Episode 13 – Critical Thinking
In this episode, one of our new hosts, Appey discusses critical thinking with PhD student Yiovi Derpsch. They discuss how critical thinking can be transferred or applied to any discipline…
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Episode 12 – Menstrual Cycle, Alcohol, and Women’s Health
In this episode, one of our new hosts, Miriam, discusses the relationship between the menstrual cycle and alcohol use with PhD student Jasmine Warren. The conversation highlights the need for…
Episode 11 – Black Lives Matter Special
Episode 11 is a BLM special with Editor-in-Chief of PsychLiverpool (Jasmine), our two new hosts (Appey and Miriam) and guest (Claire). Four female academics drawing on personal experiences in an…
Racial Inequality and COVID-19
The recent death of George Floyd has rightly led to anger across the globe, with thousands protesting and joining the movement, “Black Lives Matter”. Discussions around racial injustices and inequalities…
PhDs & mental health: It’s time to talk
It is common knowledge that there is a mental health crisis in graduate education – and within academia as a whole [1]. Statistically, one in two PhD students will experience…
Guest Episode 1 – Caring for a loved one with dementia
PsychLiverpool introduces its first special guest podcast. These guest episodes include discussions between Psychologists and other professionals covering a variety of topics. In this episode, our guest host Dr Warren…
Episode 4 – Revisiting Rat Park
In this podcast, Elliot revisits the Rat Park studies with Dr Suzi Gage. These studies were at the forefront of the biopsychosocial approach to understanding addiction. The methodological benefits and…
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…
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…
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…