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Department of Psychology 

 

We are a friendly, stimulating and supportive environment for students where science flourishes. We’re one of the world’s top psychology departments, excelling in both teaching and research.

Undergraduate study

Seminars and events

Tue
23
Apr

Mind-mindedness: Predicting development into early adulthood

4.00PM, PS/B/020

Professor Liz Meins, University of York

Tue
30
Apr

PhD Talks

4.00PM, PS/B/020

Kira Noad, Bee Quinn, Kirralise Hansford

Tue
7
May

Title tbc

4.00PM, Online

Dr Helen Barron, University of Oxford

Postgraduate study

News

The Lancet Psychiatry to publish York researcher’s article

Monday 15 April 2024

A York academic has had a third paper published in one of the world’s most high-impact psychiatry journals, the Lancet Psychiatry.


York researcher awarded Academy of Medical Sciences funding for emerging leaders

Wednesday 20 March 2024

A researcher from the Department of Psychology is to receive funding from The Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard scheme for emerging leaders.


A good night's sleep may help generate false memories, a new study reveals

Tuesday 12 December 2023

From misremembering that movie quote to forgetting that vital ingredient from the shops for the evening dinner, the human memory is not always reliable. Now, researchers have discovered that sleep may play a key role in distorting memories, but perhaps in a good way.