Author: northumbriapsy
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Lockdown, quarantine and self-isolation: how different COVID restrictions affect our mental health
In this blog, Dr Tom Heffernan talks about how restrictions due to the COVID19 pandeimc have impacted mental health
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Northumbria PhD Students’ Prize Winning Research
We spoke to of our current PhD students, Richard Brown, about his award winning MSc research project, his PhD research plans and asked him for advice for current students!
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Managing Sleep in COVID: Northumbria Sleep Research Response
In this blog, Professor Jason Ellis tells us how the Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research are helping to address the impact the Covid-19 Pandemic has had on sleep.
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Bilingualism as a remedy for declines in thinking skills
In this post, psychology student Joanna Kubiak and cognitive psychologist Dr Andriy Myachykov consider whether speaking multiple languages helps preserve our thinking skills in older age. They also discuss their ongoing research on this topic.
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Spotlight on: Dr Tom Heffernan
Our ‘spotlight on’ series interviews academics in the department about their career. In this post, we interview Dr Tom Heffernan, who is the author of the students’ guide to studying psychology.
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To reduce stress and anxiety, write your happy thoughts down
In this blog, Dr Michael Smith talks about his research in to expressive writing, and gives some helpful tips for reducing stress and anxiety
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Psychology Department’s Athena Swan website launched!
Read this post to learn a bit more about the work we are doing on gender equality
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Understanding disturbed sleep could help prevent suicides
Author: Professor Jason Ellis Sleep disturbance in young adults who are at risk of suicide are a warning sign of worsening suicidal thoughts, according to new research from Stanford University. These findings held true regardless of the study participants’ current levels of depression. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in young people in…
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Graduate Bio: Joan Wong
In this post, we interviewed Joan Wong, one of our MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology graduates about her experience of the course and her career to date. Joan is now a Senior HR director in the financial technology industry
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