Category: Cognition and Neuroscience

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship in the School of Psychology at the University of Kent, funded by the Leverhulme Trust (Principal Investigator: … Read more

The defense mechanism of “splitting” is commonly seen in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Dr Lydia Kearney was joined by Dr Audrey Tang to enlighten us. … Read more

Dr Markus Bindemann is investigating a process neglected by psychologists for over 30 years Dr Markus Bindemann, Reader in Psychology, is conducting a project to … Read more

A citizen science research project between Kent’s School of Psychology and the University of the Third Age (U3A) has been published in the journal ‘Memory’. … Read more

A new study led by Professor David Wilkinson, School of Psychology, has shown that gentle, controlled stimulation of the ear canal can help reduce symptoms … Read more

Professor Heather Ferguson has been awarded the Psychonomic Society’s 2019 Early Career Award. This recognises Heather’s outstanding contributions to scientific psychology early in her career. … Read more

Dr Markus Bindemann, Reader in Psychology, has been awarded two grants totalling over £750,000 for projects to investigate face detection and identification. The first project, entitled ‘Face … Read more

New research conducted by the University, the veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress, and East Kent NHS Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit suggests that up to three-quarters of … Read more

On Thursday 2 May 2019, the School of Psychology will be celebrating Professor Heather Ferguson’s inauguration with a special lecture.  Her lecture, titled ‘From Language … Read more

Dr Markus Bindemann has secured a prestigious BA Newton Visiting Fellowship worth £25,827​ for the School of Psychology. Professor Andrea Hildebrandt of the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald in Germany … Read more