The Life and Mind Building: a new home for Oxford's Biology and Experimental Psychology departments
The Life and Mind Building, the largest building project in the University's history, is set to open this year.
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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.
Our Research
Clinical Psychology, Mental Health & Wellbeing
Human Potential: Development & Learning across the Lifespan
Social Minds: Emotions, Relationships & Society
Intelligent Minds: Neuroscience & Computational Models of Cognition and Behaviour
Perception, Attention, & Action: From Sensing to Thinking & Doing
About the Department of Experimental Psychology
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What's new
£27 million gift funds new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research focused on young people’s mental health
6 August 2025
Oxford University will create a pioneering mental health research centre for children and families with £27 million from The Paul Foundation.
Oxford Professors Mark Walton and Stephanie Cragg celebrate publication of The Handbook of Dopamine
5 August 2025
The Handbook of Dopamine captures current understanding of dopamine biology in the brain.
New research: "Harry Potter and the SPELL Against Bullying"
31 July 2025
Shelley McKeown Jones and colleagues from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, have published new research on anti-bullying intervention in the Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology.
Award in memory of Dr Valeria Frighi given to psychology trainee Michael Barry
2 July 2025
The £1,000 fund was set up to support researchers with an interest in intellectual disabilities.
New OPM-MEG brain scanner installed at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA)
25 June 2025
The advanced technology will open new avenues for research, including scanning children, dementia patients and enable full-body movement studies.
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We are always looking for participants to take part in our research. Here you will find a list of studies you might be able to take part in.