Dr Pauline Adair and Prof Aidan Feeney from our School, along with collaborators from Queen's, the University of Liverpool, University of Leeds, NHS Essex and Parenting NI, have been awarded £2.6 million to tackle child tooth decay.

Congratulations to Tayler Truhan and Vasilena Stefanova on having their research recognised by the British Psychological Society - N.I. Branch

Teachers grading their students’ work may be influenced by their perceptions of the students’ personalities

A team led by Jocelyn Dautel and Emma Flynn from our School is one of 11 teams selected in the Foundation’s Grand Challenges for Human Flourishing request for ideas.

Research shows scale of mental health challenges for veterans in Northern Ireland for first time

The highs of Roddy's years with us (1975-2013)

Dr Ciara Close - Research Fellow

On 29- 30 March 2021, Psychology students took part in the first cross-School, inter-Faculty female-only student innovation competition.

Samirah Binte Mohd Amir has been nominated under the "Supporting Our Community" category

Psychology student Dearbháil Lynch discusses studying during CoVid-19 whilst caring for a young family

Our Green Initiative (GI) was established in 2019 to support greener activities within our School and to liaise with other university staff in a global effort to support a more sustainable university lifestyle.

Psychology Student Louis Anthony meets Prime Minister Boris Johnson during visit to Queen's

Amy Jones - Research Fellow

Psychology alumna Zoe Gray updates us on life after Placement and graduation

Dr Theresa McShane - Research Fellow

Dr Tim Fosker, winner of the 2021 Staff Excellence Award

We are pleased to welcome Victoria McCone and Julie-Anne-McCluskey as student SWAN representatives

Psychology student Fina Wurm to present at the latest TEDxQueensUniversityBelfast event

Dr Lynn Farrell discusses findings from the Inclusion Really Does Matter project

Join our PhD Community this year with funded and non-funded routes now open

Robert Weir discusses his NISRA placement, where he has been involved in researching Loneliness in Northern Ireland

Megan McAlister discusses her NISRA placement, where she has been involved in the reporting of Covid-19 statistics

Dr Ruth Lee - Lecturer (Education)

When facing free kicks, goalkeepers are sometimes hindered by their defensive wall.

Psychology student Niamh McMullan creates The Mental Health Scoop - a podcast series dedicated to mental health.

School Teaching Award Winner 2020

Dr Paddy O'Connor - Lecturer (Education)

How does the experience of regret develop throughout childhood?

The Health Minister Robin Swann has announced the commissioning of four additional training places on the postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme.

Robyn McCue, from Newtownabbey, has overcome the odds this year to graduate with a PhD in Psychology, despite sadly losing both of her parents during her studies.

The School That Tried To End Racism

Queen’s survey reveals high rates of mental ill health in people in Northern Ireland amidst the current COVID19 crisis

Sensum recently completed their second Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Queen’s University Belfast and was awarded an ‘Outstanding’ classification by Innovate UK.

The Stress, Trauma and Related Conditions research lab, led by Prof Cherie Armour, has been awarded £306,956 towards a new study into the health and wellbeing of UK military veteran families.

Clinical psychologist Dr Christopher Graham, a Senior Lecturer in Queen’s School of Psychology, talks about our natural human responses in this crisis, and suggests positive ways to channel anxiety.

How do life-changing situations affect our behaviour? Dr Martin Dempster from the School of Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast is working to find out.

How can quarantine affect your mental health? How can we better manage the anxiety that lockdown can provoke? Professor Cherie Armour from the Stress, Trauma, and Related Conditions (STARC) lab at Queen’s is working to find out.

Prof Kevin Vowles - Lecturer (Health)

Dr Salvador Alvidrez

Psychology undergraduate Treasa Kilgallon hopes to help change the stigma around mental health with a psychiatric hospital placement in Bali

The School of Psychology receives funding to create and deliver projects that benefit the School, Queen's and the local community

Postgraduate student Carolyn McClements has been awarded the 2020 Queen's Graduates' Association scholarship

We extend our congratulations to Aoife Cuddihy (MSc Psychological Science student) on successfully obtaining a Postgraduate Impact Scholarship.

Queen's University student Jayne McGrath traveled to Bali in Summer 2019 to undertake volunteer work. Here she describes her experience...

Research finds that people who have grandiose narcissistic traits are more likely to be 'mentally tough,' feel less stressed and are less vulnerable to depression.

Dr Aideen McParland - Lecturer (Education)

Queen's University graduate Shannon Diggin traveled to Bali in Summer 2019 to undertake volunteer work. Here she describes her experience...

Dr Debbie Roy - Research Fellow

Queen's University undergraduate student Megan Clements traveled to Bali in June 2019 to undertake volunteer work. Here she describes her experience...

Would you like to complete a one-year placement opportunity as part of your degree?

Undergraduate student Julie-Anne McCluskey discusses her experience as an intern with Springvale Learning

The School of Psychology is investigating the benefits of dance in people with Parkinson's Disease.

Study finds that listening to music helps to reduce stress and it has a bigger impact the older you get

Rhea Lee Shia Goh shares her international experience

In May 2019 the School of Psychology was awarded Silver accreditation by Investors in People.

Christine Spencer and Dr Daniel Moore are collaborating with Dr Gary McKeown & Sensum as part of a 2-year knowledge transfer partnership

Dr Gulseli Baysu is a collaborating researcher in a recently published study discussing minority students' sense of belonging

Dr Elida Cena - Lecturer (Education)

Dr Grace Carroll - Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare

Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener, Lecturer in Health Psychology

Dr Jenny Groarke, Lecturer in Health Psychology.

Congratulations to Dr Laura Taylor on receiving her American Psychological Association Award

Co-Designing Aspects of a Dance and Exercise Intervention with People with Parkinson’s Through Patient and Public Involvement Activities

50th Anniversary 1967-2017

Academics from the School of Psychology have been successful in attracting funding to study the potential for ECD (early childhood development) programmes to promote sustainable development and peacebuilding.

Good Luck to all our Graduates!

Our Postgraduate Research community hosted their fourth successful Psych Hike conference on 19-21 May in Carlingford. This year the conference was held in the historic Carlingford Heritage Centre, and the hike took place around the Slieve Foye loop.

A mindfulness-based intervention for palliative care staff was launched at Queen’s University to evaluate its effectiveness for improving staff well-being.

Treasa Kilgallon (Psychology undergraduate) travelled to Bali during the summer to volunteer with SLV on their Mental Health Placement programme.

“My name is Rebecca McClements and I am now a Psychology Graduate of Queen’s University Belfast. I studied a BSc in Psychology and loved every year of it."

How do people in groups respond to authority decisions across cultural contexts? This is the question that led Karolina Urbanska, final year PhD student, to collaborate with Dr Miriam Park (Monash University Malaysia).

Emma Jenks was awarded a Santander Travel Scholarship to visit the LangUsta lab in Kraków, Poland in July 2016.

PhD student Thia Sagherian-Dickey tells us about her experience conducting research in the Lebanon.

ENTERFACE 2016, University of Twente, the Netherlands

We are delighted to announce the fourth year of our very successful Insight Programme.

The School wishes to extend its congratulations to all our undergraduate Psychology students who graduated on 6 July 2016.

The School got together this week to celebrate the work and contribution of Dr Norma Rainey who is retiring this month.

Dr Lesley Storey has recently been collaborating with Professor Nick Hulbert-Williams (University of Chester) as part of a study looking into psychological distress experienced by cancer patients and the care they received from health professionals.

Our Experimental Psychology Journal Club (EJCP) along with our PGR Community hosted its third Psychhike on 13-15 May in Attical, Co. Down.

Early Career Research Travel Grant takes PhD student Emma Berry to 21st PSAD (Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes) Scientific Spring Meeting in Würzburg, Germany

The MSc Political Psychology class were invited to the NI Assembly on Thursday 12 May, to welcome the new Members (MLAs).

Applications invited for the 2016 entry to the Diploma/MSc in Applied Psychology (Clinical Specialism)

Dr Judith Wylie meets academic staff at Tung Wah College, Hong Kong to discuss international study options