A New Model for Developing Students’ Deep-Learning Skills – Dr Yianna Vovides, Georgetown University

by admin | Sep 27, 2019 | behavioural sciences, engineering and tech, stem education, trending

Online education has recently experienced a surge in popularity, and this trend is set to continue. Through online learning, individuals who are unable to take courses on campus, due to family, work or financial pressures, now have the opportunity to pursue university...

The Health-e Babies App for Socially Disadvantaged Women: Embracing Technology to Improve Health Literacy

by admin | Sep 27, 2019 | behavioural sciences, earth and environment, engineering and tech, health and medicine

Over the past few years, there has been an explosion in the number of applications – more commonly known as apps – that can be used on mobile phones. Vicki Clifton, Julia Dalton, Dianne Rodger, Michael Wilmore, Andrew Skuse, Sal Humphreys, and Margarita Flabouris,...

The Brain, The Body And Mathematics – Dr Korbinian Moeller, Leibniz – Institut Für Wissensmedien

by admin | Sep 20, 2019 | behavioural sciences, stem education

Dr Korbinian Moeller and a team of researchers at the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien are endeavouring to identify the cognitive and neuronal processes underpinning an individual’s mathematical ability, by exploring the concept of embodied numerical training....

The Impact of Our Environment on Our Well-being – Dr Lei Cao, The Ohio State University

by admin | Jun 7, 2019 | behavioural sciences, biology, health and medicine

The human body is a bewildering set of interacting systems, a complex web of signals and pathways which are constantly adjusting to the conditions which we find ourselves in. Ground-breaking research by Dr Lei Cao, of Ohio State University, USA, is providing new...

Project VALOR – Exploring PTSD Risk Factors and Outcomes in Combat-exposed Veterans

by admin | May 2, 2019 | behavioural sciences

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent and often debilitating condition that follows exposure to a traumatic experience and can result in depression and increased suicide risk in vulnerable individuals. Researchers at the National Center for PTSD at the...

Research Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities – Dr Cynthia R. Pearson, University of Washington

by admin | May 2, 2019 | behavioural sciences, stem education

American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) face substantial health inequalities, yet ethical research addressing their health concerns is still extremely limited. Dr Cynthia Pearson, Associate Professor at the University of Washington and Director of Research at the...