Students from Life and Environmental Science s\, get to grips with world-class research happening right here\, in your College!
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https://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/ents/event/1880/
\nThis research spotlight event is open to all students within the College of L ife and Environmental Sciences.
\n\n\n\nJoin us for talks over two days\, both from within your own subject area and from across the College. Explore a fant astic range of topics\, discover new ones\, and expand your horizons in y our degree and beyond.
\n\nAs part of UoB Xtra\, we&rsquo\;ll be ce lebrating our themes of Lifestyle and Human Health \ ;and Resilient Environments and Health. With talks on ev erything from climate change to healthcare\, hangovers\, bacteria\, \ ;elite athletes\, \;and controlling pain\, there&rsquo\;s something f or everyone.
\n\nHigher\ , faster\, stronger: the physiology of high altitude for improving sports performance. \;Sports performers use altitude training as an essenti al part of their preparation for breaking records and winning medals. Thi s session will look at the body&rsquo\;s physiological response to altitu de &ndash\; the thinner air of the mountains &ndash\; and reveal why this is as important to pushing the limits in sport\, as it is to survival in health.
\n\nBacteria are arguably the most abundant living species on earth\, and yet their importance is often ign ored by humans\, who think of them only as the cause of some diseases. Th e session will give a gentle introduction to bacteria\, give an overview of their place during the evolution of life on earth\, and try explain wh y they '\;rule the world'\;.
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\n\nIn the 192 0s and 30s the UK went through a period of revolutionary change\, with po litical\, social\, technological\, legal\, economic\, and environmental t ransitions being experienced. During this time a radical housing movement was observed along areas of coast and in the countryside\; unauthorised and unplanned &lsquo\;plotland&rsquo\; villages started to appear through land speculation\, with self-build properties creating informal settleme nts that were derided and castigated by many. Yet these places\, now most ly lost from history\, were a representation of the zeitgeist and reflect ed a desired for an alternative way of living that still resonates with s ome today.
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\n\nIs our air clean - or not ? Air quality in Bi rmingham is better than in living memory &ndash\; and probably better tha n it has been for several hundred years\, especially for those living in cities. However\, poor air quality in the UK still leads to several month s reduction in life expectancy\, averaged across the population. This tal k covers the source of air pollution\, current levels in cities like Birm ingham\, and in our homes\, and the impact of measures like Clean Air Zon es. We use research from the University air quality supersite to show the impact from the resurgence of wood-burning\, at recent measurements of i ndoor air quality\, and explore implications of the shift to electric veh icles for cleaner air and health.
\n\n'\;In the current generation of young people it is appa rent that there are a greater range of factors that cause both stress and anxiety than previous generations. We will explore a range of lifestyle factors that can have both positive and negative effects on wellbeing\, t he role of resilience in wellbeing and explore how interventions can have a positive impact on young people&rsquo\;s mental health.
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\n\nWhat is a hangover? Why do they make us feel so awful? In this talk I will be answering these questions\, using scientific evidence to explain the physical and psycho logical next day effects of alcohol. I will also be exploring the phenome non known as "\;Hangxiety"\; to uncover why we might feel anxious \, regretful and low the morning after the night before.'\;
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