This is a question I’ve always dismissed because I was studying and wasn’t really working. Recently this has changed since I’ve been on placement almost full time. I’m now, for the first time, spending the vast majority of my time working. I’ve also seen the time I spend doing things like going to the gym,Continue reading “Why are you working so hard?”
The limited role of preregistration in observational studies
Transparency, and open science, are crucial in all stages of research, this includes prospective registration of studies, code and data sharing and high-quality reporting of studies. Open science practices are important to avoid simple questionable research practices such as ‘p-hacking’, HARKing (hypothesising after results are known), and at the most basic level, selective reporting ie.Continue reading “The limited role of preregistration in observational studies”
Get what you want, more often: how to communicate with busy people
In any job, it is likely that you’ll have to communicate with people in writing, be it applying, asking for help or for others to do something for you. This is something we do without much thought, we just write what we want to convey. But, have you ever sent off an email and hadContinue reading “Get what you want, more often: how to communicate with busy people”
Review and Tips of an Honours Year
Ten months ago I started my honours degree, a Bachelor of Science (Honours). I had just completed my Bachelor of Exercise Physiology, a four year degree, and there was no specific ‘exercise physiology honours’ so I had to do it through the faculty of science. For this degree, the year is made up of fullContinue reading “Review and Tips of an Honours Year”
Effectiveness and Efficiency
Whilst putting together a research proposal I stumbled across a quote from Archie Cochrane, one of the fathers of evidence based medicine. The proposal was about how results of randomised controlled trials generalise (or don’t) to the general public and the quote fitted perfectly. Between the findings of an RCT and benefit in the communityContinue reading “Effectiveness and Efficiency”
Isometric exercise MAY reduce blood pressure and appears safe!
High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for death across the globe, affecting 1.13 billion people, resulting in over 10 million deaths in 2019. Clearly high blood pressure is a huge problem, and the issue of treating this condition is much researched. There are many drugs which are effective at reducing blood pressure, butContinue reading “Isometric exercise MAY reduce blood pressure and appears safe!”
Is paternity leave the missing step for gender equality?
I believe that men should be entitled to the same leave options as women after the birth of a child. No, not because men have to endure the same hardship as women when giving birth (obviously), but because by not having equal parental leave, we are forcing women to be the primary caregiver, which usuallyContinue reading “Is paternity leave the missing step for gender equality?”
I have no clue what I want to do in life and I’m happy about it
I’m currently in a period of immense doubt about my future and about my life. this isn’t something I’ve ever experienced before, and I’m so glad that I am going through it. Throughout university I have always been sure about what I want to do with my life and how I wanted it to playContinue reading “I have no clue what I want to do in life and I’m happy about it”
When is a healthcare intervention actually ‘worth it’ to a patient? – The smallest worthwhile effect
When seeking to identify if healthcare intervention was successful, we typically look for statistical significance in a change to prove to us that the effect wasn’t down to chance. This very good and is most widely used, but simply statistical significance (ie. p < 0.05) is not enough to actually say an intervention was worthwhile.Continue reading “When is a healthcare intervention actually ‘worth it’ to a patient? – The smallest worthwhile effect”
Intermittent Fasting: Thoughts after 50 fasts
In November last year I decided I would experiment with intermittent fasting, or time-restricted fasting. Almost every day, for 50 days I restricted my eating to only 8hrs in the day, fasting for 16 hours. This meant I would usually finish dinner at 8pm, then not eat until 12pm the next day. If I wentContinue reading “Intermittent Fasting: Thoughts after 50 fasts”
Writing Better: Why I choose to write in public
I have been writing a blog post every day up until the end of the year with the goal of improving my writing skills. The reason I started doing this was because I realised that I was not a very ‘correct’ writer; my writing had a lot of grammatical errors, and didn’t flow very nicely.Continue reading “Writing Better: Why I choose to write in public”
Harrison Hansford 