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Can beach cleans do more than clean up litter?

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/can-beach-cleans-do-more-than-clean-up-litter

Plymouth University news: New study examines the well-being and educational value for people participating in beach cleans, how this experience influences future behavioural intention, and how they compare with other coastal activities

Service User and Carer Group

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/school-of-health-professions/service-user-and-carer-group

School of Health Professions

University of Plymouth Service User and Carer Groups within the School of Health Professions are regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the General Optical Council (GOC).

Mental toughness is knowing when to withdraw

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/mental-toughness-is-knowing-when-to-withdraw

Dr Jon Rhodes is a sports psychologist who focuses on mindset and grit. Here, he comments on Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from the gymnastics team and all around finals, and why it’s important for everyone.

Watching nature videos on social media supported people’s mental wellbeing during lockdowns

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/watching-nature-videos-on-social-media-supported-peoples-mental-wellbeing-during-lockdowns

Researchers from the University of Plymouth used the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 to investigate how people engaged with nature via social media and whether there were associations between this form of simulated nature engagement and wellbeing.

Rhythms of the brain – Professor Stephen Hall

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/professorial-stephen-hall

What's on at the University of Plymouth: The Inaugural Professorial Lecture of Professor Stephen Hall on human neuroimaging. Wednesday 16 March 2022.

Psychopharmacology Laboratory

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/facilities/psychopharmacology-laboratory

One of the key goals of the Psychopharmacology Laboratory, in concert with other labs in BRIC at the University of Plymouth, is to understand the factors that affect individual variation in response to drugs.

Empowering women in architecture

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/alumni/success-stories/trailblazers/bethany-long

University of Plymouth trailblazers: BSc (Hons) Psychology graduate Lucy Ford shares how dealing first-hand with sexism in football led her to create a new movement to empower women in sport.

Patterns of brain connectivity underlie the learning of structure in the visual environment

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/psychology/brain-research-and-imaging-centre/patterns-of-brain-connectivity-underlie-the-learning-of-structure-in-the-visual-environment

Patterns of brain connectivity underlie the learning of structure in the visual environment. Recent research by Dr Matt Roser and colleagues in the BRIC MRI Lab suggest processes such as pattern recognition help us make sense of the visual environment.

How online quizzes could get us through the winter

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/how-online-quizzes-could-get-us-through-the-winter

The pub quiz made a comeback at the start of lockdown and – this World Mental Health Day (10 October) – Dr Sophie Homer explains how its online form could help us get through the upcoming months of continuing social restriction.

Routes to Wellness: New project to support the mental health of people affected by displacement

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/routes-to-wellness-new-project-to-support-the-mental-health-of-people-affected-by-displacement

An important new study involving the University of Plymouth is set to support the mental health of refugees.