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Psychology student wins 2021 Student Award

15 April, 2021

Holly Oswald was awarded the Extra Mile Award at the 2021 Student Awards organised by the…

Professor Holly Branigan elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

30 March, 2021

Congratulations to the Head of School, Professor Holly Branigan, on being selected as a 2021 Fellow…

Infants’ language more advanced than first words

30 March, 2021

Babies can recognise combinations of words even before they have uttered their first word, a study…

Dr Sarah Stanton named Rising Star by leading psychology association

04 March, 2021

Dr Sarah Stanton has been named Rising Star from the Association for Psychological Science

Psychology researcher contributes to study finding dolphins have similar personality traits to humans

03 March, 2021

Psychology research finds dolphins’ personality resembles that of primates and other terrestrial…

Psychology study shows Mediterranean diet linked to thinking skills

11 February, 2021

People who eat a Mediterranean-style diet—particularly one rich in green leafy vegetables and low…

Study with Psychology researchers suggests air pollution poses risk to thinking skills

02 February, 2021

Exposure to air pollution in childhood is linked to a decline in thinking skills in later life, a…