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Ethical issues in self funded care: co-producing knowledge with older people

The number of older people funding their care has increased in the context of transformations in statutory social care, the impact of austerity and successive cuts to social care funding. There is little research on self-funded care, despite its significance to policy and practice and older people’s perspectives are marginalized in policy and practice. This…Continue Reading Ethical issues in self funded care: co-producing knowledge with older people

Can air quality monitors protect children from air pollution on the school run?

According to the Royal College of Physicians, air pollution is linked to around 40,000 premature deaths each year in the UK. Posing several other risks to human health, it is associated with increased rates of lung cancer, emphysema, bronchitis and other respiratory infections. Due to their ongoing development, the risks to children are even more…Continue Reading Can air quality monitors protect children from air pollution on the school run?

Face recognition in the real world

You use your face to verify your identity in lots of situations, from picking up a parcel at the post office to going through border control. Each time you use photo-ID, someone is required to check that your face matches your ID document. Our research has shown that this process of matching an unfamiliar face…Continue Reading Face recognition in the real world

Does Paired Mentoring Work? A study of the effectiveness and affective value of pairing students aged 16 with undergraduate students in England

This reports on a paired mentoring pilot study aimed at supporting disadvantaged students who were taking their compulsory General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) science examination in their final year of secondary education in England (Year 11 – aged 15 to 16) by pairing them with undergraduate mentors from a university. The study was set…Continue Reading Does Paired Mentoring Work? A study of the effectiveness and affective value of pairing students aged 16 with undergraduate students in England

International Legal Responsibility at its Limits

This presentation will focus on two aspects of my research on international legal responsibility. While the focus is on the system of responsibility, the external actions of the EU will be utilised as an example of actions at the international level. After situating legal responsibility within the international legal system and outlining the important role…Continue Reading International Legal Responsibility at its Limits

Seeing Illegal Immigrants: State Monitoring and Political Rationality

Irregular migration has become one of the most salient issues in European politics. Yet while extensive attention has been devoted to unauthorised entry, the issue of unauthorised residents living and working in European countries has been relatively overlooked. This neglect in part reflects the invisibility of this population, but also reveals a profound ambivalence at…Continue Reading Seeing Illegal Immigrants: State Monitoring and Political Rationality

Psychological States Underlying Excellent Performance in Sport: Toward an Integrated Model of Flow and Clutch States

Understanding how athletes experience excellent performance is of interest to athletes, coaches, and practitioners in sport. This study investigated the psychological states underlying excellent performance in 26 athletes across a range of sports and standards. Participants were interviewed on average 4 days after excellent performances. Data were analysed thematically. Two psychological states – flow and…Continue Reading Psychological States Underlying Excellent Performance in Sport: Toward an Integrated Model of Flow and Clutch States

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