Outstanding research
Excellent teaching programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
Superb research and teaching facilities
In our own self contained building
At the University of York: one of the top-100 departments of psychology in the World
York, a beautiful and historic English city
Welcome to the Department of Psychology at the University of York, 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.
Studying at York
Research at York
Masters courses
The department offers five masters courses:
- MSc Development, Disorders and Clinical Practice
- MSc in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
- Master of Research in Psychology
- MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience
- MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology
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Twitter updates
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BPS team commends undergraduate courses at York.Posted on Wednesday 7 December 2016
BPS accreditation renewed with warm commendations for BSc and MPsych programmes.
News and events
Posted on Tuesday 11 July 2017
Exposure to a common visual illusion may enhance your ability to read fine print, according to new research from psychologists at the University of York and the University of Glasgow.
Posted on Tuesday 11 July 2017
Leading researchers and older people met to discuss the latest research findings on brain health in later life.
Posted on Monday 26 June 2017
Dr Heidi Baseler was invited to speak at the charity Blind Veterans UK conference on ‘Life beyond sight loss’ at the Victory Services Club in London, as one of a select panel of world-renowned experts on sight loss.
Posted on Friday 23 June 2017
Psychology PhD student Jet Sanders has won first prizes in both this year’s University of York Three Minute Thesis (3MT) and Falling Walls competitions.
Posted on Wednesday 7 June 2017
We're pleased to announce that nine undergraduate students from the Department of Psychology have won competitive awards providing funds to help them carry out new research projects, working closely with academic supervisors over the summer.
Posted on Friday 2 June 2017
Congratulations to Dr Shirley-Ann Rueschemeyer who has been received a Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Award.
Awards & Recognition
We are ranked highly among departments of psychology in national and international league tables and we are proud of our Athena SWAN award which recognises our commitment to supporting women in science.
Seminars
External Talk: Translating cognitive neuroscience to the clinic: problems and possibilities
11.30AM, PS/C003
Camilla Nord
External Talk: Weighting the past against the present: learning and uncertainty in autism
4.00PM, PS/C003
Becky Lawson
What's happening in the Department?
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