Students had the chance to learn from an expert at the launch of four new psychology degrees at Edge Hill University.

The world famous civil rights leader, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, sent a personal message of congratulation to the University's scholarship students.

Research looking at the type of exam pressure exerted on pupils by parents and teachers has received extensive national media coverage including both Sky and ITN news channels.

Edge Hill University's Chancellor, Professor Tanya Byron, has officially opened the revamped Social and Psychological Sciences building on the Ormskirk campus following a £1m refurbishment project.

Do some pupils underperform at school because of the weight of teacher expectation and the stress of exams? Are children as young as seven developing a fear of academic failure?

From the cradle to the grave, Psychology is helping us get a better understanding of the human mind.

Dr Philip Murphy, Reader in Psychology at Edge Hill University, has supported the Government by advising that Ecstasy should stay as a Class A drug.

Dr Philip Murphy, Reader in Psychology at Edge Hill University has been elected as the chair of the Psychobiology section of the British Psychological Society.