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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
6
Jun
Tue
13
Jun

Title tbc

4.00PM, Online

Professor Aude Oliva, MIT

Tue
20
Jun

PhD Talks

4.00PM, PS/B/020

Natasha Baxter, Daniel Rogers, Alex Mepham

Postgraduate study

News

Human eyes really do play ‘tricks’ on the mind, say experts

Wednesday 10 May 2023

A new study has shown that the human visual system can ‘trick’ the brain into making inaccurate assumptions about the size of objects in the world around them.


Trilingual study shows how non-native languages interact with each other when multilinguals talk

Thursday 16 February 2023

People who speak more than two languages are more likely to mistakenly use words from the language they’re least proficient in, new research has shown.


Showing off: Wild chimpanzees show others objects simply to share attention

Tuesday 15 November 2022

Researchers have observed a wild chimpanzee showing an object to its mother simply for sharing’s sake – social behaviour previously thought to be unique to humans.


Research

Equality and diversity

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