On this episode, Millie Dobinson tells us about her experience as an intern at a market research company. She talks about the skills she's developed and the benefits of students taking part in internships. Show notes: If you're a student who wants to find out more about internship placements for next year please contact [email protected] … Continue reading The Big 5 S2 Ep16: Millie Dobinson on The Benefits of an Internship

On this episode, Georgia Punton tells us about her PhD work on how sleep affects how we are able to control our thoughts. Her work links sleep deprivation and hallucinations and posits that hallucinations may be more likely for everyone when we are sleep deprived. Show notes: To find out more about Georgia's work you … Continue reading The Big 5 S2 Ep 15: Georgia Punton on Sleep Deprivation and Brain Function

On this episode of The Big 5, Dr. Sarah Allen discusses her research on trauma informed teaching and student support in higher education. We discuss the types of trauma that students have experienced and how it can affect their learning and adaptation to university life. Show notes: For more on Sarah's work you can visit … Continue reading The Big 5 S2 Ep 14: Dr. Sarah Allen on Trauma Informed Teaching and Student Support in Higher Education

On this episode, Dr. Santosh Vijaykumar tells us about the sea of health misinformation on the internet and how researchers are working to understand and combat misinformation. We also discuss CHIRP, the Cognitive and Health Infodemics Research Programme, an interdisciplinary research group at Northumbria University studying misinformation from multiple perspectives. Show notes: If you're intersted … Continue reading The Big 5 S2 Ep13: Dr. Santosh Vijaykumar on Health Misinformation

On this episode, Dr. Laura Farrugia and Professor Gavin Oxburgh tell us about their work on effective police questioning and the app they are developing to help police officers become better questioners. Show notes: You can find out more about Laura's work here. You can find out more about Gavin's work here. Remember you can … Continue reading The Big 5 S2 Ep12: Dr. Laura Farrugia and Professor Gavin Oxburgh on Effective Police Questioning

On this episode Dr. Amanda Rotella tells us about her research on social competition and how we use social signals to choose our friends, romantic partners, and preferred colleagues. We talk about how and why these judgements are useful and why they're adaptive in a biological market where we have limited resources and choices. Show … Continue reading The Big 5 S2 Ep11: Dr. Amanda Rotella on How We Choose Our Social Partners

On this episode we celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with Richard Rawlings who tells us about his research exploring the ways in which LGBTQ+ people use dating apps to form connections in rural and urban settings. We discuss resilience and how both the city and country offer different challenges and opportunities for queer people to find … Continue reading The Big 5 S2 Ep10: Richard Rawlings on Rural and Urban Dating App Usage by LGBTQ+ Individuals

Dr. Carolina Are is an Innovation Fellow at the Centre for Digital Citizens. The Centre for Digital Citizens is a joint initiative with colleagues at Newcastle and Northumbria University from computing, design, law, and psychology who study how to make the internet a safer place for everyone. Carolina's work centres on understanding why certain people … Continue reading The Big 5 S2 Ep. 9: Carolina Are on Deplatforming, Sexism, and Cancel Culture

This week Juli tells us about her work as a student representative and the importance of having students who can advocate for student needs. We also discuss the wonderful opportunities that arise from student rep work. Show notes: You can get in touch with Juli on her LinkedIn page. To find out more about the … Continue reading The Big 5 S2 Episode 8: Juli Moncada on the Importance of Being a Student Rep

On this episode of The Big 5 Dr. Harry Clelland tells us about his work on using different types of language to communicate statistics. His work has the potential to inform medical professionals and health communicators about the best way to communicate risk to patients and the public. Show notes: To find out more about … Continue reading The Big 5 S2 Episode 7: Harry Clelland on the Importance of Communicating Statistics Accurately