2024 news
Thursday 12 December 2024
Psychologists at the University of York, who tested the impact that smartphones have on children’s behaviour for a new two-part documentary series for Channel 4, found that a ban in school impacted positively on sleep and mood.
Tuesday 10 December 2024
Two psychologists from the University of York have been awarded more than £1.5 million each in ERC Consolidator Grants to study the impact of sleep on memory and the growing issue of online misogyny.
Friday 18 October 2024
A new data service will work to empower individuals to understand their own online data and share it safely with researchers to help improve digital wellbeing.
Tuesday 1 October 2024
The Department of Psychology has placed joint 8th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 for the subject of psychology. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.
Thursday 12 September 2024
Psychologists at the University of York will test the impact that smartphones have on children’s behaviour in a new two-part documentary series for Channel 4.
Tuesday 23 July 2024
Psychologists have used the hit TV series Game of Thrones to understand how the brain enables us to recognise faces.
Monday 15 July 2024
The results of the 2024 National Student Survey have revealed the strengths of the Department of Psychology in ‘Organisation and Management’, ‘Academic Support’ and ‘Teaching on my Course’.
Thursday 16 May 2024
Psychology at York is ranked 9th in the UK according to the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2025).
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.
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.