Author: Carly Turnham

People with low self-esteem use a variety of escape mechanisms to avoid thinking about their own mortality, new Kent research reveals. Researchers led by Dr … Read more

To students going into stage 3: Dear all, Our peer mentoring scheme is running this year as part of the Student Success Project, aiming at … Read more

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

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

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

5th August 2015 9.30am-5pm Keynes College, Canterbury Campus, University of Kent The workshop will be made up of three parts which are all designed to … Read more

The research, which is a collaboration between the School of Psychology’s Dr Zara Bergström and colleagues in the US, including Xiaoqing Hu of the University … Read more

The Kent Student Awards celebrates those who have made an outstanding contribution to University life or a positive impact on the community. At the gala … Read more

The University of Kent was recently ranked 15th out of 114 Psychology departments in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2016 subject tables. The QS World … Read more

Research suggests males perceived to have high leadership potential are rated a better employment prospect than females with a proven leadership record. The research, by … Read more