OU researcher gives evidence on hazards of mobile phone use while driving
Dr Gemma Briggs, OU Senior Lecturer in Psychology, provided evidence for a Road Safety: driving while using a mobile phone report out today (13 August 2019).
Dr Briggs supports the view that hands-free phone use is equally as distracting as hand-held use and can cause drivers to look directly at hazards yet fail to notice them.
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Research image of the month - flood resilience, community voices, and a panoramic perspective
This month’s research image of the month (June 2025) encapsulates Claude Nsobya’s research on how communities are leading the way in managing flood risk through local knowledge and natural solutions.
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