Author: Carly Turnham

Young people are less likely to be ageist when their friends have friendships with older adults, research led by psychologists at the University has shown. … Read more

It’s common now to see people snubbing social companions to concentrate on their smartphone. But what causes this behaviour – known as ‘phubbing’ – and … Read more

The School of Psychology at the University of Kent is delighted to be ranked 2nd for employability and 20th overall out of 112 Psychology departments … Read more

The School of Psychology is delighted to announce that Professor Theresa Gannon has been shortlisted for the prestigious ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2016 under the … Read more

The School of Psychology at the University of Kent is delighted to be ranked 12th out of 116 Psychology departments in the UK. See the … Read more

Social psychology can provide vital insights for policy-makers in the fight against terrorism according to psychologists from the universities of Kent and Oxford. Writing in … Read more

Public assumptions that drinking any alcohol during pregnancy is harmful for the child are the result of distorted communication of risk, rather than actual research, … Read more

Applications are invited for a Leverhulme Trust 3 year PhD studentship, on the project: Imagining the self in fictional worlds: evidence from Autism Spectrum Disorder … Read more

Job vacancy for Lecturer in Social/Organisational Psychology The closing date for applications is 27 April 2016. For details, please see the full advertisement.

Public engagement Saturday 9 April 2016, 11.30am – 3pm: Psychological Science Open Day, School of Psychology, Keynes College We invite you to learn about psychology … Read more