The Road Less Travelled
Psychology is the ‘Jack of all trades’ for employers. However, most people chose to study Psychology with the aim of having a career in clinical, research or teaching. Here are…
Psychology is the ‘Jack of all trades’ for employers. However, most people chose to study Psychology with the aim of having a career in clinical, research or teaching. Here are…
Recent research at the University of Liverpool has been exploring the effects of placebo-alcohol. This work suggests it is not just the pharmacological properties of alcohol that cause intoxication and…
What makes humans special? What makes us different from animals? “Are You Smarter Than A Chimpanzee?” is Ben Ambridge’s entertaining, illuminating new book that has a surprising answer. Really,…
Experts such as chess masters and professional musicians possess superior cognitive ability compared to the general population. As such, some researchers have proposed that playing chess or learning music is an effective…
One of Liverpool University’s top psychologists, Dr Alex Forsythe, has recently published a fascinating article that will aid society’s battle with dementia. Dementia is reaching astonishing levels with approximately 850,000…
When we want to get something done we set ourselves specific goals and deadlines in order to get where we want to be. We set ourselves these goals because we…
There are thousands of societies to available for you to join when you start University and there is a PsycSoc (Psychology society) available for all Psychology students. Firstly, you will get to…
There is an article available on the BBC’s website that explores the easy ways to learn that you can apply to your studying that do not require more effort or…
Preparing for exams can be daunting because we don’t want to accept that we will have to sit them any time soon. However, my biggest tip if you are preparing…
When I started my Psychology degree I was not quite sure what a dissertation was. At first I thought it was another term for a third year project as some…