Dr Fran Pilkington-Cheney
@FranPilkington
Lecturer in psychology & sleep at NTU. Lover of books, animals, history, cricket & F1 (she/her).
Research shows a nap on night shift can reduce sleepiness, improve performance. But is there an optimal length of shut-eye? CQU researchers @PhDsleepy, Prof Sally Ferguson, @msprajcer and A/Prof Matthew Thomas have an @arc_gov_au grant to find out. MORE: ow.ly/BCY850UnbbW
Dr @FranPilkington is a Lecturer of Psychology & Sleep in the department of Psychology at NTU. Her research focuses on the role of sleepiness & fatigue within safety-critical tasks, for example, during shift work & while driving ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles…
Check out our latest paper: "Predicting the use of sugar and caffeine as countermeasures to #sleepiness in London bus drivers" This formed part of my PhD research, so very happy to see it in the world! Link here: doi.org/10.2486/indhea… @AJFiltness @C_O_Haslam @Karl_A_Miller
Time to completely go 👋 I'm on the other place 🔵 and LinkedIn.
The aura in this picture is unrivalled
Benvenuto, Lewis!
A 'nightcap' might help you get to sleep, but it can actually lead to a worse night overall - @FranPilkington and @EmmaSweeneyPhD explain theconversation.com/alcohol-may-he… @NTUSocSciences @NTUSciTech
Our latest research from @lboroTSRC @LboroDesign @vtisweden Extreme fatigue impacts safety, it is NOT unavoidable & should NOT be normalised. nautilusint.org/en/news-insigh… gov.uk/government/pub…
We have TWO amazing opportunities with our team in Adelaide: 🔬 A fully funded PhD Scholarship [2 available] 📚 A Postdoc Position Apply now or please share with your network. #PhDPosition #PostdocJobs #AcademicCareers #ResearchJobs #PhDOpportunity #PostdocJobs #STEMCareers
🚨 New Research Alert! 🚨 Our latest study in BMC Public Health explores UK university students' health: 🔹 30% not meeting physical activity guidelines 🔹 54% sedentary behaviour prevalent 🔹 83% poor diet quality bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… @NTUSportScience @ntu_research
#SleepEurope2024 was amazing! 💡 Huge thanks to everyone who joined our Gender Equality Forum & Brain Battle —you made it unforgettable! 🎉Special shoutout to our speakers @LokRenske @KatrinRauen, grant winners & quiz champs 🏆 Stay tuned for more in 2025! 🌟 #GenderEquity
💤 As I approach the end of my PostDoc at IMT Lucca, I’m looking for a new job! 🧠 Ideally: Research roles related to sleep/dream/consciousness/cognitive science. 🤖 Open to scientific writing & data analysis, too. 📍 Milan, nearby areas, or Switzerland. DMs open 💃🏼
Loving our new flyer designed by the CPD Marketing team here at @UWEBristol - a fresh, vibrant image to promote our PGCert Sleep Medicine programme! Please share widely.... hashtag#UWESleepMed go.uwe.ac.uk/sleep
Contribute to our Research Topic "Understanding conscious experiences during sleep"! Deadlines: 💤Manuscript Summary Submission: 20.12.2024 💤Manuscript Submission: 28.02.2025 frontiersin.org/research-topic… #consciousexperiences #REMdreams #NREMdreams #DreamEngineering
Take care of him @ScuderiaFerrari ❤️
It's exciting to see sleep being acknowledged as a fundamental pillar of health at the European level!
🇪🇺Erna S. Arnardóttir, President of the @ESRS_Sleep, suggested a more specific EU action on sleep: "Currently, sleep is rarely mentioned in European discussions, yet the WHO has recently recognised it as a key indicator for brain health. We welcome this progress and strongly…
AHad an amazing time at the Sleep For Safety event held at the houses of parliament today. Learnt a lot about how sleep related issues and safety across different industries and now feel inspired to develop future research to help.
😴"Sleep is rarely addressed in education or policy, yet 1/3 of the population struggles with sleep issues. We must bring sleep into the conversation and the agenda.” 👉And more: “It’s crucial to advance science-based discussions and bring together experts to avoid causing…