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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).

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.

National award for postgraduates’ mental health toolkit

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/national-award-for-postgraduates-mental-health-toolkit

The Researcher Toolkit has won the FindAUniversity Award for the best Postgrad Wellbeing Initiative

Academic contributes to report warning hidden toll of brain injury costs the economy £43 billion a year

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/academic-contributes-to-report-warning-hidden-toll-of-brain-injury-costs-the-economy-43-billion-a-year

University of Plymouth news: Dr Alyson Norman, Associate Professor in Psychology, worked on a new Right to Rehab report with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Acquired Brain Injury and the UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum.

Study shows that people switch their morality in the heat of the moment

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-shows-that-people-switch-their-morality-in-the-heat-of-the-moment

University of Plymouth news: Virtual reality technology could show how a person would really behave in a morally difficult situation – despite what he or she might claim on paper, according to new research.

Research to develop new autism intervention

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-to-develop-new-autism-intervention

A research team at the University of Plymouth is working with families of children with autism to design a new intervention to support them in everyday life.

Why are board games so popular among many people with autism? New research explains

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/why-are-board-games-so-popular-among-many-people-with-autism-new-research-explains

Academics say the research into board gaming could help to inform future work on designing wellbeing interventions for special populations.

People who ‘see the glass as half full’ are more likely to fall prey to mass marketing scams

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/people-who-see-the-glass-as-half-full-are-more-likely-to-fall-prey-to-mass-marketing-scams

Research co-authored by Professor Yaniv Hanoch, Professor of Decision Science in the School of Psychology, delves into the individual differences of the scam victims

Human choices in a simulated pandemic: New study tests interventions to foster safer behaviour

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/human-choices-in-a-simulated-pandemic-new-study-tests-interventions-to-foster-safer-behaviour

Research published in 'Science Advances' has shown that it is possible to test the effectiveness of interventions designed to foster safer behaviour in order to slow the spread of a virus.