Sometimes it snows in April. Sometimes the sun shines! The spring term ended, the exam season started, we could get a haircut again or sit outside freezing in a pub garden, safe to say, it has been a busy one! Here is a summary of what has been happening in the School of Psychology…
Being virtual didn’t stop us from connecting!
- Bake Off was live in the kitchens of our students! See more.
- We de-stressed in an online creative session. Take a look at the activities involved.
- Dr Jim Everett gave the penultimate lecture in the ‘Expanding Empathy’ series for the Moral agency and Moral development initiative at the Rock Ethics Institute in Penn. Learn more.
There was a global surge in the Google search term “India”…
- Third-year students Tanya Sengupta and Tapasya Bhandari shared their perspective on their home country’s current battle to raise awareness and identify charities and NGOs for anyone wanting to donate. Read more.
England started to reopen with caution…
- Dr Lydia Kearney provided some tips for managing social anxiety as lockdown eases. Read the tips here.
- Research led by Professor Dominic Abrams showed that opinion is divided in the UK regarding support for the introduction of vaccine passports and this is strongly linked with whether or not they themselves have received the vaccine. Read more.
Our academics made new discoveries…
- New research led by Dr Aleksandra Cichocka discovered that national narcissists are more likely to support greenwashing. Find out more.
- Professor Dominic Abrahams research finds that trust in local communities and towards the Government plays a big role in how communities comply with restrictions. Find out more.
A five-year project was set in motion…
- Professor Karen Douglas was awarded a European Research Council Advanced Grant of 2.5 million Euros to examine the consequences of conspiracy theories. Learn more.
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