Cooling strategies in the heat
Research Study: Effectiveness of cooling strategies during high-intensity exercise in hot, humid conditions
Location: Spinnaker Building, Department of Sport and Exercise Science
Researcher: Harrison Cook
Participants will be asked to complete a test of a maximal nature prior to completing three experimental trials examining the effects of different cooling strategies during high-intensity exercise in hot, humid conditions.
The inclusion criteria for this study are:
- Participants must be male
- Between the age of 16 and 39
- Be regularly undertaking sustained moderate to high intensity exercise
- Be free of any illnesses and injuries
Breast pain
Research study: This project will be monitoring breast pain over a three month period
Researcher: Emma Burnett
Incentive: Free bra fitting and a free bra for participating
The Research Group in Breast Health recruiting volunteers for an MRes project.
The inclusion criteria for this study are:
- You must be suffering from breast pain on a monthly basis
- You must not be undergoing any clinical breast care treatment for your breast pain
- You must be one of the following bra sizes:
- 32 DD, E, F
- 34 DD, E, F
- 36 DD, E, F
- You must be female
- You must be pre-menopausal
- You must be over the age of 18
- You must not be pregnant, or have been pregnant/breast feeding in the past year
- You must also be able to walk up a small set of steps and on a treadmill
- You must not have had any surgical procedures to the breast
Personality trends and the interpretation of social situations
Research study: This study involves completing an online questionnaire containing questions on how you see yourself and others, and questions regarding the interpretation of different social situations.
Researcher: Holly Banfield (holly.banfield@myport.ac.uk).
Incentive: After completing the online questionnaire you will have the chance to be entered into a prize draw to win one of two £50 prizes.
Anybody can take part in this study which will take between 15 – 20 minutes.
Link to online questionnaire: http://edu.
