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MRI study on decision-making
We are interested in how people make decisions in everyday life. By analysing decisions collected in simple tasks and games, we aim to improve our understanding of the mental operations that result in successful decision making.
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Robin Dunbar awarded 2026 International Cosmos Prize
11 August 2026
Emeritus Professor Robin Dunbar has been awarded the 2026 International Cosmos Prize for his work in understanding of the relationship between nature and humankind.
Virtual reality therapy offers new hope for teenagers with needle phobia
15 July 2026
A ground-breaking study led by the University of Oxford has shown that an automated virtual reality (VR) therapy can substantially reduce needle fears in adolescents, offering a scalable solution to a problem that affects millions of young people and undermines vaccination programmes.
Kate Watkins and Bernhard Staresina awarded major European Research Council Advanced Grants
23 June 2026
Kate and Bernhard were two of fourteen researchers at the University of Oxford to be awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC), each worth up to €2.5 million over a period of five years.
Oxford joins major new Educational Neuroscience centre to shape government policy
8 June 2026
Professor Gaia Scerif from the Department of Experimental Psychology is a key partner in a newly announced research centre that will help shape education policy across England.
Professor Masud Husain elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
27 May 2026
Professor Husain was one of twelve renowned Oxford researchers to be elected Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences, in recognition of their exceptional contributions to advancing scientific knowledge.
Professor Asifa Majid awarded Humboldt Research
21 April 2026
Professor Asifa Majid of the Department of Experimental Psychology has been awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.