Search results for: School of Psychology and Neuroscience
Researchers call for open and respectful debate around Stanford Prison Experiment
Professor Steve Reicher is one of the world’s leading social psychologists who have called for an open and respectful debate over the SPE.
28 August 2018Research
Older runners have the knowledge
Age and experience are the key factors in predicting running success, according to new research.
2 August 2018Research
New research in the quest to treat memory disorders
New research comparing memory in rodents and humans could have implications for treatments for memory disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
1 August 2018Research
British psychologist to receive prestigious award
Steve Reicher, Wardlaw Professor in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience, has been awarded the 2018 Harold Lasswell Award.
6 July 2018Awards
Athena Swan Awards
“Promoting inclusivity and fairness is my highest priority,” Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice-Chancellor.
8 May 2018Awards
Rats help each other out just as humans do
Rats swapped food for grooming favours in new study.
5 February 2018Research
Professor Reicher on Turkey
This week Steve Reicher, Professor of Social Psychology, was in Istanbul as an observer under the auspices of the International Society for Political Psychology at the trial of an academic colleague accused of terrorist propaganda by the Turkish Government. This is his personal first-hand account.
1 February 2018Public interest stories
Killer whale can mimic human speech
“Wikie” can repeat the words “hello” and “bye bye”.
31 January 2018Research
Mate-choice copying in humans – are all the taken men good?
New study casts doubt on theories about human partner-choice.
29 January 2018Research
Domestic violence turns women off masculine men
Violence within partnerships influences women’s future partner preferences
23 November 2017Research