Category: CSGP

Research by Dr Michael Wood and Dr Karen Douglas has found that people who argue in favour of conspiracy theories use different persuasive strategies from … Read more

Around 50 people attended an event at the University of Kent on 18 June to discuss the developing situation in Turkey. The meeting, which included … Read more

Psychologists have shown that diversity promotes tolerance towards different groups if it catches people by surprise. In a paper published by PLoS ONE, Dr Milica … Read more

New research published (14 January) in the British Journal of Psychology has revealed that exposure to conspiracy theories decreases people’s intentions to engage in politics and to … Read more

A the request of local pressure group Get Canterbury Moving, Grouplab has reported on the design and implementation of Canterbury City Council’s controversial scheme to … Read more

The authority of science and the reputation of scientists at a time when career pressures can lead to distortions of the truth will be the … Read more

Professor Dominic Abrams from the School of Psychology has been elected President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) for 2013-14. … Read more

Dr Georgina Randsley de Moura from the University of Kent has been named as one of 15 recipients of a Higher Education Academy (HEA) Doctoral … Read more

Diane Houston, Professor of Psychology at the University of Kent, has been elected a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) for her outstanding contribution … Read more