News: May 2018
Psychology Students prove they are ‘Born to Run’ at Liverpool Rock n Roll Marathon Festival
Congratulations to the 19 final year students in the School of Psychology who took on the Liverpool Rock n Roll marathon festival this year.
Publication date: 29 May 2018
Obese people enjoy food less than people who are lean – new study
Global obesity rates have risen sharply over the past three decades, leading to spikes in diabetes, arthritis and heart disease. The more we understand the causes of obesity and how to prevent it, the better. We are interested in understanding reward-driven eating. Laboratory experiments have shown that obese people are less rewarded by food than people who are lean. We wanted to know if this held true when people were in a more natural environment – that is, going about their everyday lives. This article by Hans-Peter Kubis , Director of the Health Exercise and Rehabilitation Group, School of Sport, Health & Exercise Sciences was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article .
Publication date: 25 May 2018
The Toddlers who took on Dementia
“The Toddlers who Took on Dementia” is a BBC Wales documentary that follows three days of planned activities which aimed to examine what happens when nursery children come together with people living with Dementia.
Publication date: 21 May 2018
Commonwealth weightlifter awarded Llew Rees Memorial Prize
Bangor University has awarded its annual highest sporting award, the Llew Rees Memorial Prize, to a Team Wales, Commonwealth Games weightlifter.
Publication date: 8 May 2018
Five brain-boosting reasons to take up martial arts – at any age
This article by Ashleigh Johnstone , PhD researcher in Cognitive Neuroscience at the School of Psychology was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article . We are all aware that exercise generally has many benefits, such as improving physical fitness and strength. But what do we know about the effects of specific types of exercise? Researchers have already shown that jogging can increase life expectancy , for example, while yoga makes us happy . However, there is one activity that goes beyond enhancing physical and mental health – martial arts can boost your brain’s cognition too.
Publication date: 8 May 2018
Midwifery Student of the Year Success at National Awards
A School of Healthcare Sciences student has again won a top prize at the annual Nursing Tines Student Awards held each year in London. Following in the footsteps of previous category winners from Bangor this year Laura Thomas won the Student Midwife of the year category at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2018. The Nursing Times judges highlighted Laura as “clearly a future leader for midwifery”.
Publication date: 3 May 2018
University Congratulates Commonwealth Athletes
Bangor University took the opportunity recently to congratulate those members of Wales’ successful Commonwealth Games squad connected with the University.
Publication date: 2 May 2018