Delivered by Professor Daniel C. Dennett, Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University Autonomy is a fancy word for self-control. It comes in degrees, and while some varieties can be largely the…Read More >
psychology
Electric bikes can boost older people’s mental performance and their well-being
In a new post for The Conversation, University of Reading psychologist Professor Carien van Reekum, and his collaborators describe their research that shows the benefits of cycling in later life. The…Read More >
Five tips to reduce your food waste
Around one third of the food we produce ends up in the bin, and household food waste counts for over 50% of that figure. Today is UN World Food Day 2018,…Read More >
Sight loss research in focus as national campaign launches
A Fight for Sight campaign is to launch this weekend, to raise awareness of eye health and the need for vital eye research. Former House of Commons Speaker the Rt…Read More >
Reading Emotions
Pain is a complex cognitive and emotional experience, which means that understanding the structure of our pain experience is far from easy. Our beliefs and expectations about pain alter perceptual,…Read More >
Creativity, Spirituality and Mental Health
The University Chaplaincy’s next Café Théologique will be held on Monday 4th June, 7.30pm-9pm, Zero Degrees Bar, Bridge Street. The speaker is Revd Dr Joanna Collicutt, Karl Jaspers Lecturer in…Read More >
Research Workshop: Eye Witness Testimony
The School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences is delighted to be welcoming Professor Elizabeth Loftus to the University of Reading, as part of our Albert Wolters Visiting Professorship in…Read More >
The Fiction Of Memory – Lecture
Professor Elizabeth Loftus will be delivering the Albert Wolters Public Lecture 2018 on Thursday the 3rd of May. A world-leading expert on human memory, her lecture on ‘The Fiction…Read More >
People with depression use language differently – here’s how to spot it
The ‘language of depression’ can be spotted using computer analysis which looks for patterns of words used by those who are suffering from the disorder, explains PhD researcher Mohammed Al-Mosaiwi in…Read More >
Talking with voices – sharing best practice on auditory hallucinations
By Dr Craig Steel, Deputy Director of the Charlie Waller Institute for Evidence Based Psychological Treatments Last weekend (17-21 November 2017), Dr Dirk Corstens (a psychiatrist from the Netherlands and chair…Read More >
