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Watching nature videos on social media supported people’s mental wellbeing during lockdowns
Researchers from the University of Plymouth used the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 to investigate how people engaged with nature via social media and whether there were associations between this form of simulated nature engagement and wellbeing.
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Psychopharmacology Laboratory
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/facilities/psychopharmacology-laboratory
One of the key goals of the Psychopharmacology Laboratory, in concert with other labs in BRIC at the University of Plymouth, is to understand the factors that affect individual variation in response to drugs.
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Empowering women in architecture
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/alumni/success-stories/trailblazers/bethany-long
University of Plymouth trailblazers: BSc (Hons) Psychology graduate Lucy Ford shares how dealing first-hand with sexism in football led her to create a new movement to empower women in sport.
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Routes to Wellness: New project to support the mental health of people affected by displacement
An important new study involving the University of Plymouth is set to support the mental health of refugees.
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National award for postgraduates’ mental health toolkit
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/national-award-for-postgraduates-mental-health-toolkit
The Researcher Toolkit has won the FindAUniversity Award for the best Postgrad Wellbeing Initiative
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Academic contributes to report warning hidden toll of brain injury costs the economy £43 billion a year
University of Plymouth news: Dr Alyson Norman, Associate Professor in Psychology, worked on a new Right to Rehab report with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Acquired Brain Injury and the UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum.
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Study shows that people switch their morality in the heat of the moment
University of Plymouth news: Virtual reality technology could show how a person would really behave in a morally difficult situation – despite what he or she might claim on paper, according to new research.
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Research to develop new autism intervention
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-to-develop-new-autism-intervention
A research team at the University of Plymouth is working with families of children with autism to design a new intervention to support them in everyday life.
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Why are board games so popular among many people with autism? New research explains
Academics say the research into board gaming could help to inform future work on designing wellbeing interventions for special populations.
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People who ‘see the glass as half full’ are more likely to fall prey to mass marketing scams
Research co-authored by Professor Yaniv Hanoch, Professor of Decision Science in the School of Psychology, delves into the individual differences of the scam victims
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