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- Rich contexts do not always enrich the accuracy of personality judgments
- Two new Psychology Lecturers!
- Educational Psychologists tackle motivational and emotional strategies for coping with university stress
- Continuing the sporting legacy: Edge Hill University research seeks to enhance training effectiveness
- Can personality traits be used to predict doping in sport?
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Public opinion should influence drugs legislation
Public opinion should be taken into account by legislators when looking at legalising drugs, according to a leading researcher from Edge Hill University. Continue reading
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Leading educational psychologist takes helm at BPS
A leading researcher from Edge Hill University has been elected chair of the British Psychological Society’s (BPS) Education Section. Continue reading
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Psychology students dress up for Children in Need
Psychology students at Edge Hill university came to classes in their pyjamas on Friday 16th November in an effort to raise money for Children in Need. Students also got involved in bake sales and a host of other fund raising … Continue reading
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Drug misuse – what can be done?
Drug misuse and new ideas to tackle the problem will be up for debate at Edge Hill University. Continue reading
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Psychology Staff Contribute to National Psychology of Education Conference
Three members of our psychology department played an active role in the British Psychological Society (BPS) Education Section Annual Conference, held this year in Milton Keynes (Nov 9th – 12th, 2012). The conference theme of ‘Raising Attainment in Education: The … Continue reading
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Initiative inspires children to avoid anti-social behaviour
An educational campaign aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour, developed by BSc (Hons) Psychology student Janice Devers, is now on the verge of being rolled out across the entire region. Continue reading
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Edge Hill leads the way in many subjects
Edge Hill University students are ranked as some of the most satisfied in the country in many subjects. Continue reading
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Psychology top for Student Satisfaction in the North West
Results of the National Student Survey were published towards the end of this September. It is the biggest survey of student opinion undertaken in the country. The Sunday Times University Guide compiled scores across questions relating to quality of teaching, … Continue reading
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Psychology Student, Angela Larkin Reports on her Summer Exchange Trip to China
I was fortunate to be offered a place on the exchange programme earlier this summer to Changsha Social Work College, Hunan Province, China. There were 19 of us from Edge Hill, with students from a variety of courses and disciplines. … Continue reading
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Ecstasy isn’t safe, says Edge Hill University Professor
A professor from Edge Hill University will appear in the UK’s first televised research trial that examines the effects of the illegal drug Ecstasy. Continue reading
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