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Read more at: Congratulations to our departmental prize winners!

Congratulations to our departmental prize winners!

8 January 2026

Congratulations to our researchers Dr Rakoen Maertens, Dr David Young and Dr Chloe Austerberry, whose outstanding research has made them the inaugural winners of two new awards in the Department of Psychology. Brenda Milner Best Paper Prize (PhD & MPhil students) Dr Rakoen Maertens has been awarded the Brenda Milner...

Read more at: Psychology researchers secure Accelerate Programme funding for CogMap project
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Psychology researchers secure Accelerate Programme funding for CogMap project

1 December 2025

Congratulations to Psychology researchers Marcella Montagnese and Richard Bethlehem, who have secured funding from the Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery for their CogMap project. 15 differerent research projects in the programme will use artificial intelligence to tackle some of the most pressing challenges in...

Read more at: Psychology Staff Research Symposium 2025
Psychology staff research symposium, June 23, 2025, Psychology Lecture Theatre.

Psychology Staff Research Symposium 2025

20 May 2025

The Research Staff Representatives are pleased to invite the Psychology research staff (postdocs, research assistants, visiting researchers, teaching associates, and other ECR staff members) to participate in the upcoming Psychology Staff Research Symposium 2025 , taking place on June 23, 2025 , in the Psychology Main...

Read more at: Dr Lee de-Wit wins Pilkington Prize 2024

Dr Lee de-Wit wins Pilkington Prize 2024

21 March 2024

Congratulations to Dr Lee de-Wit who is one of this year's Pilkington Prize winners! The prizes are awarded to individuals who make a substantial contribution to the teaching programme of a Department, Faculty or the University as a whole. Read more about the 2024 winners: Pilkington Prize 2024

Read more at: Join Centre for Family Research Activities at the Cambridge Festival
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Join Centre for Family Research Activities at the Cambridge Festival

20 February 2024

The Department of Psychology and Centre for Family Research (CFR) are jointly hosting events and activities on the Family Weekend of the Cambridge Festival, 23-24 March 2024. All event details and booking information are available on the CFR website .

Read more at: Dr Steve Rathje and Dr Jon Roozenbeek win APS Rising Star Awards

Dr Steve Rathje and Dr Jon Roozenbeek win APS Rising Star Awards

20 February 2024

Congratulations to former PhD student Dr Steve Rathje and department member Dr Jon Roozenbeek who won the APS Rising Star Awards this year. The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding Members of the APS (Association for Psychological Science) in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD. View...

Read more at: Prof Sander van der Linden wins BPS Best Book Prize

Prof Sander van der Linden wins BPS Best Book Prize

20 February 2024

Congratulations to Prof Sander van der Linden who has won the Best Book Prize (popular science) from the British Psychological Society for his book Foolproof: Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity . Read about all winning books: Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Book Award Further information on...

Read more at: Department of Psychology Undergraduates Prizes 2023
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Department of Psychology Undergraduates Prizes 2023

18 December 2023

Many congratulations to all the students below, who were awarded prizes in the 2023 examinations. The British Psychological Society Prize for Best Performance across Accredited Programmes was awarded to: Jess Evans, M The Cambridge University Press Prize for best project was awarded to: Jess Evans, M The Cambridge...

Read more at: Clarivate ISI Highly Cited Researchers

Clarivate ISI Highly Cited Researchers

16 November 2022

Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence reflected in their publication of multiple highly cited papers over the last decade. These highly cited papers rank in the top 1% by citations for a field or fields and publication year in the Web of Science™ . In 2022, fewer than 7,000...

Read more at: Just like humans, more intelligent jays have greater self-control

Just like humans, more intelligent jays have greater self-control

1 November 2022

A study has found that Eurasian jays can pass a version of the ‘marshmallow test’ – and those with the greatest self-control also score the highest on intelligence tests This paper was published by Nicola Clayton, Alex Schnell and Markus Boeckle. This is the first evidence of a link between self-control and intelligence in...

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