By AffecTech researcher Dionne Bowie In difficult times, it is important to be understanding and kind to ourselves and others. This is self–compassion. It involves: Mindfulness: Being aware of negative thoughts and emotions. Observing these openly and without...

THREE TIPS TO ENHANCE YOUR POSITIVE EMOTIONS Positive Reminiscence Smiling Acts of kindness     By AffecTech researcher Desirée Colombo   AffecTech is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 May 18-24 "Acts of kindness means offering something...

As the world continues to respond to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic small acts of kindness are becoming increasingly important in our daily lives. Acts of kindness do make a tremendous difference to the mental health and wellbeing of both recipient and giver....

By Chengcheng Qu Mobile apps have huge potential to scale up the delivery of depression treatments, however, actions need to be taken for regulating such apps to protect users, especially children or adolescents. These are the findings of a recent AffecTech study [3],...

Honourable mention awards for AffecTech researchers   AffecTech project is featured prominently at the prestigious CHI 2020 conference, the premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction, with three full papers, two of which receiving Honourable...

Learning materials from all AffecTech network wide training events were initially made available via our project website. In April 2020, we have also launched a dedicated e-learning platform: https://www.affectech-elearning.com/ Via the e-learning platform, AffecTech...

Sixth-form students have attended a special wearables technologies workshop at Lancaster University - where they developed their own innovative wearables displays. The workshop event, presented by AffecTech researchers, was part of an annual STEM day at the...

Members of AffecTech's academic leadership team received notable awards in 2019 • Prof. Corina Sas was awarded the Digital Female Leader Award for Science from Global Digital Women • Prof. Marta Kwiatkowska was awarded the top award in computing in the UK, the BCS...

Developing mental healthcare technologies, understanding self-management interactive systems for affective health and wellbeing AffecTech colleagues from the University of Pisa were proud to host an exciting workshop in Berlin this year at the prestigious EMBC...

Spotlight on affective health research at premier HCI gathering   AffecTech was pleased to have a presence at CHI 2019, the leading conference for human-computer interaction (HCI). The conference, this year held in Glasgow, celebrates innovation and excellence in...