Category: Research

In the School of Psychology we are committed to making our research relevant to the wider community. Interested in finding out more about what we … Read more

In lieu of our normal Kent Psychologist Newsletter, we’ve put together a blog round-up of news, research and media features for you to read. Additionally, … Read more

Professor Dominic Abrams and Dr Fanny Lalot, in collaboration with Belong (the Cohesion and Integration Network), have been awarded a grant of £234,000 by the … Read more

The research, commissioned by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and led by Professor Jane Wood, examines the use of polygraph testing for managing sex offenders … Read more

In a report commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better, Dr Hannah J Swift and Ben Steeden from the School of Psychology reviewed that negative stereotypes are widespread in the workplace, in … Read more

Dr Kirsten Abbot-Smith (Principal Investigator) and Dr Michael Forrester (Co-Investigator), along with Professor Sue Leekam (Cardiff University) and Dr Danielle Matthews (University of Sheffield), have … Read more

Dr Markus Bindemann is investigating a process neglected by psychologists for over 30 years Dr Markus Bindemann, Reader in Psychology, is conducting a project to … Read more

A citizen science research project between Kent’s School of Psychology and the University of the Third Age (U3A) has been published in the journal ‘Memory’. … Read more

**Edited 16 March 2020 – Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, this event is cancelled. Sincere apologies to those who were due to attend** The … Read more

Professor Joachim Stoeber and Dr Kristof Dhont have been awarded a Lush charity pot grant of £3,300 to support their three-day conference Animal Advocacy: Insights … Read more