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May 10, 2015

14:Live with Dr Lauren Kita

Hello!

Thank you to everyone who attended 14:Live on the 7th May, it was an extremely fascinating half an hour with Dr Lauren Kita.

Lauren Kita gave an exciting insight into how we can explore the science behind the mind-body connection to empower you with ways of managing everyday stress, during the talk, Dr Lauren Kita also gave some examples to some simple techniques (such as mindfulness and breathing exercises) that can help you to better manage your stress.

14:Live will be returning to Talbot Campus in september. So look out on the Research Blog and the student portal events page for updates on when 14:Live will be returning, we look forward to seeing you all again in September were there will again be 30 x tokens for a FREE Papa Johns pizza!

Would being a speaker at 14:Live interest you? or do you just want to find out more about student engagement with research events, if so, please feel free to contact ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

May 5, 2015

14:Live with Dr Lauren Kita, Tomorrow!

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

14:Live will be returning this Thursday 7th May 14:00-14:45 at the same location, Poole House Refectory, next to papa johns. This is open to all staff and students and I am pleased to welcome Dr Lauren Kita, a Psychologist and Yoga / Mindfulness Therapist.

Exploring the science behind the mind-body connection to empower you with ways of managing everyday stress

Many of us spend the majority of our lives living on ‘autopilot,’ unaware of the constant cycle of thoughts running through our minds. However, the way that we think has a direct influence on how we feel. When we experience stress our brain responds by putting our body into a state of hyperalertness, also know as the ‘fight or flight’ response. This triggers a cascade of stress hormones into our system which produces classic symptoms of anxiety. This is an evolutionary mechanism that helps us to avoid potential dangers. Yet in our modern world, the stressors that we experiences are usually less to do with life or death situations, and more to do with everyday pressures and worries; however this same response occurs. Chronic stress has deleterious effects, impacting almost every physical and mental health condition. High levels of stress can also make it difficult for us to perform under high pressure situations, such as exams. In this talk we will discuss the science behind the mind-body connection, and you will be introduced to simple techniques (such as mindfulness and breathing exercises) that can help you to better manage your stress.

It would be great to see you all there to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk with Dr Lauren Kita, and just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be 30 x tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa Johns Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, dont miss out!If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events, contact me on ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

I look forward to seeing you there!

March 23, 2015

14:Live with Professor Matthew Bennett

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

14:Live is now here and will be on today 24th March at 14:00-14:45 at the same location, Poole House Refectory, next to papa johns. This is open to all staff and students and I am pleased to welcome Professor Matthew Bennett, Professor Of Environmental And Geographical Sciences.

Title of talk,

Walking the Landscape: Footprints, Human Evolution and Forensic Science

Matthew has spent several years pursuing footprints in the landscape throughout Africa, Europe and Central America. In this talk he shares some of his field experiences from the discovery of the Ileret footprints in 2009, to his work in Namibia on tiny children’s tracks. He will show how this work has been transformed by digital technology and is being translated into practical tools applicable in forensic science. In time, he hopes that these tools will be adopted by law enforcement agencies both in the UK and overseas leading to improved criminal intelligence gathering.

Matthew will also talk about the launch of a new BU Institute – Institute for Studies in Landscape and Human Evolution (ISLHE) –, it’s research agenda and how staff and students can get involved. The evolution of our own species in parts of East Africa occurred with a backdrop of profound climate change. The prevailing idea is that our family tree with its many false branches and extinctions was determined at least in part by these climatic changes. But East Africa is a landscape of tectonics and volcanism; a dynamic landscape of change which may filter the impact of climate. Matthew and his colleagues in ISLHE, particularly Dr Sally Reynolds who joined BU last summer, are re-framing questions about our evolution and placing them a landscape-orientated rather than climate perspective. Come and join him for this informal presentation to find out more about his own research journey and that of ISLHE.

It would be great to see you all there today to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk about Professor Matthew Bennetts study, and just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be 30 x tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa Johns Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, water & juices, dont miss out!

If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events, contact me on ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

I look forward to seeing you there!

March 11, 2015

14:Live with Professor Matthew Bennett

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

14:Live will be returning on Tuesday 24^th March 14:00-14:45 at the same location, Poole House Refectory, next to papa johns. This is open to all staff and students and I am pleased to welcome Professor Matthew Bennett, Professor Of Environmental And Geographical Sciences.

Title of talk,

Walking the Landscape: Footprints, Human Evolution and Forensic Science

Matthew has spent several years pursuing footprints in the landscape throughout Africa, Europe and Central America. In this talk he shares some of his field experiences from the discovery of the Ileret footprints in 2009, to his work in Namibia on tiny children’s tracks. He will show how this work has been transformed by digital technology and is being translated into practical tools applicable in forensic science. In time, he hopes that these tools will be adopted by law enforcement agencies both in the UK and overseas leading to improved criminal intelligence gathering.

Matthew will also talk about the launch of a new BU Institute – Institute for Studies in Landscape and Human Evolution (ISLHE) –, it’s research agenda and how staff and students can get involved. The evolution of our own species in parts of East Africa occurred with a backdrop of profound climate change. The prevailing idea is that our family tree with its many false branches and extinctions was determined at least in part by these climatic changes. But East Africa is a landscape of tectonics and volcanism; a dynamic landscape of change which may filter the impact of climate. Matthew and his colleagues in ISLHE, particularly Dr Sally Reynolds who joined BU last summer, are re-framing questions about our evolution and placing them a landscape-orientated rather than climate perspective. Come and join him for this informal presentation to find out more about his own research journey and that of ISLHE.

It would be great to see you all there to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk about Professor Matthew Bennetts study, and just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be 30 x tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa Johns Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, water & juices, dont miss out!

If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events, contact me on ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

I look forward to seeing you there!

February 26, 2015

14:Live with Dr Samuel Nyman

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

Thank you to everyone who attended 14:Live on the 24th February, it was a very entertaining half an hour with Dr Samuel Nyman.

Dr Samuel Nyman, senior lecturer in psychology and a core member of BUDI, Bournemouth University Dementia Institute, gave us all a very interesting insight into enhancing care services for people with dementia. The talk presented two studies and ended by briefly mentioning current work under this theme and this year’s new Masterclasses and Master’s degree in dementia.

For those of you who turned up to this talk and those interested in March’s run, the date of the next 14:Live will be on 24th march at 14:00 and will be presented by Professor Matthew Bennett. So look out on the Research Blog and the student portal events page for updates on the talk, I look forward to seeing you all on the 24th March were there will again be 30 x tokens for a FREE Papa Johns pizza!

Would being a speaker at 14:Live interest you? or do you just want to find out more about student engagement with research events, if so, please feel free to contact ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

February 23, 2015

14:Live Today!

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Today will see 14:Live returning for its second run from 14:00-14:45 at the same location, Poole House Refectory, next to Papa Johns. It is open to all staff and students and 14:Live is pleased to welcome Dr Samuel Nyman, senior lecturer in Psychology.

Enhancing care services for people with dementia

The Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) was established in May 2012 with a mission to make a positive influence on the lives of people with dementia. BUDI is made up of a multidisciplinary team that provides education, consultancy and evaluation, and research on a range of topics. One theme of BUDI is concerned with enhancing services that provide health and social care for people with dementia and their carers. This talk will present the findings of two studies under this theme.

The first study explored the social care needs of people with dementia who also have a visual impairment. Interviews with people in their own homes illuminated areas where services could be improved. The second study evaluated a service that supports people with dementia and their carers who are living at home. Interviews with staff and service users from the urban and rural areas identified important differences in how these two social care services operated, and the implications on care provision.

The talk will end by briefly mentioning current work under this theme and this year’s new Masterclasses and Master’s degree in dementia.

It would be great to see you all today to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk about BUDI’s research. Just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa Johns Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, water & juices – don’t miss out!

If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events contact me at ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

I look forward to seeing you there!

February 10, 2015

14:Live with Dr Samuel Nyman

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

14:Live will be returning for its second run on the 24^th February 14:00-14:45 at the same location, Poole House Refectory, next to papa johns. This is open to all staff and students and I am pleased to welcome Dr Samuel Nyman, senior lecturer in Psychology.

Title of talk: Enhancing care services for people with dementia

The Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) was established in May 2012 with a mission to make a positive influence on the lives of people with dementia. BUDI is made up of a multidisciplinary team that provides education, consultancy and evaluation, and research on a range of topics. One theme of BUDI is concerned with enhancing services that provide health and social care for people with dementia and their carers. This talk will present the findings of two studies under this theme.

The first study explored the social care needs of people with dementia who also have a visual impairment. Interviews with people in their own homes illuminated areas where services could be improved. The second study evaluated a service that supports people with dementia and their carers who are living at home. Interviews with staff and service users from the urban and rural areas identified important differences in how these two social care services operated, and the implications on care provision.

The talk will end by briefly mentioning current work under this theme and this year’s new Masterclasses and Master’s degree in dementia.

It would be great to see you all there to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk about some of the BUDI institutes study, and just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be 30 x tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa Johns Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, water & juices, dont miss out!

If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events contact me on ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

I look forward to seeing you there!

January 26, 2015

Lunchtime Research Chat!

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

Thank you to everyone who attended the first of a series of Lunchtime Research Chat’s on the 22nd January, it was a very interesting half an hour with Professor Janet Dickinson and will be repeated again at the end of february with the date and speaker still to be confirmed.

Professor Janet Dickinson from the School of Tourism gave us all a very interesting insight into her research on Collaborative Travel Apps, Reciprocity and the Internet of Things. For those of you who turned up to this talk and those interested in Februarys run, this will be repeated, and again be 30 x FREE indivdual Papa Johns pizza for the first 30 audience members.

Not only will this be repeated, it will also have a new name…………………..14:Live

So look out on the Research Blog and the student portal events page for updates on the date, time and speaker of the next 14:Live, I look forward to seeing you all soon.

September 17, 2014

Talk BU Live

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Next week sees the launch of Talk BU Live, a series of live talks from our academics aimed at getting people thinking and talking.

The first event will be in Dylan’s on 23 September and will start at 5.30pm. The talk itself will last 20 minutes or so.

Who is Talk BU Live aimed at? Anyone in the BU community – so academic staff, professional staff and students.

Too often we hear the term “silos” to describe working and studying at BU, so this is an opportunity to come along and explore other areas than just where you work or where you study. We need as a university to give our community a range of opportunities to expand horizons, to meet other people and to share ideas. Talk BU Live will be a chance to add to the whole experience of being involved with BU in whatever capacity.

The first talk is by Professor Stephen Heppell and is entitled “Shoeless & Sausages: Making Learning Better”. Stephen is an internationally acclaimed academic, practitioner and innovator of learning in all its forms and this is a fantastic opportunity to hear a truly influential voice in the field of education discussing the world of learning. Stephen’s research is very wide-ranging and touches on everything from not wearing shoes in class to aid concentration to what one should eat on the morning of an exam.

Further details of the event and of BU’s comment page Talk BU here.

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