We are committed to making sure our research insights and expertise can be used for societal and/or economic impact.
We have a variety of services which are designed to support individuals and organisations apply psychological research expertise to support their business needs. This might include: supporting business strategy and operational management, using data insights and analyses, maximising marketing and communications, supporting human resource management and/or supporting employee capacity-building and professional development.
Based on our internationally-recognised research, we have expertise in:
understanding human learning behaviour
supporting behavioural change in people and organisations
understanding consumer behaviour
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training
We can offer various CPD short courses, which are typically delivered as half-day courses.
Psychometrics in the Workplace
Personality and Individual Differences in the Workplace
Psychometric Testing: Measurement of Individual Differences in the Workplace
Exploring and clarifying personal values in coaching
Theoretical Foundations of Values in Psychology
Practical Techniques for Values Exploration
Integrating Values into Coaching Practice
Using online behaviour to inform persona-based psychographic profiling
Introducing cyberpsychology: The psychology of online behaviour
Consumer cyberpsychology- using online behaviour in psychographic profiling
Being effective in online communication
Defining types of online communication
Key principles of effective online-exclusive communication
Personalised and persuasive online communication
What Is Test Anxiety and How Can We Reduce It?
How does test anxiety affect exam performance?
How does test anxiety relate to wellbeing?
What can be done to reduce test anxiety?
Services
Data Service
We can support Research and Development (R&D) services for those working in businesses or organisations who need support with collecting, analysing or interpreting data. We have high level of practical and in-depth experience of designing, delivering and evaluating research, as well as using and analysing various sources of data. When engaging in human data, we adhere to the ethical and integrity standards outlined by the British Psychological Society’s Code of Human Research Ethics (2021).
Here are some of the areas we can support:
Ethics and data management- ethical considerations when collecting data from human participants, navigating NHS ethics, devising data management plans
Data insights– what type of data might you need, how to develop surveys to gain useful data, what psychometric scales might be useful to measure people’s perceptions or experiences
Data handling– how to apply scoring procedures for psychometric measures, how to handle big data sets
Data visualisation– creating charts or figures to help you visualise your data
Data analysis– choosing an appropriate analysis for your data, advising or using software to analyse data
Data interpretation– explaining how data relates to the things you’re interested in, describing what the data means and the implications, identifying data-informed recommendations
Evaluation services– how to design interventions, what measurements are needed and when, what sort of data might be most helpful to gain
Neuroimaging analysis– Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) analysis (structural and functional); analysis of resting-state data and diffusion data, using a variety of software; protocol design for MRI studies, electromyography
Meet our Data Services Team
Dr Michel Belyk
Dr James Brand
Dr John Shaw
Dr Lauren McGale
Professor Philip Murphy
Coaching Clinic
Coaching is for everyone. It’s not just for businesspeople, sports professionals or career changers. And it can help you progress in lots of different areas of your life. So, if you’ve ever felt like you might be getting in your own way, or that you could achieve more if you tackled your projects or problems differently, coaching could help.
You’ll attend regular coaching sessions with one of our professional Chartered Coaching Psychologists. Coaching is not mentoring, tutoring, or therapy. And your coach will not tell you what to do nor give advice. The coach’s aim is to help support you to discover for yourself what works for you in achieving your own goals. So, your coach will work with you to understand your goals and challenges. They might suggest evidence-based techniques and tools you can try but, ultimately, it’s for you to decide what works in the context of your life. In fact, people who come for coaching usually say it’s an empowering and exciting process.
We have a number of registered Coaching Psychologists who have extensive experience with working with various types of clients. Here are some of the things we can do to support you or your organisation’s needs:
Motivation: We can help you rediscover your passion in your work and develop strategies to maintain high levels of motivation throughout your career
Procrastination: We’ll work with you to identify the root causes of your procrastination and provide practical techniques to help you stay on track with your work tasks
Time management: Effective time management is crucial for professional success. Our coaches can help you explore different approaches to time management to find out what works for you.
Goal setting and achievement: Set clear academic and personal goals. And work with your coach on how to take consistent steps toward achieving them.
Stress management: Master professional stressors and foster resilience. Our coaching psychologists have lots of experience of different stress management techniques so they can help you find ones that work for you
Confidence building: Build your self-confidence and self-esteem to excel in your work and in life in general.
Communication skills and team-working: Work on your communication skills, including public speaking and interpersonal communication, to excel in presentations and group projects.
Lifestyle coaching: Sleep, exercise, and other lifestyle factors can play a big role in how much we feel we have the energy for our work. Lifestyle coaching can help you work on these issues to improve your professional performance.
Career direction coaching: Our coaching psychologists can help you to reflect on your interests, values and personality, so you can feel better prepared to develop a clear vision for your future
Performance coaching- unlock your potential and achieve peak performance
All our Coaching Clinic coaches are fully qualified Chartered Psychologists and use well-evidenced cognitive-behavioural principles.
Meet our Coaching Psychologists
Professor Nick Hulbert-Williams
Professor Mark Forshaw
Dr Lorna Mills
Dr Dean Wilkinson
Dr Lee Hulbert-Williams
Facilities and Equipment Hire
We have a wide range of state-of-the-art laboratories. equipment and tools.
We can work with you to address key strategic projects or challenges you might be encountering within your business. You can access leading knowledge and research through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs).
KTPs are supported through grant funding by Innovate UK. Small-to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are eligible for up to two thirds of the costs of the KTP supported by grant funding.
KTPs can last between 12 to 36 months where the knowledge is transferred from the University into the business via academic expertise and one or more graduate level Associates, employed for the life of the project to deliver its aims.
Innovate UK’s priority is to fund KTP projects which demonstrate the potential for a high level of innovation, economic and/or societal impact.
Here are some of the strategic challenges our psychology expertise can help you address:
Improving the performance of products/services/processes which target positive brain health and mental well-being
Improving the performance of products/services/processes which target educational learning outcomes
Managing people and teams through transformative organisational change e.g. technology adoption, motivating behaviour
We have a wide range of expertise areas, and these are some examples of how they can relate to supporting behaviour change within professional practice.
f you would like to find out more about our knowledge exchange services, please get in touch with our Associate Head of Knowledge Exchange and Marketing