Psychology
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People with faceblindness aren’t believed by their doctors – here’s what needs to change
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In a new article for The Conversation, Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dr Edwin Burns explores the brain disorder prosopagnosia, also known as faceblindness.
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Edge Hill professor appointed new chair of addiction charity to help ambitious growth strategy
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Edge Hill University Professor Derek Heim has been appointed the new chair of UK SMART Recovery, a leading national charity supporting people to overcome addictions.
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Family friendly workshop highlights healthy ageing to combat dementia
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Edge Hill University researchers and Aughton and Ormskirk u3a welcomed more than 170 visitors to a workshop highlighting healthy ageing to combat dementia.
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Researchers develop new tool to measure how social media behaviour can impact wellbeing
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Screen time in itself is not an accurate reflection of the impact social media can have on wellbeing, new research has found.
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Edge Hill psychologist joins effort to help UKRI hit net zero
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An Edge Hill University psychologist is helping UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to set out a plan to deliver carbon neutral computing by 2040 or sooner.
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Press attitudes towards autism are “stereotypically negative” says new study
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Representations of autism in the national British press remain skewed towards stereotypically negative views, a comprehensive new study has found.
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What do clinical psychologists do?
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Think you might be interested in a career in clinical psychology? Looking to find out more about what the job might involve, and how to get there? This blog is here to help.
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Professor Geoff Beattie is appointed Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford
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Leading psychologist Professor Geoff Beattie from Edge Hill University has been appointed Visiting Scholar at the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (OCLW) and a member of Wolfson College in recognition of his literary scholarship.
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Manipulating light can induce psychedelic experiences – and scientists aren’t quite sure why
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In a new article for The Conversation, Dr Reshanne Reeder, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Edge Hill University, investigates the psychedelic experiences elicited through Ganzflicker.
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New research shows that autistic people are better at reading emotions in cartoons
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New research carried out by psychologists at Edge Hill University shows that contrary to popular belief, people with autism may actually be better at reading emotions compared to neurotypical people in some contexts.
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