Press office news tagged psychology

Researchers and charity launch online tool to help people deal with psychological impact of having a ‘visible difference’

A ‘life-changing’ programme to help adults with visible differences such as scars and burns is being made publicly available for the first time.
6 October 2020
Brain imaging expertise supports new discoveries on decision-making process

Research carried out by a University academic has shed new light on the fundamentals of how, and why, we make the decisions we do.
4 September 2020
Study to explore whether new therapy can help address problem drinking

A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is being trialled to see if it can support patients with chronic liver disease to stop drinking.
4 August 2020
Promises found to reduce cheating in large study of adolescents

New research has found that adolescents who promised to be truthful were less likely to ‘cheat’ than those who did not, even when they could not be found out.
3 August 2020
Online abuse expert helps Facebook, Google and others shape new approach to child protection

An academic specialising in child sexual exploitation has given expert guidance to Facebook, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants as they publish a new 15-year roadmap on protecting young people against online harm.
11 June 2020
University researcher takes part in major study driving improvement in scientific methodology

Lecturer in Psychology Dr Nadège Bault took part in the Neuroimaging Analysis, Replication and Prediction Study (NARPS), published in Nature.
20 May 2020
Reconnecting with nature key for the health of people and the planet

A study led by researchers at the University of Plymouth is the first to investigate – within a single study – the contribution of both nature contact and connection to human health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours
13 February 2020
Tackling inequality one word at a time – experts put spotlight on language development in Arabic speaking countries

A new project is to help identify preschoolers in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and the West Bank with delayed speech, in a bid to reduce academic and social disadvantage.
7 February 2020
Experts gather to debate international impact of environmental psychology

The International Conference on Environmental Psychology 2019 is taking place at the University of Plymouth from September 4-6
4 September 2019
Seeing greenery linked to less intense and frequent cravings

A study led by the University of Plymouth is the first to demonstrate that passive exposure to nearby greenspace is linked to both lower frequencies and strengths of craving.
12 July 2019
New international report shows more public and industry engagement, and earlier intervention, needed to prevent child sexual offending online

A new report released today (Friday 21 June), involving over 2,000 experts in online child sex offending has made strong recommendations on how to better prevent the growing problem of child sexual offending on the internet.
21 June 2019
Fishers keen to help address the problem of marine litter

Researchers at the University of Plymouth and the University of Surrey spoke to around 120 fishers and other stakeholders, including boat owners and crew both signed up and not registered with the Fishing for Litter (FFL) initiative
7 June 2019