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Social Psychology Professor is among the team of editors behind the special edition of ‘Human Affairs’

Professor Paul Stenner is among the team of editors behind the special edition of the journal Human Affairs, about revolutionary philosopher A.N. Whitehead's theories and their relevance to psychology and the social sciences today.

Fully Funded PhD Opportunities in Psychology on Gendered Violence Against Women on Social Media

The Centre for Protecting Women Online invites applications for a fully funded PhD studentship based in Psychology. The proposal is expected to address the topic of an online gendered violence against women and girls on Social Media. 

The application deadline has now passed.

Psychology researchers celebrated in OU Research Excellence Awards 2024

Professor Sarah Crafter and Dr Nelli Stavropoulou from the School of Psychology & Counselling have won this year’s 2024 Open University Research Excellence Award (REA) for ‘Outstanding Open Research’.

The Conversation publishes article on Political Extremism by post-doctoral research fellow

In an article published on The Conversation, the OppAttune project’s post-doctoral research fellow Anthony English shares some thoughts on everyday extremism in light of the civil unrest that has spread across parts of England and Northern Ireland.

OU receives £300k grant to explore legacies of colonialism in Malaysia

Dr Geetha Reddy, of The Open University, and colleagues have received a £295K grant for a two-year project studying the effects of colonialism in Malaysia.  

FASS academics feature on the BBC’s Morning Live programme

Two Psychology academics from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) feature in the BBC’s Morning Live programme.

WATCH: The cultural emergence of self-harm in the 1990’s

In May 2023, psychology PHD student, Nina K Fellows, delivered a talk on her PhD research, delivered to students, on the subject of self-harm, in cultural references.

Citizens in the making - Report

The report presents research findings  from the project 'Citizens in the making': Educating young citizens in Wales', funded by the Research Wales Innovation Fund, in collaboration with the OU in Wales.

WATCH: It sounds like a whisper - Inaugural Lecture with Rose CapDevila

On 21 March 2024, Rose CapDevila, Professor of Psychology at the OU, discussed research around the gendering of power in three contexts: activism, the history of psychology and social media..

£650k forensic science psychology project launched this month

‘Trust in forensic science evidence in the criminal justice system: The experience of marginalised groups’, a £650k psychology project led by the OU’s Lara Frumkin, launched on 1 March after winning major funding last year. The project will explore the experiences of people, particularly from more marginalised groups, when looking at DNA and digital evidence.