Pages tagged with: nature

Entangled Life: how fungi make our worlds, change our minds, and shape our futures

What's on at the University of Plymouth: Entangled Life: how fungi make our worlds, change our minds, and shape our futures. Discussing the book by Merlin Sheldrake. 19 October 2021.

19Oct 202118:30 - 20:00

Plymouth's Festival of Nature

What's on at the University of Plymouth: Plymouth's Festival of Nature. Get outdoors and inspired by nature. 27 October 2021.

27Oct 202111:00 - 21:00

Study links camping to happy, healthy children

Plymouth University news: Children who camp at least once a year are considered by their parents to go on and do better at school, as well as being healthier and happier, according to research by Plymouth University and the Camping and Caravanning Club

Toolkit – wellbeing indicators

The Good from Woods wellbeing indicators draw on and were developed in association with the NHS/New Economics Foundation’s 5 steps to wellbeing: connect, be active, keep learning, give to others, take notice.

Brain imaging expertise supports new discoveries on decision-making process

Research carried out by a University academic has shed new light on the fundamentals of how, and why, we make the decisions we do.

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.

Youngsters get close to nature on woodland wander

Woodland wander at Efford Marsh Nature Reserve in Plymouth.

Seeing greenery linked to less intense and frequent cravings

A study led by the University of Plymouth is the first to demonstrate that passive exposure to nearby greenspace is linked to both lower frequencies and strengths of craving.

Good from Woods resources

Research into woodlands and wellbeing.

Toolkit – using your research findings

So you’ve done the research and written up or presented your findings. Don’t let your hard work be left in a dusty drawer, use your research to its full potential.

Toolkit – research skills

When starting a research project, think about existing skills and resources

Toolkit – research motivations

It’s important to establish early on in your project why you are undertaking the research, what you hope to find out and how you will use your findings.