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Professor Asifa Majid Named 2024 AAAS Fellow

Professor Majid recognised for contributions to the understanding of language, culture, and cognition in the 2024 AAAS honours list

Daniel Freeman reappointed as an NIHR Senior Investigator

The National Institute for Health and Care Research has announced its latest cohort of Senior Investigators. Professor Daniel Freeman is one of 19 researchers reappointed to this prestigious post.

Balancing Reward with Threat Highlights the Interplay between Brain, Behaviour, and Individual Traits

Daily life involves a continuous balance between pursuing positive opportunities – rewards – and remaining vigilant to threats, a dynamic process that is critical for survival in both humans and animals.

New study reveals how the brain stores information on how people interact

Marco Wittmann and colleagues studied how our brains don't just remember who people are; they also use basic building blocks ("basis functions") to store information about how people interact – how they work together or compete.

New research reveals psychological ‘booster shots’ can strengthen resistance to misinformation

A new study led by Rakoen Maertens has found that targeted psychological interventions can significantly enhance long-term resistance to misinformation. Dubbed “psychological booster shots,” these interventions improve memory retention and help individuals recognize and resist misleading information more effectively over time.

Professor Sue Iversen (1940–2025)

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Emeritus Fellow and former Head of Department Professor Sue Iversen

New study on how positive psychology interventions can benefit incarcerated people

Max Klapow and colleagues have conducted the first-ever empirical evaluation of positive psychology interventions (PPIs) in prison settings.

Major investment from Wellcome to transform mental health treatment research for NHS

David Clark and other Oxford researchers awarded £17 million from Wellcome to analyse NHS talking therapy outcomes and enhance secure data research.

Simona Skripkauskaite awarded a fellowship with Administrative Data Research UK

Congratulations to Simona Skripkauskaite who has been awarded a fellowship with ADR (Administrative Data Research) UK.

New study reveals genetic effects on cognitive health are age and sex specific

A recent study from a team at University of Oxford aimed to reveal the specific roles played by APOE and Klotho genes in brain health and function, and how this varies according to age and sex.

Our Brains, Our Selves

Professor Masud Husain has published a new book on what he has learned from his patients

British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Urges Immediate Action to Safeguard Preclinical Neuroscience in the UK

British Neuroscience Association Announces Preclinical Neuroscience Report and Open Letter to Funders

2025 EP Engagement Ambassadors announced

9 Experimental Psychology researchers and staff have been selected to join the first-ever cohort of the departmental 'Engagement Ambassadors' programme

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.

Free lesson plans to help young people deal with stress accredited for use in schools

The ‘Building stress Resilience in Early Adolescents’ Lives’ (BReal) project aimed to create evidence-based resources to improve young people’s resilience, and enable them to develop skills to cope with everyday challenges.

Decoding Developmental Language Disorders and Peer Victimisation in Young People

A new Oxford Sparks video from Dr Sînziana-Ioana Oncioiu.

David Clark and Anke Ehlers win 2024 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award for mental health research

It is the first time that the award, which recognises exceptional achievements in knowledge and innovation, has been awarded for mental health research.

Amy McCall wins Max Perutz Award for science communication

Many congratulations to Amy McCall for winning the Medical Research Council Max Perutz Award, a science communication competition for DPhil students. This year, students had to create a video telling a non-scientific audience why their area of research matters.

Professor Daniel Freeman recognised on Clarivate Highly Cited List

The Clarivate Highly Cited list identifies and celebrates researchers who have demonstrated a "significant and broad influence" in science or medicine-related disciplines.

Brain acts like music box playing different behaviours

Neuroscientists based in NDCN and Experimental Psychology reveal how cells form a coordinate system for behavioural sequences.

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