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Could robots be counsellors? Early research shows positive user experience

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/could-robots-be-counsellors-early-research-shows-positive-user-experience

New research by the School of Psychology has shown for the first time that a social robot can deliver a ‘helpful’ and ‘enjoyable’ motivational interview (MI) – a counselling technique designed to support behaviour change.

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

Report shows progress of UK airports in helping people with hidden disabilities

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/report-shows-progress-of-uk-airports-in-helping-people-with-hidden-disabilities

Ian Sherriff welcomes a new Civil Aviation Authority report, as it looks to support people with disabilities such as dementia, autism and hearing loss.

Student honours dad by fundraising for vital research

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/student-honours-dads-passing-by-fundraising-for-vital-research

Computer science student Michael Legg has helped to raise over £2,000 for Brain Tumour Research - which funds the University of Plymouth's Centre of Excellence researching into low-grade brain tumours.

Ever gone to put your keys in the fridge and the milk on the side? New research sheds light on why

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/ever-gone-to-put-your-car-keys-in-the-fridge-and-the-milk-on-the-side-new-research-sheds-light-on-why-2

New research from the School of Psychology shows for the first time that forming a strong mental picture of a motor action can make a person involuntarily do it

Plymouth’s dental school ‘best in UK’ for teaching quality

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/plymouths-dental-school-best-in-uk-for-teaching-quality

University of Plymouth news: Peninsula Dental School has come joint top of a key UK survey that asks students to rate their institution based on teaching quality.

Greater production of ‘feeling full’ hormone could be responsible for weight loss in the elderly

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/greater-production-of-feeling-full-hormone-could-be-responsible-for-weight-loss-in-the-elderly

Plymouth University news: A study that might hold the key to why octogenarians are prone to losing weight has been conducted by a Plymouth University academic.

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 fellowship to help tackle chronic kidney disease

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-fellowship-to-help-tackle-chronic-kidney-disease

Research led by Dr Jane Carré hopes to improve quality of life for people with kidney disease by focusing on how mitochondria (the ‘power stations’ of our cells) are involved in the deterioration process.

Healthcare apprenticeships

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Peninsula Medical School

At the Peninsula Medical School, we are proud to be pioneering national initiatives to increase and diversify the healthcare workforce by offering apprenticeship routes into a range of careers.