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Don’t panic, it’s a test: expert welcomes new UK alerts service but says benefits will only be known following a real emergency
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/dont-panic-its-a-test
University of Plymouth news: Professor Judy Edworthy believes the first test of the new UK Emergency Alerts service will be a step into the unknown for authorities and the public alike.
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Psychology academic wins international award for study on workplace sound
Professor Judy Edworthy has been recognised by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society for her studies on how sound, music, and other audible signals affect safety and work performance.
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Top tips for getting through winter months – and they’re not what you think
University of Plymouth news: Dr Sophie Homer gives research-informed advice on how to support wellbeing in the winter months – and it's a world away from ‘new year, new you’.
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University researcher takes part in major study driving improvement in scientific methodology
Lecturer in Psychology Dr Nadège Bault took part in the Neuroimaging Analysis, Replication and Prediction Study (NARPS), published in Nature.
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Bottle with a message
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/bottle-with-a-message
University of Plymouth news: An international team of researchers used a writing activity to explore schoolchildren’s perceptions of marine litter and how they are responding to the increasing global problem.
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Promises found to reduce cheating in large study of adolescents
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/promises-found-to-reduce-cheating-in-large-study-of-adolescents
New research has found that adolescents who promised to be truthful were less likely to ‘cheat’ than those who did not, even when they could not be found out.
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Mental imagining of self-harm can increase urge and heighten the risk of people harming themselves
University of Plymouth news: New research from the School of Psychology represents the first study of its kind to track the real-time occurrences of mental imagining of self-harm, alongside the urge to self-harm and actual self-harming behaviour.
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Study shows people with more nature in their neighbourhood smoke and drink less
University of Plymouth news: A study showing how people who live in greener neighbourhoods smoke and drink less on average is the latest involving the University to explore links between nature and addictive behaviours.
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Study shows parents are inclined to misjudge child happiness
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/parents-inclined-to-misjudge-child-happiness
Plymouth University news: Research by Plymouth University showed parents of 10 and 11-year-olds consistently overestimated their child’s happiness, while those with 15 and 16-year-olds were inclined to underestimate
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Study to explore whether new therapy can help address problem drinking
A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is being trialled to see if it can support patients with chronic liver disease to stop drinking.
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