2013 News
Tuesday 24 December 2013
Grim looking faces are shedding new light on the brain mechanisms underlying our perception of expressions.
Tuesday 12 November 2013
Seven studentships covering home fees and a stipend are available for for 2014
Thursday 17 October 2013
An investigation led by researchers in the Department has revealed surprising similarities between human and chimpanzee communication.
Friday 30 August 2013
Professor Andy Young has been awarded the British Psychological Society's Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge.
Thursday 29 August 2013
Interactive games will let you compare yourself with our nearest relatives and learn about studying apes and monkeys in the wild.
Monday 29 July 2013
The Department warmly welcomes its new members of faculty, Professor Liz Meins and Dr Jonny Smallwood
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Psychology staff figured prominently in the "Excellence in Teaching and Supervision Awards".
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Two fully-funded places to study vision and visual dysfunction at York in conjunction with partner universities in Germany and the Netherlands.
Tuesday 25 June 2013
Katie Slocombe’s recent TEDx talk was featured as one of the 4 best TEDx talks given worldwide that week.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Dr Gary Lewis has joined the department as a lecturer, bringing with him a genetic perspective on social psychology.
Monday 3 June 2013
Congratulations to Dr Meesha Warmington and to Elaine Tham who have been recognised for their contributions to teaching in the Department.
Friday 31 May 2013
Dr Rob Jenkins joins an international group that speaks up for young scientists.
Friday 31 May 2013
Dr Rob Jenkins who recently joined the department as Senior Lecturer is awarded a prestigious international fellowship to visit a japanese lab this summer
Thursday 30 May 2013
Margaret Thatcher's political interviews show patterns which helped wrong-foot her interviewers
Wednesday 8 May 2013
The Department is seeking to appoint an outstanding graduate administrator as Department Manager.
Wednesday 6 March 2013
Register now to find out more about our postgraduate courses.
Friday 1 March 2013
The Department warmly welcomes its newest member of faculty, Dr Karla Evans.
Monday 25 February 2013
New study identifies two separate brain systems involved in seeing objects.
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Cassie Barton, who graduated from the Department in 2011, has won the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2012.
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Dr Aidan Horner has won the Experimental Psychology Society’s 2012 Frith Prize.
Wednesday 20 June 2012
The closing date for applications in Wednesday January 30th 2013.
Thursday 24 May 2012
Continuing our expansion, the Department is looking to appoint a new professor.