Yes it sounds strange but a key to lung cancer survival is early presentation to health services and evidence shows this can be influenced by information from various sources. The internet is a potentially cost-effective means of disseminating information, 60% UK adults access it almost every day although there are socio-demographic differences in use. Internet use is growing in that part of the population at highest risk of lung cancer and penetration via internet based interventions is becoming increasingly possible.

We believe that a combinatorial approach to evaluation may be more effective than those applied by individual tools and engines. The object of this PhD project is to empirically test this belief. Understanding website conformance to specifications, guidelines, accessibility and usability requirements is currently a complicated - and for the most part unachievable - process. A problem amplified where human interaction is required for evaluation, or when different evaluation engines produced different results.

Eleni Michailidou passed here PhD defence with flying colours and now her work ‘Visual Complexity Rankings and Accessibility Metrics’ is published. I’ll let her abstract tell the story but this is some really interesting work. The World Wide Web (Web) has become the major means of distribution and use of information by individuals around the world. Web page designers focus on good visual presentation to implicitly help users navigate, understand, and interact with the content.