11 Reasons You Should Use R
R is a programming language that many researchers use to analyse their data. There are many reasons why you should consider learning R (with RStudio) in addition to SPSS, whether…
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Mature Or Just Old
So in my 43rd year of life on this planet, most of it spent avoiding academia, it is somewhat ironic that I am now in my 3rd of Psychology a…
These Are Not The Pensions You’re Looking For
There are real changes happening to our pensions provided by the University Superannuation Scheme (USS). These changes are unilaterally changing our employment terms and will affect us in big ways….
Gender Inequality In Academia
A few weeks ago, Channel 4’s interview with Jordan Peterson went viral, receiving over 4 million views in just one week. If you haven’t already watched it, you can watch…
How to Interact with Lecturers
University is a time for independence, professionalism, and to start acting like an adult (even though you probably don’t feel like one, just yet). An important part of developing these…
What Makes ‘Our City’ Great
Liverpool – the heart of Merseyside and the diamond of the North West – is arguably one of the best cities you could ever have the pleasure to visit or…
The Underrepresented
When tasked to write about the psychology of Liverpool, I asked myself “how could I possibly represent the psyche of the average Liverpudlian in 700 words?” The city has been…
A Drunk Heart Speaks a Sober Mind
The Dark Triad as a whole can be thought of as a short-term, agentic, exploitative social strategy [9]. Therefore, evolutionary psychologists suggest that Dark Triad traits are beneficial to those who…
Bibi Ergo Sum – I have drunk therefore I am
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…
Are You Smarter Than A Chimpanzee?
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,…