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Attention restoration reduces change blindness (except for those who feel sad) (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Thompson, C., & Bendall, R. (2014, September). Attention restoration reduces change blindness (except for those who feel sad). Poster presented at British Psychological Society Cognitive Section Meeting, Nottingham, UK

Attention Restoration Theory (Kaplan, 1995; Kaplan & Berman, 2010) proposes that natural surroundings “restore” attentional resources, in comparison to urban surroundings. This is due to increased bottom-up processing in natural environments (relativ... Read More about Attention restoration reduces change blindness (except for those who feel sad).

The negative influence of mindwandering on visual search behaviour (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bower, C., & Thompson, C. (2014, September). The negative influence of mindwandering on visual search behaviour. Presented at British Psychological Society Cognitive Section Meeting, Nottingham, UK

The effective allocation of attention and visual search is critical in many real-world tasks and there are several factors that influence the distribution of resources. These range from positive influences (e.g. top-down search that is guided on the... Read More about The negative influence of mindwandering on visual search behaviour.

Self harm and suicide amongst children & young people in Knowsley : a collaborative workforce development project in partnership with Knowsley Council & Knowsley Clinical Commissioning Group (2014)
Presentation / Conference
with Knowsley Council & Knowsley Clinical Commissioning Group. Presented at NET2014 25th International Networking for Healthcare Education Conference, Churchill College, cambridge UK

This theme paper demonstrates an innovative project that aimed to enhance knowledge, awareness and expertise around self-harm. Academic and Clinical staff at the University of Salford, United Kingdom were commissioned to work collaboratively with Kno... Read More about Self harm and suicide amongst children & young people in Knowsley : a collaborative workforce development project in partnership with Knowsley Council & Knowsley Clinical Commissioning Group.

Translating family support practice lessons (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Shannon, M., & Smyth, B. (2014, September). Translating family support practice lessons. Presented at Five Nations Supporting Families Conference ‘Supporting Families in difficult times’, Leeds Beckett University

This workshop proposes to present the results of a small scale research project undertaken with a comparative component. Practitioners from intensive family support services in the UK and Ireland respectively were interviewed about their input with f... Read More about Translating family support practice lessons.

The experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Darvill, A., Fallon, D., & Livesley, J. (2014, September). The experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams. Presented at UK Association of Chief Children's Nurses Children's and Young People's Nursing International Conference “Building the evidence base for practice”, Jersey

This paper describes a qualitative research study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams in England. The study took place at a time when the recruitment of newly qual... Read More about The experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams.

International mobility and knowledge in social science and humanities research (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Coey, C. (2014, August). International mobility and knowledge in social science and humanities research. Presented at Royal Geographic Society (RGS) with IBG Annual International Conference : Geographies of co-production, Imperial College, London

The mobility of researchers across national borders has been seen to be a key component in the transmission, translation and generation of knowledge. Indeed, research from the UK, for example, indicates that non-citizens are more productive, produce... Read More about International mobility and knowledge in social science and humanities research.

Mobilities and social capital: understanding the importance of international networking to progression in research careers (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ackers, H. (2014, August). Mobilities and social capital: understanding the importance of international networking to progression in research careers. Presented at RGS-IBG Annual International Conference: Geographies of co-production, Imperial College, London

This paper draws on research conducted as part of the POCARIM study of mobilities and career progression in the social sciences and humanities. The findings underline the importance of certain forms of mobilities associated with network-building to c... Read More about Mobilities and social capital: understanding the importance of international networking to progression in research careers.

Intersectoral mobility of researchers and the extent and nature of proximity (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Millard, D. (2014, August). Intersectoral mobility of researchers and the extent and nature of proximity. Presented at RGS-IBG Annual International Conference: Geographies of co-production, Imperial College, London

Mobility of researchers across disciplines, sectors and borders represents an important way of transferring knowledge that is dispersed between different actors, including different sectors and organisations in different countries. It is argued that... Read More about Intersectoral mobility of researchers and the extent and nature of proximity.

Our home our Salford: Transgressing the borders of social work education (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hesk, G., Nkurunziza, W., & Syed, I. (2014, July). Our home our Salford: Transgressing the borders of social work education. Presented at Social Work Making Connections, Royal Holloway, University of London

Founded on the emancipatory initiative ‘In Our back Yard’ that directly confronted ‘Not in Our back Yard’ attitudes and practices and positioned community activist within the University of Salford which effectively redirected the centrifugal forces o... Read More about Our home our Salford: Transgressing the borders of social work education.

Word of Mouth Mammography e-Network (WOMMeN): a feasibility study (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Robinson, L., Hill, C., Burke, K., Shires, G., Wray, J., & Griffiths, M. (2014, June). Word of Mouth Mammography e-Network (WOMMeN): a feasibility study. Poster presented at Symposium Mammographicum, Bournemouth

Background: Problem: First time attenders to mammography feel unprepared1. Enablers: i) Women share information about mammography using word-of-mouth communication (talking to each other). ii) NHS strategy advocates the use of digital media and patie... Read More about Word of Mouth Mammography e-Network (WOMMeN): a feasibility study.

Later life widowhood and loneliness (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Collins, T. (2014, June). Later life widowhood and loneliness. Presented at Campaign to End Loneliness Research Hub meeting, Lothian Chambers, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A qualitative study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Darvill, A., Fallon, D., & Livesley, J. (2014, June). A qualitative study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams. Presented at 5th International Nurse Education Conference - the complexities of learning and caring; evaluating the learning and caring: evaluating impact of nursing and healthcare education on student learning and patietn care, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands

This paper will report on the results of a PhD thesis into the experience of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams in the North West of England. The study took place at a time when the re... Read More about A qualitative study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams.

Making doctoral mobility work in and beyond the doctoral phase : lessons from experience (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Coey, C., & Ackers, H. (2014, June). Making doctoral mobility work in and beyond the doctoral phase : lessons from experience. Presented at 7th Annual Meeting of the EUA Council for Doctoral Education,: Doctoral Education: Thinking globally, acting locally’, University of Liverpool

The paper we propose to present explores the experiences of doctorate holders who have undertaken international mobility for part or the whole of their doctoral phase. We draw on the experiences of a sample of over 2,500 survey respondents and 340 in... Read More about Making doctoral mobility work in and beyond the doctoral phase : lessons from experience.

Researchers and research careers crossing borders : onwards and upwards? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Coey, C. (2014, May). Researchers and research careers crossing borders : onwards and upwards?. Presented at University of Liverpool Graduate School Early Career Workshop, University of Liverpool

This paper discusses the internationalisation of researchers, the movement of careers across international boundaries and what it means for future research careers. It aims to inform early career researchers about the possibilities, obstacels and pit... Read More about Researchers and research careers crossing borders : onwards and upwards?.

The narratives of ‘troubled families’- a troubling context (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Shannon, M. (2014, May). The narratives of ‘troubled families’- a troubling context. Presented at Troubling Narratives, University of Huddersfield

The discourse around families perceived to have complex needs has developed at a policy level, very much reinforced by media representations. The notion of the troubled family has recently been generated as a result of Coalition Government policy-thi... Read More about The narratives of ‘troubled families’- a troubling context.