Research from psychologists shows that male firesetting prisoners can be effectively treated with a pioneering treatment. In a two-year study involving prisoners at Swaleside and … Read more
Month: July 2015
Faculty of Social Sciences Research Fund awards
Congratulations to the following staff, who have received Faculty of Social Sciences Research Fund awards. Dr Ayse Uskul has been awarded £2,825 – title of the … Read more
Grant for Firesetting Workshop
Congratulations to Professor Theresa Gannon (PI), Dr Caoilte Ó Ciardha (Co-I) and Dr Emma Alleyne (Co-I), who have been awarded £1,871 by the British Psychological … Read more
Student Prize for Feminist Scholarship 2015
Congratulations to Psychology student Lois Donnelly on winning the Undergraduate Essay Competition for her submission on the title ‘”I am a woman, not a traffic jam”: … Read more
Support at Home Service Evaluation
Congratulations to Dr Hannah Swift, who has been awarded £5,013 by Age UK Sevenoaks Tonbridge & District for a project entitled “Support at Home Service Evaluation”
How wealthy neighbours make you think everyone is rich
Wealthy people may be likely to oppose redistribution of wealth because they have biased information about how wealthy most people actually are. That’s according to … Read more
‘Boosting the Profile and Impact of Kent’s Centre for the Study of Group Processes’
Congratulations to Professor Dominic Abrams, who has been awarded £2,000 by the PVC (Research) following an application entitled ‘‘Boosting the Profile and Impact of Kent’s Centre … Read more
‘Unexpected Leadership’ Conference, Sheffield University, 15-17 July
Unexpected Leadership: How Marginal Individuals and Groups Lead Social Transformation is the theme of a European Association of Social Psychology small conference taking place at Sheffield University this … Read more
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies – Tim Hopthrow
Congratulations to Dr Tim Hopthrow, who has been been appointed as the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies for three years with effect from 1 August.
Multigenerational living
Congratulations to Dr Hannah Swift, who is a Co-I on a project with Marialena Nikolopoulou (PI), Giridharan Renganathan (Co-I), Keith Bothwell (Co-I) and Richard Watkins … Read more