Illusory body resizing typically uses multisensory integration to change the perceived size of a body part. Previous studies associate these multisensory body illusions with frontal theta oscillations and parietal gamma oscillations for dis-integration and integration of multisensory signals, respectively. However, recent studies also support illusory changes of embodiment from unimodal visual stimuli. This preregistered study (N = 48) investigated differences between…Continue Reading Distinct neural signatures of multimodal resizing illusions
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Sport and Exercise Psychology Consultancy
Dr Trish Jackman (Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Psychology) is a certified Specialist in Applied Sport Psychology (SASP-FEPSAC) and is a Sport and Exercise Psychologist in Training on the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (BASES SEPAR). Trish is offering sport and exercise psychology consultancy to individuals…Continue Reading Sport and Exercise Psychology Consultancy
The role of vision during Lower Palaeolithic tool-making
Stone tools are the result of goal-oriented actions involving cognitive processes. Because visual attention is a requirement in accurate tool-making, visual exploration can provide information about the relationship between perception and technological evolution. The purpose of this study is to analyse visual behaviour while an expert knapper produces different stone tools, using a portable eye…Continue Reading The role of vision during Lower Palaeolithic tool-making
New Guidance to Support Doctoral Researchers
In line with calls in the higher education sector for the development of prevention strategies to promote mental health and wellbeing in doctoral researchers, researchers at the University of Lincoln have recently shared findings from research that explored how to best support doctoral researchers in the transition to doctoral study. The project team, led by…Continue Reading New Guidance to Support Doctoral Researchers
Enhancing Policy Engagement: Collaboration and Capacity Building
In 2020-21 the University was allocated £117,000 from Research England’s QR Strategic Priorities Fund (QR SPF). A key aim of QR SPF is to support universities to link effectively with policy research priorities and opportunities, from the local to the international. With support from the College Research Office, I coordinated the distribution of the funds….Continue Reading Enhancing Policy Engagement: Collaboration and Capacity Building
Getting Consultancy Off the Ground
Roger and Michelle reflect together on the challenges and opportunities involved in delivering consultancy projects. Michelle talks about her ten-month contract with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), delivered under the very challenging circumstances of the pandemic. She covers how she used her existing expertise to build a relationship with an external…Continue Reading Getting Consultancy Off the Ground
Collaborative partnerships between the Clinical Research Network and the University of Lincoln, School of Health and Social Care
The Clinical Research Network (CRN) National and the CRN East Midlands funded two Research Associate posts for one year in order to promote and develop research in Public Health and Social Care. Both posts are based at the University of Lincoln in the School of Health and Social Care. The social care post, held by…Continue Reading Collaborative partnerships between the Clinical Research Network and the University of Lincoln, School of Health and Social Care
Impact at the University of Lincoln; celebrating CoSS impact and looking to the future
To ask questions, and have full functionality and engagement with this presentation, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XwMk01PN4 The University of Lincoln has a proud history and ongoing commitment to purposeful research, and research which makes a difference regionally, nationally and internationally. Impact – or the provable benefits of research in the ‘real world’ – is central to…Continue Reading Impact at the University of Lincoln; celebrating CoSS impact and looking to the future
Peer Review – an outsider’s perspective
I’m writing the first Professional Services contribution to our College of Social Science Research Blog on the subject of Peer Review, given that we are participating in Peer Review Week 2019! I joined the university in March 2019. When applying for my current role, I had to answer a question around the consequences of inaccuracies…Continue Reading Peer Review – an outsider’s perspective