An animal behaviour expert is to speak at a special conference taking place to explore the potential benefits a pet dog can bring to families with a child with autism. Professor Daniel Mills from the School of Life Sciences, University…
Computer game could improve sight of visually impaired children
Visually impaired children could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game designers. Academics from the University of Lincoln, UK, are working with WESC, one of the UK’s most respected specialist schools…
First ever UK based language tool to decode baby talk
A tool which could radically improve the diagnosis of language delays in infants in the UK is being developed by psychologists. A £358,000 grant to develop the first standardised UK speech and language development tool means that for the first…
NIHR Funding Opportunities for Health Research
Funding Opportunities (Projects and Programmes) 1. NIHR Public Health Research Programme – physical activity in older people Closing Date: 29/11/2012, 1pm The Public Health Research Programme invites research proposal to investigate interventions that maintain and/or increase physical activity levels, as…
Nuffield Grants for Research and Innovation
The Nuffield Foundation invites applications for its grants for research and innovation. Grants are mainly for research (usually carried out in universities or independent research institutes) but are also made for practical developments or innovation (often in voluntary sector organisations). The…
Lincoln research on children in care and their communities funded by AHRC
Ian Richards of the University’s Communications Office writes: The relationship between young people living in care and the communities which form part of their daily lives will be examined in a far-reaching new study by academics at the University of…