Journal Clubs at UoL
Being a research assistant who hates bad science like a homeopathist hates good science, I’m very anxious to know that the research I’m conducting is solid, and there’s no better…
Psychology
Why we Enjoy Horror Films
[Phone rings]. We are all thinking it: don’t answer the phone!Still, the protagonist ignores our desperate pleas for escape and picks up the handset. Trembling, she hears a low, insidious…
Degree O’Clock! – Preparing for Life After University
As I write this blog it’s 22.30. I’ll probably finish this and then watch Law and Order on the telly until the early hours. Why? Because I can! I’m not…
Episode 3 – Student Wellbeing and Loneliness
In episode three Elliot speaks to Dr Minna Lyons and Dr Warren Donnellan about human experiences of loneliness and resilience with a focus on the wellbeing of University students. Listen…
Episode 2 – Xmas Excess
Our second podcast is a Christmas special with our host Elliot, Graeme Knibb and Dr Greg Keenan talking about the consumption of food and alcohol over the Christmas period. Do…
Cyberpsychology – The New Frontier
Technology is increasingly omnipresent in our daily lives. Take a look around on your next train journey, coffee break or even meal out with friends and you’ll see people absorbed…
Always Look On The Bright ‘cider’ Life
PsychLiverpool will always have a very special place in my heart, right beside my darling husband and cider. The image above is us at the top of Glastonbury Tor fortified…
Episode 1 – Should drugs be legalised?
Welcome to our first PsychLiverpool Podcast. This podcast is a platform for staff and students within the Psychology department at the University of Liverpool to discuss both research and controversial…
Things To Do In Liverpool This Autumn 2018
As summer comes to an end, many of us are returning to Liverpool to begin the academic year, or arriving on campus for the first time. With the leaves beginning…
Reflections on 45 years in Psychology at the University of Liverpool
In September this year, 2018, I retire after 45 years working in Psychology at the University of Liverpool. As one might expect, my feelings on leaving are very mixed; I…