{"id":181,"date":"2017-10-26T10:29:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T09:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/spskent\/?p=181"},"modified":"2018-11-15T12:54:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T12:54:54","slug":"kent-researcher-develops-bbc-online-project-on-feet-for-school-pupils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/spskent\/2017\/10\/26\/kent-researcher-develops-bbc-online-project-on-feet-for-school-pupils\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent researcher develops BBC online project on feet for school pupils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Primary school pupils taking part in a national BBC online science initiative can investigate how people\u2019s feet are adapting to modern terrain types, thanks to a Kent scientist.<\/p>\n<header>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<p class=\"content-main\"><strong>Dr Rob Barker<\/strong>, of the University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/physical-sciences\/index.html\">School of Physical Sciences<\/a>, is the joint creator of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/terrificscientific\/curations\/z8hbng8\">\u2018Feet Investigation\u2019<\/a>\u00a0section of the\u00a0<strong>BBC\u2019s popular\u00a0<em>Terrific Science<\/em>\u00a0website<\/strong>, aimed at helping 9-11 year olds understand science\u00a0<strong>through mass-participation investigations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"content-body\">\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"content-main\">\n<p>Pupils taking part in the\u00a0<em>Terrific Science<\/em>\u00a0Feet investigation will be invited to follow Jana from the popular CBBC drama series\u00a0<em>Wolfblood<\/em>\u00a0as she puts foot flexibility to the test.<\/p>\n<p>They will be asked to consider the question \u2018Does local terrain affect foot flexibility?\u2019 and then\u00a0<strong>post their results on to the interactive BBC website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Barker, who developed the concept for the study\u00a0<strong>in conjunction with an NHS podiatrist<\/strong>, said the\u00a0<strong>results from pupils\u2019 investigation would help inform research<\/strong>\u00a0into whether feet are adapting and the way people walk changing in response to the urban terrain in which many people now live.<\/p>\n<p>This has the\u00a0<strong>potential to<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>inform<\/strong>\u00a0precision medicine of the future, add resolution to CCTV gait analysis and even inform the design of new footwear.<\/p>\n<p><em>Article originally published on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Kent News Centre<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/spskent\/2017\/10\/26\/kent-researcher-develops-bbc-online-project-on-feet-for-school-pupils\/&amp;t=Kent researcher develops BBC online project on feet for school pupils' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Kent researcher develops BBC online project on feet for school pupils%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/spskent\/2017\/10\/26\/kent-researcher-develops-bbc-online-project-on-feet-for-school-pupils\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/spskent\/2017\/10\/26\/kent-researcher-develops-bbc-online-project-on-feet-for-school-pupils\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/spskent\/2017\/10\/26\/kent-researcher-develops-bbc-online-project-on-feet-for-school-pupils\/&amp;title=Kent researcher develops BBC online project on feet for school pupils' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/spskent\/2017\/10\/26\/kent-researcher-develops-bbc-online-project-on-feet-for-school-pupils\/&amp;title=Kent researcher develops BBC online project on feet for school pupils' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primary school pupils taking part in a national BBC online science initiative can investigate how people\u2019s feet are adapting to modern terrain types, thanks to &hellip; 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