We're celebrating 20 years of summer scientist!

That’s a wrap for #NottsPsychPod Series 3. We have covered topics from children’s learning and digital technology to healthy ageing, memory, brain stimulation, and the science of consciousness. (Re-)listen via creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Calling all recent UoN Psychology Graduates! Join our UoN Psychology Alumni and Career Development Group on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groups/13029...

Does remembering something always mean you're consciously aware of it? In our final episode of #NottsPsychPod Series 3, we explore how memories become part of our conscious experience and what happens in the brain when we remember. Listen creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Guiding Principles to Writing Accessible Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs): A practical evidence-based guide for educators. Read more here: doi.org/10.25878/x6x...

Such an exciting day! 🎓 Huge congratulations to all of our fantastic students!

Can we keep our brains healthy as we age? In Episode 4 of #NottsPsychPod Series 3, we explore how memory changes as we get older and whether non-invasive brain stimulation could help support healthy cognitive ageing. Listen via creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... A snippet... 👇

Is more brain activity always better for memory? In Ep 3 of #NottsPsychPod Series 3, we explore why healthy memory depends on a careful balance of brain activity, and how this research could improve our understanding of conditions such as schizophrenia. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Huge congratulations to @josefinaw.bsky.social on winning the University of Nottingham Staff Excellence Award in the Outstanding PGR category! 🎉 A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding research achievements and dedication to building an Open Research community. 👏 👏 👏

Ageing isn't just about memory decline. In Episode 2 of #NottsPsychPod Series 3, we explore why older adults can remember just as well as younger adults in some situations, and what this teaches us about healthy ageing, memory, hearing, and vision. Listen via creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Our 20th Anniversary Summer Scientist Week is now taking bookings.

📣Peer Guide applications are now open for 2026/27! Applications close on 17th July⏰

Can educational apps really help children learn? In Episode 1 of #NottsPsychPod Series 3, we explore digital learning, memory, and attention, as well as what parents should look for when choosing educational apps. Listen via creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... A snippet... 👇

We’re back! Notts Psych Pod is back for Series 3, where we tackle the topic of Memory and Ageing. Episodes will be available on Mondays, beginning 6th July 2026. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... #NottsPsychPod

Reminder of the dates for Progression and award outcomes. You can find full details here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservi... If you have any questions about your exams, please speak to your dedicated exams tutor - you’ll have been introduced to them during Welcome Week.

We are pleased to share our report, based on an 18-month research project, exploring the use of AI in assessment of UG psych degrees. It brings together empirical findings on human-AI alignment and reflections from academics, students, and professional services. www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-u...

AI not yet good enough to mark university essays, rewarding ‘style over substance’

Top AI systems show bias towards rewarding overly complex prose styles and only match human examiners for grade bands around half the time, research finds.

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Prof Alexa Spence from the School of Psychology and Prof James Goulding from the Business School have today on World Environment day launched a web portal where people can visualise their food shopping data in terms of environmental impact. 1/2

New research from colleagues in our school (@ronitibon,@cMadan) establishes the use of a measure of brain complexity across two datasets (#ADNI and #BioFIND) for detecting Alzheimer’s disease sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Structural complexity of brain regions in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease

Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major focus of current research efforts to guide early interventions. Subtle neural changes might be …

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Nature Climate Change highlighted work by our own Alexa Spence in their 15th year anniversary edition in a piece focusing on Spence et al.’s (2011) paper, described as having ‘catalysed an entire research endeavour on experience and climate change’! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Personal experiences matter for climate action - Nature Climate Change

Climate change impacts are no longer distant but have entered people’s everyday experiences. Here we look back on a 2011 paper that showed how direct personal experience shapes people’s climate change...

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Alexa Spence and Jo Burge from our school developed a new measure of climate creativity published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology this week. This has helped to demonstrate the effects of hope in promoting creativity for climate action: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Climate Creativity for Action: Conceptual Development and the Catalytic Effect of Hope.

Individual behaviour change is needed for a sustainable future to mitigate climate change however extensive barriers to action, are documented. One wa…

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Calling all Mature students! Boost your academic skills, support your wellbeing, and connect with others at the FREE Mature Student Summer School - booking now open for all UG & PG students!

Notts Psych Pod Series 3 recording has begun... watch this space! www.nottingham.ac.uk/psychology/o...

Fantastic talks and posters at our #PGRConference today! Huge congratulations to the runners-up and winners of the Open Research, Best Poster, and Best Talk awards!

"Heron, happy as Larry, just off the path below the Portland building" 📸: by Professor Haselgrove

Come along to our Wellbeing Café on May 6th!🫶

Spring break has finished so a perfect time to remind you to not forget our Psychology Careers Moodle page is always available! Self‑enrol if you’re not already on it and explore resources, skills support, and careers appointments. moodle.nottingham.ac.uk/course/view....

Come along to the Peer Guide recruitment event next week if you're interested in applying to be a Peer Guide for AY 2026/27!

Excited to award a Special Recognition for Research Culture to Dr Josefina Weinerova as part of this year’s PhD Alumni Excellence Recognition Scheme. Congratulations on this well‑deserved commendation!

Delighted to award a Special Recognition for Research Excellence to Dr Joanna Loayza as part of this year’s PhD Alumni Excellence Recognition Scheme. Congratulations on this fantastic achievement!

Thrilled to announce that Dr Hannah Slack was selected as the winner of the PhD Alumni Excellence Recognition Scheme! We look forward to welcoming Hannah as keynote speaker at the forthcoming PGR Conference on 13 May 2026. Huge Congratulations!