Gambling and Alcohol Use Study
Participants needed for gambling and alcohol study Researchers from the Centre for Gambling Research at UBC are looking for volunteers who gamble recreationally and are social drinkers to take part in a study. If you decide to take part you will be asked to attend a single afternoon session at the Centre for Gambling Research […]
Research Assistant post advertised
The Centre for Gambling Research at UBC is currently advertising for a part-time Research Assistant to work on a project involving individuals with gambling problems. The job is posted on the UBC HR page http://www.hr.ubc.ca/careers-postings/staff.php with job ID 20246. A full job spec is available on the HR page, and please contact Luke Clark for further […]
New Horizons in Responsible Gambling 2015
The Centre for Gambling Research is enjoying the BCLC New Horizons conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre this week, and we’re presenting 4 posters at the Wednesday poster session: Spencer Murch: Measuring player immersion in a hybrid casino lab Stephanie Chu (with Mike Dixon, U Waterloo): Comparing the frustrating effects of near-misses in 3-reel and […]
Hindsight bias – BBC Radio 4
Human Zoo is an excellent series about psychology on BBC Radio 4, hosted by Michael Blastland and Timandra Harkness, and featuring resident expert Prof Nick Chater, one of the top Judgment and Decision Making researchers in the UK. This week’s program is a great primer on the phenomenon of hindsight bias, where our judgments on […]
Meet the experts
Luke is featured this week in the ‘Meet the Experts’ series on the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation website talking about the neuroscience of gambling addiction, recorded at the Many Ways to Help Conference in Melbourne in October 2014. Follow them on twitter at @vicrgf