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Why we want more than we need
19 August 2024
Professor Bruce Hood featured in a podcast where he discusses attachment to our possessions
- Why we want more than we need 19 August 2024 Professor Bruce Hood featured in a podcast where he discusses attachment to our possessions
- Professor Michael Banissy speaks with the Guardian about royal etiquette 12 July 2024 Last weekend the etiquette of an entire nation was flung into confusion when King Charles fist bumped a cricketer. While hosting the West Indies cricket team at Buckingham Palace last Saturday, the opening batter Mikyle Louis presented a fist to his majesty. In return, the king responded with a fist bump!
- Toddlers' brains show significant growth in cognitive skills by 16 months, study finds 11 July 2024 Toddlers engage more regions of their brains around 16-months to help them develop important cognitive skills enabling them to follow simple instructions and control impulses. Findings from the study, led by the Universities of Bristol and Oxford, and published in Imaging Neuroscience, suggests 16 months is a critical period for brain development.
- Troscianko Prize for Outstanding Excellence in Presenting Research at the PGR Conference 2 July 2024 A massive thank you to all the psychology PGRs and staff for the fantastic PGR conference. A special thanks to our PGR presenters for their excellent talks and posters, showcasing the incredible breadth and depth of research in our school.
- NBU study features in "Vogue World" 21 June 2024 In this article experts suggest, that rather than making us more productive, eating in front of the computer detracts us from physical and emotional health
- Robot pigeons in the news! 7 June 2024 Work from our School suggests that cumulative improvements in route efficiency can spontaneously emerge in artificial agents without social communication or complex thought
- Professor Stephan Lewandowsky features in "The I" article 7 June 2024 Prof. Lewandowsky comments on how misinformation tends to stick around for longer than people often realise
- How does the internet impact our wellbeing? 23 May 2024 Nina Di Cara, alongside other experts, feature in "The I / I News", where they discuss their study around how internet use affects our wellbeing
- The “Full Breadth of Psychology” on Display at the 2024 South West Undergraduate Conference! 26 April 2024 On Saturday 20 April 2024, a delegation of 17 psychology students and six staff from the University of Bristol attended the South West Undergraduate Conference (SWUC). This annual event, which is sponsored by the South West branch of the British Psychological Society (BPS), is an opportunity for final year psychology undergraduates to share and showcase their dissertation research in a supportive and authentic conference context.
- Professor Bruce Hood features in the Sunday Times 23 April 2024 In this piece, Prof. Hood discusses his new book 'The Science of Happiness', providing insight into what makes humans feel good.