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ICL-TUM-Webinar-06-Nov-2020

06 Nov 2020 - Join Siamak for our upcoming webinar!

Webinar on the modelling, optimisation and application of additively manufactured energy absorbing structures
BBC World Service Discovery

BBC World Service comes to HEAD Lab

BBC radio programme featuring our computational biomechanics modelling for prediction and prevention of traumatic brain injury in sport.
Claire Frontiers in TBI

Claire presents her PhD research at Frontiers in TBI

Claire presented her epidemiology study on brain injury caused by road traffic collisions on Great Britain's roads.
FadyPaper

Fady publishes on 3D-printed rubber characterisation

Fady published in Additive Manufacturing on 3D-printed, highly stretchable viscoelastic rubber characterisation for variable strain rate applications.
Gus RFU Symposium

Gus presents at the Sports Concussion Symposium (UK)

Gus presents his investigation into head injury in elite active rugby players using imaging and psychometric measurements.
HEAD Lab at IRCOBI Florence

HEAD Lab at IRCOBI, Florence

In September 2019, Mazdak, Cheng, Fady, Harry, Claire and Siamak attended the IRCOBI Conference held in Florence.
MazdakUCD

HEAD Lab's distinguished lecture at UCD

Mazdak visited Prof Gilchrist's group at University College Dublin where he gave a well-received talk about predicting and preventing TBI.
Helen Frontiers in TBI

Helen wins the Poster Prize at Frontiers in TBI

Helen Lai collects an award for her Masters project research into head injury for ice hockey players.

Blast TBI Modelling

Paper Published Evaluating Blast TBI Modelling

Xiancheng and Mazdak publish 'An assessment of blast modelling techniques for injury biomechanics research' on 13th September 2019.
Siamak Lattice Paper Placeholder

New paper on lattice helmet structures

Siamak's collaborative research on lattice helmet liners to better dissipate impact energy and reduce TBI with the University of Padova (JBiomech).
AutoTRIAGE

Smart sensors improving road safety

Claire Baker discusses how in-vehicle sensors could be utilised to reduce the effect of head trauma on the roads.

Recent News

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School to welcome Don Norman among other HCI Pioneers for 2021 Speaker Series.

04 February 2021
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Personalised immersive audio could help virtual socialising feel more real

04 February 2021

20 January 2021

Precise mapping shows how brain injuries inflict long-term damage

17 November 2020

Q&A: Encouraging responsible behaviour during the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’…

07 October 2020

Scaled: a new flexible body cast that could protect athletes from injuries

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17 March 2021, 17.00 – 18.00

How can we create technologies to help us reflect on and change our behavior if needed and improve our health?

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