Have you ever wondered why some teaching methods seem to work better than others? Recent research highlights the power of “multimodal enrichment”—a teaching approach that engages multiple senses or movements, such as hearing and seeing a new word simultaneously. Far from being just a trendy technique, this method…
Our lives are characterized by change, it’s pretty much the only constant in life. Some changes are almost unnoticeable, some take adjustment. Menopause is one of those changes. Menopause is experienced by anyone that has periods but it usually affects women between the ages of 45-55 but can also occur…
In the autumn of 2022, my dissertation student Ria Amirapu did just that. She had started her studies during the Covid-19 Pandemic and had witnessed the effects of the lockdowns on her Indian friends and family. In particular, she noticed that her female friends were struggling with the level of…
There are lots of different ways in which we might encounter numerical information as we move through the world; for example, written digits, spoken or written number words, dice, Roman numerals, or just collections of objects. A key question for psychologists is how this kind of information is processed and…
Friday the 18th of October 2024 was World Menopause Day. The staff menopause network wanted to ensure the day was marked by hosting 2 events: one for staff and one for students.
Menopause 101
At the online staff event we were joined by Dr Emily Parfitt from the ROC clinic…
