Dr Philip Newall
BSc, MSc, PhD
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
School of Psychological Science
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Research interests
My primary research interest is gambling psychology, where I have done research on various applied/policy issues and also done more theoretical work on the determinants of gambling-related harm.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Attempting to understand the mixed results for the illusion-of-control in gambling
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Psychological ScienceDates
01/05/2025 to 30/04/2026
Publications
Recent publications
16/02/2026Cue the sad trombone
Behavioural Public Policy
Direct gambling marketing, direct harm
Addiction
‘Gambling products are designed to be addictive’
Behavioural Public Policy
(Mis)Comprehension and (Mistaken) Attractiveness of Financial Gambling Inducements among UK Bettors
Journal of Gambling Studies
Open science practices in behavioral addictions: An exploratory survey
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
