Psychological Sciences Research Group

By Elizabeth Jenkinson with contributions from Richard Cheston, Christine Ramsey-Wade, Catherine Warner, and Adam Kishtainy Covid-19 has presented challenges in the maintenance of good psychological health and well-being for all of us. As a consequence, the role of practitioner psychologists and therapeutic professionals in society has never been more vital. The Promoting Psychological Health theme … Continue reading "Promoting good psychological health and well-being during Covid-19"

This past autumn, we were fortunate to welcome five new lecturers to our Department who have joined PSRG. We are excited to have these phenomenal researchers join our team. All of our new members are early-career researchers who are looking to expand their research profiles, so please do reach out to them if you see … Continue reading "Welcome to our new PSRG members!"

By Jane Meyrick The Sexual Health and Well Being Interest Group #SHWIG @SHWIG is a group of researchers planning and doing research on sexual health, well-being and sexual violence. @SHWIG is a special interest group within the Psychological Science Research Group @PSRG at UWE. Sexual health/well-being cuts across many aspects of our lives including relationships, … Continue reading "Sexual Health and Well-being is about civil and reproductive rights, health inequalities, criminal justice, education, community and how we live together."

By Miles Thompson and Alex Saunders* Embarking on a PhD can be one of the most rewarding, frustrating, liberating, challenging and exciting adventures of your professional life. However, it isn’t for everyone and should not be undertaken lightly. If it works for you, it can be incredible. If it doesn’t, it can be painful. Within … Continue reading "A PhD FAQ"

We are excited to welcome two new social psychologists to PSRG! Matt and Emily joined UWE in January 2020 and have recently joined the Promoting Psychological Health theme of PSRG. Read on to learn more about our newest members! Dr Matt Wood: My name is Matt Wood and I have joined the UWE Department of … Continue reading "Welcome to our new social psychologists, Dr Matt Wood and Dr Emily LeRoux-Rutledge!"

Thanks to Matt at Housecat Productions, we have videos about PSRG and each of our themes (footage recorded pre-pandemic). Check out each of the videos and the work that we do. Feel free to get in touch in the comments below or by email (psrg@uwe.ac.uk). An overview of our whole research group: About our Ageing … Continue reading "PSRG Videos: About us"

By Eva Fragkiadaki The implications of nomothetic psychotherapy research Psychotherapy research has made significant progress in providing strong evidence for process and outcome in favour of specific approaches. However, after many years of research and advanced methodologies, we are still unsure about why psychotherapy works, and how and to what degree these findings can be … Continue reading "Learning from the client: The challenges of psychotherapy research and the contribution of qualitative methodologies"

By Charlotte Pennington This blog post provides a reflective account of my own experiences participating in Dry January – an alcohol abstinence challenge initiated by Alcohol Change UK  that encourages people to reduce their levels of alcohol consumption. As an experimental social psychologist, my research investigates the influences of contextual and social factors on alcohol … Continue reading "Dry January: A reflective account of a participating alcohol researcher"