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Category Archives: 2022/23 student projects
A Neglected Occupation – Healthcare Research Staff: What happened to their mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic?
Imagine going into a hospital to ask for help, but there are no doctors or nursing staff there. You may think that would be outrageous, but the fact is NHS healthcare workers (HCWs) consistently left their jobs during the COVID-19 Continue reading A Neglected Occupation – Healthcare Research Staff: What happened to their mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic?
In an autonomous vehicle dilemma, does the number of pedestrians affect moral judgement in British and Chinese participants?
As the number of pedestrians increased in autonomous vehicle (AV) dilemmas, the willingness to save the pedestrians increased in British and Chinese cultures. Imagine there is a passenger in a self-driving car travelling down a main road on a Continue reading In an autonomous vehicle dilemma, does the number of pedestrians affect moral judgement in British and Chinese participants?
Finding COMFORT through Mindfulness: A tool for coping with Long COVID?
Remember the relief you felt when COVID-19 restrictions were lifted? Well, picture this: you’re out with your friends, but suddenly you can’t even walk for five minutes without feeling exhausted. Your heart is racing and you are breathing heavily. “my Continue reading Finding COMFORT through Mindfulness: A tool for coping with Long COVID?
Secret Power of the Human Ear: Can We Predict Upcoming Stutters from Preceding Fluent Speech?
Can We Predict Upcoming Stuttering Moments? Imagine that there’s a word you want to say but it just isn’t coming out – this frustrating feeling is similar to what many people who stutter (PWS) experience in daily life. 🗣What is Continue reading Secret Power of the Human Ear: Can We Predict Upcoming Stutters from Preceding Fluent Speech?
Uncovering mental health competence: the connections with school and mental disorders
What is mental health competence? Do you know what is mental health competence (MHC)? It sounds like the “mental health” we are talking about every day. But MHC is not about emotional burnout, therapy, or Freud… It is a set Continue reading Uncovering mental health competence: the connections with school and mental disorders
Breaking Stereotypes: Measuring Early Spoken Language Development in Young Deaf Children is More Accurate Than You Think
Bridging the gap by GAPS: a spoken language measure for young deaf children When it comes to identifying spoken language difficulties in young deaf children, we have been missing a crucial tool. Unlike hearing children who have a plethora of appropriate Continue reading Breaking Stereotypes: Measuring Early Spoken Language Development in Young Deaf Children is More Accurate Than You Think
Untangling the link between school achievement and mental health: What part do your genes play?
Imagine this: you’re back in school, your teacher is pacing the classroom handing back marked exams, and places yours on your desk. In big red letters, you see the word: FAIL. How do you feel? Perhaps you want to hide Continue reading Untangling the link between school achievement and mental health: What part do your genes play?
The (in)effectiveness of yellow backgrounds in treating dyslexia.
Why study coloured backgrounds and dyslexia? Imagine struggling to write a shopping list or enjoy a good book! Unfortunately, completing these everyday tasks is a challenge for many people. In fact, roughly 15% of the nation (Moats & Dakin, 2020) suffers from Continue reading The (in)effectiveness of yellow backgrounds in treating dyslexia.
Psychotic Disorders: The Plurality of Lived Experience and How to Target Intervention Programmes
“I feel pressure”. “I feel lost”. “I feel like the world is changing”. When a patient is referred to the NHS for treatment of psychosis, it becomes protocol to slap on a diagnosis: Acute psychotic disorder (F23). But what does Continue reading Psychotic Disorders: The Plurality of Lived Experience and How to Target Intervention Programmes