Psychology

Psychology at Edge Hill University is ranked in the top 10 in the UK for both Assessment and Feedback and Personal Development, as well being ranked in the top 20 when averaging all other measures that assess the quality of Psychology Degrees in the UK (National Student Survey, 2016). This is testament to our dedicated and caring staff who take great pride in creating a stimulating and supportive learning environment with the development and future employability of our graduates at the heart of our programmes.

In the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) we obtained excellent results with 23% of our research outputs judged to be ‘world-leading’ (4*), 27% assessed as ‘internationally excellent’ (3*) and an additional 41% judged to be ‘recognised internationally' (2*). For a new department, these results are truly outstanding and put us significantly ahead of many long-established Psychology departments in the UK. who have had justifiable reputations for research excellence for many years.

Given that Edge Hill University has been selected in 2014 by the Times Higher Education as the ‘University of the Year’, together with our consistently very high NSS ratings and combined with our excellent REF scores, this means that we have been independently judged to be a truly excellent Psychology department for both teaching and research.

The department is housed in a purpose-built building equipped with cutting-edge technologies that are used for research, teaching, and student-led projects. All of our staff are active researchers seeking to advance and promote psychological knowledge, many are world-leading in their area.