Psychology

Welcome to the Department of Psychology

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Witness interrogation in mock court room.

Welcome to the Department of Psychology

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The 'friend' in the mirror.

Welcome to the Department of Psychology

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Masculinised faces: which do YOU prefer?

Welcome to the Department of Psychology

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Diving in football: how to spot it.

Welcome to the Department of Psychology

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The science behind our sense of smell

Welcome to the Department of Psychology

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Eye movements when looking at a road scene.

Welcome to the Department of Psychology

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Chimpanzee social relations.

RAE 2008

We are an active department committed to the dissemination of high quality basic and applied research. Research based in the Department of Psychology was rated 80% internationally recognised or above, with 31% of the research outputs rated internationally excellent or world-leading. Research in each of the three research centres was assessed as internationally excellent, with special mention of research in primatology, forensic psychology and visual attention.

Welcome to the web pages of the Department of Psychology at the University of Portsmouth!

 

We are a lively (and I think, passionate!) department, warm to students, open to visitors and excited about our research. Come and join us. We hope you will find these pages as easy to navigate and get to know as you would find the staff and students in the department.

You will find information about our , our Research Centres, our Staff, our Laboratories and Conferences and Workshops. If you have any comments or questions, contact us at the addresses you find in our staff pages.

Dr Sherria Hoskins

Head of Department

New Primate Behaviour Study Centre Opens

The University of Portsmouth and Marwell Wildlife have joined forces to open the world’s first cognitive study centre for rare Sulawesi crested macaques. View video here

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