The Language, Memory, and Attention (LMA) Research Group at Royal Holloway explores how humans communicate, learn, and process information across different contexts and stages of development. Our research examines language processing, reading acquisition, cognitive development, cultural evolution, attention, and the role of sleep in learning and mental health. Using experimental, computational, and neuroscientific methods, we investigate how individuals interact with language and their environment, how cognitive processes shape communication, and how learning mechanisms develop over time. Our work has broad applications, from improving education and literacy to understanding how attention functions in real-world settings.

The LMA group is convened by Dr Kyle Jasmin.

Please see here for a list of current members and labs.

The Social and Affective Processes (SAP) Research Group focuses on social cognition with a focus on perception, inference, belief, and coalitional processes. Across the group, members test and develop explanations for social cognition across the lifespan, in psychiatric and neurological disorder, and in synthetic systems such as Large Language Models. Neuroimaging, computational, behavioural, and experimental methods are used to test core theories, and work is frequently applied to clinical treatment development pipelines and government policy.

The SAP group is convened by Dr Joe Barnby.

See here for more detail and for the list of scholars in the group

Research in the Health and Well-Being Group conducts basic and applied psychological research in clinical and health psychology. Members conduct research with many clinical groups, including those with depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, psychosis, autism, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain and HIV, as well as non-clinical samples. Research covers a wide range of topics, such as psychological treatments, wellbeing, cognitive abilities, social and emotional processes, and discrimination.

The HWB group is convened by Dr Alice Gregory.

Please see here for a list of current members and labs.

The Perception, Action, and Decision-Making Group (PAD) undertakes cutting-edge research into how the human brain supports cognition, perception and action, and how these key abilities may be affected in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Using tools from neuroscience and experimental psychology, we explore a range of fundamental and applied questions, such as how zero gravity impacts cognition, how the brain constructs representations of places and events, and the interplay between decision-making and depression.

The PAD group is convened by Dr Rob Mok.

Please see here for a list of current members and labs.

CUBIC is a Magnetic Resonance Imaging facility for the investigation of sensory and cognitive brain function, located at Royal Holloway, University of London. It operates a research-dedicated 3T MRI scanner and is owned and run jointly by Royal Holloway University of London, Brunel University, Roehampton University and University of Surrey. To learn more about CUBIC click here.

Our aim is to bring together researchers and practitioners to maximise the impact of research on practice within schools and improve outcomes for children and young people. To learn more about SERNS, current projects and events click here.

THESIS (Teaching in Higher Education: Supporting and Inspiring Students) is a psychology education and pedagogical research group at Royal Holloway, University of London. THESIS aims to encourage innovation in teaching practice, strive towards excellence in teaching, and support students and educational practice. Members carry out pedagogical research 

To learn more about THESIS, click here.