Podcast

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

Prof Siobhan O’Neill, Ms Margaret McLafferty, Ms Coral Lapsley and Dr Elaine Murray (Ulster) Suicidal behaviour and mental health problems are increasingly common among college… Read More »Mental health, self-harm and suicide in university students in Northern Ireland

Dr Gavin Davidson, Dr Berni Kelly and Dr Lorna Montgomery (QUB) Making decisions about your own life is a key aspect of independence, freedom and… Read More »Supported decision making – experiences, approaches and preferences

Prof Sarah Edge (Ulster), Dr Helen Jackson (Ulster) & Dr Caroline O’Sullivan (DKIT) This presentation is based on research that used both quantitative and qualitative… Read More »Young People, Mental Health and Modern Media

Prof Gillian Robinson, Prof Helen Dolk, Dr Joanne Given and Ms Lizanne Dowds (Ulster) Government and other organisations gather information about people under assumptions that… Read More »Public attitudes to data sharing in Northern Ireland