Student awarded ‘best student presentation’ at national conference

STUDENT AND STAFF SUCCESS

With a buzz of teamwork amongst the students and supported by community experts, ideas explored included; the needs of cyclists using Vivacity Lab’s image analytic traffic counting, and traffic management to improve air quality at times of high road use. Many students have used and developed their ideas and work further in their module assignments and dissertations.

Domain experts and suppliers networked during the day, and valuable industry connections were made. Finally, each student team presented their ideas and discoveries to the expert panel, receiving valuable feedback, prizes and certificates. Students can include the event on their CV and they gained an understanding of local authority data use for decision making in our environment, planning, transport and economy. The project team would like to thank everyone for making the day a success, and the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and the Live Labs project for funding.

Student awarded ‘best student presentation’ at national conference

Postgraduate sport and exercise student has been awarded ‘Best student free communication presentation’ at the national 2021 British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference.

1st year PhD student Victoria Parker presented her undergraduate dissertation project on The Effects of Static vs Dynamic Resistance Exercise on Post Exercise Hypotension at the annual conference. The abstract has been published in the Journal of Sport Sciences. The 3‑day online conference hosted a comprehensive programme of over 60 oral sessions from world leading researchers and practitioners. Awards were presented for research (free communication presentation and poster presentation) in student and non‑student categories.

BASES Conference Awards Hall of Fame

The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Expert Statements (msecnd.net)

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Research Realisations: Funnels, Fly Wheels and Fibre.

Thursday, 10 March, 6.00–7.30pm BT’s purpose is to ‘Connect for Good’ and has been successful in this mission since 1837. ‘Purpose’ is at the core of how BT researches and innovates. Learn how BT creates and drives an ecosystem of research and of innovation to realise value and impact (of different types) for itself, for other organisations and for society at large. Lisa Perkins Director of Adastral Park and Research Realisation for BT’s Technology division.

I like to move it, move it!

Thursday, 31 March, 6.00–7.30pm Valerie’s talk will explore how physical activity (including sport) not only increases physical health by being active, but can also improve wellbeing by connecting, helping you learn, volunteer and taking notice (one of the 5 ways to wellbeing). Valerie will take a personal walk through her work to date and will entwine it with personal experiences of how physical activity has shaped her research and her life.

Professor Valerie Gladwell Director of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University.

OPEN LECTURES SERIES

I can’t get no (birth) satisfaction: International Experiences with the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)

Thursday, 16 March, 6.00–7.30pm Professor Martin developed the Birth Satisfaction Scale‑ Revised (BSS-R) in 2014 as a valid, reliable and easily administered measure of birth experience, designed to robustly assess the experience of birth from the woman’s perspective. He will discuss the development and properties of the scale, its clinical application and use internationally and the relevance and importance of birth experience to clinical outcome.

Professor Colin R. Martin Professor of Clinical Psychobiology and Applied Psychoneuroimmunology and the Clinical Director of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University.

Memory, Identity, Communication: The Power of Interaction for Sustaining Personhood

Thursday, 10 May, 6.00–7.30pm Memory impairments associated with some types of dementia can be difficult to navigate and frightening to contemplate. Memory is the basis of our personal narratives and our sense of identity. But memory isn’t just about what you’ve done and where you’ve been, reconnecting with others can come through conversations about feelings, preferences and beliefs. Linked to the launch of the Staging Posts game, this talk will explore how such reconnection operates and demonstrate how we can help build caring communities through better communication.

Professor Alison Wray Research Professor of Language and Communication at Cardiff University in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy.

Open Lecture Series 2022: Book your ticket to any of the lectures

OVER TO YOU

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