The Open Psychology research groups

Open Psychology, the research centre for the School of Psychology & Counselling, brings together many of the School's academics into three research groups: CuSP, FCRG and PHeW. What's their research about? Check out their webpages on the centre website and watch short videos about their interests and concerns  https://www.open.ac.uk/centres/psychology/home

New developments in psychology: insights from our research groups

Recently, members of the School's research groups recorded their conversations with other academics in their fields: Paul Stenner from CuSP talked to Prof. Sonia Livingstone about social psychology, the internet and young people's lives todayDavid Kaposi from PHeW talked to Prof. Peter Fonagy about openness, psychoanalysis, mentalisation and trustSarah Laurence from FCRG talked to Prof.…

Opening Psychology – Tuesday 29th June – today’s highlights

Join us for the second morning of the launch programme for the Open Psychology research centre at the School of Psychology & Counselling, The Open University. The programme starts at 9.30 a.m. For more details and free registration, go to this link: OPRC event page Critical and discursive psychological approaches to bullying - Karen Hagan Beyond Milgram:…

Cultural and social psychology in the real world: a conversation

What role do cultural and social psychology play in tackling real-world issues, such as post-conflict reconciliation, community resilience in face of crises and broader global challenges such as those posed by the Covid-19 pandemic? In this video, Dr Sandra Obradovic (OU) is joined by Professor Sandra Jovchelovitch (London School of Economics) and Dr Maria Cecilia…

Opening Psychology Launch highlights 4 – Political Psychology presentations

The launch programme for the School's new research centre will feature online political psychology research presentations from Dr Sandra Obradovic and Dr Kesi Mahendran. Hold these dates! Attend the whole launch programme or select the events that interest you. Registration is free and now open on this link.  Open Psychology Research Centre website: https://www.open.ac.uk/centres/psychology/  Thursday 1st July 09.40  Dr Sandra Obradovic      …