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  1. Under attack: it’s time universities responded seriously to the worsening threat of cybercrime

    …e past year, with cybercriminals causing extensive disruption to phone, website, and IT systems, leaving institutions scrambling to get students on-campus again after a post-pandemic switch to hybrid learning. Others have suffered network outages lasting days after ransomware locked-up systems, creating significant additional costs when said systems needed to be rebuilt. And unfortunately, we can be certain that this threat will only get worse. Ea…

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  2. Dr. Sally Akehurst

    …oman’s voice, feeling pressure to prove your position and be accepted, and maintain belief and confidence in the face of adversity, are just some of the challenges that are experienced along the way. As a trainee sport psychologist, I was once advised that I would have to change the way I looked if I wanted to be successful in applied sport. I remember how this made me feel and made me even more determined to prove the opposite. It is not about ap…

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  3. Smart sensors to detect water pipe leaks

    According to a report measuring water governance in cities, the main cause of water wastage in urban areas is poor infrastructure. The water industry of the future will need to be smart and resource-efficient, and the current water industry is characterised by a lack of adoption of ICT solutions across the board. Researchers Wenyan Wu Research background The analogue nature of urban water infrastructure doesn’t support the capacity for real-time…

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  4. Facilities at the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education – Kingston University

    …manikins that provide unprecedented opportunities to acquire, develop and maintain the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours needed for safe and effective patient care. Social work Our skills lab is a purpose-built facility where social work students have the opportunity to learn and to practise key social work skills. The skills lab allows you to develop your assessment and intervention skills and other skills such as mentoring, teaching and…

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  5. Kingston University pain rehabilitation programme

    …ave built while on the programme and some of them have actually gone on to maintain it after the six weeks have ended,” he added. Professor Hurley said participants have told him that, as a result of the programme, they have been able to get up and down stairs more easily, sleep better, do their own shopping, make new friends and play with their children and grandchildren. “A lot of these activities come naturally to most people, but it’s proof ES…

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  6. Hertfordshire study finds pandemic increases dietary health inequalities in the East of England

    …ast few months, there are gaps in the system and lessons to be learned should this be called for again if we experience local lockdowns. Our research will help inform effective and targeted interventions to maintain health and wellbeing and to ensure it is sustained throughout this crisis period and beyond.” For more information on the research, visit the University of Hertfordshire website.

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  7. Teesside University health psychologist launches online sessions to help people cope with lockdown 

    …ussions.’ ‘MyLifeTool sees self-management as a journey towards finding or maintaining meaning and purpose in life,” she said. “It is an ongoing process that you approach from your own perspective, to fit with your life, aims and needs, and reflecting on what does and does not work for you is a large part of this. There is no end point to this tool and it can be used as and when you need it. ‘We ran a face-to-face version of this programme from Ja…

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  8. Coventry University contributes resources and materials to fight against COVID-19

    …S Trusts and local public health groups. Loaned a DNA extraction machine to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) to help ramp the number of tests being done for COVID-19, and also reopened the main health professions teaching facility to train NHS stuff to be deployed in clinical settings. For more information on how Coventry University is fighting against Covid, visit their website.

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  9. BCU research to assess impact of COVID-19 social distancing on over 70s

    …ial Care, Health and Related Research explained: “Social isolation impacts negatively on both the physical and mental health of this age group. Therefore, it is important to understand these risks, and how we can address them during the current pandemic, to support older people to maintain their health beyond the coronavirus. We aim to develop recommendations and guidelines to support older people during isolation, which will be relevant for this…

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  10. USW rapid point-of-care Covid-19 test a step closer to being available

    …ny further spread of Covid-19 and makes the test truly point-of-care. “Our main aim has always been to produce a test that is quick, accurate and most importantly cost effective, so that it could be made widely available, particularly if there is a second wave or increasing incidents of localised lockdowns. We still have a bit of a way to go for regulatory approval but we are confident that we are producing a high-quality, low-cost test.” Dr Emma…

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