{"id":3033,"date":"2021-06-01T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/?p=3033"},"modified":"2021-06-01T12:44:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T11:44:21","slug":"may-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/2021\/06\/01\/may-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"May News RoundUp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">This month its been exam season for many, which hasn&#8217;t stopped us enjoying our campus come rain or shine, or collaborating on leading research about how we humans respond to the world and times we live in. <\/p>\n<h2>What is life like as a Clinical Psychology student?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Theo is in the placement year of her Psychology with Clinical Psychology BSc degree at the University of Kent. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\/3050\/student-profile-theo-chan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more about her experience<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"page-title\" class=\"article__title\">Calling All Black, Minority Ethnic Psychology Students<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tania Mamvura and Lizzie Anyaeji are looking for participants for a study they are running with BME students. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\/3012\/calling-all-black-minority-ethnic-bme-psychology-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get involved<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>We planned events to inspire the next generation of psychologists!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A day with our expert academics and student ambassadors to get you thinking about psychology. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\/2993\/a-day-of-psychology-year-12-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>We provided expert commentary&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD candidate, Ricky Green wrote in Politics Today on why conspiracy theories appeal to some people.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\/3013\/why-do-conspiracy-theories-appeal-to-some-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/people\/221\/douglas-karen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Professor Karen Douglas<\/a> commented in Newsweek on an article regarding how several large tech companies are still profiting from widely-debunked conspiracy theories regarding the 9\/11 terror attack. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\/3043\/20-years-on-big-tech-is-still-profiting-from-9-11-conspiracy-theories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>We marked Mental Health Awareness Week in nature&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>As this year\u2019s theme was nature, we shared one simple way for you to reconnect with the natural world. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\/2978\/mental-health-awareness-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take a look at the ideas<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Did scientists miss warnings about an imminent pandemic?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Timely new research led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/people\/220\/dhont-kristof\">Dr Kristof Dhont<\/a> has found that people fail to recognise the role of factory farming in causing infectious diseases. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\/3008\/understanding-animal-agricultures-link-to-infectious-diseases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>We worked together!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Psychology Society Committee hosted the virtual study lounge.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\/3001\/get-some-work-done-in-online-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See more<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our research focussed on people<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Research from PhD candidate Martina De Lillo and Professor Heather Ferguson found that older adults and adolescents, pay less attention to social cues in real-world interactions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\/2986\/do-teenagers-and-older-adults-ignore-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Dr Zara Bergstr\u00f6m collaborated on research that found some brain activity methods used to detect incriminating memories do not work accurately in older adults. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\/3030\/forensic-memory-detection-tests-less-effective-in-older-adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/news\">Keep up to date with the latest news from the School of 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