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New UCL study reveals how your body can predict ad effectiveness — before your brain does. According to Forbes, the average person now encounters between 4,000 and 10,000 adverts per day, whether scrolling Instagram, riding the Tube, or watching Continue reading The Silent Signal That Knows Which Advert You’ll Remember
Universities have responded to the pressing issue of graduate employability by introducing career services. Despite the wealth of resources at their fingertips, a concerning trend persists: student engagement with career services is low. Why is that? Let’s uncover this together. Continue reading Understanding Cultural Influences: Exploring Factors Contributing to Low Student Engagement in Career Services
It is no news that we’ve all probably joked about ‘new year, new me’ and never fully followed through with our plans. It is not hard to recognize that those goals we set for ourselves are probably good for us, Continue reading Understanding the contributing factors to help-seeking behavior: the bigger picture
(Word count: 820, 3-minute read) Have you ever tried to ‘talk’ to ChatGPT, the latest generation of language-producing artificial intelligence? Are you seeking comfort and wondering if AIs could help you improve your mental health? Are you a therapist wondering about Continue reading Socrates and psychotherapists in artificial intelligence: evaluating state-of-the-art AIs’ ability in mastering mental health therapeutic technique
The famous Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus once said, “Prevention is better than cure.” This timeless wisdom resonates with us in our daily lives. We clean our rooms to avoid big clutters. We wear sunscreen to prevent getting sunburned. And we Continue reading The power of digital data: Using AI to predict mental health states based on digital phenotyping
Imagine a world where weather forecasting was never achieved… Imagine people sweating through their jumpers during unprecedented heatwaves, people shivering in beer gardens on a particularly brisk spring evening, clad only in shorts and sandals. Thousands of perms across the Continue reading How well could AI get to know you?: The use of AI in the inference and prediction of mental health states.
Working remotely during COVID-19 has taught us an important lesson: we don’t need to be in the office to get the work done. Around 60% of us want to work in a hybrid fashion – either from the office or Continue reading Hybrid meetings from researchers’ perspective: two sides of a coin
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?
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