Lincoln will lead a major new study exploring how extra-curricular activities can contribute to students’ academic success and employability skills….Continue Reading Lincoln leads major new study into students’ employability skills
Cognitive immobilisation in Higher Education students who are dyslexic: Exploring links with aspects of memory and fluctuating emotional status, informing effective coping strategies. This survey is addressed to all dyslexic students studying at this university who hold a current diagnostic assessment report, as part of my research project for my EdD course. I would be…Continue Reading Students who are dyslexic sought for survey
Progress has been slow in achieving deeper collaboration between employers and universities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in the UK, a new report by University Alliance and the University of Lincoln reveals today….Continue Reading New report: more progress needed on collaboration between employers and universities to fill STEM skills gaps
The Oxford Access for Students Improving Sleep (OASIS) study offers an effective state of the art sleep improvement programme to all students who take part. …Continue Reading Having trouble sleeping?
The Oxford Access for Students Improving Sleep (OASIS) study offers an effective state of the art sleep improvement programme to all students who take part. This involves a 6 week course and keeping a sleep diary. The course is delivered via the web and mobile phone. In addition you’d be required to complete online assessments. …Continue Reading Having trouble sleeping?
TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham was appointed a Visiting Professor at the University of Lincoln, UK, in April 2015. He will deliver lectures and workshops to students in Lincoln’s School of Life Sciences, sharing his expertise and insights on wildlife conservation. This event, part of the Great Minds lecture series. Booking via http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/campuslife/whatson/eventsconferences/chris-packham.html is open to…Continue Reading Booking now open for Prof Chris Packham talk
The support offered by caddies can help elite golfers stay ‘in the zone’ even under the pressure of major championships, new research has revealed. The study by sport psychology researchers at the University of Lincoln, Leeds Beckett University, and St Mary’s University in the UK, and University of Canberra in Australia, found that as well…Continue Reading “Don’t talk about golf” – how caddies help elite golfers
The skeletal remains of a grandfather executed by soldiers more than 30 years ago during Guatemala’s brutal internal armed conflict have been exhumed and analysed by science students on a unique field trip. The group of postgraduates from the University of Lincoln, were accompanied by programme leader Gillian Fowler and forensic anthropology technician Marco Perez….Continue Reading Science students helping families of war crime victims
A project involving 3D camera technology currently being developed at the University of Lincoln could result in a fully automatic robotic harvesting system for broccoli. The University of Lincoln is one of more than 70 UK businesses and universities to share funding through the £70 million Agri-Tech Catalyst, which aims to improve the development of…Continue Reading Robotic harvesting of broccoli could be coming soon!
Scientists from across the UK and Europe are working together to build a better understanding of the chemical processes behind the creation of crystals with the aim of developing new ways to produce pharmaceuticals. Crystallisation – the process of crystal formation via crystal growth – is typically employed in chemical manufacturing as a purification step…Continue Reading Why crystals could be the shape of future pharmaceuticals