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Official account for School of Psychology at Aston University, Birmingham, UK
Research news, psychology-based info & miscellanea
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Research news, psychology-based info & miscellanea
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#TeamAston
So lovely news! Congratulations to our newest Dr and the supervising team!
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
So lovely news! Congratulations to our newest Dr and the supervising team!
Another successful grant! Drs Luc Boutsen & Martin Jüttner were awarded £10k from the British Academy 2025 Small Grant Scheme to conduct a research on “Does a facial difference determine how we see faces? A comparison of holistic and analytic perception of facial disfigurements.”
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November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Another successful grant! Drs Luc Boutsen & Martin Jüttner were awarded £10k from the British Academy 2025 Small Grant Scheme to conduct a research on “Does a facial difference determine how we see faces? A comparison of holistic and analytic perception of facial disfigurements.”
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We welcome the government's new Men's Health Strategy.
"This is an important first step to improving the mental health & wellbeing of men & boys throughout the country." Chair of the Male Psychology Section.
Full response: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-welcomes-new-mens-health-strategy-england
"This is an important first step to improving the mental health & wellbeing of men & boys throughout the country." Chair of the Male Psychology Section.
Full response: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-welcomes-new-mens-health-strategy-england
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We welcome the government's new Men's Health Strategy.
"This is an important first step to improving the mental health & wellbeing of men & boys throughout the country." Chair of the Male Psychology Section.
Full response: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-welcomes-new-mens-health-strategy-england
"This is an important first step to improving the mental health & wellbeing of men & boys throughout the country." Chair of the Male Psychology Section.
Full response: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-welcomes-new-mens-health-strategy-england
We are pleased to announce that Dr Matt Buckley had been awarded a British Academy Leverhulme small research grant to study spatial and event memory. Congratulations Matt!
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November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We are pleased to announce that Dr Matt Buckley had been awarded a British Academy Leverhulme small research grant to study spatial and event memory. Congratulations Matt!
Happy it’s almost the weekend time! We have finished our Reading week and will be back with classes on Monday!
November 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Happy it’s almost the weekend time! We have finished our Reading week and will be back with classes on Monday!
Really inspiring talk about moral injury among various occupations! Thank you for sharing this with us Victoria!
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Really inspiring talk about moral injury among various occupations! Thank you for sharing this with us Victoria!
Why not join us today at 1pm to listen to a talk on Psychological adjustment after trauma by Dr Vicki Williamson from King’s College London? See all of those interested in the Sumpner Lecture Theatre!
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Why not join us today at 1pm to listen to a talk on Psychological adjustment after trauma by Dr Vicki Williamson from King’s College London? See all of those interested in the Sumpner Lecture Theatre!
Research away day for our staff today with a middle break for exploring the new Aston Remembrance garden 🪴
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Research away day for our staff today with a middle break for exploring the new Aston Remembrance garden 🪴
Free this Thursday lunchtime? Join online and learn about what determines people’s food choices! Our Dr Angel Tan in partnership with BBC Women in STEM and Think Through Nutrition will be presenting.
November 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Free this Thursday lunchtime? Join online and learn about what determines people’s food choices! Our Dr Angel Tan in partnership with BBC Women in STEM and Think Through Nutrition will be presenting.
Psychology matters! Now this is true e more than ever!
Psychology changes lives. 💜
Our new film shares powerful stories from psychologists making a difference.
It’s the first in our #PsychologyMatters series, celebrating the real-world impact of psychology & the people behind it.
🎬 Watch now: youtu.be/6_GM9CAe8pc?...
Our new film shares powerful stories from psychologists making a difference.
It’s the first in our #PsychologyMatters series, celebrating the real-world impact of psychology & the people behind it.
🎬 Watch now: youtu.be/6_GM9CAe8pc?...
Why psychology matters more than you think
YouTube video by The British Psychological Society
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November 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Psychology matters! Now this is true e more than ever!
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Fully-funded PhD studentship alert! 📢
Want to explore the psychology behind why we accept or reject alternative proteins? Apply now. Details here: [https://t.co/4fpvwWFrN6]
@astonpsychology.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
Want to explore the psychology behind why we accept or reject alternative proteins? Apply now. Details here: [https://t.co/4fpvwWFrN6]
@astonpsychology.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Fully-funded PhD studentship alert! 📢
Want to explore the psychology behind why we accept or reject alternative proteins? Apply now. Details here: [https://t.co/4fpvwWFrN6]
@astonpsychology.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
Want to explore the psychology behind why we accept or reject alternative proteins? Apply now. Details here: [https://t.co/4fpvwWFrN6]
@astonpsychology.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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PhD studentship: what role does the gut play in mental health for young adults with selective eating and autism? Help us unlock this critical relationship. Apply now: [https://t.co/E9uf1NqTax]
@astonpsychology.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
@astonpsychology.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
PhD studentship: what role does the gut play in mental health for young adults with selective eating and autism? Help us unlock this critical relationship. Apply now: [https://t.co/E9uf1NqTax]
@astonpsychology.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
@astonpsychology.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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Funding news. I have a fully funded 3-year doctoral studentship to study behavioural addiction with me. Get in touch if you're interested.
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Funding news. I have a fully funded 3-year doctoral studentship to study behavioural addiction with me. Get in touch if you're interested.
Curious about risky decision-making and aging? Explore this topic with a PhD opportunity at our school! See ⬇️
October 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Curious about risky decision-making and aging? Explore this topic with a PhD opportunity at our school! See ⬇️
Aston psychologists, Dr Charlotte Pennington and and Dr James Reynolds have contributed to a global study examining how people encounter and engage with information about science.
This is one of the biggest #science #communication studies to date.
This is one of the biggest #science #communication studies to date.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Aston psychologists, Dr Charlotte Pennington and and Dr James Reynolds have contributed to a global study examining how people encounter and engage with information about science.
This is one of the biggest #science #communication studies to date.
This is one of the biggest #science #communication studies to date.
Interested in gut microbiome and its link with various conditions? Looking for a PhD? Look no further. See more info about this opportunity👇
Fully-funded BBSRC MIBTP PhD Studentship #2:
"Does gut microbiome diversity mediate the effect of transdiagnostic mechanisms underpinning selective eating and autism on psychological health in young adults?"
Details below 👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
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"Does gut microbiome diversity mediate the effect of transdiagnostic mechanisms underpinning selective eating and autism on psychological health in young adults?"
Details below 👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
@astonpsychology.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Interested in gut microbiome and its link with various conditions? Looking for a PhD? Look no further. See more info about this opportunity👇
More PhD opportunities in our School! See ⬇️ a project on meat alternatives and people’s attitudes towards them.
Fully-funded BBSRC MIBTP PhD Studentship #1:
"Developing psychobiological approaches to predict the acceptance and rejection of alternative proteins."
Details below 👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
@astonpsychology.bsky.social
"Developing psychobiological approaches to predict the acceptance and rejection of alternative proteins."
Details below 👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
@astonpsychology.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
More PhD opportunities in our School! See ⬇️ a project on meat alternatives and people’s attitudes towards them.
Looking for a PhD in Psychology? Look ⬇️ and apply to join our school at Aston!
Do you have an interest in social cognition and skills in neuroscience? Come and do a fully-funded(!) PhD with Dr Daniel Shaw, Dr Enrico Amico, and me! 🧠 📚
"Social brain fingerprints: using network science to extract neural correlates of interpersonal (dys)function"
Apply here: lnkd.in/eNRZxbf5
"Social brain fingerprints: using network science to extract neural correlates of interpersonal (dys)function"
Apply here: lnkd.in/eNRZxbf5
October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Looking for a PhD in Psychology? Look ⬇️ and apply to join our school at Aston!
Today for our research seminar series we are hearing from Dr James Reynolds about public policy and people’s attitudes towards it.
October 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Today for our research seminar series we are hearing from Dr James Reynolds about public policy and people’s attitudes towards it.
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Govt to fund research into better mental health treatments.
Positive news this #WorldMentalHealthDay.
Dr Roman Raczka responds: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-welcomes-new-mental-health-research-funding-government?utm_campaign=PsychMat&utm_source=bpsofficial.bsky.social&utm_medium=social
Positive news this #WorldMentalHealthDay.
Dr Roman Raczka responds: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-welcomes-new-mental-health-research-funding-government?utm_campaign=PsychMat&utm_source=bpsofficial.bsky.social&utm_medium=social
October 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Govt to fund research into better mental health treatments.
Positive news this #WorldMentalHealthDay.
Dr Roman Raczka responds: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-welcomes-new-mental-health-research-funding-government?utm_campaign=PsychMat&utm_source=bpsofficial.bsky.social&utm_medium=social
Positive news this #WorldMentalHealthDay.
Dr Roman Raczka responds: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-welcomes-new-mental-health-research-funding-government?utm_campaign=PsychMat&utm_source=bpsofficial.bsky.social&utm_medium=social
Lovely to host you in our school Dr Madeleine Pownall! Thank you for sharing your insights with Aston community!
Had a lovely lovely time chatting about what could be the (inclusive, collaborative, reflexive) future of open science at @astonpsychology.bsky.social this week. Thanks @drcpennington.bsky.social for hosting me and chatting open science non-stop for 3 full days 📚
October 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Lovely to host you in our school Dr Madeleine Pownall! Thank you for sharing your insights with Aston community!
Psychology is indeed crucial for better healthcare! Our MSc in Health Psychology is a stepping stone to embark on that journey that can improve services within NHS!
'If the NHS is to thrive over the next decade, psychology must be at its heart' - @bpsofficial.bsky.social respond to the 10-year plan.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
'If the NHS is to thrive over the next decade, psychology must be at its heart' | BPS
BPS President and Consultant Lead Clinical Psychologist Dr Roman Raczka said for too long, mental health had been treated as the poor relation of the NHS - underfunded, understaffed, and left out of l...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Psychology is indeed crucial for better healthcare! Our MSc in Health Psychology is a stepping stone to embark on that journey that can improve services within NHS!
Social connectedness is crucial when navigating life transitions. Our PhD student Lucy Keller talks more about it in the Psychology in the classroom podcast. Listen here to learn about challenges of school transitions changingstatesofmind.libsyn.com/navigating-f...
Psychology in the Classroom: Navigating Friendships: The Hidden Struggles of School Transitions
In this episode Lucy Keller, a PhD researcher in psychology, discusses her work on improving friendship and social connectedness among young people during the critical transition from primary to secon...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Social connectedness is crucial when navigating life transitions. Our PhD student Lucy Keller talks more about it in the Psychology in the classroom podcast. Listen here to learn about challenges of school transitions changingstatesofmind.libsyn.com/navigating-f...
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Help shape the future of the health & care workforce.
We’re calling for evidence to inform our response to the govt’s 10-Year Workforce Plan, highlighting prevention, digital innovation & community-based care.
BPS members submit by 20 Oct '25: forms.office.com/e/cgD7YkVv5e...
We’re calling for evidence to inform our response to the govt’s 10-Year Workforce Plan, highlighting prevention, digital innovation & community-based care.
BPS members submit by 20 Oct '25: forms.office.com/e/cgD7YkVv5e...
October 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Help shape the future of the health & care workforce.
We’re calling for evidence to inform our response to the govt’s 10-Year Workforce Plan, highlighting prevention, digital innovation & community-based care.
BPS members submit by 20 Oct '25: forms.office.com/e/cgD7YkVv5e...
We’re calling for evidence to inform our response to the govt’s 10-Year Workforce Plan, highlighting prevention, digital innovation & community-based care.
BPS members submit by 20 Oct '25: forms.office.com/e/cgD7YkVv5e...
New paper alert! Our Dr Gemma Heath has published her work “A longitudinal study of sensory and quasi-sensory experiences following bereavement using interpretative phenomenological analysis“ in the journal Death Studies. Read more here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A longitudinal study of sensory and quasi-sensory experiences following bereavement using interpretative phenomenological analysis
This longitudinal qualitative study describes the lived experience of ‘sensory and quasi-sensory experiences of the deceased’ following bereavement. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted wi...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
New paper alert! Our Dr Gemma Heath has published her work “A longitudinal study of sensory and quasi-sensory experiences following bereavement using interpretative phenomenological analysis“ in the journal Death Studies. Read more here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....