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Overview

Research in Psychology aims to describe, predict and explain human behaviour. The range of questions addressed varies enormously, from very fundamental questions about perception, to applied questions about health. Across these questions, psychology research is unified by a scientifically rigorous approach to understanding human experience. This is done based on empirical observations made at multiple levels, right through from overt behaviour to subtleties of neural activity.

The school is extremely fortunate to have a critical mass of academic staff, research fellows, and postgraduate students working in both school-led research teams and university wide research centres. Across these activities we collaborate widely with other international academic research centres of excellence, and our work is generously sponsored.

Professor Gerry Molloy is the Chair of the School of Psychology Research Strategy Committee from 2024-2028
and Deputy Head of School.

Research Themes

Our research explores brain and behaviour alongside health and wellbeing, examining how psychological, biological and social factors shape human experience.

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Affiliated Centres

Our affiliated centres connect Psychology with interdisciplinary research on pain, autism, neuroscience, cognition, behaviour change and family wellbeing.

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Impact Case Studies

Our impact case studies show how Psychology research shapes policy and practice, from sexual consent and hypertension care to early psychosis support.

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Our Research

Research in the School of Psychology explores human behaviour and experience across a broad spectrum, from fundamental questions about perception and cognition to applied research in health and wellbeing. Our work combines rigorous empirical methods with insights drawn from behaviour, cognition and neural activity. A strong community of academic staff, research fellows and postgraduate researchers works across School-led teams and University-wide centres, with extensive national and international collaboration.

Research Themes

The School’s research is organised around two broad themes: Brain and Behaviour and Health and Wellbeing. Together, they encompass work ranging from cognition, perception and neural processes to behavioural science, health psychology and applied research on wellbeing. These themes connect School-based research groups with affiliated centres and wider University collaborations, creating an interdisciplinary environment in which fundamental and applied questions about human behaviour can be explored together.