Welcome to our blog where we will feature articles written by our staff, students and supervisors. Our new blog editors are: Loveleen Kumari (University of Portsmouth) and Eleanor King (University of Southampton).
To submit a blog, please see our guidance page.
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The importance of physical activity in schools – Reflections on our...
Childhood obesity rates in the UK show that 21.3% of children in Reception Year, and 36.6% of children in Year 6, are overweight or obese (NHS Digital, 2023). Overall, these rates have decreased over the last year ...
Date: 05/11/2024
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Does money equal happiness in Volta Delta, Ghana?
Author: Laurence Cannings Bio: Laurence Cannings is a South Coast DTP student...
Date: 23/01/2024
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Five Lessons from the First Year of My PhD
George has just started the second year of his PhD in Politics...
Date: 27/09/2022
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“It’s been a two-way street” – the difference volunteering makes for...
Anne Heal spent much of her executive career at BT where she...
Date: 09/09/2022
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Social media use and young people’s mental health: ‘chicken and egg’...
The connections between social media and young people's mental health are very...
Date: 07/11/2018
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Cumberland Lodge – A Time For Positivity
The highlight of the SCDTP calendar is without doubt our annual residential...
Date: 05/03/2018
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Health and wellbeing on the postgraduate journey
Ellen Hedstrom is an SCDTP-funded student doing a PhD in psychology at...
Date: 22/12/2017
