In a BBC Radio 4 interview (35 mins 02 secs – 36 mins 22 secs) with John Lawrenson, Professor Dominic Abrams answers the question ‘Why is … Read more

Ignoring someone you’re with in a social setting to concentrate on your mobile phone – called ‘phubbing’ – can have a negative effect on relationships … Read more

Psychology at Kent is delighted to be ranked in the top 100 universities for Psychology in the world according to QS World University Rankings 2018.  … Read more

Belief in conspiracy theories stems – in part – from negative early childhood experiences with caregivers, new research has shown. In two studies, Ricky Green … Read more

A Kent Psychologist has played an important role in a research breakthrough in the assessment of language development for bilingual two-year-olds. In a study, led … Read more

Paul Francis, Politics Editor for KMTV interviews Professor Dominic Abrams on the effects of the collapse of Carillion.

Congratulations to Ayse Uskul, who has been awarded the University Prize for Consolidator Research. The award is given ‘in recognition of outstanding achievements in the … Read more

A few weeks prior to the EU Referendum in the UK, researchers surveyed 1000 residents of Kent in the south east of England (where a … Read more

Was Theresa May right to go for ‘strong and stable’ at the last general election? Although that strategy has been the subject of criticism, research … Read more

One explanation for Brexit suggests it reflected people’s worries about immigration. Another is that it reflected people’s distrust of the political establishment. Now new research … Read more