Another great seminar session with dr Kirsten Pearson presenting findings from evaluation on the use of ISLA digital healthcare platform in NHS.
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It’s another research seminar day! Join us to learn about a service evaluation of a digital healthcare platform used by NHS
Did you know that homesickness can affect up to 70% of students? Explore some tips on how to cope with it 👇 www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/coll...
A Guide to College Homesickness and How to Move Through It
Though homesickness is a common first-year problem, it can feel like a crisis to those who are going through it. Here's why it happens and six practical steps that help it pass.
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Starting in less than an hour! Come and join us in MB651.
In less than 2 weeks we will have the World Mental Health Day, with this year’s theme “Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change”. But you don’t need to wait till then to share your experiences. If you need support visit aston.ac.uk/current-stud...
Happy start of week 2 at Aston University! Let’s hope that this lovely sunny weather stays on our campus for long!
Wishing an amazing start of the Teaching Period 1 to all our staff and students!
Today was another brilliant day with our Y1 students. We discussed healthy living, saw some demos of psych experiments and enjoyed some pizza! What not to like??!
We had such a great time welcoming our new Psychology students today. More to come tomorrow!
Happy Welcome Week to our all new Psychology students! We can’t wait to meet you on Wednesday! Psychology staff is located in Conference Aston Building (pic below)
Happy move day to our Psychology Department! From now on you will be able to find Psychology staff in the Conference Aston Building! It’s just across the road from the Main Building.
Exciting RA position at Aston, particularly suited to psychology graduates. See more info ⬇️ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSQ893/r...
Research Associate at Aston University
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Join our Psychology Department as a Teaching Associate/Fellow in Counselling & Psychotherapy. See info below: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSP709/t... & apply ASAP!
Teaching Associate/ Teaching Fellow (Counselling and Psychotherapy) at Aston University
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All the best to everyone getting their results today! Whatever they are, please be kind to yourself and others! They don’t determine one’s worth!
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Happy Solar Eclipse Day! Remember to use special glasses if you want to observe it!
New findings from @AstonPsychology reveal that Nigel Farage’s message doesn’t just land differently - it’s framed differently. In this study, applause and laughter made his clip seem more pleasant and effective, while booing dragged appraisals down.
Looking for a PhD opportunity? Check this interesting and incredibly important project at Aston: aston.ac.uk/study/course... Interested? Apply by 1st September 2026!
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We are hiring! See job advert below if interested in becoming a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Psychology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSD924/g...
Graduate Teaching Assistant at Aston University
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Read why “ the strongest defence against unelected leaders is democratic accountability” in the new press release from our Dr Carl Senior in the face of another coming but not publicly elected PM. theconversation.com/why-unelecte...
Why unelected power brings us a strange comfort
Why do voters accept leaders who reach power without a vote? The answer lies in the psychology of legitimacy.
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This is why cities need trees. Hard surfaces and parked cars can reach extreme temperatures, while shaded grass and tree-covered areas stay dramatically cooler. This is the urban heat island effect in one image: hard surfaces absorb and radiate heat, while vegetation and shade reduce it.
📢 Participants Wanted! 📢 Are you aged 18–30 and use social media regularly? Ayann is seeking participants for a study investigating the behavioural effects of a 7-day social media reduction intervention. (1/2) 🧵
Such good news. Human beings are capable of magical and wonderful things. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given HPV vaccine
A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.
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(FREE) Public event! "Art of the Mind: Visualising Brain Health, 22 & 23 June" 🎨🖌️🧠 Join us at Aston University during Healing Arts Birmingham week, to create art inspired by Aston Institute of Health & Neurodevelopment cutting-edge research.
A huge step to protect those vulnerable. UK bans social media for < 16.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4mo agoBreaking News: The U.K. government will ban social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
Another brilliant seminar happening today in Psychology Department. Dr Kathleen Vancleef talking about visual perception assessment after brain injury.
When the universe sends you signs, it would be rude not to listen….
A brilliant opportunity for UG students to get some research experience in mental health area! Apply by 10th of June if interested!
