Updating your Facebook status can be a fun way to while away the hours – but now it seems it really is making us lose … Read more
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Link between sexual objectification and aggression
There is a direct relation between the sexual objectification of girls and aggression towards them, research by psychologists at the University has shown. The study, … Read more
CSGP conference open for registration
Registration and submission is now open for a conference to be hosted by the Centre for the Study of Group Processes (CSGP) on 26-28 June … Read more
MSc in Political Psychology launch event
We are delighted to invite you to the MSc in Political Psychology launching event on Feb 3rd (Friday), 4pm, Grimond Lecture Theatre 2. The new … Read more
Dr Aleksandra Cichocka wins EASP 2017 Jaspars Award
In December 2016, the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) announced that Dr Aleksandra Cichocka, who is a Lecturer in Political Psychology at Kent, had … Read more
Disgust a way of communicating moral motivation
New research carried out by psychologists at the University has shown for the first time that a decision to express disgust or anger depends on … Read more
Kent Psychologist Newsletter December 2016
The December issue of the Kent Psychologist is now available. In this edition of our departmental newsletter: Student Voices; Professor Dominic Abrams’ appointment to the British … Read more
Research suggests creatives worry less about dying
Creative people, such as newly-announced Nobel Prize for Literature winner Bob Dylan, are often thought to be motivated by the desire to leave an enduring … Read more
Forensic Psychology Evening Course
Forensic Psychology is the study of the psychology of crime and criminal behaviour. Over ten weeks join some of the UKs leading experts in forensic … Read more
‘How Diversity Benefits Organisations’ Video
Watch Dr Carola Leicht’s Think Kent video on ‘How Diversity Benefits Organisations’ on the University of Kent’s YouTube channel. Also available on the University of … Read more