Visual interaction with today's world

03 Feb 2023

Current research at Royal Holloway is helping us learn more about the connections between our eyes and our mental state.

New study on how the menstrual cycle impacts interoception and mental health

26 Jan 2023

Dr Jennifer Murphy has been awarded a highly prestigious New Investigator Research Grant from the Medical Research Council to investigate sex differences in interoception.

Royal Holloway academic becomes one of the first members of The UK Young Academy

20 Jan 2023

Dr Saloni Krishnan from the Department of Psychology has been selected as one of 67 members of the newly established UK Young Academy.

People’s trust of ‘fake faces’ could make them more susceptible to fake news

08 Dec 2022

Research show that people’s biases in perceiving artificial faces as real can then make them more gullible to information conveyed by such artificial agents.

It’s not just your Ps and Qs you need to watch

08 Dec 2022

Researchers at Royal Holloway tested whether there is something special about the sound of swear words.

Motor imagery and executive control

11 Nov 2022

A new study in Behavioural Brain Research that shows that imagining an action requires executive resources located in a specific brain area called the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

New staff spotlight: Courtney Hooton

20 Oct 2022

Courtney has joined the department as a PhD student and teaching associate.

The link between death and sexuality

18 Oct 2022

Project investigates the link between death and sexuality in the context of homophobic and heteronormative attitudes

Accessible research about mental health for young readers

10 Oct 2022

A new collection of articles about mental health makes up-to-date scientific evidence accessible to younger readers.

New staff spotlight: Dr David Plans

03 Oct 2022

Meet David Plans, a new lecturer in the department with a passion for what psychology and technology can do for the world.