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Painting by Psychology student, depicting Myanmar symbol of resistance, longlisted for the Scottish Portrait Awards 2021
Congratulations to fourth-year Psychology student, Shwe Yin Aye, whose painting, 'May the Revolution Succeed’, was longlisted for the Scottish Portrait Awards 2021 and is now hanging in the department.
Robert Logie elected 51st Bartlett Lecturer
Psychology professor awarded lectureship for lifetime contributions to Experimental Psychology
RSE Research Award to fund a workshop on Specific Learning Disorders in Scotland
Edinburgh and St Andrews researchers awarded new RSE Research Workshop Grant for Scottish study
Research festival spotlights pressing issues
The secrets to long lasting relationships, discussions around diet choices, and the environmental benefits of seaweed are among the topics to be explored at a major research showcase.
Primary school pupils learn about language evolution and how the brain works at Midlothian Science Festival 2021
Hundreds of primary school pupils will learn about language evolution and how the brain processes information from the environment with our senses at Midlothian Science Festival Programme for Schools
Psychology research features in BBC dementia documentary
Psychology researcher Rob McIntosh and graduate Alicia Willoughby contributed to the two-part documentary series 'Dementia and Us', which follows four people with dementia and their families over the course of two years
Visionary research celebrated with Fellowships
Six Edinburgh academics have been announced as recipients of a government fellowship to propel research tackling global challenges and to bring innovative ideas to market
Women and early-career academics more likely to feel like "impostors" in disciplines that prize brilliance
Psychology researcher Zachary Horne contributes to study which finds that women and early-career academics are more likely to feel professionally inadequate
Psychology student chosen for Olympic Great British rowing team
Huge congratulations to fourth-year Psychology student Lucy Glover, who has been selected to represent the Team GB rowing team at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
New podcast celebrates study participants’ 100th birthday and explores secrets of long, healthy lives
New podcast celebrates the 100th birthday of a group of people who have been studied by psychologists at the University of Edinburgh since 1998.