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Lancashire Science Festival 2018
Lancashire Science Festival DCN Lab exhibit 2018
Our exhibit ‘Unlocking the Brain’ supported by Psychology staff and students took place from Thursday 28th June until Saturday 30th June 2018 at the Foster Science Showfloor at UCLan. Thanks to all volunteers for their support . The festival was open to schools and the general public and showcased neuroscience research with children. Our next exhibit will be in June 2019. Check this space for updates!
Tony’s visit
Professor Tony J. Simon kindly visited our School from the MIND Institute & Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at University of California, Davis last week and gave a great talk on pediatric cognitive neuroscience and neurodevelopmental disorders. Tony’s talk was followed by a social event with drinks and dinner. Tony started his academic journey from the University of Central Lancashire as a Psychology student of (what was then) Preston Polytechnic.
Pamela’s leaving party
Pamela has stepped down from her role as co-director of the DCN Lab to take up a position as Professor of Psychology for Education at The University of Manchester. We are sad to see Pamela go but wish her well in her new role and we look forward to continuing our collaboration. Many thanks to everyone who came to the leaving party organised for Pamela on the 8th August 2017. In the future, Pamela can be contacted at pamela.qualter@manchester.ac.uk.
Lancashire Science Festival 2017
The Lancashire Science Festival will take place this year between 29th June and 1st July – save the date! You can find more info here
DCN Lab Facilities
We are delighted our DCN Lab has been set up in the Darwin building in the School of Psychology, Preston campus with state-of-the-art EEG facilities including Neuroscan equipment and Curry 7 Neuroimaging Suite software with 64-channel Quick-caps to cover a range of different ages for children and adolescents. The DCN Lab will be refurbished in the following year and new updates from our refurbished lab will be posted here.
Lancashire Science Festival 2016
The DCN Lab participated in the Lancashire Science Festival from 30th June-2nd July 2016 in Preston. The festival attracted more than 13,000 visitors over the three days. Primary and secondary schools as well as families and the general public visited the festival and took part in a range of exciting hands-on activities. The DCN Lab showcased research on language learning and emotion processing. Children had the opportunity to play interactive computer games and take part in hands-on activities. Adults and young people had the opportunity to ask questions and find out more information about the DCN Lab.
Seminar on Loneliness
Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Qualter for organising a fantastic seminar on loneliness on Friday 4th June 2016 at the School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire. Professor Christina Victor kindly visited us from Brunel University in London, discussed with the team about research in loneliness and gave a fantastic talk on loneliness in the old age. Christina’s presentation was followed by a social event with drinks and dinner. This event was of great interest to staff and students alike and highlighted the importance of studying loneliness from a lifespan perspective.
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