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 and Dr Michael Forrester awarded £328,544 and £9,994 for research
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
Kent Psychologist Newsletter February 2020
The February 2020 issue of the School newsletter, Kent Psychologist, is now available. In this issue: Kent Psychologists in the Media, The Playground Project, Kent … Read more
How do humans detect faces?
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
CANCELLED Café Psychology – Atsuki Ito
Edit: Unfortunately, we have had to cancel Cafe Psychology today, 2 March 2020. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Citizen science project with University of the Third Age published in the journal ‘Memory’
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
The Infinite Monkey Cage: Conspiracy theories
Professor Karen Douglas discusses conspiracy theories on Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage. Listen at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dfqn
CANCELLED – Public Invitation to Police Polygraph Conference on 18 March 2020
**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
Lush charity pot grant of £3,300 to support three-day animal advocacy conference
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
Kent Psychologist Newsletter December 2019
The December 2019 issue of the School newsletter, Kent Psychologist, is now available. In this issue: My Adventure in Tokyo, The End of a Decade, ReproducibiliTea … Read more