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Three PPLS researchers to collect COVID-19 video diaries from Edinburgh & Lothian residents
Linguistics & English Language researchers Dr Lauren Hall-Lew, Dr Claire Cowie and Dr Catherine Lai to investigate impact of COVID-19 on Edinburgh & Lothian community
Psychology researchers and Lothian Birth Cohorts featured in BBC Two programme
PPLS researchers in Psychology Professor Ian Deary and Dr Simon Cox appear in Horizon's 'The Great British Intelligence Test' on BBC Two
Intelligence research features in online festival
Ian Deary explores intelligence and the ageing of thinking skills as part of a mini digital science festival
Student Awards celebrate achievements of PPLS students
Students from Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences secured 10 nominations across 6 different categories at the Student Awards 2020
Causes of loneliness differ between generations
People of different generations are equally lonely but for different reasons, a study suggests
International Womxn's Day
Highlights of some of the incredible women and gender non-conforming people in philosophy, psychology and linguistics at Edinburgh as part of International Womxn’s Day on 8 March 2020
Older people switch off from machine learning
Older people pick up new skills better when they believe they are learning from another person, rather than from a computer, a study suggests
University awards honorary degree to former Philosophy PhD student & lecturer
Sarah Jean Brodie has been awarded a Doctor of Letters by the University of Edinburgh
Gene networks lend insight into cancer virus
Computer modelling of gene interactions has shed new light on how human genes respond to a virus that causes cancer.
Exhibition closing event celebrates the art of the extended mind
A one-day symposium brings together philosophers and artists to reflect on themes from distributed cognition and art practice