Pride and prejudice: a recent study discovers that a sense of National Pride is essential for successful adoption of health messages in a pandemic. Also how breaking down preconceptions are essential to challenging discrimination amongst school children as well as towards the over 50’s. Our latest research is here in our January roundup.
‘Fun’, ‘energetic’ and ‘enthusiastic’
- ‘Kent was at the top of my list!’ Psychology graduate Tanya Sengupta shares her insights into what it’s like to work hard and play hard with us at UKC! Meet her here.
- Dr Hannah Swift an experienced researcher in ageism, attitudes to age, workplaces and discrimination, researched age-based stereotypes in job adverts. Read more about her research in the Independent.
- Professor Dominic Abrams goes Psycho Schizo Espresso on this podcast alongside Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson and ‘Psychology Guy’ Kevin Dutton. Listen or watch here.
Research
- Professor Karen Douglas, alongside with Ying-yi Hong, Hoi-Wing Chan, recently edited a special issue for the Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology on conspiracy theories about infectious diseases. Find out more.
- Research, co-authored by Dr Aleksandra Cichocka examined the factors that make people adhere to public health measures during Covid-19 pandemic. Learn more here.
- We marked the 75th anniversary of the publication of Anne Frank’s diary and Holocaust Memorial Day. The Daily Telegraph coverage of the event cites the research conducted by Postgraduate researcher Katie Goodbun and supervised by Professor Dominic Abrams. Read here.
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