Dr. Caroline Horton from Leeds Metropolitan University recently gave a talk at the Department of Psychology’s Cognitive Science Research Seminar series about her latest research on dreaming and memory consolidation. Dr. Horton’s research focusses upon the functions and characteristics of … Continue reading →

On January 12th and 13th, 2012, the Department of Psychology took its final year students to London on a field trip to visit the Science Museum and The Freud Museum. The trip (organised by Dr. Craig Thorley) aimed to introduce … Continue reading →

In the second seminar of our cognitive research series Dr Jeremy Tree, from Swansea University, presented some of his latest research investigating factors that affect face processing in prosopagnosia.  As Dr Tree discussed, developmental prosopagnosia refers to patients who experience … Continue reading →

Three members of our psychology staff played an active role in the British Psychological Society (BPS) Education Section Annual Conference, held this year in Preston (Nov 18th-20th, 2011).  Dr Debbie Pope, organiser of this year’s conference, said that the event … Continue reading →

Two Year 2 psychology students received scholarship awards of £500 in recognition of their commitment and achievement in their first year of study. Following nominations from academic staff within the Psychology Department, Clare Nicholas and Laura Smith were presented with … Continue reading →

At the first Cognitive Science Seminar of the new academic year, Dr. Sue Sherman presented her most recent research investigating the production of false memories in advertising. Sue’s research shows that people can have false memories for brand names and … Continue reading →