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Valuing Diversity and Widening Participation: The Experiences of Access to Social Work Students in Further and Higher Education (2006)
Journal Article
Jones, K. (2006). Valuing Diversity and Widening Participation: The Experiences of Access to Social Work Students in Further and Higher Education. Social Work Education, 25(5), 485-500

Social work is one of the success stories of Access to Higher Education. University departments of social work along with nursing and the allied health professions recruit more Access students than any other area of study. This paper explores the exp... Read More about Valuing Diversity and Widening Participation: The Experiences of Access to Social Work Students in Further and Higher Education.

The contribution of physical activity and media use during childhood and adolescence to adult women's body image (2006)
Journal Article
Slater, A., & Tiggemann, M. (2006). The contribution of physical activity and media use during childhood and adolescence to adult women's body image. Journal of Health Psychology, 11(4), 553-565. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105306065016

This study aimed to investigate the effects of both past and current physical activity and media use on women's body image. A sample of 144 female undergraduate students completed measures of current physical activity, media use and body image, as we... Read More about The contribution of physical activity and media use during childhood and adolescence to adult women's body image.

The psychosocial benefits of corrective surgery for adults with strabismus (2006)
Journal Article
Morris, M., Jackson, S., Harrad, R. A., & Rumsey, N. (2006). The psychosocial benefits of corrective surgery for adults with strabismus. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 90(7), 883-888. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2005.089516

Background: Few papers have addressed the psychological impact of strabismus in adults, with none comparing preoperative and postoperative data using standardised questionnaires relating surgical results and psychosocial outcomes. Methods: 46 partici... Read More about The psychosocial benefits of corrective surgery for adults with strabismus.

Britain and the Commonwealth Caribbean: Policy under New Labour (2006)
Journal Article
Clegg, P. (2006). Britain and the Commonwealth Caribbean: Policy under New Labour. Round Table, 95(385), 411-423. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358530600748218

The relationship between Britain and the countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean has been defined largely by declining interest and disengagement since the process of decolonization began in 1962. Occasionally Britain was obliged to re-engage with th... Read More about Britain and the Commonwealth Caribbean: Policy under New Labour.

Appearance and cancer (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2006, June). Appearance and cancer. Paper presented at Paper to the National Institute for Cancer, Melbourne, Australia