In order to maintain balance, our body needs a number of structures to be working correctly. We need to know what the joints are doing, so that our muscles can make any necessary adjustments to keep us upright. We also need the signals from those joints to travel up the brain without interruption and then… Continue reading Measuring the Wobbliness of Scuba Divers
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Existence of benefit finding and posttraumatic growth in people treated for head and neck cancer: a systematic review
Sam has recently had a systematic review published in the open access journal PeerJ. It is FREE for anyone to download. Below is the abstract giving you an overview of the work, and it you have any questions then maybe the full article will be of interest. Background. The impact of head and neck cancer… Continue reading Existence of benefit finding and posttraumatic growth in people treated for head and neck cancer: a systematic review
Representing the BPS
Yet another busy month has passed for us all, but I thought I would take this time to write a short piece about a couple of events, at which I represented the British Psychology Society (BPS). Exeter University Psychology Society Careers Event Midweek on what turned out to be a wet, and chilly March day,… Continue reading Representing the BPS
Bleedin’ vs Leading edge
For the last few days I’ve been playing a new game on my phone. Nothing exciting there really, games have been on phones since Snake (Sam was a master on her old Nokia 6110). The game itself isn’t that original either, basically it’s capture the flag. So why the title? Several years ago I was… Continue reading Bleedin’ vs Leading edge
Next generation engineers
What happens when 110 Year 4 & 5 Primary School children meet a 1,000 mph car? Last week I was lucky enough to give a talk at a local (Bristol, UK) Primary School about the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (Bloodhound SSC) project. I signed up as a 1K supporter pretty much as the scheme launched (Aug… Continue reading Next generation engineers
The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Quality Of Life in Maxillofacial Patients with Type III Osteoradionecrosis
I strongly believe that if you ask people to take part in research you are subsequently obliged to disseminate the findings of that research. The effort and time that this can take is substantial, and all to often researchers stop at conference posters or oral presentations. These reach a limited audience and have very little… Continue reading The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Quality Of Life in Maxillofacial Patients with Type III Osteoradionecrosis
Social Cemetery anyone?
A couple of years ago (whilst at Science City Bristol) I was fortunate enough to have a tangential involvement in BioBlitz 2009 out at Ashton Court and to be able to consolidate that support the following year, focusing on their innovative social media activities. Since then Bristol BioBlitz has gone from strength to strength; and… Continue reading Social Cemetery anyone?
Psychology in the Pub – Bristol
At the start of the year (2012) the SouthWest Branch of the British Psychology Society created the first of several local hubs conceptualised to facilitate meeting and improved communication between the regions psychologists. The initial hub was in Bristol, with others to follow in Exeter, Plymouth, Truro and the Channel Isles. The meetings at each of the hubs follows… Continue reading Psychology in the Pub – Bristol
Southwest Undergraduate Psychology Conference 2012
It was a glorious sunny day in Plymouth for the 2012 South West Undergraduate Psychology Conference. The day took place in the Portland Square Building split between the three lecture theatres and the large open plan atrium called the Peninsula Arts Cube3 Gallery. The conference is an opportunity for the regional universities, students and their… Continue reading Southwest Undergraduate Psychology Conference 2012
Pitching for Management
This is a great series of UK events offering fast-growth companies the chance to find senior executives and non-executives to help their company proceed to its next stage of growth. It’s a testament to the local entrepreneurship community that the first “Pitching for Management” event outside London, was in Bristol! At each event, 6 companies… Continue reading Pitching for Management