Dissemination and Public Engagement

Improving non-medical help for disabled students in higher education: Government call for evidence Improving non-medical help for disabled students in higher education: Government call for evidence – Department for Education – Citizen Space Collaborating with Thomas Pocklington Trust and submitting evidence from the research project “Developing university guidance for the socio-emotional needs of students with […]

Video release for the IBSA World Games 2023 hosted by the University of Birmingham (9 August 2023): Social Inclusion of Blind and Partially Sighted Children | University of Birmingham – YouTube Press release (7 July 2023): Students with low vision may feel more socially excluded than blind or sighted peers – University of Birmingham. Manitsa,

Publications Manitsa, I., & Barlow-Brown, F. (accepted). Exploring the “interactive” hypothesis in adolescents with vision impairment: The relationship between school belonging and self-esteem. Psychology. Manitsa, I., Gregory, A., Broome, M., Marwaha, S., Bagshaw, A., & Morales-Munoz, I. (accepted). Shorter night-time sleep duration and later sleep timing from infancy to and adolescence. Journal of Child Psychology

Peer-reviewed Conference Papers • Doikou, M. (Presenting author), & Manitsa, I. (TBC). Teacher perceptions of social and emotional learning: An integrative literature review. Oral presentation at the 9th ENSEC Conference: Social emotional learning for lifetime achievement, 5-7 September 2024, Chania, Greece.• Back, E. (Presenting author), Main, E. Manitsa, I., Clifford, K., Schur, P., Barlow-Brown, F.,

2024 Ongoing research evaluation and collaboration, and public engagement activities with YAG Youth Advisory Group – University of Birmingham, Eye-YPAG Eye-YPAG | Generation R, St Vincent’s Family Project St. Vincent’s Family Project (svfp.org.uk), BID services Home – BID Services, YPAG Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust YPAG | Birmingham Women’s and Children’s (bwc.nhs.uk), organisations