Cardiff University School of Psychology

Cardiff University School of Psychology

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We are ranked 4th in the UK and 44th in the world for psychology in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020.

We are one of the UK’s largest centres of psychology, providing a dynamic and stimulating teaching environment with all our courses informed by our leading research. We are one of the UK's largest centres of psychology and offer a range of BPS accredited undergraduate and postgraduate learning along with research opportunities that span synapse to society. In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) our research quality was ranked 2nd in the UK for Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience.

14/10/2025

🎉 We’re delighted to announce that Lily Hickman, one of our graduates, has won this year’s prestigious Jonathan Sime Award for her outstanding undergraduate project in environmental psychology!

Her project, ‘Place Attachment and Pro-Environmental Behaviour across Place Scales: a study of home and university city among undergraduate students’, explored how students’ emotional ties to their home and university cities affect their environmental actions.

We’re incredibly proud of Lily’s success and thrilled to see her work recognised at this level.

🎓 Well done, Lily! 👏

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14/10/2025

🎉 Mae’n bleser gennyn ni gyhoeddi mai Lily Hickman, un o’n myfyrwyr graddedig, sydd wedi ennill gwobr fawreddog Jonathan Sime eleni am ei phrosiect israddedig rhagorol ym maes seicoleg amgylcheddol!

Roedd ei phrosiect, ‘Place Attachment and Pro-Environmental Behaviour across Place Scales: a study of home and university city among undergraduate students’, yn trin a thrafod sut mae cysylltiadau emosiynol myfyrwyr â’u cartref a’r ddinas lle aethon nhw i’r brifysgol yn effeithio ar eu hymddygiadau amgylcheddol.

Rydyn ni’n hynod falch o lwyddiant Lily ac wrth ein boddau’n gweld ei gwaith yn cael ei gydnabod ar y lefel hon.

🎓 Da iawn, Lily! 👏

👇 Stori lawn yn y sylwadau 👇

Teen isolation linked to increased reward-seeking, study finds 12/09/2025

A study lead-authored by Dr Livia Tomova, lecturer at Cardiff University’s School of Psychology, has found that teenagers become more motivated to seek rewards after just a few hours of social isolation.

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Teen isolation linked to increased reward-seeking, study finds A study lead-authored by Dr Livia Tomova, lecturer at Cardiff University’s School of Psychology, has found that teenagers become more motivated to seek rewards after just a few hours of social isolation.

Photos from Cardiff University School of Psychology's post 15/07/2025

Llongyfarchiadau to all our students who graduated today! 🎓

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02/05/2025

NEW STUDY at CUBRIC looking for control participants 60 years plus! 😊

Are you 60 years or over and willing to undergo MRI scans of your brain at Cardiff University Brain Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) to help us with our new study which is looking to further our understanding of changes in grey matter of people living with Alzhiemers and Parkinsons disease? We need you! 😊

You can take part if you:

- Are 60 years plus
- Have no MRI contraindications
- Have no neurodegenetative disease
- Are able to attend CUBRIC in Cardiff

What's involved?

- Two scans – one in our 3T (90 mins) and one in our 7T (30 mins) scanners, you can watch a film in the longer scan and have break if needed
- Cognitive questionnaires
- Repeat the above 12 months later
- As a THANK-YOU we will pay you £75 for your first visit and another £75 for the visit 12 months later

Interested?
- Please contact Laura Thomas at [email protected]
- You will be provided with further detail and answers to any questions you may have

12/07/2024

We are very proud of Sabrina, one of our Honorary Professors and a Cardiff University Fellow. Sabrina obtained a PhD in the School of Psychology and has worked with the School on a variety of research projects.

Most recently, she has told the Prince of Wales about her journey:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1weg5en21wo

Photos from Cardiff University School of Psychology's post 21/02/2024

Join us at our Postgrad Open Day on Wednesday 6th March!

Discover our range of career-boosting courses, chat with our academics & students, find out about funding, and get advice from our Student Support teams.

Book your place now🔽

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Ymunwch â ni yn ein Diwrnod Agored Ôl-raddedig ddydd Mercher 6 Mawrth! Darganfyddwch ein hamrywiaeth o gyrsiau hybu gyrfa, sgwrsio gyda'n hacademyddion a'n myfyrwyr, cael gwybod am gyllid, a chael cyngor gan ein timau Cymorth i Fyfyrwyr.

Archebwch nawr🔽

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School of Psychology celebrates collaborative research in defence technology and human senses 16/02/2024

The School of Psychology is collaborating with K Sharp Ltd for research on human senses in defence technology.

This collaboration, backed by Dstl sets a new standard for innovation in national security. 👇

https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/school-of-psychologys-collaborative-research-milestone-in-defence-technology/

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Mae'r Ysgol Seicoleg yn cydweithio â K Sharp Ltd ar gyfer ymchwil ar synhwyrau dynol mewn technoleg amddiffyn.

Mae'r cydweithrediad hwn, gyda chefnogaeth Dstl yn gosod safon newydd ar gyfer arloesi mewn diogelwch cenedlaethol. 👇

https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/cy/news/view/school-of-psychologys-collaborative-research-milestone-in-defence-technology

School of Psychology celebrates collaborative research in defence technology and human senses Cardiff University School of Psychology is collaborating with K Sharp Ltd, a leading Human Science Research and Factors consultancy on a Phase 1 defence technology study aiming to develop a deep understanding of the human senses and their interrelationships in different environments.

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