Raised blood pressure and diabetes alter brain structure to slow thinking speed and memory
In a new study, neuroscientists in EP and NDCN have found that raised blood pressure and diabetes in mid-life alter brain structure to slow thinking speed and memory.
Read morePrioritising Adolescent Mental Health during COVID-19: From Lockdown to the ‘New Normal’
Read moreCOVID-19: Our Mental Health
Read moreEnriching Engagement (Round 2) awardees announced
The awardees for the second round of the University of Oxford’s Enriching Engagement funding scheme have now been announced, including two projects from Experimental Psychology.
Read moreParents Not Comfortable with Children Returning to School after COVID-19 Lockdown
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Our department was ranked first nationwide in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. We have over 20 groups performing ground-breaking basic and translational research.
Teaching
We are proud to be one of the leading psychology departments worldwide. We provide exceptional educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students alike through taught and research-based programs.
Engagement
Members of our department engage frequently with the public to disseminate their research findings. We contribute evidence-based impacts in mental healthcare, education, industry, and policy.
From our Head of Department
At the Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, our mission is to conduct world-leading experimental research to understand the psychological and neural mechanisms relevant to human behaviour. Wherever appropriate, we translate our findings into evidence-based public benefits in mental health and wellbeing, education, industry, and policy. We aim to provide our students with an inspiring and immersive scientific education, and to train the next generation of outstanding researchers with theoretical rigour and cutting-edge methodologies in an inclusive, diverse, and international environment. We are committed to helping individuals thrive in a community that is free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying; and in which people treat one another with respect and dignity in a mutually supportive manner.
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE
We are carefully monitoring the rapidly-evolving situation to protect the health and safety of staff, students, research participants and all those we come into contact with. Your well-being is at the heart of our policies and procedures. For the latest advice, please check the University’s advice page, which is updated frequently to reflect guidance from the government and Public Health England.
Because there is a lot of understandable anxiety, worry and uncertainty amongst our staff, students and the public, we've created a new COVID-19 Mental Health page as well as putting together some COVID-19 Resources. We hope you find them useful.
Recent News
Impact of returning to school on adolescent mental health the subject of a new study
8 September 2020
Researchers from Department of Experimental Psychology have found that, during lockdown, teenagers mental health is struggling compared to their parents.
Raised blood pressure and diabetes alter brain structure to slow thinking speed and memory
8 September 2020
In a new study, neuroscientists in EP and NDCN have found that raised blood pressure and diabetes in mid-life alter brain structure to slow thinking speed and memory.
Enriching Engagement (Round 2) awardees announced
25 August 2020
The awardees for the second round of the University of Oxford’s Enriching Engagement funding scheme have now been announced, including two projects from Experimental Psychology.
Blogs
Are the kids all right? We need to ask them.
24 June 2020
Light at the Right Time
30 April 2020
Time your outside activity during the lockdown to take place in the morning hours.
Supporting Our Staff
We actively promote a family friendly working environment,equal opportunities and career development. The Department was awarded the Athena SWAN Silver Award in 2015.
Job Opportunities
We welcome applications from talented, well-qualified people interested in undertaking and supporting the highest quality research in psychology and other related fields.