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This year, the 46th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) took place in Aberdeen, bringing together experts from around the world. The ECVP is an annual international conference that provides a forum for presenting and discussing new developments in the disciplines of of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Cognitive Sciences, with a…

Johannes Koehn, an undergraduate student in the School of Psychology, has been awarded an Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) Undergraduate Research Bursary to undertake a summer research project exploring the neural mechanisms of memory. Specifically, Johannes will investigate why information that is read aloud tends to be remembered better than information…

Today we introduce Dr Jacqui Hutchison. Jacqui received both an MA (2011) and PhD (2015) in Psychology from the University of Aberdeen. Following her PhD Jacqui joined Abertay University as a post-doctoral Research Fellow before returning to Aberdeen in 2017 where she is now the Undergraduate Programme Coordinator for Psychology. Get…

Today we introduce Dr Helen Knight, Helen is the Director of Education for the School of Psychology and a Senior Lecturer. Get to know Helen a little more here:

What are you currently watching on TV?
I am currently (re)watching an 8-part miniseries called Fellow Travelers and I cannot…

Today we introduce you to Dr Clare Kirtley. Clare is the Coordinator for the Level 1 Theory and Concepts course and also leads the Psychology Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) system. Get to know Clare a little more here:

What is your favourite way to relax after a…

Today we introduce Stacey Dale, a member of our Administration Team who oversees support for Level 1 and 2 studies. Stacey is a friendly face behind our office.

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What do you do for fun outside of work?
I enjoy crocheting and other…

Today we introduce Dr Heather Branigan, one of our lecturers and the coordinator of the Level 2 Theory course in the School of Psychology.

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How do you take your cup of tea?
Strong, with a wee bit of milk. Nothing beats…

Today we introduce Dr Mirjam Brady-Van den Bos, one of our lecturers and the coordinator of the Level 1 Research Methods course in the School of Psychology. Get to know Mirjam a little more here:

What is your favourite book? 
I’ve just finished the Silo trilogy by Hugh Howey. An…

Given that food is an essential requirement for all living beings, it is not surprising that we have an automatic inclination to move towards food. This approach bias (i.e., our tendency to move towards things we like or find appealing) can be influenced by many things, including how hungry we…

Research in the School of Psychology has been helping uncover the origins of stereotypes.  

Stereotypes are bits of information associated with social categories (e.g., Scottish people are miserly, scientists are geeky, and men like the colour blue). Regardless of whether we believe them to be true we all have extensive…