Author: Carly Turnham

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

New for 2016 – £10,000 loans for students studying a Master’s For the key facts and eligibility information, please see the Postgraduate Scholarships and Loans … Read more

New transatlantic research led by a University psychologist suggests conservatives prefer using nouns. As part of the study researchers found that US presidents who were … Read more

The School of Psychology is delighted to announce that Dr Heather Ferguson is the winner of the prestigious and competitive University Prize for Research. Congratulations, Heather! … Read more

Applications are invited for a European Research Council (ERC) 3 year PhD studentship, on the project: Tracking the cognitive basis of social communication across the … Read more

People experiencing anxiety and inhibition have more activity in the right side of the brain, causing them to walk in a leftward trajectory. New research … Read more