The School of Psychology is delighted to offer the brand new MSc in Political Psychology in 2016/17. This is an exciting new programme exploring the … Read more
Honor as goal pursuit
Congratulations to Professor Ayse Uskul, who has been awarded $15,792 from the National Science Foundation, via Iowa State University, for a project entitled “Honor as Goal … Read more
Equality Week Newsletter
Equality Week starts on Monday 16 November and to celebrate, the School of Psychology has produced a special edition of the newsletter. In this issue: … Read more
Workshop: Adult-Perpetrated Pet Abuse: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go From Here?
Adults commit a significantly high proportion of animal abuse yet the literature is disproportionately focused on child perpetrators of this type of offending. There is … Read more
Values, prejudices and behaviours
Congratulations to Professor Dominic Abrams (PI) and Dr Hannah Swift (Co-I), who have been awarded £92,834 by the Equality and Human Rights Commission for a … Read more
School of Psychology Christmas Party
Christmas is coming early to Psychology! Dr Emma Alleyne (Director of Learning and Teaching) invites all staff and students to the School of Psychology Christmas … Read more
HCR20-V3 and RSVP Forensic Psychology Training Courses
Following the success of the HCR-20 Version 3 and RSVP (Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol) workshops in the spring, the Centre of Research and Education … Read more
The smell of death can trigger fight or flight in humans
New research from a team led by a psychologist at the University suggests humans, like other species, can perceive certain scents as threatening. Dr Arnaud … Read more
Kent 20th in THE ‘Table of Tables’
The University is celebrating being ranked 20th, its highest ever position, in the Times Higher Education (THE) ‘Table of Tables’ 2016. Kent is also the … Read more
Documentary on gender and aggression
Congratulations to Dr Eduardo Vasquez, who has been awarded £542 by BBC Northern Ireland for a documentary on gender and aggression.