By Carina Hoerst On January 6 this year, Trump supporters gather in front of the White House to attend Donald Trump’s rally to “Stop the Steal”. Confederate and USA flags, together with those bearing “Trump 2020” and “Jesus saves” mark…
Yearly Archives: 2021
The Role of Collective Psychological Empowerment in the Capitol Insurrection
Tagged with: collective empowerment, Crowd Behaviour, social identity, Social Psychology
Posted in PhD research
Posted in PhD research
6 Frequently Asked Questions about Recycling
As part of our green commitment, every week we publish a series of sustainability tips on our staff newsletter. These are some of the most common questions that our staff and PhD students have asked our Faculty Green Officer, Dr…
The American Psychiatric Association’s apology to ‘Black, Indigenous, and People of Color’: Performative Action or Genuine Atonement?
By Alexandra Taylor On January 18th, 2021, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) released the ‘APA’s Apology to Black, Indigenous and People of Color for Its Support of Structural Racism in Psychiatry‘. The letter from its Board of trustees aimed to…
Mitigating the new variant SARS-CoV-2 virus: How to support public adherence to physical distancing
By John Drury Journalists often ask me how the public will behave when the next set of Covid-19 restrictions begins. Will they accept the rules or ignore them? This matters crucially right now. With rising infections in many areas of…
Alcohol Addiction Research
By Dr Bryan Singer The Sussex Addiction Research and Intervention Centre (SARIC) is made up of a collection of investigators who are dedicated to understanding the biopsychosocial underpinnings of addiction and developing rational therapies for its treatment. Over the years,…
Tagged with: addiction, alcohol, Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience, Dry January, SARIC
Posted in Faculty research
Posted in Faculty research
The Privacy Mismatch: Evolved Intuitions in a Digital World
By Joe Green Imagine you’re on a busy train texting a friend when you notice a stranger sneakily reading your texts from over your shoulder. Your natural response would probably be to recoil as you realise your privacy is being…
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