Psychology experts win £1m research funds
Posted on 17. Sep, 2010 by admin in Psychology, Uncategorized
Psychology experts at the University of Portsmouth have won £1m in grants to study human and animal behaviour – a 100 per cent increase on last year.
The department has a research staff of 30 who study subjects as varied as detecting deception; great ape behaviour; football cheats; false memory syndrome; autism; and understanding emotion, among many others.
The £1m in grant wins from prestigious research councils and charities comes at a time of shrinking research budgets in most universities and establishes Portsmouth as a leading group of academics in their field.
Head of department, Sherria Hoskins, said: “I am thrilled our researchers have been so successful in winning crucial funding, a 100 per cent increase on last year, at a time when research budgets are shrinking.
“Portsmouth is winning research funding against the odds because of its unique groups of researchers in key areas: Forensic Psychology; Cultural Psychology, Communication and Ecological Psychology; Study of Emotion and Engagement; Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology.
“In each group we have both internationally renowned and up-coming researchers collaborating on innovative, relevant and cutting-edge research. As well as our own high-fliers, our specialist research centres include renowned academics from other universities around the world which adds to the vibrant and compelling nature of the work going on here.
“Results from this research are fed into high-level publications, conferences and, of course, into our lectures which is one of the reasons we are so popular with students. In second and third years, undergraduate students get a chance to help collect data and many of them then get the research bug and stay on to do postgraduate research with us.”
The department’s mission is to encourage high quality, pioneering research in a number of specialised areas which underpin all its teaching and knowledge transfer activities. Students can study on two undergraduate courses or one of three Master’s level courses.
The department houses specialist laboratories and facilities, hosts a weekly seminar series and visiting speaker programme, and conferences and workshops organised by the Research Centres and Groups.
The department has a research staff of 30 who study subjects as varied as detecting deception; great ape behaviour; football cheats; false memory syndrome; autism; and understanding emotion, among many others.
The £1m in grant wins from prestigious research councils and charities comes at a time of shrinking research budgets in most universities and establishes Portsmouth as a leading group of academics in their field.
Head of department, Sherria Hoskins, said: “I am thrilled our researchers have been so successful in winning crucial funding, a 100 per cent increase on last year, at a time when research budgets are shrinking.
“Portsmouth is winning research funding against the odds because of its unique groups of researchers in key areas: Forensic Psychology; Cultural Psychology, Communication and Ecological Psychology; Study of Emotion and Engagement; Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology.
“In each group we have both internationally renowned and up-coming researchers collaborating on innovative, relevant and cutting-edge research. As well as our own high-fliers, our specialist research centres include renowned academics from other universities around the world which adds to the vibrant and compelling nature of the work going on here.
“Results from this research are fed into high-level publications, conferences and, of course, into our lectures which is one of the reasons we are so popular with students. In second and third years, undergraduate students get a chance to help collect data and many of them then get the research bug and stay on to do postgraduate research with us.”
The department’s mission is to encourage high quality, pioneering research in a number of specialised areas which underpin all its teaching and knowledge transfer activities. Students can study on two undergraduate courses or one of three Master’s level courses.
The department houses specialist laboratories and facilities, hosts a weekly seminar series and visiting speaker programme, and conferences and workshops organised by the Research Centres and Groups.
