Month: February 2026

Beatriz Venâncio, a doctoral student in our lab, took part in the 2026 SmartSocks®DISCOVERY Pioneers competition, an initiative aiming to recognise innovative research ideas using the SmartSocks® wearable sensing platform. Together with Dr Alice M. Gregory and Dr Jakke Tamminen, the team developed a proposal exploring how wearable technology can support sleep research in children and young people with Type 1 Diabetes.

You can read more about the competition and our project here: https://milbotix.com/meet-the-smartsocksdiscovery-pioneers-beatriz-venancio/

The Conversation has recently published an article written by Kirsty Vant, a sleep therapist and doctoral researcher in our lab. Kirsty highlighted how standard and widely recommended sleep hygiene advice can often backfire, particularly for those with chronic insomnia. You can read the full article here: https://theconversation.com/five-pieces-of-sleep-advice-that-could-be-making-your-insomnia-worse-a-sleep-therapist-explains-261682.