Category: Press

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Black Friday 2020: Will it be the last? 

Barbara Tomasella, Lecturer in Marketing at the University of Derby, discusses the impact of Covid-19 on Black Friday and gives her advice on how to shop responsibly.

Posted: 27 November 2020
By: Barbara Tomasella
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How to encourage self-regulated online learning

Dr Gulcan Garip, Academic Lead in Psychology at the University of Derby, and graduate Sanju Rusara Seneviratne, explore the experiences of online psychology students engaging in online learning in pursuit of a career change, with educators having a responsibility to create opportunities, enhance motivation, and improve skills for students to become self-regulated learners.

Posted: 20 November 2020
By: Dr Gulcan Garip
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Alcohol abuse: why some veterans are suffering in silence

Here, Dr Paula Holt MBE, Pro Vice-Chancellor Dean of the College of Health, Psychology and Social Care at the University of Derby and ex-British Army officer, discusses why a growing number of veterans are coming forward to deal with alcohol misuse after many years of struggling to ask for the help they need.

Posted: 18 November 2020
By: Paula Holt
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#ENDSARS protest in Nigeria: Police brutality and beyond

Hakeem O. Yusuf, Professor of Law and Global Studies at the University of Derby, examines how the #EndSARS protests can help end the colonial legacy of policing in Nigeria.

Posted: 13 November 2020
By: Professor Hakeem Yusuf
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5,000 extra trainee nurses places: What does Jeremy Hunt’s pledge really mean?

Denise Baker, Head of Pre-Qualifying Healthcare at the University of Derby, discusses Jeremy Hunt's announcement to increase trainee nursing places.

Posted: 30 October 2020
By: Dr Denise Baker
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How the big (business) players avoid paying their taxes? The secret industry of tax evasion

Professor Nicholas Apergis, Professor of Economics at the University of Derby, discusses how big businesses avoid paying taxes and how governments should respond.

Posted: 15 October 2020
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Are therapeutic arts the answer to navigating new parenthood?

Dr Susan Hogan, Professor of Arts and Health at the University of Derby, examines how art-making can provide a means for women to express and understand their changed sense of self-identity and sexuality as a result of pregnancy and motherhood.

Posted: 28 September 2020
By: Professor Susan Hogan
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Could current Covid messaging be counter­productive?

Professor Frances Maratos, Associate Professor and Reader in Emotion Science at the University of Derby, explains why she and fellow psychologists are concerned about recent messaging about Covid-19.

Posted: 23 September 2020
By: Professor Frances Maratos
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The power of play and drama for the Covid-19 generation

Dr Clive Holmwood, Associate Professor in Dramatherapy at the University of Derby discusses how dramatherapy and play based approaches can help with the emotional impact on the Covid-19 generation.

Posted: 9 September 2020
By: Dr Clive Holmwood
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Connecting with the tribe

Dr Nihar Amoncar of the University of Derby offers some advice to SME owners looking to develop their online marketing strategy.

Posted: 6 September 2020
By: Dr Nihar Amoncar