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NIHR School for Social Care Research: Call for Research Proposals Launched
The NIHR School for Social Care Research's mission includes commissioning high-quality research to improve the evidence base for adult social care practice in England. Our first Call for Research Proposals is now live. We are looking for innovative and high-quality...
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NIHR Funding Deadline Calendar
The latest NIHR funding deadline calendar, as prepared by the Research Design Service, is available here: http://www.rds-sw.nihr.ac.uk/funding_deadlines.htm The NIHR funding deadline calendar can be searched by funding stream or date. Please contact the RDS-SW at RDS-SW@tst.nhs.uk, if you wish to...
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Gadgets & Gizmos' Event
The ‘Gadgets and Gizmos’ event will feature a range of stands and stalls exhibiting the different types of equipment, aids, apps and technology supporting independence that can help people stay safe in their own home and give carers peace of...
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Upcoming talk: Possible brain mechanisms underlying creative thinking
Professor Arne Dietrich will give a talk on Thursday 26th June at 4:15pm at the Univeristy of Bath, room CB 5.6, entitled: "Possible brain mechanisms underlying creative thinking". Arne Dietrich is a professor in cognitive neuroscience at the American University...
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New EU Clinical Trials Regulation published
On 27 May 2014, the Clinical Trials Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU). The regulation, which will replace the existing EU Clinical Trials Directive, will streamline the authorisation process and harmonise requirements for clinical trials...
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Upcoming Talk: A little bit of stress does you good
On the evening of Wednesday 2nd July 2014 Dr Julie Turner-Cobb, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath, is talking at the Bath Royal Literary and Science Institution on "A little bit of stress...
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Pain & Prejudice: Tom Sutcliffe discusses the history of pain on BBC Radio 4
Tom Sutcliffe discusses the history of pain with the historian Joanna Bourke, who explores how our attitude to suffering has changed through the centuries. The former Conservative MP, Norman Fowler, looks back at the public health campaign that revolutionised the...
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Rekindling Community: Alastair McIntosh to speak in Keynsham on 4th July
World renowned writer, campaigner, broadcaster, teacher and academic, Alastair McIntosh, is to visit Keynsham to speak during the Keynsham Music Festival on 4th July 2014. Alastair is known across the world for his many books and especially for his achievements...
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Do men have a higher threshold for pain, or are they just a bit emotionally repressed?
It’s a commonly held belief that women are better able to tolerate pain than men. The reasoning behind this is often that women are built to withstand pain because of how frequently they experience pain in their lives from events...
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Dr Ed Keogh, from the University of Bath, on C4's Embarrassing Bodies
Dr Ed Keogh, a University of Bath researcher, was on the popular Channel 4 programme discussing his research into the gender differences around pain and coping strategies. Dr Keogh demonstrated how men and women cope differently with pain through a...
