2025 news
Thursday 18 December 2025
Congratulations to Dr Angela de Bruin for being awarded the Psychonomics 2025 Early Careers Award!
Monday 24 November 2025
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Tuesday 11 November 2025
In September 2023, Dr Clara Humpston hosted the 7th biennial meeting of the International Consortium on Hallucination Research (ICHR) at the Department of Psychology, which was attended by over 70 participants from 10 different countries.
Friday 5 September 2025
New mothers only have approximately one hour out of their waking day for rest, according to new research.
Friday 1 August 2025
The results of the 2025 National Student Survey have revealed the strengths of the Department of Psychology in ‘Teaching On My Course, ‘Academic Support’ and ‘Learning Resources’.
Monday 21 July 2025
The UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences has elected Professor Beth Jefferies in the Department of Psychology to its Fellowship.
Thursday 3 July 2025
We're delighted to announce that this year's prestigious British Psychological Society Presidents' Award has been presented to Professor Beth Jefferies.
Friday 20 June 2025
The BPS is delighted to announce Mike Burton as the winner of the Research Board's Lifetime Achievement award 2025.
Thursday 12 June 2025
York is ranked 5th in the UK for psychology in the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2026).
Friday 25 April 2025
IMRY Associate Director for the Sciences Dr Scott Cairney has been awarded the Senior Translational Research Award by the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) in their 2025 Psychopharmacology Awards.
Thursday 13 March 2025
Psychology at York placed 14th in the UK and =97th in the world
Thursday 27 February 2025
A new study into the ‘manosphere’ has shown that 90% of secondary school teachers and 68% of primary teachers strongly feel that schools would benefit from teaching material addressing online misogyny.
Friday 31 January 2025
On the 5 year anniversary since the first COVID-19 cases were detected in the UK, ITV is airing an interview with our faculty member Dr Heidi Baseler.
Thursday 23 January 2025
We have been ranked 65th for psychology in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.
Thursday 16 January 2025
Researchers are to look at the links between children’s mental health and smartphone and social media use as part of a Government commissioned research project.
Thursday 9 January 2025
A new study has shown that sleep deprivation can inhibit the brain’s ability to suppress unwanted memories and intrusive thoughts.