On this page there will be a growing list of links to psychology research and psychology in the news.  If you come across something interesting and topical, email me and I will try and include it.

To open the list, you should be aware of Research Digest,  a fortnightly update from the British Psychological Society designed especially for students.

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11th April 2011  An Australian article about the effect of siblings in autism.  Also on autism, an American report that says we don't know the causes yet!

28th December 2010  Title says it all!  Some light-hearted applications aka games.  Article about childhood delinquency leading to adult crime.    A bit late now, but thoughts about wrapping presents

27th November 2010  Apparently yesterday was Black Friday, when we are all supposed to depressed over shopping for Christmas.  Here's a take on it.

14th November 2010  I bet you know what's coming next! - recent news about precognition research.  Here's a link to a Canadian article about the police interrogation of a murder suspect.  Useful in criminal psychology.  Want to go to Oxford Uni?  Here is a piece about the entrance test.

19th September 2010 The New Academic Year starts Here!  We are all WEIRD. This little article illustrates just how difficult it might be for international psychology teachers! And here is a recent advance in cognitive neuroscience

3rd February 2010 Take a break and improve your memory!  .  Psychology of the gunslinger - a news story about the Wild West

20 January 2010 From the BBC news website - exercise makes the brain grow!  Is there a link here to recovered memories of childhood abuse?  Roll on Friday and be happy!  Meanwhile, here is an Australian take on the need for speed.  And finally, an interesting article on brain size and video gaming.

13 December 2009  The psychology of the designer label.  Why do we spend more than we need to?  And thinking of shopping, here's a piece about why women love to shop.  (Do they?)  Meanwhile, in anticipation of studying stress in the Spring Term, here's a piece about stress and Christmas.  Plus, what goes in the letters to Santa

8 November 2009  Here is something slightly less dangerous than horseriding.  For those of you who like the occasional retail therapy, this could be interesting.  Here are some tips for supermarket shopping.

27 October 2009  Mobile phones and driving?  See psychospace, but here's mobile phones and walking!  Robots taking over the world?  Perhaps we're getting closer... 

18 October 2009 Trustme, I'm a psychologist! - a variation on being a psychologist at a party. (If you're one of my students, you'll get the joke.)  Can't get off Facebook?  read this blog!  And now I must check my wall...  Here's an interesting argument against men being present at childbirth. Midwifery interviews?  Might find knowledge of this useful.

4 October 2009:  Enjoy cupcakes?  And here's some news about Richard Dawkins    Meanwhile, even football referees need to know the latest in psychology research.  Here's how to spot if a player is taking a "dive".

4 September 2009:  A sound clip about the psychology of words of songs.  Also, a questionnaire which tests your iTunes preference against your personality.  (I don't know how serious this one is!)   And here is a page about facial appearance and perception

25 Aug 2008  Here's as link about people who cheat.  And an article about the life of Jean Piaget.