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Read more at: Dr Jason Rentfrow is editor of newly published APA title, Geographical Psychology

Dr Jason Rentfrow is editor of newly published APA title, Geographical Psychology

5 October 2013

A book edited by Senior Lecturer, Dr Jason Rentfrow , has just been published by the American Psychological Association. The book, Geographical psychology: exploring the interaction of environment and behavior , investigates how the social and physical environments in which people live affect their behaviour and their...

Read more at: Double recognition for Melanie Jensen's research project

Double recognition for Melanie Jensen's research project

3 October 2013

Melanie Jensen, who studied psychology in the Department as part of the undergraduate Natural Sciences Tripos joint course in Physiology and Psychology last year, has received twofold recognition for her outstanding Part II research project, which was supervised by Dr Jeff Dalley . Melanie's project, which is entitled An...

Read more at: Alumni Festival Lecture given by Nicky Clayton and Clive Wilkins

Alumni Festival Lecture given by Nicky Clayton and Clive Wilkins

30 September 2013

As part of the Cambridge Alumni Festival 2013 , the Department's Professor of Comparative Cognition, Nicky Clayton , and Mr Clive Wilkins, a fine artist and writer, currently Artist in Residence in the Psychology Department, presented a lecture, The Captured Thought, at Lady Mitchell Hall on the Sidgwick Site. The Festival...

Read more at: Ion Channels in Health and Disease: the 4th Biennial Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium

Ion Channels in Health and Disease: the 4th Biennial Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium

28 September 2013

Members of the Department took part in the 4th Biennial Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium , which took place from 16-17 September 2013 at the West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge. Professor Trevor Robbins chaired the session 'Channels in circuits', and Professor Nicky Clayton presented a dance performance with Mr Clive Wilkins...

Read more at: Best of the year: Dr James Russell's Journal of Cognition & Development paper receives award

Best of the year: Dr James Russell's Journal of Cognition & Development paper receives award

23 September 2013

Congratulations to Dr James Russell , who has just been awarded the Journal of Cognition and Development's Editor's Choice Award (2012) for the following paper, which he co-authored with Brioney Gee and Christina Bullard: Russell, J., Gee, B. & Bullard, C. (2012). Why do young children hide by closing their eyes? Self-...

Read more at: BSA recognises outstanding contribution of Auditory Perception Group

BSA recognises outstanding contribution of Auditory Perception Group

10 September 2013

At the annual meeting of the British Society of Audiology (BSA), held from 4th to 6th September in Keele, four members of the Auditory Perception Group received Chairman's Awards for outstanding contributions to hearing research and to the training of researchers in auditory science. The group members receiving awards were...

Read more at: Conversation Without Words: TEDx Oxbridge talk now available

Conversation Without Words: TEDx Oxbridge talk now available

20 August 2013

On 1st June this year, Professor of Comparative Cognition , Nicky Clayton , and fine artist and writer, Clive Wilkins , who is currently Artist in Residence in the Psychology Department, presented their talk, "Conversation Without Words", at the TEDx Oxbridge "Timeless Ideas" event, which took place at the Said Business...

Read more at: Behaviour 2013 success for Gabrielle Davidson

Behaviour 2013 success for Gabrielle Davidson

9 August 2013

Department of Psychology PhD student, Gabrielle Davidson, who is supervised by Professor of Comparative Cognition, Nicky Clayton , has just been announced as the winner of the poster competition at Behaviour 2013 . The Behaviour 2013 conference was a joint meeting of the 33rd International Ethological Conference and the...

Read more at: BBC 3 documentary: Dr Claire Gillan talks about OCD

BBC 3 documentary: Dr Claire Gillan talks about OCD

6 August 2013

Inside My Mind is a BBC 3 documentary that seeks to understand and explain mental illness by viewing it from different perspectives. It presents the personal experiences of mental illness suffers and their families and describes, with the aid of computer-generated imagery, the biological processes that underlie the...

Read more at: AS-Level Essay Competition short-listed entrants

AS-Level Essay Competition short-listed entrants

1 August 2013

Each year the Department of Psychology holds an essay competition for Sixth Form students. This year over 100 essays were received from schools across the country, answering one of two questions: “Is reason the master of emotions, or are emotions the master of reason?” or “What has research in the past decade taught us...

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