Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
My work falls into two areas: cognitive neurosciences and humanoid robotics. What unifies my work is its focus on human vision. Why vision? Because what we see guides our movements, shapes our experiences and thoughts, influences how we interact with others, and ultimately defines who we are. Who we are defines what we see and how we see it.
I have a long history of working with neurologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists and roboticists to explore the mechanisms underlying visual perception, action and interaction in the context of a person’s individual characteristics and the environment they live in.
More recently, and my main research area, I have been collaborating closely with colleagues in biomechanics, computer vision, civil engineering and humanities to understand how patterns in the visual environment impact our movements, health and wellbeing.
Links within Bristol
- BRACE Charity
- Bristol Neuroscience
- Bristol Health Partners and Health Integration Teams
- Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL)
- Bristol Vision Institute(BVI)
- Cabot Institute
- Clinical & Academic Network for Translational Research & Education in Neuropsychology(CANTREN)
- Clinical Research and Imaging Centre (CRIC)
- Dr Priscilla Heard, University of the West of England
- NeuroEducational research network (NEnet)
- Steve Maslin, Schumacher Institute
- UKCRIC
Collaborations outside Bristol
- Professor Hiroshi Ashida (Kyoto University, Japan)
- Professor Todd Handy (University of British Columbia, Canada)
- Professor Klaus Oberauer (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
- Dr Alex Shepherd (Birkbeck, UK)
- Professor Arnold Wilkins (University of Essex, UK)
- Professor Johannes Zanker (Royal Holloway University of London, UK)
- Professor Daniele Zavagno (Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
Structured keywords and research groupings
- Cabot Institute City Futures Research
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Ute B Leonards is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 2 Similar Profiles
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Projects
- 3 Finished
Creating a Personalised Museum Experience with Deep Learning
Stevanov, J., Talas, L., Leonards, U. B. & Scott-Samuel, N. E.
17/06/19 → 31/01/20
Project: Research
VR and dance-somatic practices as tools for embodied perception and living well in our environment
Thomas, L. M. M., Leonards, U. B., Glowacki, D. R., Metatla, O., O'Connor, M. & Baynes, A.
25/02/19 → 19/07/19
Project: Research
Effects of Plain Packaging on Neural Response to Health Warnings
Munafo, M. R., Leonards, U. B. & Maynard, O. M.
31/03/11 → 30/04/14
Project: Research
Research Output
Using eye movements to explore switch costs in working memory
Hedge, C. & Leonards, U. B., 2013, In : Journal of Vision. 13, 4, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Intra-Individual Reaction Time Variability in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Precursor to Dementia?
Tales, A., Leonards, U., Bompas, A., Snowden, R. J., Philips, M., Porter, G., Haworth, J., Wilcock, G. & Bayer, A., 2012, In : Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Visual Attention to Health Warnings on Plain Tobacco Packaging in Adolescent Smokers and Non-Smokers
Maynard, O. M., Munafò, M. R. & Leonards, U., 2012, In : Addiction.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Datasets
Dataset for Drivers’ Manoeuvre Prediction for Safe HRI
Leonards, U. B. (Creator), Herrmann, G. (Creator) & Lopez, E. (Creator), University of Bristol, 1 Oct 2018
DOI: 10.5523/bris.199qy8kf5h7b42x3izt3gpm674, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/199qy8kf5h7b42x3izt3gpm674
Dataset
The nature effect in motion: visual exposure to environmental scenes impacts cognitive load and human gait kinematics
Leonards, U. B. (Creator) & Burtan, D. A. (Creator), University of Bristol, 20 Apr 2020
DOI: 10.5523/bris.36buvm31514jl2o7inlv4dhtod, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/36buvm31514jl2o7inlv4dhtod
Dataset
Paving slab orientation induced veering
Redmill, D. (Creator), Leonards, U. B. (Creator), Fennell, J. G. (Contributor), Drake, A. (Contributor), Oliva, G. (Contributor) & Ludwig, C. J. H. (Data Manager), University of Bristol, 15 May 2015
DOI: 10.5523/bris.8jnf6kn5dj6c1ky1nrgopc3r0, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/8jnf6kn5dj6c1ky1nrgopc3r0
Dataset
Prizes
Erwin Lopez - ‘Best Poster Price’ at the TAROS 2017, 18th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS) Conference.
Erwin José López Pulgarín (Recipient), Leonards, Ute B (Recipient) & Guido Herrmann (Recipient), Jul 2017
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Activities
- 3 Visiting an external academic institution
Kyoto University
Ute B Leonards (Visitor)
Aug 2013 → Jul 2014
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Kyoto University
Ute B Leonards (Visiting researcher)
2 Apr 2012 → …
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Kyoto University
Ute B Leonards (Visiting researcher)
1 Apr 2012 → …
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution