We’re delighted to welcome Dr Oscar Ferrante (Cognitive Neuroscience, Surrey), presenting “How the Brain Learns to Ignore Distractions” tomorrow. 🕐 13:00–14:00 📍 22 AA 04 Hosted by Prof Angelica Ronald. All colleagues welcome — please share!

We’re delighted to welcome Dr Shlomi Haar (Psychology, Surrey), presenting “The Interplay Between Learning Mechanisms in Motor Learning” tomorrow. 🕐 13:00–14:00 📍 22 AA 04 Hosted by Prof Angelica Ronald. All colleagues welcome — please share!

📣 School of Psychology Seminar 🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 13:00–14:00 📍 22 AA 04 Building the Future of Mental Health Care — a collaboration between Surrey & Borders NHS FT and the University of Surrey. 🎤 Prof Helen Rostill, Neetika Mahan, Ian Mackenzie & Jessica True

We’re delighted to welcome Dr Gloria Wong (University of Reading) to our School of Psychology Lunchtime Seminar Series on 3 February 2026, hosted by Professor Victoria Tischler. She will present her trial on culturally adapted vs locally developed dementia care. 01 DK 02 | 13:00–14:00 All welcome

🌍 Second-year students ready to level up your uni experience? An international study exchange offers new cultures, fresh perspectives, a standout CV, and lasting friendships ✈️✨ Explore options: lnkd.in/e6y26z7Y 🔔 Deadline: Tues 3 Feb 📍 Drop-in support: MySurrey Hive | Mon 2 Feb | 11–12

Have you ever wondered how to support 🧠 health as you age? One key factor is sleep. In a new Psychology Today blog, Dr Zavecz explores how sleep supports healthy ageing, brain health, and cognition with practical tips to improve sleep and cognitive resilience. 👉 Read here: lnkd.in/ewRAcV_J

We are recruiting women experiencing perimenopause to take part in a research study exploring whether prebiotics can improve symptoms of perimenopause. If you or somebody you know might be interested, please scan the QR code below or get in touch at [email protected].

📚 Check out our new Psychology Today blog! 🧠 #VirtualReality is helping study how habits form and change. In Dr Phillippa Lally’s British Academy–funded project, a VR hospital is used to “grow” real-feeling habits and test their flexibility. ✍ By Dr Lally & Annabel Rivers-Stone 👉 lnkd.in/eXzHyVqT

🚨 20 fully funded PhD studentships 🚨 📣 The University of Surrey’s Doctoral College is pleased to announce #20 fully funded PhD studentships for outstanding Chinese students. 👉 More about how to apply: lnkd.in/eDGJF9gN

We’re delighted to welcome Prof Geoff Bird (UCL) to our School Seminar Series on 25 Nov 2025. He will present “Re-thinking Theory of Mind.” Hosted by Dr Jenny Murphy in 35 AC 04, 13:00–14:00. All welcome—please share!

👋 Meet Jodie, a Psychology student on her Professional Training Year at an NHS Community & Mental Health Hub. Get a look at a typical placement day! Discover Surrey’s Professional Training placements: bit.ly/4oX6zT2 #ProudToBeSurrey

🎉 Congrats to MSc student Nia Palmer, whose research on psychological safety and negative coaching in aesthetic sports was featured by the British Dance Sport Association! 🩰🧠 Kudos to Nia and supervisor Dr Nicholas de Cruz 👏 👉 lnkd.in/emP4_e_A

We welcome Prof Joanne Smith from the Uni of Exeter to our School Seminar Series on 18 November. Giving a talk titled “With friends like these? How groups influence our behaviour for better… or for worse.” Hosted by Prof Harriet Tenenbaum and will take place in Room 35 AC 04, 13:00–14:00.

Ever wondered what it’s like to work at one of the world’s biggest tech companies while still at uni? 👩‍💻 Meet Ellica, a Psychology student on placement at #Adobe, gaining creativity, confidence & career-ready experience. 🎥 Watch: lnkd.in/etgGZ3HP #PlacementYear #Psychology

The Surrey Social Psychology Research Group held its first meeting, where members used Lego to creatively represent their research and get to know one another.

📚 #PsychologyToday Blog: “3 Myths About Cerebral Palsy” 💡 CP is diverse, lifelong, and can become harder with age — awareness helps reduce stigma and improve inclusion. ✍ By Dr Kimberley J Smith & Dr Erica Ranzato 👉 lnkd.in/eWXg5zWH #CerebralPalsy #Inclusion #EDI

If you want to learn more about these design concepts, you can in our MSc environmental psychology @surreypsychology.bsky.social in our Psychology of Architecture module www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate...

📣 Just one month until Dyspraxia Awareness Day 2025! ✨ 🗓 Saturday 1 Nov | 🕛 12–5pm | 📍 Guildford Join us for a day exploring “Movement” — the science, experiences & strategies around #Dyspraxia / #DCD. 👉 Free registration: lnkd.in/dZQamXUP #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Support

🧠 Surrey researchers are recruiting 7–10-year-olds & parents for a study on children’s emotion learning (Mar 2025–Sept 2027). Participants get a £50 voucher + travel reimbursement. 🎁 Info & sign-up: bit.ly/3JeKfVg Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

📚 #PsychologyToday blog series 🧠 #Schizophrenia and #BipolarDisorder may seem different, but research shows they share key biological roots. 🌍💚 Read our School's latest Psychology Today blog“How Biology Shapes Reality in Schizophrenia and Bipolar” by Aoife Coghlan 👉 lnkd.in/ei2bFrVx

🍂 Huge congratuations Prof Benjamin Gardner’s study “How habitual is everyday life?” is gaining major attention! 🥳 Featured in: 📰 The Conversation: lnkd.in/eZYFSvyB 🧠 BBC Science Focus: lnkd.in/erV97aR2 🧩 Psychology Today: lnkd.in/erQUU86q 🗞️ The Independent: lnkd.in/evVMNJrC

We welcome Dr Zsofia Zavecz from the School of Psychology, to our seminar series on 7th October. Dr Zavecz will deliver a talk on "Selective roles of sleep in memory across the lifespan". Prof Michael Pluess will host the seminar, in room 35 AC 04 from 13:00 to 14:00. Feel free to join and share!

Our PT blog series is back! 🥳 #Dyspraxia affects more than movement it also impacts, education, employment, and overall wellbeing. 💚 In our latest Psychology Today blog, Emma Aitken, Dr Judith Gentle & Dr Marie Martel explain “Why Dyspraxia Is Often Misunderstood?” 👉 Read here: lnkd.in/enXNGP2t

🌱 Exciting news! Our Environmental Psychology Research Group is featured by the BBC, showcasing our latest research on how actively noticing sights/sounds of nature can improve psychological restoration. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #EnvironmentalPsychology @surreypsychology.bsky.social

Lecture 1, week 1, completed. Nice to be back at a sunny @uniofsurrey.bsky.social with lovely, supportive, and engaging @surreypsychology.bsky.social students, even when teaching them statistics!

Two-thirds of our daily behaviors are #habits, according to new research, and this is (mostly) good news. 🚶🏾‍♀️ 🏋🏼‍♀️ 🥗https://ow.ly/KW1c50X0J3k @uscnews.bsky.social @uscresearch.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social @amandarebar.bsky.social @profbengardner.bsky.social @phdsleepy.bsky.social

‼️ Clarifying misconceptions: Prof Angelica Ronald from the School of Psychology, University of Surrey, explains why current research does not support a causal link between #paracetamol consumption in #pregnancy and #autism. 🤰 💊 Watch the ITV interview below:

We’re excited to welcome Prof Benjamin Gardner (Psychology, Surrey) to our seminar series on 23 Sep 2025, 13:00–14:00, room 28 AP 02. Talk: “Is It Time to Unhabit? Why Habit Theory Has Under-Performed & How We Can Fix It”. Hosted by Prof Mark Cropley. All welcome!

Ever wondered what it’s like to study on the UK’s top-ranked MSc Psychology programmes (🏆 hashtag#1st in PTES 2025)? Our students say it best! 🎤 Check out this short video to hear about their experiences in the Psychology MSc at the University of Surrey.

Excellent interview with Simon Raven by Mirela D. reflecting on his artistic residency in @surreypsychology.bsky.social and its legacy. Thank you Simon for your insights, honesty for bringing thought-provoking humour and creativity onto campus. www.ias.surrey.ac.uk/fellow-spotl...

Today begins the @nihr.bsky.social grant to improve inpatient facilities for parents who are hospitalised and their families. Very excited to colllaborate with @profsamch.bsky.social, Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe, Chloe Elsby-Pearson and Mark Oliver @researchspft.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social

🧠 This week, our MSc Psychology Summer Conference brought together student researchers presenting across topics like Cognitive Neuroscience, Sport Psychology, AI, and more. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of our MSc cohort's work. 👏 #HigherEducation #AcademicLife #Psychology #MScResearch

Great to co-write this piece with Simon. In case you’re considering it, I highly recommend working with an artist in residence. @surreypsychology.bsky.social

Angels, Blake and bipolar – reflections on an artist residency. Simon Raven spent six months as an artist in residence @surreypsychology.bsky.social (Autumn 2024-Summer 2025). He reflects, following a perspective from Chartered Psychologist @victischler.bsky.social. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Such a brilliant time last week delivering a keynote at the 22nd World Congress of Psychophysiology in Poland. Fantastic to share new work on #interoception and catch up with colleagues from around the world. @surreypsychology.bsky.social

The Clinical Psychology doctoral training programme (PsychD) team at @surreypsychology.bsky.social was delighted to attend the recent Centre for Homelessness Research and Practice (CHRP) Annual Conference #CHRP2025 and present their research. 🧵

New paper on Beyond Culture Box www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @surreypsychology.bsky.social @chloeasker.bsky.social @artsandhealthjrnl.bsky.social

All 5 of these blogs have been published - make yourself a cuppa and, if you can, sit outside for a reading break: 5 perspectives on #walking and #working in #nature accessnetwork.uk/tag/walking-... @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social @accessnetwork.bsky.social

On our way to York for #DCDUK25. Not 1 but 3 presentations from our lab from Judith @judithgentle.bsky.social, Marie @mariefmartel.bsky.social and Lewis. Looking forward to see you there!! @surreypsychology.bsky.social

New work out from EPRG team member @melissamarselle.bsky.social. Using closed and open card and sound sorts, study investigates how people conceptualise biodiversity. Visual and acoustic cues other than species richness are used! open access study -> doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

🧠📚 Can neurotech boost learning? Prof Roi Cohen Kadosh’s @PsychToday post shows transcranial random-noise stimulation #tRNS gives struggling learners a painless maths lift, narrowing achievement gaps. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/surr...

🚨 New paper out with Scott Glover @rhulpsychology.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social We show that motor imagery is functionally distinct from physical action, supporting the #Motor #Cognitive model of motor #imagery. Read the theoretical implications 👇 psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

Had a great time at #ReadEmo25 yesterday—brilliant to catch up with colleagues and share new work. Especially proud to see new lab member Ren Palmer presenting the first findings from her PhD on measuring interoception!

Our own @judithgentle.bsky.social was featured in the Times Educational Supplement @surreypsychology.bsky.social Read about #DCD #dyspraxia 👇 www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Congratulations Dr Sarah Hack, University of Surrey, for winning the LearnHigher Resource of the Year Award, presented at #ALDcon25. Download The I.D.E.As framework to help structure thinking about the use of AI at #LearnHigher aldinhe.ac.uk/product/lear... #LoveLD

Our free, inaugural online event 'Connecting People, Place & Practice in Environmental Psychology' is open to @bpsofficial.bsky.social members & the wider community interested in the intersection between people, places, and psychology. 02 July 2025 10:00am - 2:30pm www.bps.org.uk/event/connec...

"As 1 in 6 ppl in England experience anxiety and depression each week, this research suggests that simply being in a forest can improve mental health. For the UK, this means preserving urban forests so people can easily access forests where they live, work and play for their mental wellbeing"

"Why Choose Bipolar?: A Gold Standard Career Alternative" coming soon! Join @surreypsychology.bsky.social artist-in-residence Simon Raven for a provocative, gold-lamé-clad performance-lecture that satirically reframes bipolar disorder as the ultimate career strategy for precarious times.

How do environments shape flow—those moments of deep-focus and purpose? A new CUSP review explores how natural and built spaces support wellbeing, incl. nature-based mental health care. ➡️ cusp.ac.uk/themes/s1/pa... — cc @surreypsychology.bsky.social #EnvironmentalPsychology #PositivePsychology