By Dr Catherine Hall Dementia affects increasing numbers of people as they age (one in 14 people over the age of 65 suffer from dementia). It changes how the brain functions, gradually stopping brain cells and brain connections from working so…
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“They don’t know we’ve got legs”: meeting online and in-person
By Prof Nicola Yuill Covid-19 restrictions haven’t just stopped us meeting in person – instead, they have nudged us into new ways of connecting. Humans are the ultimate social species: evolutionary biologists regard the human tendency towards cooperation as having…
Tagged with: COVID-19, Developmental Psychology, Interaction, Therapy, Video Interaction Guidance
Posted in Faculty research
Posted in Faculty research
Do you know what I’m thinking? – a Journey from Mozambique to Sussex
Paloma Manguele is a PhD student in the Attention Lab. She studies mind wandering, a concept she is cautious to translate into her first language, Portuguese. “I guess the word could be ‘divagaçao’ – digression – but not exactly,” she…
Celebrating the 25 Black women making history in UK’s Professoriate
By Dr Varuni Wimalasiri Overall there were 85 Black Professors in the UK’s Professoriate of 21,000 in 2019 (Rollock, 2019). Whilst 11.2% of White faculty occupy the senior role of Professor, at 4.6%, Black faculty are two and a half…
Tagged with: BAME, Black History Month, Decolonising the curriculum, Higher Education, Organisational Psychology, Psychology
Posted in Faculty research
Posted in Faculty research
The psychology of youth empowerment through music
by Maruša Levstek For the past two years, I have been researching young people’s experiences of inclusive music-making and the psychology behind it. I have worked closely with a variety of inclusive music projects also known as the Our Future…
Tagged with: Creativity, Developmental Psychology, Music, PhD students, Wellbeing
Posted in PhD research
Posted in PhD research
Neighbours support each other during COVID-19
By Selin Tekin Guven Since the beginning of March 2020, COVID-19 pandemic related news has been the main topic in the media. Medical experts have explained different methods to prevent the spread, and authorities in each country have implemented various…
Tagged with: COVID-19, Crowd Behaviour, social identity, social norms, Social Psychology
Posted in PhD research
Posted in PhD research
Green Impact Gold Award
Green Impact is a University-wide scheme, run by the NUS, to encourage Schools to undertake sustainability activities. This was Psychology’s first year taking part, and over the last year we have been working on various projects, big and small: maybe…
Why does civil unrest spread between cities?
By Prof John Drury Protests and riots that began in Minneapolis after police killed an unarmed African American have now spread to over 23 states. I recently led a large-scale programme of research on the wave of riots in England…
Gardening for Wildlife
As part of our Green Commitment and to celebrate Gardening for Wildlife Week, we asked our School Administrator, Fran Barnard, to tell us about her wildlife garden and how she looks after it. Fran is a trained ecologist and in…
Be kind to your mind
By Pattie Gonsalves “Be kind to your mind and your body, especially during these times.” This is one of the encouraging things my yoga teacher says every evening via our Zoom class. While there is a small part of me…
Tagged with: COVID-19, Global Mental Health, Kindness, Mental Health, Wellbeing
Posted in PhD research
Posted in PhD research
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