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Seeking applications for the Visiting Scholar Programme. The programme is funded by a Welsh Government grant to establish the Wales Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (WICN) .Read more....
PhD studentship available Fully funded PhD studentship to start in Autumn 2010. Read more...
Researching the best way to assist children at risk. A £399,000 Big Lottery Fund grant will enable experts at Bangor University to research how best to help children at risk of under achievement to develop the skills they need to get the best from education. More...
Measured: The time it takes us to find the words we need. The time it takes for our brains to search for and retrieve the word we want to say has been measured for the first time. More...
Psychologists transfer knowledge to assist children's services. The School of Psychology recently hosted a very successful Knowledge Transfer Day, highlighting key themes in Assembly and UK governmental policy - children, learning and wellbeing. More...
Under Pressure: The Impact of Stress on Decision Making. A new study suggests that cognitive stress, such as distraction, can influence this balanced, logical approach to decision making. Read more...
First Conference at Bangor to see birth of new discipline? The first ever conference focussing solely on neurobilingualism was held at Bangor University between 19-20 September 2009. Read more...
Staying Positive - A Key Component to Business Succes. Could using some simple psychological techniques help your business through the recession? According to academics at Bangor University's leading School of Psychology, the answer is a resounding "yes!" Read more...
'Doctoring the Mind' receives excellent reviews - A book by Professor Richard Bentall has attracted excellent reviews in both The Observer and The Times. More...

The research record of the School has been one of remarkable growth and achievement over the past dozen years or so. Since the department was founded in the late 60s it has developed into one of the finest Psychology departments, in terms of both teaching standards and research output, in the UK. The School of Psychology followed its top 5*A ranking in the 2001 RAE with another outstanding result. Fully 45% of its research activity was judged in the top international grade and 20% at the world-leading level – the latter placing it 7th nationally alongside York, St Andrews, and Glasgow. The panel highlighted the School’s integrative and highly collaborative environment, strong focus on application, and high levels of research income. Another indicator of the depth of our research quality is that these results were achieved by returning over 97% of RAE-eligible staff to the exercise. The School forms a large part of the College of Health & Behavioural Sciences, a College which boasts a very strong research and teaching ethos which translates into excellent course provision.

The endeavour to understand the human brain and mind presents one of the greatest challenges for science. Research in cognitive, developmental, health, and clinical psychology is vital both to advance our understanding of human consciousness and behaviour, and to promote the rehabilitation and care of people who suffer as a result of brain disorder. Research at the School of Psychology therefore aims to advance both basic and applied science: we seek to understand fundamental relationships between brain and behaviour, and to directly contribute to the health and well being of the community.