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2013

New intervention helps promote tolerance in individuals

March 2013

How to reduce and improve responses to sexual harassment in the workplace

March 2013

Exposure to conspiracy theories can be detrimental for political engagement and environmental campaigns

January 2013

2012

Why the study of behaviour is important for the insurance industry

December 2012

Kent psychologist lines up for Ethical Battles in Science and Medicine

October 2012

University and clinical practice helping to improve lives in the region and beyond

October 2012

Forensic Psychologists' research could lead to national polygraph testing for sex offenders

July 2012

Psychologists discover links between angry thoughts and displaced aggression in male gang affiliates

July 2012

Professor Dominic Abrams elected President of SPSSI

July 2012

Prestigious Higher Education Academy grant for Kent psychologist

May 2012

Psychology paper selected by Science

May 2012

Psychologists help students prepare for the changing world of work

April 2012

Professor Richard Crisp wins Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize

February 2012

Professor Diane Houston honoured for her contribution to psychology

January 2012

2011

Two-year old becomes 2000th recruit for Kent Child Development Unit

December 2011

Cyberbullying and how to stop it

November 2011

Happy school events at the University

November 2011

Perfectionism in sports can be a double-edged sword

October 2011

Research shows that mindfulness can improve daily psychological routines

October 2011

Anglo-Chinese collaboration results in Physical Appearance Perfectionism Scale

October 2011

Psychologists aim to find treatment for face blindness

September 2011

Mental simulation can promote tolerance between different social groups

September 2011

Multiplayer role-playing games no joy for those high in obsessive passion

September 2011

University of Kent psychologist throws new light on inflated self-perception

August 2011

Dr Eduardo Vasquez - Riots fuelled by alienation

August 2011

New Head of School Dr Joachim Stoeber

July 2011

Positive reframing, acceptance and humour are the most effective coping strategies

July 2011

New research reveals conspiring conspiracy theorists

May 2011

Professor Richard Crisp elected Fellow of the British Psychological Society

April 2011

Research collaboration aims to help stroke sufferers

April 2011

Workplace interruptions and how to recover from them

February 2011

2010

Motivational orientation for athletic success

December 2010

Unrealistic goals and standards make teachers stressed

September 2010

Girls believe they are better than boys by the age of four

September 2010

Female sexual offenders: unrecognised and underreported

September 2010

Research suggests that many people can and do lead because they want to help others

August 2010

Psychologist to develop treatment programme for arsonists

August 2010

Contrary to parental expectations learning new words is not always easy for children

August 2010

Conflicted meat-eaters deny that meat-animals have the capacity to suffer

July 2010

Forensic psychology conference at Kent

June 2010

Power leads to more optimistic and less accurate time predictions

March 2010

Online ostracism damages children's self esteem

March 2010

When does 'youth' end and 'old age' begin?

March 2010

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2009

Psychologists to focus on mindfulness

December 2009

Public lecture to launch new centre for research on social climate and conventions

November 2009

Supporting a new generation of scientists

October 2009

Professors elected to Academy of Social Sciences

March 2009

2008

Research shows people make fewer mistakes when drinking in groups than when alone

December 2008

Kent celebrates new appointment to the Academy of Social Sciences

November 2008

Research highlights sex differences in leadership emergence and effectiveness

October 2008

Psychologist says that in order to understand modern leadership we should consult the lessons of the past

April 2008

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