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
Month: July 2020
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
CompACT: Developing a Measure of Psychological Flexibility
Psychological flexibility has been argued to be a fundamental component of psychological health, with hundreds of clinical trials demonstrating that psychological flexibility is related to many important outcomes: from managing the after effects of trauma, predicting ‘burn out’ in workers, and reducing the impact of mental health difficulties, to predicting better health outcomes for those…Continue Reading CompACT: Developing a Measure of Psychological Flexibility
Building an Evidence Base to Support Polish Women Victims of Domestic Abuse in the UK
This 21-month research project will generate a robust evidence base to improve support for Polish migrant women in violent relationships living in the UK. It seeks to understand the reasons for the very low rate of referrals by Polish residents to domestic abuse services and thus enhance knowledge about how migration and transnational factors shape…Continue Reading Building an Evidence Base to Support Polish Women Victims of Domestic Abuse in the UK
Researching in and Influencing Parliaments
Drawing on two distinct strands of research this presentation briefly outlines: firstly, research and developing impact on the Westminster Parliament’s oversight of intelligence; secondly research for the Scottish Parliament and its subsequent impact. It highlights: the challenges of influencing legislatures; the variety of potential paths for impact; and the benefits of developing long-term relationships, whether…Continue Reading Researching in and Influencing Parliaments