Dr Ian Frampton

Honorary member

Dr Ian Frampton is a paediatric psychologist with a background in clinical neuroscience.

His research concerns the effects of the environment on brain development and hence on childhood physical and mental health and wellbeing.

Dr Frampton’s main research methodologies include functional neuroimaging as well as clinical studies of intervention programmes for children and young people. He holds a position as Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Neuropsychology at Great Ormond St. Hospital for the Children NHS Trust.

Dr Frampton is developing work in a number of areas with colleagues from the Centre, the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter, and elsewhere. These include:

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Research project

Interviews with participants: Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn Pilots extension project

'Green social prescribing’ (GSP) describes activities prescribed to people (e.g. by their doctor or a link worker) that take place in the outdoors, typically with other people, delivered by a specific organisation.
Research project

Feasibility study: Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn Pilots extension project

As part of the larger Green Social Prescribing (GSP) Test and Learn Pilots extension project, we are carrying out a feasibility study to understand and characterise the best experimental or quasi-experimental study design.
Research project

Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn Pilots extension project  

A consortium of researchers from The Universities of Sheffield, Plymouth, Exeter and Sheffield Hallam have been funded to evaluate a one year extension to the Government’s flagship Green Social Prescribing test and learn pilots programme.