Organisation: Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE)
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Institute for Teaching and Learning
Learn moreWe 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
Learn moreWe 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
Learn moreLifelong 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
Learn moreWe 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
Learn moreWe 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
Learn moreSelf-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
Learn moreWe 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
Learn moreWe 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
Learn moreResearch 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
Learn moreThe researchers investigate links between health and behaviour, the influence of economic, social, and genetic factors, and interventions to improve health.