Category: Political

  Dr Nikhil Sengupta has been awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant of 2.47 million Euros for a five-year project investigating opinions on key social issues such … Read more

New research involving University psychologist Professor Karen Douglas shows that exposure to conspiracy theories can intensify prejudice towards minority groups. The research, published on 14 … Read more

Join the School of Psychology for this FREE conference on 6-7 June 2019. Featuring keynote speakers Dr Finn Mackay (University of the West of England), Professor Julia … Read more

New research suggests that people with a narcissistic self-view are more likely to demonstrate lower support for democracy. They are also more likely to feel that … Read more

The observation that power tends to corrupt is accepted wisdom but now research from psychologists suggests that holding high positions might simultaneously have good and … Read more

A few weeks prior to the EU Referendum in the UK, researchers surveyed 1000 residents of Kent in the south east of England (where a … Read more

Was Theresa May right to go for ‘strong and stable’ at the last general election? Although that strategy has been the subject of criticism, research … Read more

One explanation for Brexit suggests it reflected people’s worries about immigration. Another is that it reflected people’s distrust of the political establishment. Now new research … Read more

People who perceive they are part of a disadvantaged group are more likely to have an unrealistic belief in the greatness of their nation and … Read more

Why did you choose this postgraduate course and institution? I completed my undergraduate degree in psychology, I wanted to continue in this field with a … Read more