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Interview with Dr Kenneth Hugdahl on his research into auditory hallucination, why meaningful scientific advancement takes time and how the European Research Council (ERC) is integral in making it happen.
In this TV programme Janne Grønli, Erlend Sunde and Torhild Pedersen talk about simulating night shifts, both in the human and animal laboratories.
Ørnulf Lillestøl has accepted the position as director at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen. He will start working at UiB in March 2018.
Controversial electrotherapy has been replaced with small electrical impulses to the brain. This can help patients with depression, stroke and brain tumours.
On the 26th and 27th October, the Facutly of Psychology held the Annual PhD Research Fellow Seminar at Solstrand Hotel.
The study shows that many of the survivors developed long-term sleep disturbances after the terror attack on Utøya 2011. There was also a correlation between sleep disturbances and psychiatric diagnosis.
The American Psychological Association has awarded Bruce Overmier and Robert Murison with the George A. Miller Award for an Outstanding Recent Article on General Psychology.
Humans spend roughly one-third of their lives asleep. The aim of the course is to provide knowledge of the function that is served by circadian rhythms, sleep and the mechanisms by which circadian disruption and sleep insufficiency degrades mental and physical health, safety and productivity – and increases risk of errors and accidents.
I dag er skoler utsatt for en stadig økende forventning om å drive forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid for å forbedre sitt undervisningstilbud. Hvilken kunnskap lærere trenger for å undervise bedre, er det imidlertid ikke enighet om.
Andrea Bender combines psychology and anthropology to observe how our language and culture shape the way we perceive the world.
UPP-medlem Ingrid Helleve har sammen med kollegaer bidratt i og redigert en ny bok: Helleve, I., Almås, A. G. & Bjørkelo, B. (red.) (2016). Den digitale lærergenerasjonen. Utfordringer og muligheter. Oslo: Gyldendal.
With www.slate.uib.no, @SlateResearch and SLATE on Facebook, the Centre for the Science of Learning and Technology is Online!
A WHO-project on health in the adolescent population is now giving researchers access to data collected in 41 countries worldwide. The data gives insight on matters concerning health, well-being, social environment and health related behaviour of 11, 13 and 15 year old boys and girls.
The course is for teachers at UiB who want to create and publish online short videos to supplement their teaching.
Former investigations have shown that PMTO-interventions have positive effects on the parenting of immigrant mothers and the behaviour of their children. A new article by researchers in the UiB research-group Child Welfare, Equality and Inclusion suggests that PMTO may not be effective in relieving mental distress among immigrant mothers.

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