Cognition cluster
Cluster lead: Dr Carolyn Mair
The cognition research cluster brings together researchers from across the University and beyond. Members are concerned with the impact and application of psychology to their work.
The Cognition research cluster brings together researchers from across the University and beyond. Members are concerned with the impact and application of psychology to their work.
The cluster started in December 2009 with the aims of creating, supporting and delivering individual and collaborative scholarship and innovative research in areas including technology, design, sport, engineering, maritime industry and psychology. Members work together to attract internal and external research funding, and to participate in the REF (2013). To date the cluster has attracted members from across the University. Active members are listed on the right.
We run a seminar series with invited speakers from academia and industry as well as from SSU.
All talks are from 6-7pm. Everyone is welcome! Please tell your colleagues and students.
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Time and Date
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Speaker
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Title
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Venue
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5pm
4/10/2011
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Dr Carolyn Mair, Southampton Solent University
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Managing Confidence to Improve Decision Making
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SM106
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5pm
12/10/2011
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Professor Ian King, London College of Fashion
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Using Aesthetics in Management
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RM417
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6pm
08/11/2011
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Dr Daniel Conway, Loughborough University
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Margaret Thatcher, Dress and the Politics of Fashion
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SM019
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6pm
15/11/2011
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Professor Patrick Jordan, Consultant
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The Principles of Success
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SM019
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6pm
22/11/2011
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Professor Monica Whitty, University of Leicester
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The Online Dating Romance Scam
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SM019
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Research projects
Members have received external funding from EPSRC|, GEES, HEA (Psychology Network), HEIF and Leverhulme as well as internal funding from Southampton Solent University for a range of research projects. Collaborations exist between cluster members as well as with members in other clusters at SSU; with other academic institutions (Brunel University, Bournemouth University, the University of Southampton and Simula Labs, Norway) and industry (e.g. Lloyds TSB, Hewlett Packard, HSBC and BT).
For example, Dr Fay Julal is involved in a range of research projects. Earlier this year, Fay gave an invited talk on Adult attachment style and its correlates in emerging adulthood to the Department of Psychology, St Mary’s University College, UK.
Dr Carolyn Mair is Principal Investigator on an 18-month EPSRC funded project (October 2011/March 2013), MICaPASE|, in collaboration with Prof Martin Shepperd, Brunel University and Simula Labs, Norway. The work is concerned with decision making in senior software engineering personnel who have responsibility for predicting the cost of £multi-million projects in UK, Ukraine and Poland.
During 2010/11 Carolyn collaborated with Dr Jacqui Taylor, Bournemouth Unviersity, on an HEA Psychology Network funded project investigating shared online critical reflection and discussion (SOCRAD). She is also continuing work to develop a tool to objectively measure the cognitive benefits for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and their carers of interacting in a garden with sculpture. This work is an initiative with the Central University Hospital, Nancy, France.
At SSU, Carolyn is co-investigator with Cognition Cluster member, Dr Imogen Tijou investigating the effects on adherence to a programme of more or less fruit and/or veg on memory; and with Dr Chris Barlow investigating the psychological effects of interferrence from wind farms. In 2010/11 Carolyn worked with member, Jomo Batola investigating the interaction of metacognitive awareness and confidence on prediction accuracy.
These latter projects are supported by SSU. Dr Mair has been invited to give keynotes at the UK Software Metrics Association /COSMIC International Conference on Software Metrics and Estimating, Grosvenor Hotel, London, UK in October 2011 and at the Netherlands Estimating and Software Metrics Association (NESMA) Annual Conference, De Witte Holevoet, Scherpenzeel, Netherlands in November 2011. These talks will focus on Carolyn’s interdisciplinary work of Cognitive Science. In addtion, Carolyn has been invited to give a paper on the Importance of Psychology in Fashion at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London in November 2011.
Dr Brian Wink was Principal Investigator in collaborative research (2010/11) investigating the value of natural environments: blending psychological and environmental perspectives, and is also involved in collaborative research investigating material aesthetics.
Please follow links to individual member's work by clicking their name on the list on the right.