Psychology Colleagues from The Open University to Present at the SPSSI Conference in June

Congratulations to Dr Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir, Dr Laura McGrath, Dr Evangelos Ntontis and Dr Sandra Obradovic in the School of Psychology & Counselling (The OU), who have successfully secured the Open Psychology Research Centre (OPRC) fund and have been accepted to present at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) conference in San…

Cultures of Listening: a new article

Open Psychology Research Centre academic Dr Johanna Motzkau talks about her new article. Her research brings a fresh pair of ears to the problem of what it means to listen. My new paper with Nick Lee, examines how psychologists have studied listening, then goes on to develop a concept of listening that is better able…

Dr Lee Curley with BBC Radio Scotland about Jurors in Scotland

Released on 27 Apr 2022, Dr Lee Curley from the School of Psychology & Counselling (The OU) about his talk on radio I was lucky enough to talk on BBC Radio Scotland about the research we have conducted on jurors in Scotland. This has been an extensive programme of research that has been conducted by…

Students! Psychology terms explained!

Definition of the Day OU Psychology & Counselling have launched the 'Definition of the Day' tweets. Inspired by Susie Dent’s 'Word of the Day' Tweets, our very own Dr Camilla Elphick developed this idea for FASS students and psychologists, who has posted this first Tweet (please see below). In the Definition of the Day tweets…

Dr Lisa Lazard to participate in a panel discussion at the BPS event

'Understanding Gender Based Violence and Harassment: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective' Wednesday, May 25, 2022- 11:30 to 13:00 (online). The British Psychological Society (BPS) London & Home Counties Branch and the Psychology of Women and Equalities section are hosting a virtual event that will explore gender based violence and harassment from a multi disciplinary perspective. During the…