Images from Adobe Stock. A review paper recently published by a team that Professor Ian Swaine has been involved with shows the benefits of static strength exercises on reducing elevated resting blood pressure. The paper was a collaboration …
Continue readingFunding success for research project on vulnerability to romance fraud
Image from Adobe Stock. Dr Jo Kenrick, Lecturer in Psychology, has been awarded funding from the ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre Early Career Researcher Development Fund for a new interdisciplinary project investigating risk and …
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An exciting new PhD project is starting soon, co-supervised by Dr Laura Katus, Senior Lecturer in Psychology. The PhD will be based at the University of East London with Professor Sam Wass, principal supervisor for the …
Continue readingPE & Sport Science team supporting Team GB Olympian
Staff in our PE and Sport Science portfolio are supporting a Team GB Olympian. Sprinter Sam Reardon and his coach initially presented for follow up to a hamstring injury Sam had sustained. Sam had been …
Continue readingCPD course for the private rented housing sector
Dr Jill Stewart, Associate Professor in Public Health, is running the second iteration of her Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course for the private rented housing sector this summer – May 28-30, 2025. The bespoke three-day …
Continue readingBook chapter on partnership working in health and social care
A new chapter on partnership working in health and social care has been published in a book edited by staff in our School. The chapter is an interdisciplinary collaboration between Jackie Yaskey, Senior Lecturer in Social …
Continue readingWelcome to the HMS Research & Knowledge Exchange blog
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 …
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