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Fantastic feedback for Self Compassion App
º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Lecturer Dr Elaine Beaumont and Dr Chris Irons (authors of The Compassionate Mind Workbook) have created The Self Compassion App with the aim of improving user’s mental health.
35 years on from Chernobyl – busting the myths
This year marked 35 years since the worst nuclear accident in history unfolded. The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× is hosting a lecture that will take you on a journey through the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) and allow you to witness first-hand the impact...
The University receives funding to investigate a new treatment for knee osteoarthritis
The University has received a grant of £258,112 from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), a major funder of global health research and training to understand the potential effectiveness of a new treatment for people with knee...
New book explores professionalisation of women’s sport
A new book examining the increasing professionalisation of women’s sport has been produced by a º£½ÇÂÒÂ× academic.
º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Professor shortlisted for second prestigious award
The University is delighted to share that Professor Peter Hogg has been shortlisted for the Inclusive Communication and Collaboration Award at this year’s Smarter Working Live Awards. This news follows Professor Hogg's shortlisting for The Times...
Pandora Papers: Is blockchain technology the solution to financial fraud?
As revelations from the Pandora Papers continue to explode, a financial expert says things of this nature will occur until blockchain technology is more widely implemented.
Government Minister visits º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s Living Lab
The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× welcomed Rebecca Pow, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to visit its Nature Based Solution (NBS) Living Lab located at the University’s main campus in º£½ÇÂÒÂ×...
Half of Universal Credit claimants are food insecure, says major new research
A major new research report looks at food insecurity among benefits claimants during COVID-19, finding that half of Universal Credit claimants are insecure, and one-quarter severely food insecure – even before the removal of the £20 per week uplift...
SME course ‘brings big benefits’
North West businesses are already benefiting from a unique course aimed at helping SMEs grow and prosper.
First UK study of its kind, led by The º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, reveals the local extent of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The International Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research journal has today (30 September) released the results of a study: Assessing the Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A cross-sectional active case ascertainment study...
