June 2019

Dr Verina Waights (OU), Prof Panos Bamidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) and Ms Rosa Almeida (Fundacion Intras, Spain) Ageing populations, coupled with increasing retirement… Read More »Technologies for care – the imperative for upskilling carers

Professor Shailey Minocha, Dr Ana-Despina Tudor, Dr Duncan Banks, Dr Caroline Holland and Ms Catherine McNulty (OU), Mr Rohit Ail (Samsung UK), Mrs Jane Palmer… Read More »Role of digital health wearables in the wellbeing and quality of life of older people and carers

Prof Keith Attenborough (OU) This presentation explains how acoustics can provide motivation for studies in STEM subjects and beyond. Studies of hearing difficulties, home listening… Read More »Acoustics for STEM and STEAM

Dr Sarah Lappin (QUB), Dr Gascia Ouzounian (Oxford University) and Rachel O’Grady (QUB) This presentation draws on findings of a research project funded by a… Read More »Recomposing the City: How Sound Can Make Better Cities

Dr Liz Simpson, Dr Marian McLaughlin and Prof Tony Cassidy (Ulster) Reducing health inequalities and promoting well-being is a main focus for Government health policies… Read More »Health psychology: Behaviour change for health and well-being in adults and children in Northern Ireland

Prof Alison Gallagher, Dr Angela Carlin and Prof Marie Murphy (Ulster) Aside from home, children and adolescents spend more time in school than in any… Read More »Teenage girls heading for a lifetime of ill-health. Using the school environment to enhance health-related behaviours: shared experiences and suggested future approaches

Prof Marie Murphy (Ulster) There is strong relationship between time spent in sitting and many health outcomes including, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Sedentary… Read More »Sit Less – Move More. Reducing sedentary behaviour to improve health in overweight and obesity

Dr Toni McAloon (Ulster), Prof Vivien Coates (Ulster) and Prof Donna Fitzsimons (QUB) Obesity is a major 21st century health challenge, contributing to chronic illnesses… Read More »Halting the rise of Obesity: making every clinical contact count