Welcome to the School of Human Sciences (HMS) Research and Knowledge Exchange blog! The blog will be showcasing the wide array of research and knowledge (R&KE) activities by our staff across the four portfolios, PE …
Continue readingCalisthenics event with PE & Sport Science students
A recent event hosted by Dr Marcos Seijo showcased principles of calisthenics, a form of strength training that uses body weight as resistance, to students on the BSc Sport and Exercise Science and BA Physical Education and Sport degree programmes. …
Continue readingTraining for Level 6 social work students on promoting physical activity
Level 6 students on the BA (Hons) Social Work degree programme were involved in a Moving Social Work training session delivered by researchers from Durham University as part of a pilot study with Sport England and Disability Rights UK. …
Continue readingAward for highly cited paper on rapport in professional investigative interviews
A paper by Dr Celine Brouillard has received recognition for being a top cited article in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology. The paper focusses on how rapport, the connection between interviewer and interviewee, is measured in professional …
Continue readingProviding continuing professional development for hospital leaders in China
A delegation of hospital leaders from China recently attended a continuing professional development (CPD) course run by Josephine Dhaliwal in the Public Health portfolio. The CPD course was commissioned by the Shenzhen Health Commission and covered global …
Continue readingLaunch of the Greenwich Health Management Society
Students on the Global Health Management and Global Public Health programmes have launched a new Health Management Society with the support of Dr Amal Elamin and Dr Itohan Osayande. The student-led event was attended by over 60 public health students and faculty members, with …
Continue readingKnowledge exchange with social workers from Japan
A group of social workers from Japan recently visited to learn more about the extended teaching partnership between the University of Greenwich and local London Boroughs. Jackie Yaskey and Dr Tessa Godfrey gave a presentation to the Japanese delegation …
Continue readingBPS funding award for Psychology PhD student
Psychology PhD student Bori Vegh has been awarded a grant from the British Psychological Society (BPS) to support her research on racist hate speech. The funding, provided by the BPS Social Psychology Section’s Pump-Priming and Dissemination …
Continue readingFunding success for new project on improving communication practices for patients with intellectual disabilities
A new interdisciplinary research project has received external funding from a prestigious funding body to develop an innovative eHealth checklist designed to improve communication practices for patients with intellectual disabilities. The British Academy-funded project is …
Continue readingCelebrating experts-by-experience in social work
The Social Work team hosted a celebration event this summer to recognise the invaluable contribution of service users to the curriculum on the BA (Hons) Social Work and MA Social Work degree programmes. These experts by experience provide insights …
Continue readingUndergraduate students practicing and honing their skills working with Olympic medallist
Sport & Exercise Science students have had opportunities to work with an Olympic medallist and their team and practice the skills that they learn during laboratory classes. The students use the same equipment and skills …
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