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Read more at: Eminent psychologist honoured by the University

Eminent psychologist honoured by the University

17 June 2013

The acclaimed psychologist Daniel Kahneman , Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs (Emeritus), Senior Scholar (Woodrow Wilson School), and Nobel Laureate in Economic Science, today received an honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge. Professor Kahneman, who is the only psychologist to have been awarded the...


Read more at: Dr Claire Gillan awarded prestigious fellowship

Dr Claire Gillan awarded prestigious fellowship

12 June 2013

Dr Claire Gillan has just been awarded the Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship . The Fellowship is awarded to the most promising newly qualified postdoctoral researchers and it provides a springboard to launch them into independent research careers, working in top labs in the UK and abroad. Claire, who studied for...


Read more at: Members of LARGE attend major gambling conference

Members of LARGE attend major gambling conference

3 June 2013

Several members of the Lab for Affect, Risk and Gambling Experiments (LARGE) attended the 15th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking at Caesars Palace Resort and Casino in Las Vegas last week (27th-31st May). Luke Clark gave a presentation in a symposium on 'the Gambling Brain', together with former LARGE...


Read more at: Neurotrash: a new collection of poems by Dr James Russell

Neurotrash: a new collection of poems by Dr James Russell

28 May 2013

A new collection of poetry by the Department of Psychology's Reader in Cognitive Development and master of the pen, Dr James Russell , was published this week by the Like This Press. In Neurotrash , James Russell takes a satirical sidelong glance at popular neuroscience with his distinctively vivid and intense poetry...


Read more at: Conversation without words on Springwatch Unsprung - Live!

Conversation without words on Springwatch Unsprung - Live!

23 May 2013

Professor Nicola Clayton and artist Clive Wilkins on Springwatch Unsprung


Read more at: How do prenatal sex hormones affect the relative lengths of index and ring fingers?

How do prenatal sex hormones affect the relative lengths of index and ring fingers?

9 May 2013

Research news from the Department's Vision Lab


Read more at: 'Plum-coloured bricks': Opening of the Cambridge Psychological Laboratory on this day in 1913

'Plum-coloured bricks': Opening of the Cambridge Psychological Laboratory on this day in 1913

8 May 2013

Professor John Mollon reports on the centenary of the official opening of the Cambridge Psychological Laboratory


Read more at: The One Show features Professor Nicola Clayton and some very clever crows

The One Show features Professor Nicola Clayton and some very clever crows

30 April 2013

Tonight's The One Show at 7pm looks at corvid intelligence


Read more at: Hundredth anniversary of the Department’s first Assistant in Experimental Psychology

Hundredth anniversary of the Department’s first Assistant in Experimental Psychology

28 April 2013

Professor John Mollon looks back to a significant event in the history of the Department


Read more at: Conversations without words

Conversations without words

27 April 2013

Professor Nicola Clayton and fine artist Clive Wilkins use the Argentine Tango to explore communication without words