Ethics Panel. Ethics Panels are a relatively new innovation initiated across a number of police services up and down the UK. Their specific terms of reference vary, but generally they share the a common purpose of providing a space for police to…Continue Reading Ethical Policing in Lincolnshire