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The Keele Policing Academic Collaboration (KPAC) is working with Transport for London (TfL) to analyse passenger behaviour during incidents in order to understand the impact that this can have on public safety during evacuations.

Improving sleep quality leads to better mental health, particularly reduced feelings of depression, anxiety, and stress, according to a major review led by a Keele psychologist.

A Keele University psychologist and undergraduate student are exploring the attitudes of parents and caregivers towards the introduction of the chickenpox vaccination into the routine immunisation schedule for children, and whether they would support such a measure.

A Keele psychologist was invited by Princeton University to contribute to a meeting with international colleagues to discuss changes to the methods used to study, research and teach psychology.

Keele University's Professor Clifford Stott has been awarded an MBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Keele has recently joined a prestigious European cancer research network as a stakeholder organisation, which will allow for new opportunities for research and collaboration.

Students on a new Master's degree launching at Keele this September will learn the skills and expert knowledge to help them understand the issues associated with inequality of access to healthcare.

Dr Richard Stephens writes for The Conversation UK.

Scientists at Keele University and King’s College London have found that 64% of people would be likely to have a Covid-19 vaccination when one became available.

Keele academics from the fields of psychology and sociology have received funding to study new ways of helping victims affected by an ongoing conflict in South America.

Keele University’s Psychology course has climbed into the Global Top 150 in the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Dr Julie Hulme published a chapter in a newly released edited volume on assessment, published by APA Books, Assessing Undergraduate Learning in Psychology: Strategies for Measuring and Improving Student Performance. APA Books is the publishing arm of the American Psychological Association (APA).

A new study led by Keele University has found that depression is associated with poorer perception.

Keele University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Abigail Locke as the new Head of School for Psychology.

Keele has appointed Professor Alexandra Lamont as the first Director of the new Keele Doctoral Academy.

A new study co-authored by a Keele psychologist has suggested that Neanderthals did not hold burial rituals as previously thought.

Keele's Professor Clifford Stott writes for The Conversation.

Professor Clifford Stott has played a key role in contributing scientific research for the newly formed ‘Coronavirus: The Science Explained’ website, launched by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Keele University is to host its first virtual open day of 2020 on Saturday 20 June, giving prospective students the opportunity to tour the University from the comfort of their own home.

A new study has revealed the sophisticated systems children use to form their beliefs about what’s real or not real in their world, showing that “rituals” can have a reinforcing impact on their beliefs.

Keele University psychologists have proven that using conventional swear words can increase your pain tolerance by 33% compared to using alternative language.

A research team including Keele’s Professor Clifford Stott has successfully secured funding for two major research projects worth over £1.5 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to help societies better respond to mass emergencies including COVID-19.

New research by a Keele psychologist has found that the benefits of social contact for older people are even more profound than expected, providing a significant enhancement to their wellbeing and sense of community membership.

Two Keele schools have been successful in achieving the renewal of their institutional Bronze Athena SWAN award.

A Keele psychologist has received international acclaim from a prestigious psychological society by scooping a coveted prize for innovative teaching.

Music is something that people turn to for solace, comfort, and reminiscence in times of crisis, and remembering past memories can be a good way of helping to plan for, and think about, the future.

Dr Chris Stiff writes for The Conversation UK.

New digital methods of curating our musical libraries have led to significant changes in modern listening habits and how we think about music, according to a global study including a Keele University psychologist.

A social psychologist from Keele will investigate social and political tensions around a sacred river in South Asia as part of an international collaborative study.

Keele psychologists have partnered with a housing provider to improve local people’s lives through a new study.

Olly Robertson writes for The Conversation UK.

Professor Ken Rotenberg writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr Rohan Kapitany writes for The Conversation UK.

A Keele psychology student has set up a campaign to help the homeless following a placement year with a local charity.

Keele University's School of Psychology has climbed in the global rankings.

Matthew Radburn and Professor Clifford Stott write for The Conversation UK.

We've been following the journey of Jodie, a psychology with placement year student, at her placement at The Lyme Trust.

A new policing project being coordinated by a Keele academic is set to help the way that football matches are policed and stewarded.

BSc Psychology with placement year student, Jodie Stubbs, shares her experiences so far

Dr Huseyin Cakal from Keele’s School of Psychology was invited to present findings from his recent research to officials from Cyprus at an event in London this month.

Participants engaging in painful religious ritual had higher psychological wellbeing.

The resources and facilities on offer to students at Keele University’s School of Psychology have been ranked among the best in the country in the 2019 National Student Survey (NSS).

New research led by Keele University into awareness about human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer, has found that health care professionals across the UK are not as well informed as they should be.

Leanne Savigar writes for The Conversation UK.

A Keele academic is helping to shape Government policy around children’s mental wellbeing following a recent visit to Parliament.

Professor Clifford Stott writes for The Conversation UK.

New research from Keele University has found that playing mid-week UEFA Europa League matches has no detrimental effect on domestic league results.

Chris Stiff writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr Emee Estacio launches the third book in the 'Psychology in Your Life' Series

OneHE, the global network for educators, has announced the appointment of Dr Julie Hulme as the convenor of its Global Subject Centre for Psychology - among the first of a total of 30 Global Subject Centres that are planned.

New research into the benefits of swearing has found that making a taboo hand gesture whilst in pain can help you feel more positive.

Keele Psychology subjects ranked in global top 200

The BBC has announced the results of their Loneliness Experiment, a nationwide survey conducted by BBC Radio 4 in collaboration with Wellcome Collection.

Why do some people love roller coasters while others hate them?

Chris Stiff, Lecturer in psychology writes for The Conversation UK.

Yvonne Skipper, Lecturer in Psychology, writes for The Conversation UK.

Academics at Keele University have worked with local education practitioners and parents to develop a video guide for parents about reading with their children.

Katie Wright-Bevans, Lecturer in Psychology writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr Masi Noor, a Lecturer in Psychology at Keele University, launched his new book Forgiveness is Really Strange in London today.

Student Cynthia Ariana who received a full scholarship under the Article 26 asylum seeker project graduated from Keele University last week.

Professor John Sloboda has been awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours list for his services to psychology and music.