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Introduction
The rapidly expanding Department of Psychology has a distinctive research profile and a long-standing record of cutting-edge, theoretically-informed research in applied aspects of psychology. It has a strong tradition of interdisciplinary work and collaborates with other departments in the University of Bath, local and national institutions, and international networks.
Main areas of research
Twenty academic staff are augmented by staff in our research units and centres. The Department's research interests can be broadly defined under three headings:
- Applied Cognition and Technology
- Applying cognition to real world issues and investigating cognition in the interface between humans and machines. Cyberpsychology; children and interactive technologies; interface between psychology, engineering and computing; Multisensory Integration and developmental disorders such as autism and dyslexia.
- Social Processes
- Consumption, identity and sustainable lifestyles; children and young people as consumers; identities, bodies and gender relations; habits, attitudes and values; selfregulation; consumer style, ecological behaviour and health; identity formation and the role of new technologies; the psychological management of risk; science, technology and culture; economic and environmental attitudes.
- Health Psychology
- Stress and wellbeing, quality of life, beliefs and cultural context; pain and pain management; psychosocial influences on etiology and exacerbation of acute and chronic illness; lifestyle changes and habits.
Facilities and equipment
The Department has excellent IT facilities including a range of laboratories, and is currently developing its resources extensively.
International and industrial links
The Applied Cognition and Technology and the Social Processes research groups are supported by the Department’s Science Studies Centre which covers research in science, technology and society, innovation in science, and science communication. The Department's research in communication is carried out in conjunction with the Department of Computer Science and its research on the environment with the International Centre for the Environment.
The Health Psychology Research Group is supported by the Department’s WHO Field Centre for the Study of Quality of Life, and the University of Bath’s Mental Health Research and Development Unit and the Pain Management Unit in the University's School for Health. Our students are encouraged to take advantage of the Department’s interdisciplinary and international links.
Careers information
For free information about careers and postgraduate training in psychology contact:
The British Psychological Society,
48 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7DR
www.bps.org.uk
You are strongly advised to become acquainted with the different career options in Psychology, so that you can make an informed choice about which degree programme, in which University, will best suit your interests.
Other resources
Regular seminar programmes encourage postgraduate participation in the Department and establish a sense of community.