Category: Research

Dr Lindsey Cameron, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, has been awarded £30,000 by the British Orthodontic Society to conduct a project entitled, “Is there a relationship … Read more

Dr Emma Alleyne, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, has been awarded a Leverhulme International Academic Fellowship, entitled ‘Understanding why adults abuse animals: Theory and evidence-based … Read more

Professor Theresa Gannon and Drs Caoilte Ó Ciardha, Rebekah Doley, and Emma Alleyne have been nominated for the 2020 Grawemeyer Award for Psychology based on their theoretical … Read more

People who believe in conspiracy theories – such as the theory that Princess Diana was murdered by the British establishment – are more likely to … Read more

Professor Theresa Gannon has secured EIRA funding for a project that will develop, implement and evaluate the first Virtual Reality Technology (VRT) assessment of inappropriate … Read more

New research from psychologists at the University shows for the first time that adults with autism can recognise complex emotions such as regret and relief … 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

Professor Ayse Uskul has been awarded a five-year European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant for a project entitled “The Cultural Logic of Honor and Social … Read more

A study by members of the the School of Psychology of attitudes to minorities in Britain has been reported in the December 2018 issue of … Read more

Psychologists at Kent have contributed to a new report showing that three quarters of people in Britain agree that there should be equality for all, … Read more