Professor Heather Ferguson has been awarded the Psychonomic Society’s 2019 Early Career Award. This recognises Heather’s outstanding contributions to scientific psychology early in her career. … Read more
Kent Psychologist Newsletter June 2019
The June 2019 issue of the Kent Psychologist newsletter includes coverage from our recent event ‘What Now? The Future of Gender Relations after #MeToo’, Kent Psychologists … Read more
Anne Frank programme important in challenging prejudice
New research by Kent Psychologists, Katie Goodbun and Professor Dominic Abrams, has shown that a school programme to teach young people about the life of … Read more
Community Afternoon on 22 June
Saturday 22 June 2019, 1.30-5pm Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury Are you interested in how the mind and brain works and develops, and how … Read more
Professor Theresa Gannon wins prestigious Lifetime Contribution to Forensic Psychology award
Professor of Forensic Psychology Theresa Gannon has been awarded the British Psychological Society (BPS) – Division of Forensic Psychology Lifetime Contribution to Forensic Psychology Award … Read more
Developmental Psychology Master’s Scholarship 2019
The School of Psychology is offering one scholarship of £1,000. Applicants of any tuition fee paying status registering on our taught MSc in Developmental Psychology … Read more
Dr Markus Bindemann wins major grants for face recognition research
Dr Markus Bindemann, Reader in Psychology, has been awarded two grants totalling over £750,000 for projects to investigate face detection and identification. The first project, entitled ‘Face … Read more
Women’s leadership potential for top jobs overlooked in favour of men
Researchers in the School of Psychology carried out two experimental studies that suggest that women have to demonstrate high performance in order to be hired … Read more
Identity and Belonging 2019: Growing Up in the Digital Age
The University of Kent and Kent Educational Psychology Service are hosting a one day conference on social media, how young people use them, and the … Read more
Research suggests mild traumatic brain injury common in veterans with mental health needs
New research conducted by the University, the veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress, and East Kent NHS Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit suggests that up to three-quarters of … Read more