Durham University Department of Psychology

Congratulations to Professor Mary Hanley from our Department of Psychology who has been awarded the British Psychological Society Developmental Section Impact and Engagement Award for 2024 🎉👏



The award recognises Professor Hanley’s dedication to encouraging widespread engagement and real-world impact in the field of developmental psychology.



Find out more about how Professor Hanley champions public engagement, consultative working and tangible impacts through her work 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wMCNp

Dr Sheina Lew-Levy awarded prestigious ERC Grant - Durham University Dr Sheina Lew-Levy from our top-rated Psychology department has been awarded a highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant.

Don't forget to tune in to Channel 5 at 8pm tonight to catch Dr Lore Thaler on Michael Mosley: The Wonders of the Human Body. 📺
Dr Thaler, from our Department of Psychology, demonstrates her fascinating work on echolocation in the episode 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wMaAY

Dr Lore Thaler from our Durham University Department of Psychology will feature on Channel 5 this Thursday at 8pm 📺

The programme, Michael Mosley: Wonders of the Human Body, is one of the last TV projects of the much-loved and missed Dr Mosley. Dr Thaler's leading research into neuroplasticity and human echolocation is featured in the show.

You can read about her latest work here 👉https://brnw.ch/21wM6IJ

💻 Interested in studying our hybrid, part-time Executive MSc in Behavioural Science?

🖱️ Book a 1-1 call with our Programme Director Professor Mark Rubin to ask any questions you have.

📅 Slots available this Wednesday 20 March between 10-11.30am GMT. Sign up here 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wHYyB

Durham University Department of Psychology

🧠 Calling all parents in North East England with infants or young children!

👶 Enroll in the Durham University Family Database and take part in exciting research opportunities!

Sign up here and have your child contribute to new scientific discoveries! https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=i9hQcmhLKUW-RNWaLYpvlBJWacrr86tOsYSzPi_O-7pUQUc1VVU0WU9ZTVBTNDFUWEs2V04yN1RUMy4u

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🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. Ben Alderson-Day for being awarded a BPS Book Award in Popular Science for his outstanding work, "Presence"! 📚 Join us in celebrating a momentous achievement! For more details, check out the official announcement here 🔗 https://www.bps.org.uk/news/congratulations-winners-2023-book-award

🎉 Hi all! Are you looking for something fun, engaging, and educational for your children to do? We are inviting 8-11-year-olds to take part in some tasks with animals, patterns, smiley faces, and maths 🦁💭🔢😀
🎄 Sessions available THIS WEEKEND!
👉 If your child or anyone you know may be interested, please share our poster and/or sign up using our online pre-screening & booking link:
https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6VerEEOeLQLfTEi
This study is recruiting neurotypical children with normal or corrected-to-normal vision/hearing, and offers some engaging tasks + a £5 Amazon Voucher!
To find out more or for any questions, please get in touch with Linda, the project researcher, by emailing her at [email protected]
Please note: If you would like to express interest by aren't able to participate this weekend, please email Linda to be added to her mailing list!

🎄🧣Our department sleighed it at yesterday's Christmas jumper day for Save the Children UK! ❄️😊 We rocked our festive knits, all for a good Claus! 🎅🤶 Still time to spread cheer & donate here: https://christmas.savethechildren.org.uk/fundraising/CJD230019311

That's a wrap for at Durham University! We had hundreds of children participate in fun psychology activities at our booth. A big thank you to our volunteers and to Dr. Sam Forbes for leading our psychology team!

🌍🚨 Research by PhD candidate Jack Hughes was featured in the Guardian! He finds 'cigarette-style' warnings on food could slash meat consumption by 7-10%! These eye-catching labels might be the key to a healthier diet and a greener planet. 🌱 Read more 👉

Cigarette-style climate warnings on food could cut meat consumption, study suggests Durham University research found warnings of environmental or health impacts reduced choice of meals containing meat by 7-10%

Still looking for something to do in half term? We are looking for 3-9 children to take part in the Surprise Suitcase next week.

Book here: https://calendly.com/boldkids/motorskills

Or drop us a message for more information.

Putting 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger' to the test! Research by Dr. Karolina Nieberle shows how challenging experiences strengthen leader identity. Disruptive events boost awareness of leadership traits, while weaker/ordinary events evoke follower-like traits ➡️ Read more about it here!

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger - Durham University People that experience frequent disruptive events are much more likely to become aware of their own leader identity, according to new research.

How did your child crawl? When did they learn to walk independently?

We are looking for parents of 2-6 year olds to complete our online milestones survey. This is part of a wider project to help us understand how children with limb differences develop in the early years.

Take part here:
https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp17qKd7PqWNdoG

We know it can be really difficult to remember exact ages, please don't worry. just give your closest estimate - it might help to look back through photos.

💻 Research from Dr. Paddy Ross reveals the secrets behind virtual backgrounds! 📚🌿Bookshelves and plants top the charts for trust and competence in online meetings, while novelty backgrounds could harm your professional image. Read more in The Guardian!

Plants or bookcases as backdrop on video call really do impress, study finds Durham University researchers also found novelty backgrounds lowered perceptions of trust and competency

This Friday, Dr Mary Hanley and Dr Keren MacLennan are hosting a public event for nearly 100 people from the locality to come into the University and hear about evidence-based initiatives to support autistic people to thrive in County Durham. The keynote speaker is Mary Kelly Foy MP who has a particular interest in supporting autistic people. The event will highlight the fantastic work ongoing by academics in the Department of Psychology and Centre for Neurodiversity and Development around supporting autistic people in employment and in education. It will also highlight the strong research partnership with Durham County Council.

Register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-autistic-people-to-thrive-in-county-durham-tickets-681476874677

We are so excited to be hosting our second year of Junior Scientist this week. We are all set up and ready to welcome over 200 children across the next 3 days. Children will be taking part in over 12 different research studies and having the chance to enjoy over 11 different psychology-based fun activities. They will be sent home with Junior Scientist certificates and lots of goodies!

Don't miss the latest podcast episode "Stop Micro-Managing Remote Employees" on Workr Beeing, showcasing research by Dr. Karolina Nieberle from our department! The episode dives into the study "Is someone looking over my shoulder" (https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2699) 🎧 https://workrbeeing.com/2023/06/29/episode-stop-micro-managing/

Stop Micro-Managing Remote Employees - Thriving at Work Micro-managing is never a good idea! We discuss new research on monitoring remote employees and the impact on wellness.

Exciting research alert!🔬📚 Did you know our perception of might be off? Dr. Jonathan McPhetres and his team uncovered a surprising mismatch between when we think we have goosebumps and what is actually observed on a camera.

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Do you have a 5/6 year old who loves virtual reality? 📺💥
Check out these summer holiday VR sessions held weekdays between 14th August - 1st September 📅

Durham University Department of Psychology

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Registration for Junior Scientist week is NOW OPEN! Junior Scientist is a free event for 4-11 year-olds and their parents, which gives a fun introduction to the mind and brain.

Use this link register your child/children and book a slot for them for this years Junior Scientist event.

https://psytech.awh.durham.ac.uk/juniorscientist/

*Note* Try copying the link into your browser if clicking it does not work

This website also contains lots of information about what to expect, so please read it carefully.

If you have any questions please email the Junior Scientist team at: [email protected]

Yaayyy! Junior Scientist is back ☺️. Our team have planned lots of fun, free and educational activities for children aged 4-11 years here at Durham University between the 22nd-24th August. Bookings will be launched towards the end of this week - like and follow the Junior Scientist page for updates 😁

We are delighted to be welcoming Dr. Jacky Chan as an Assistant Professor next month! Dr. Chan will be teaching statistics in the department. His research focuses on early language and cognitive development (specifically early bilingualism). Check out some of Dr. Chan's previous work here📝➡️ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DioIGwYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

Join us TODAY for the PGR Summer Seminar Series kickoff. Siobhán McAteer will be giving the first talk on "Examining the representation of spatial short-term memories through the lens of resource allocation theory." 🧠

🗓️ Today 🕒 12:30-1:15pm 📍 Room L68

PGR Summer Seminar Series Schedule:

July 5th – Siobhán McAteer
July 12th – Stephanie Kordon
July 19th – Mike Wadlsey (online)
July 26th – Carlo Vreden
August 2nd – Tyler Ross
August 9th – Rhys Proud
August 16th – Jack Hughes
August 23rd – BREAK
August 30th – Oscar Sill
September 6th – Lucy Edgar

🎓🌟📚 What an incredible time at the Wolfson Research Institute Early Career Researcher Conference 2023! A round of applause for all the early career "psy-entists" who gave amazing presentations and did a fab job representing Psychology at the event!

📢 Calling all brilliant minds! 🌟
is searching for an exceptional Assistant Professor (Research and Teaching) to join our team! 🧠💥We're open to all areas of Psychology expertise.🌟 Closing date: 14-Aug-2023

Assistant Professor (Education %26 Research) PSYC23-5 Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

Check this out below from our very own Prof Amanda Ellison!

Magnet therapy for depression is available on the NHS – here’s how it works - Durham University Professor Amanda Ellison from our Department of Psychology explains what transcranial magnetic simulation (TMS) is and how it can be used to treat depression.