Psychological Sciences Research Group (PSRG)

By Lucy Blake Growing up, I had always thought of my family as being different from other people’s families. In comparison to other people’s family trees, which I imagined to be strong, tall and wide, I felt like my own small, family shrub was inferior. Thankfully, my job has changed the way that I think … Continue reading "It’s time to change how we think about families."

By Miles Thompson and Kait Clark Below is an extended version of a piece first published on the UWE Bristol Library Research Blog. It explores issues around publishing academic articles and books, different open access arrangements, maintaining academic standards and the profit levels of academic publishers. In short, in terms of journal articles, UK universities, … Continue reading "Standards and profits in academic publishing – all publishers and open access arrangements are not the same."

Dr Amelia Baldwin I am a Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology and a BPS Chartered and HCPC registered counselling psychologist.  I have worked in various capacities including the voluntary sector, advocacy, NHS services, academia and private practice. My first degree was in Computer Science and I completed a second BSc Honours degree in Psychology whilst … Continue reading "Welcome to our new PSRG Members!"

Dr Kait Clark, lead of the Applied Cognition and Neuroscience theme of the Psychological Sciences Research Group (PSRG), has published a new open-access paper in the Journal of Vision: “Test-retest reliability for common tasks in vision science.” The paper is co-authored by UWE PhD student Kayley Birch-Hurst, collaborators Dr Craig Hedge and Dr Charlotte Pennington … Continue reading "Establishing the test-retest reliability of perception and attention measures is important for exploring individual differences"

Dr Lindsay Woodford published her doctoral thesis with her supervisor Dr Lauren Bussey from Teesside University. Their research explored the perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures on athlete wellbeing.  Fourteen elite athletes who were unable to train or compete due to government-imposed lockdown measures in April 2020 were recruited to participate in this … Continue reading "Dr Lindsay Woodford explores Strategies for Coping With Stress in Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic"

We’re delighted to welcome Drs Jones and Porter to UWE and to PSRG – both have joined our Applied Cognition and Neuroscience theme. Dr Scott Jones Having received a First-class BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of the West of England, I then completed my PhD at Cardiff University. My PhD explored the potential … Continue reading "Welcome to our new lecturers, Dr Scott Jones and Dr Cody Porter!"

Lucy Blake I have recently joined the UWE Department of Health and Social Sciences as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology. I am a developmental psychologist who has studied family relationships for the past 15 years. At UWE, I will be teaching on the undergraduate Psychology program. I will deliver teaching on research design and analysis, … Continue reading "Welcome to our new lecturers, Lucy Blake and Iris Holzleitner!"

By Elizabeth Jenkinson with contributions from Richard Cheston, Christine Ramsey-Wade, Catherine Warner, and Adam Kishtainy Covid-19 has presented challenges in the maintenance of good psychological health and well-being for all of us. As a consequence, the role of practitioner psychologists and therapeutic professionals in society has never been more vital. The Promoting Psychological Health theme … Continue reading "Promoting good psychological health and well-being during Covid-19"