Deputy Head of School and Reader in Psychology Dr David Wilkinson recently visited Herne Bay Junior School to talk about his research into understanding the psychological and … Read more
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Psychologists help create world’s biggest teen diary
The Anne Frank Trust UK is creating a Generation Diary, 70 years after Anne Frank’s final diary entry, which aims to highlight how teenagers today … Read more
Music helps neuro-rehabilitation patients
Reader in Psychology Dr David Wilkinson is working with hospital clinicians and ward staff on a project to find a new way of helping patients … Read more
Students motivated to reduce their energy use
Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dr Tim Hopthrow collaborated on the research with Dr Jim Ang of the University’s School of Engineering and Digital Arts alongside … Read more
Feeling your age in different societies
New research carried out by psychologists at the University, titled ‘Being old and ill’ across different countries: social status, age identification and older people’s subjective … Read more
New Political Psychology Research Lab
The Political Psychology Lab brings together researchers from the School of Psychology and the School of Politics and International Relations. It fosters interdisciplinary research on … Read more
Challenging gender stereotypes in people selecting leaders may stimulate greater fairness
Research by University of Kent psychologist Dr Georgina Randsley de Moura and psychologists from the universities of Coventry and Sheffield considered how exposure to counter-stereotypic … Read more
Children and Social Exclusion
Dominic Abrams and Melanie Killen published their edition of the Journal of Social Issues drawing together a collection of ten cutting edge papers examining how … Read more
Moderate drinking in a group reduces attraction to risk
New research led by the University of Kent’s Centre for the Study of Group Processes shows that individuals who have consumed moderate amounts of alcohol … Read more
Play and learn event for toddlers and parents
University of Kent psychologists are hosting a play and learn event for toddlers in Canterbury next month. Members of the Kent Child Development Unit will … Read more