An HSS division research collaboration between the School of Psychology’s Political Psychology Lab and the School of Politics and International Relations which will address the … Read more
Category: Political
Podcast: Aleksandra Cichocka interview – Individual and Collective Narcissism
Professor Cichocka, political psychology lab lead at University of Kent, discusses her current research interests and background. Narcissism research is discussed in great detail so … Read more
Can sharing conspiracy theories cost politicians votes?
New research from led by PhD candidate Ricky Green has revealed that while sharing conspiracy theories in the context of politics can harm a person’s reputation … Read more
Its Lit: Fighting Incel Radicalisation and Extremism
This ingenious initiative to reduce misogyny and hate speech aimed at women online, from a team of current and alumni Kent researchers has won the … Read more
Bjarki Gronfeldt wins ISPP Roberta Sigel award
Gronfeldt was presented at the ISPP’s 2021 conference, for his co-authored paper exploring how collective narcissism was a factor in the general public’s response to … Read more
Poor us: how collective narcissism powers Trump and Putin’s supporters
Multiple studies over the past decade show that collective narcissism can predict people’s voting intentions for populist movements. Aleksandra Cichocka research cited in this Open … Read more
ERC-funded PhD Studentship in Psychology – “The psychological causes and consequences of social inequality”
Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship with Dr Nikhil Sengupta in the Psychology and Public Policy Research Unit (PSYPOL) at the University of … Read more
How Moral are Human Beings?
Dr Pascal Burgmer took part in Richard Docwra’s ‘Humans and Hope’ podcast about Human Behaviour’ with a focus on morality. In this 45 minute episode, … Read more
How skeptical would you be if the Government told you news related to COVID-19?
Dominic Abrams, Professor of Social Psychology and Fanny Lalot, Research Associate at the School of Psychology at Kent partnered with research members of Belong. Belong … Read more
UK Government communication lacks honesty & credibility
New research published in a report by Kent and Belong – the Cohesion and Integration Network has found that over half (51.6%) of people think UK … Read more