Posts tagged with ‘School of Psychology’
Making her life richer, and apes of forest safer
Dr Neil Mennie, from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC), is studying the eye movements of Tsunami, a seven-year-old orangutan at The National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara).
Appears in Issue 64
Tags: Cognitive and Sensory Systems Research Group, Dr Neil Mennie, Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovation, School of Psychology
Excuse me, but haven’t we met before?
Are you someone who recognises everyone you’ve ever met? Or maybe you struggle, even with familiar faces? It is already known that we are better at recognising faces from our own race but researchers have only recently questioned how we assimilate the information we use to recognise people.
Appears in Issue 54
Tags: School of Psychology, UNMC
Taking a test drive…
Three drivers, in three separate environments, can be linked into the exact same driving experience in a state-of-the-art integrated facility which has been opened at the University.
Appears in Issue 49
Tags: Dr David Crundall, HEFCE, Nottingham Integrated Transport and Environmental Simulation facility (NITES), School of Psychology
Inside the mind of a psychology student…
Around 50 A-level students have had a taste of university life with two mini ‘seminars’ at The University.
Appears in Issue 48
Tags: Brain Awareness Week, Lucy Cragg, School of Psychology, Summer Scientist Week
On the threshold of a world of opportunities
The University’s third community open day will run alongside an alumni event for the first time. May Fest 2011 aims to bring together the University’s past, present and potential future employees and students.
Appears in Issue 46
Tags: Alumni Laureate Awards, community open day, Community Partnerships, Golden Reunion, May Fest 2011, Modern Languages, School of Psychology, The Archaeology Museum, Vet School
Spotlight
The best way to get a tan, China’s ‘sinking cities’ problem and sneezing on public transport are some of the highlights of the University’s media coverage over the past month.
Appears in Issue 45
Tags: autism, Director of the Health Protection Research Group, Dr Alastair Smith, Dr Andrew Sowter, Dr Ian Stephen, he University of Nottingham Ningbo, Health Protection Agency, Institute of Education, Jonathan Van Tam, Malaysia Campus, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Perception Lab, School of Community Health Science, School of Psychology, Shanghai, sinking cities, UNNC
Safer doesn’t always mean slower
New research has found that safer doesn’t always mean slower when it comes to motorcyclists.
Appears in Issue 44
Tags: Centre for Motorcycle Ergonomics & Rider Human Factors, Dr Alex Stedmon, Dr David Crundall, Human Factors research group, Institute of Advanced Motorists, School of Psychology
Research is child’s play
This year’s Summer Scientist Week again allowed researchers to discover more about how children develop and learn.
Appears in Issue 44
Tags: Alumni Annual Fund, Human Development and Learning Group, Learning Sciences Research Institute (LSRI), LSRI, MRC Institute of Hearing Research, School of Psychology, Summer Scientist Week
Inside the mind of a soldier
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder alone does not explain the total psychological impact of war, according to a Nottingham academic.
Appears in Issue 42
Tags: Dr Nigel Hunt, international conflict, Memory, post-traumatic stress disorder, School of Psychology, War and Trauma, war zones