We use a rigorous scientific approach to study the human mind, brain and behaviour.

Research is carried out by three distinctive but cross-disciplinary groups, the Behavioural Science Group, the Lifespan Health & Wellbeing Group and the Language and Learning Group, and other non affilaited research staff.

Behavioural Science Applying the core principles of cognitive psychology, we explore how people come to make the important decisions in their everyday lives.

Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Health and wellbeing across the lifespan, with an emphasis on translating research into clinical practice and health policy.

Language and Learning Cognitive factors involved in the successful mastery of language and learning, and applying the language research to the classroom.

With the latest facilities we carry out:

• field experiments
• large longitudinal epidemiological studies
• experimental psychology
• cognitive research
• quantitative and qualitative research
• mathematical modelling including the use of network analyses, statistical bootstrapping, and computational simulations.

Research news

Wed 18 Nov '20

Psychology celebrates as Professor Dieter Wolke is named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2020 list from Clarivate for the third year running #HighlyCited2020 @Clarivate @WebofScience.

Mon 18 Jan '21

Is the lack of female representation in psychological research just an historical issues? asks Lily Groom, BSc Psychology 2020 in the current edition of the BPS Journal Psychology of Women and Equalities Review

Fri 27 Nov '20

Prof Goodwin gives a launch address for the new WHO Framework on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies

Fri 30 Oct '20

Joint winners of the 2019 Psychology PhD Student Publication Awards announced. Congratulations to Nicole Baumann and Owain Ritchie. Read their articles here.

Fri 23 Oct '20

Congratulations to Dr Adriano Lameira who has been awarded a prestigious UKRI Future Leader Fellowship

Thu 22 Oct '20

A team of researchers, led by Dr Simon Townsend, have found that the building blocks of language evolved 30-40 million years ago