The Department of Psychology is committed to conducting, publishing and disseminating high quality empirical research, both quantitative and qualitative. In RAE 2008 15% of our research was rated as internationally excellent, 45% recognised internationally and 40% nationally recognised.

We seek to to be known for our distinctiveness with regard to:

• Relevance: achievement and impact in both theoretical and applied research; benefiting the discipline and wider society
• Connectedness: the inter-relationship of research, enterprise, knowledge transfer and teaching activity
• Collaboration: openness, inclusiveness and interdisciplinarity
• Quality: the strength and breadth of our research profile

Research activity within the department falls under six main areas, some with subgroups. Members of the department may be affiliated to more than one research group. To find out about members of the groups and current research projects please click on the links below:

• Business Psychology
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Health Psychology
• • The Mums and Daughters Project
• Psychobiology/Psychophysiology
  • PSRG
• Psychology in Higher Education
  • Learning and Teaching Research Group
  • Statistics Anxiety Project (SAP) Group
  • Westminster Diversity in Education Group (WiDER)
  • Widening Participation Survey Group
• Social Psychology

There are currently eleven research students based in the psychology department.

The department is also home to the internationally active Psychophysiology and Stress Research Group and the Business Psychology Centre.

Further links to other research related pages (i.e. the research seminar programme, research facilities and support within the department, recent staff publications, the E-mentoring project, information about recent research forums) can accessed via the menu on the left. The Research Participation Scheme will be of particular interest to first year students.