Organisation: Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE)

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    Institute for Teaching and Learning

    We study the interplay between learning and teaching in a range of contexts with the aim of developing, understanding and improving the quality of education.

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    Institute for Social Research and Interventions

    We engage in rigorous social research and interventions, while serving as a European hub for discussions on welfare, participation and society.

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    Institute for Lifelong Learning & Guidance

    Lifelong learning is an important aspect of knowledge-based economies. We conduct research on education, training and guidance of learners in various contexts.

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    xCIT

    We create digital technologies to study and improve how humans learn. Founded in June 2017 by Dr. Pedro Cardoso-Leite, xCIT is a research group where experts and students in science and design collaborate in a multidisciplinary endeavor to uncover the secrets of human learning and cognition in the digital age. We use state-of-the-art science and…

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    Stress, Pain, and Gene-Environment Interplay

    We are trying to understand how stress exposure is linked to mental health problems, with a particular focus on early-life stress and pain processing.

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    Self-Regulation and Health

    Self-regulation failures are central to most health problems that plague individuals in modern societies, for example obesity, eating disorders, and depression.

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    Institute for Lifespan Development, Family, and Culture

    We investigate how individuals develop from childhood to old age with and within different contexts, such as the family, school, and culture.

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    Human-Computer Interaction

    We are interdisciplinary team of researchers and designers focusing on technology as an experience, embedded in everyday life products, systems and services.

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    Health promotion and aggression prevention

    Research focuses on health promotion, mental health trainings, autism, and the psychological causes and consequences of violence (in different contexts).

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    Health and Behaviour Institute

    The researchers investigate links between health and behaviour, the influence of economic, social, and genetic factors, and interventions to improve health.

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