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See the latest psychology and neuroscience-related research news.
28 January 2022
The design of the face coverings people wear could make a difference to how well society functions during pandemics
31 August 2021
Sussex academics partner with BBC Radio 4 on The Kindness Test, a huge public science project that explores the role that kindness plays in our lives.
13 November 2020
A new study shows what could be happening in the brain when learning new patterns, challenging the classic understanding of how mammalian brains work.
24 April 2020
A new research project is exploring how the Coronavirus lockdown is affecting people's attitudes towards drinking and their alcohol intake.
20 February 2020
New research by psychologists in Australia, USA and the University of Sussex shows how eating ‘junk food’ affects the hippocampus.
11 February 2020
HR In Excellence in Research Award goes to University of Sussex for sixth consecutive year for excellence in supporting researchers develop careers.
27 January 2020
A Sussex psychologist is leading a new study to explore the effect of adventurous play on children’s emotional wellbeing.
4 December 2019
Dogs are able to recognise the same word spoken by different people and discriminate between unfamiliar people by the sound of their voice alone.
13 November 2019
University of Sussex research shows dogs match high and low pitch sounds with the position of objects, such as bouncing ball - just like people do
13 August 2019
Studies by Dr Graham Hole and Dr Gemma Briggs demonstrate driving while using a hands-free device is just as dangerous as a hand-held mobile phone.
30 July 2019
Neuroscientists at the University of Sussex have developed a simple test that can spot synaesthesia in children as young as six years old.
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