"Truly excellent support to me and my team"
Professor Nicky Britten, Institute of Health Service Research, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
Case study: Why people fall victim to scams
With 3.2 million adults in the UK (around 1 in 15 people) collectively losing around £3.5 billion to mass marketed scams each year, the psychological reasons consumers full victim to scams needs to be better understood.
Professor Stephen Lea from our School of Psychology has worked closely with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), supported by the University’s Research & Knowledge Transfer office, in groundbreaking research to reveal the psychological reasons consumers may fall victim to mass marketed scams. It provides a valuable insight into why consumers fall victim to scams, as well as the psychological techniques used by scammers to con the UK public out of an estimated £3.5 billion every year.
More information on our support for research into the psychology of scams
Case study: Energy balance
With a growing number of children in the UK suffering from obesity, it has never been more important to understand the relationship that children have between food and exercise.
This study began as a preliminary study commissioned by Kellogg’s who became interested in the work being carried out at the University’s Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre. Established in 1987 the Centre provides arguably the finest facilities in the world for the study of the exercising child. The University, through its Research & Knowledge Transfer Office, established a relationship with Kellogg’s through the Link Fund which enabled Craig and Kellogg’s to fully scope out the project.
The results of the preliminary study have shown Kellogg’s the potential impact of the study and Kellogg’s are now funding a PhD student, June Muchuku under the supervision of Professor Craig Williams to take this work further.
More information on our support for collaboration with Kellogg's
Case study: A zero carbon school
Researchers at the Centre for Energy and Environment are helping to plan the future of sustainable education by lending their expertise to a school-building project in Exeter.
See our video and find out more about our support for research into sustainable education
