By Dr Zoë Hopkins Trite as it sounds, I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I became interested in autism and language. Throughout my undergraduate years (as a student of English Literature, rather than…
Yearly Archives: 2017
Why do bystanders justify the use of violence by protesters?
By Patricio Saavedra Morales Recently, the UN Human Rights Office published an extensive report about human rights violations and abuses during protests occurring in Venezuela from 1st of April to 31st July 2017. In the document, UN officers accused the Venezuelan police force of…
Welcome to the School of Psychology
As we start the new academic year, I am delighted as Head of School to welcome our new cohort of Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral students to the School of Psychology at Sussex, and to welcome back our current Undergraduate and…
My Colourful JRA
By Katie Barnes Even before coming to Sussex, I was aware of the work being done by the Sussex Colour Group and knew that I would love to be involved in some colourful projects one day. The JRA enabled me…
Tagged with: Child development, Colour, JRA, Research, Student Experience, Transferable skills, Undergrad
Posted in Uncategorized, Undergraduate research
Posted in Uncategorized, Undergraduate research
The social psychology of the Hajj
By John Drury Last week, the annual Hajj took place in Mecca (Makkah) and the other holy places nearby. This Muslim pilgrimage is one of the world’s largest crowd events – the official figure for those attending last year was…
Tagged with: Crowd Behaviour, Faculty, PhD students, Research
Posted in PhD research, Research, Uncategorized
Posted in PhD research, Research, Uncategorized
How do street actions strengthen social movements?
By Dr John Drury There is evidence that recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, which saw a mass mobilization of white supremacists, Ku Klux Klan, and Nazis have served to embolden and strengthen these groups, who are now ‘bursting with confidence’.…
My Time on Work Experience in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex
By Toby Killeen Hi! I am Toby and I’m a 15 year old schoolboy doing work experience in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex. During the week I have worked all around the School. Here is a…
Tagged with: Animal behaviour, Autism, Child Anxiety, Child development, CISC, Neuroscience, Synaesthesia, Transferable skills, Work Experience
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2017 ATSiP Conference: Technicians, VR and Qualtrics
By Martha Casey At the end of June I attended the ATSiP conference at UCD in Dublin. ATSiP stands for the Association of Technical Staff in Psychology, and is an organisation made up of people like me from universities across…
Emergent social identities in a flood: Implications for community psychosocial resilience
By Evangelos Ntontis. Recently, the small village of Coverack in Cornwall was hit by a flash flood which resulted in damaged properties and possessions, closed roads, disruption, and required the rescue of several people. This was not a one-off event. Flooding is…
It is just the beginning
By Judi Luxmoore I’ve completed my degree! Hooray! Now I just have to decide what I want to do for the rest of my life… No one can prepare you for what life is like after university. If you…
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