Congratulations to Professor Theresa Gannon, who has been awarded £24,748 by Kent and Medway NHS Social Care Partnership for a project entitled “Fire intervention programme for … Read more
Category: Research
Kent strengthens relationship with national health research body
The University of Kent has strengthened its relationship with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) following the appointment of Dr David Wilkinson as the … Read more
Possible consequences of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on children’s health
A belief in anti-vaccine conspiracy theories may have significant and detrimental consequences for children’s health, new research from the University has shown. Researchers Daniel Jolley … Read more
‘Beautiful but sad’ music can help people feel better
New research from Lecturer in Social Psychology, Dr Annemieke Van den Tol and Professor Jane Edwards of the University of Limerick has found that music … Read more
Intergroup apologies
Congratulations to Professor Roger Giner-Sorolla (PI) and Dr Tim Hopthrow (CO-I), who have been awarded £9,992 by BAE Systems (Operations) Limited for a project entitled “Intergroup Apologies”.
Psychologists explain lack of support for the status quo in post-Communist societies
A new study co-authored by Dr Aleksandra Cichocka of the School of Psychology and Professor John Jost of New York University has for the first … Read more
Extending the evaluation and impact of a firesetting treatment programme for mentally disordered offenders
Congratulations to Professor Theresa Gannon, who has been awarded £4,202 by the Faculty Research Fund for a project entitled “Extending the Evaluation and Impact of … Read more
Gang membership: a mental health perspective
Congratulations to Dr Jane Wood who has been awarded £4,210 from the Faculty Research Fund for a project entitled “Gang membership: a mental health perspective”.
People new to power more likely to be vengeful
New research has shown that people who are not accustomed to holding power are more likely to be vengeful when placed in charge. Experienced power-holders, … Read more
University helps Kent school children research and evaluate happiness
Children in three Kent primary schools are this week (4-8 November) finding out how to investigate what makes them happy as part of a University … Read more