Congratulations to Dr Mario Weick (PI) and Professor Yannis Georgellis and Dr Madeleine Wyatt (Kent Business School, University of Kent, Co-Is), who have been awarded £582.80 by … Read more
Feeling your age in different societies
New research carried out by psychologists at the University, titled ‘Being old and ill’ across different countries: social status, age identification and older people’s subjective … Read more
New Political Psychology Research Lab
The Political Psychology Lab brings together researchers from the School of Psychology and the School of Politics and International Relations. It fosters interdisciplinary research on … Read more
Challenging gender stereotypes in people selecting leaders may stimulate greater fairness
Research by University of Kent psychologist Dr Georgina Randsley de Moura and psychologists from the universities of Coventry and Sheffield considered how exposure to counter-stereotypic … Read more
Adulthood animal abuse: What do we know and where do we go from here?
Congratulations to Dr Emma Alleyne, who has been awarded £3,449 by the Faculty Research Committee for a project entitled “Adulthood animal abuse: What do we … Read more
Children’s experiences of gender
Congratulations to Dr Lindsey Cameron (PI), Dr Afroditi Pina (Co-I), Dr Rachel Calogero (Co-I) and Dr Robbie Sutton (Co-I) who have been awarded £12,333 by the … Read more
Children and Social Exclusion
Dominic Abrams and Melanie Killen published their edition of the Journal of Social Issues drawing together a collection of ten cutting edge papers examining how … Read more
Dieters’ susceptibility to food cues and weight loss
Congratulations to Dr Sarah Hotham and Dr Kate Hamilton-West (Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent) and Dr Dinkar Sharma (Co-I), who have been awarded … Read more
The social science of cyberbullying
Congratulations to Dr Lindsey Cameron who has been awarded £1,400 by the ESRC, as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science for an event … Read more
Analysis of pre-loaders and binge drinkers’ drinking habits and attitudes
Congratulations to Dr Tim Hopthrow (PI) and Professor Dominic Abrams (Co-I) who have been awarded £2,000 by Tonic Consultants for a project entitled “Analysis of pre-loaders … Read more