The Month in Research is our new monthly round-up sharing research and knowledge exchange successes from across the previous month, showcasing the amazing work taking place across BU.
Your achievements
Thank you to everyone who has used the online form to put forward their achievements, or those of colleagues, this month.
- Dr Laura Renshaw-Vuillier, Dr Maddy Greville-Harris, Dr Rachel Moseley, Dr Sarah Thomas, Professor Mel Hughes and Dr Kate Jupp (Faculty of Science and Technology and Faculty of Health and Social Sciences) have been awarded a NIHR RfPB grant to optimise and test the acceptability of an online emotion-based intervention. This online toolkit aims to provide early support for adult patients with binge eating disorders awaiting NHS treatment.
- Dr Emili Balaguer-Ballester (Faculty of Science and Technology) has published a paper on Discovering causal relations and equations from data in the journal Physics Reports. The journal has Impact Factor 30 – making it among the top ones worldwide. It is a collaborative work between eight universities in Europe and the USA (Valencia, Berlin, Tübingen, Jena, Stockholm, New York, and Bournemouth University).
- Dr Dayle Childs (Business School) has published a paper on How within-person research can extend marketing knowledge in ABS 4* journal, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. Dayle also contributed to an article in Velocity Magazine (pages 47-52) about the applications, benefits and risks of AI in strategic account management.
Funding
Congratulations to all those who have had funding for research and knowledge exchange projects and activities awarded in December. Highlights include:
- Dr Samantha Iwowo (Faculty of Media and Communication) has been awarded c.£53,000 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for their project Colonial Reels: Histories and Afterlives of Colonial Film Collections (in collaboration with University of Bristol and Birkbeck College)
- Dr Milena Bobeva (Business School) has been awarded c.£30,000 by the British Council for their project Developing innovative and sustainable mobility initiatives for UK and Malaysian students (working title)
- Professor Richard Stillman (Faculty of Science and Technology) has been awarded c.£30,000 by Natural England for their project Morecombe Bay Oystercatchers and knot food
Publications
Congratulations to all those who have had work published across the last month. Below is a selection of publications from throughout December:
- Constantinou, M., Karadachka, K., Marstaller, L.and Burianová, H., 2023. The effect of negative arousal on declarative memory. Neuropsychologia, 193, 108759.
- Babiker, A., Almourad, M. B., Panourgia, C., Alshakhsi, S., Montag, C.and Ali, R., 2023. Need for Affect, Problematic Social Media Use and the Mediating Role of Fear of Missing Out in European and Arab Samples. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 16, 5025-5039.
- Fujihara, Y., Guo, K.and Liu, C., 2023. Relationship between types of anxiety and the ability to recognize facial expressions. Acta Psychologica, 241, 104100.
- Harper, R. C, Sheppard, S., Stewart, C.and Clark, C. J, 2023. Exploring Adherence to Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women Using Mobile Apps: Scoping Review. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 11, e45947.
Content for The Month in Research has been collected using the research and knowledge exchange database (RED), the Bournemouth University Research Online (BURO) repository and submissions via The Month in Research online form. It is by no means intended to be an exhaustive list. All information is correct as of 4.1.24.
Please use The Month in Research online form to share your highlights and achievements, or those of colleagues, for the next monthly round-up.