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The impact of digital technologies on readers and reading

Researchers from Bournemouth University, in collaboration with the University of Brighton, have been exploring how advances in digital technologies are transforming our reading experiences – and have transformed how reading is researched in the process.

Financial scams

The National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work and Professional Practice (NCPQSWPP) is working in partnership with government and trade bodies to raise awareness of the scale of the problem and to gain a greater understanding of the reasons why people are drawn into a scam.

Romantic Scotland

See how historic exhibits of Scotland were understood in China, helping to position Scotland’s international tourist product.

Sustainable methodology of conserving large historic military vehicles

New modelling technology is helping preserve historic tanks, and other unique vehicles and structures, for generations to come.

Woman using a tablet computer in a restaurant

Digital Addiction Research

The team are reasearching digital addiction (DA) as an emergent research area and are exploring problematic usage of digital media described by being obsessive, excessive, compulsive, impulsive and hasty. They particularly focus on aiding people to adjust their usage style through the use of digital technology itself.

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