• Question: will your research affect people? and in what way?

    Asked by jennykuht123 to Jodie, Mark, Jamie, Kat, Niamh on 18 Mar 2011 in Categories: . This question was also asked by holliemoore, 0l10l10l1, funkychloe101, as123, aprilstaines, pocketdragon.
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      Mark Hill answered on 18 Mar 2011:

      Hi to Jenny, Hollie, Funky Chloe, as123, April and Pocketdragon.

      What a big question, at the heart of any PhD research proposal – how the project will present in- context results.

      I would love to think that my proposed project would have a real effect, but a realistic aim would be to add to existing research, whilst being to the front of that field of research. I hope to look at how the motoring populace is made up, of niche groups – taxi drivers, (white) van drivers, bus drivers, sports motorcycle riders, learner drivers, scooter riders, 4×4 drivers, cyclists, caravanners, horse riders, LGV drivers, and others.

      I hope to see if those groups have particular behaviour traits, or manners of using the roads, whether, if someone uses one of those transport modes, they start to adopt and exhibit those traits, and how the rest of the road user public react to those groups.

      In turn, if there are behaviour traits associated with different road user groups, which have safety effects on others, whether educational approaches can be delivered to make the roads safer. Perhaps by highlighting to groups how their behaviour influences others.

      Science moves at a slow pace, usually a small bit at a time.

      Good question and one that is of particular importance to me at the moment.

      Mark

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      Jamie Pringle answered on 18 Mar 2011:

      Hello all,

      I certainly hope so. If I can assist the Police search teams to improve their detection rates of buried material, particularly people, then that will give confidence to the gernal public that criminal activities will be traceable and become solved. It is also critical for the grieving families to have a body to bury and help the grieving process. Often the Police cannot prosecute an individual with murder if they dont have a body, even if they are sure that they know the cheif suspect and have several lines of evidence linking them to a crime, without a body it is very difficult to get a conviction.

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      Niamh Nic Daeid answered on 18 Mar 2011:

      Hi Jennykuht, holliemoore,0|10|10|1, funkychole101, as123, aprilstaines and pocketdragon

      Thanks for your question. Yes most certainly my research affects people. The drug work we do helps to link illegal samples (like heroin and ecstasy) from dealer to dealer in order to provide the police at a national and international level with a means to intercept and interrupt drug smuggling.
      The work we do on fires helps to make buildings safer to live in and helps identify the victims of fire even when they are badly burnt.

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