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…
University Of Liverpool
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…
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…
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…
Coping With Exam Stress
With deadlines and exams looming, this time of year can be a particularly tough time for us students. Regardless of whether you’re in first or final year, the stress and…
Sensation Seeking Women And Dark Triad Men
Another interesting piece of research from the Evolutionary Psychology team at Liverpool University (and colleagues) was published recently. The aim was to investigate whether or not women differ in their…
Student Solidarity
When I first received an email for the University explaining that there were plans for industrial action by the University and College Union (UCU) I naively thought that there was…
Why We Are Still Striking
The update… After three weeks of strikes, which had helped to bring about the hopeful prospect of talks between UCU (our Union) and Universities UK facilitated by ACAS (an impartial body),…