Read the latest blogs from around Staffordshire University
- Sophia Thomas joins as our new Schools and Colleges Champion!
Written by Sophia Thomas, Psychology Schools and Colleges Champion. I joined Staffordshire University in July 2020 as the psychology departments Schools and Colleges Champion. I graduated from Staffordshire University with BSc (hons) Psychology and Criminology in 2016 and from the University of Gloucestershire MSc Forensic Psychology in 2018. I ... read more - Thinking Bigger: Advice for Small Giants
Dr Andrew Taylor, Senior Lecturer, staffordshire business school During disruptive times small scale can be a key advantage. The management writer Mintzberg (1989) describes most small companies as either simple structures or adhocracies. My research (Taylor 2013, 2019) indicates that … Continue reading → ... read more - Profile: Hannah Barcroft (Health and Social Care)
Hannah Bancroft Health and Social Care graduate, Hannah talks about her student and university experience, her valuable work experience in a local care home and why health and social care is so important to society. What inspired you to choose a degree in Health and ... read more - Meet the StaffsPsych Graduates: Victoria Baker (MSc Health Psychology)
Written by Victoria Baker MSc Health Psychology Graduate 2020. Please tell us a little about your background before coming to study at Staffordshire University: I completed my undergraduate degree in 2007, and finally returned to complete my MSc in Health Psychology on a part-time basis in 2018 as ... read more - Visualising Coordination Patterns during human movement
Here’s an introduction and highlights of our work Proposed coordination pattern classification can offer an interpretation of the CA that provides either in-phase or anti-phase coordination information, along with an understanding of the direction of segmental rotations and the segment that is the dominant mover at each point in time. ... read more - Staffs Student Stories: Meet Zoe Bishop BSc Psychology and Counselling student (level 5)
Why did you apply and how did you get a place on the course? I applied to the Psychology and Counselling course at Staffordshire University because counselling was a career I knew I wanted to pursue for various reasons. But why staffs? When I was researching the course ... read more - Our latest work shows that children with Cerebral Palsy have more energy to play and be physically active for longer!Our research shows that the appropriate design and tailoring of splints can reduce the energy used by children with CP while increasing their speed and distance, compared with a splint which is not fine-tuned. This is something which could have a significant impact on their quality of life. During ... read more
- Digital marketing students deliver for businessThe MSc in Digital Marketing Management was developed to deliver the technical, strategic and organisation skills for this industry. As such the course includes a substantial project with an external client and this work is credited as part of the … Continue reading → ... read more
- Using photographs to explore what quality of life means to assisted living residents.
Dr Amy Burton Dr Amy Burton has recently published a paper detailing a project conducted by one of our graduates as part of their MSc Health Psychology. Riana Mansfield’s project was supervised by Dr Amy Burton and explored assisted living residents’ experiences of quality of life. Assisted living is a ... read more - Research Assistant during Covid-19
Written by Gina Halliwell, BSc Psychology and Child Development 2020 graduate. BSc Psychology and Child Development graduate 2020! YAY! Not the most ideal year to graduate but made it there successfully in the end! Graduate, check. Research Assistant position during coronavirus, check! Who would have thought with ... read more - Children’s drawings of their coronavirus experience
Dr Richard Jolley writes about recent covid drawings research and how you could help! How has the current coronavirus situation changed the lives of children? What would the children themselves tell us? The current coronavirus situation presents a unique opportunity to discover the diverse characteristics and consequences of a ... read more - PsyPAG 2020 Virtual Annual Conference: Insights from Sophia Fedorowicz
Written by Sophia Fedorowicz, PhD researcher. Sophia Fedorowicz On the 31st of July I presented the preliminary findings of my PhD project ‘Experiences of talking to your GP about suicide’ at the PsyPAG annual conference, and this year the conference came with a twist. As a consequence of the coronavirus ... read more - LJ Potter joins the Psychology Department at Staffordshire University!
By LJ Potter, Lecturer in Counselling. I joined the Psychology team at Staffs in July 2020. Previously, I’ve taught Counselling, Counselling and Psychotherapy and Psychology at other institutions. Although it’s an odd time (in a pandemic) to be starting a new place of work I’ve enjoyed it so far. It’s ... read more - Meet Level 5 Student Kim Buckless and her experiences of Summer Research Internships
About Me: I am a mature student who has just completed my second year of the BSc Psychology and Child Development degree. Before University I had worked in nurseries, schools and children’s centres across Staffordshire but lacked the qualifications to progress in my career. As a mature student ... read more - From Leisure to Retail: Lessons in LeisureCarol Southall, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire Business School If current shopping trips offer any food for thought, beyond that is “not just any food”, it is that retail has much to learn from the leisure industry in terms of how to … Continue reading → ... read more