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School of Psychology Research

Impact

Our internationally leading research across the discipline delivers advances in fundamental knowledge and improves quality of life through shaping public policy and health outcomes.

Highlights

Truck on top of rubbish dump

Overwhelming public support for government action on unrecyclable packaging

Survey reveals three quarters of people want the government to ensure products are recyclable and repairable

I&I 2017 People's Choice

Firefighter’s helmet camera study wins Innovation Award

Research exposes commanders’ reliance on intuition under pressure.

Kangia - Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland

Prompting action on climate change

Research has revealed a 'governance trap' hindering action on climate change.

Workers on a boat at sea

Tackling the challenge of tiredness at sea

How our research into tiredness has helped create better policies and safer systems for mariners.

Welsh countryside

Values research changes focus of charitable campaigns

Our research has fundamentally changed how charities approach environmental-based marketing campaigns

REF 2014

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions (HEIs).