Africa is often presented as poor, politically unstable, and helpless by the media and developmental aid organizations, presumably to encourage donation behaviour and sympathy. But what impact does portraying Africa as a helpless continent ...
This project is being advertised as one that is in competition for a fully funded studentship. The successful candidate would work with the proposed supervisor to put forward an application to the ESRC South-West Doctoral Training Partnersh...
This project is being advertised as one that is in competition for a fully funded studentship. The successful candidate would work with the proposed supervisors to put forward an application to the ESRC South-West Doctoral Training Partners...
This project is being advertised as one that is in competition for a fully funded studentship. The successful candidate would work with the proposed supervisor to put forward an application to the ESRC South-West Doctoral Training Partnersh...
Pain is a universal early experience, from infant vaccinations to toddler bumps and scrapes. By adolescence, 1 in 4 individuals will experience chronic pain (pain lasting for three months or longer). This represents a major public health co...
Background: Smoking is the world's leading cause of preventable illness and death. One in every two people who smoke will die from a smoking-related disease unless they quit. While smoking prevalence has decreased markedly in the general po...
Exposure to traumatic events like disasters is a major risk factor for poor mental health. However, understanding of the pre-existing factors that contribute to better or worse mental health following such experiences is limited. This PhD w...
Childhood maltreatment is a major risk factor for Conduct Disorder, a psychiatric condition characterized by severe antisocial and aggressive behaviours (Fairchild et al., 2019; Nature Reviews Disease Primers). The ecophenotype hypothesis s...
This advertised project builds on robust evidence that people across the world agree on the importance of values like freedom, helpfulness, or wealth. However, we often fail to recognise these shared values, and instead incorrectly assume t...
Awe is a transformative emotion associated with increased wellbeing and pro-sociality. However, because intense awe experiences are rare and hard to manipulate, awe's potential remains largely untapped. This project will test the potentia...