Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Psychology Research at Lancaster
According to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), psychology at LU is in the top 20 Psychology Departments in the UK for world leading (4*) research publications.
100% of the research in Psychology at LU was found to be of international standing, and 75% of it was found to be world leading or internationally excellent.
For further information please visit our website http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk/
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Katie Alcock
- Psychology - Senior Lecturer
- Developmental Psychology - Academic
- Cognitive Psychology - Academic
Person: Academic and Related
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Toward equitable functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) neuroimaging practices
Anderson, C. (Principal Investigator) & Greaves, D. (Principal Investigator)
1/12/25 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
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Decoding Inner Speech with Neurophysiological Insights and Explainable AI (Decoding Inner Speech AI)
Yao, B. (Principal Investigator)
15/10/25 → 14/01/28
Project: Research
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IAA: Police Culture Toolkit (PCT)
McDaniel, J. (Co-Investigator), De Camargo, C. (Co-Investigator) & Conchie, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/25 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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The development of humans' moral views of other animals
McGuire, L., Piazza, J., Faber, N. S., Liebal, K. & Wilks, M., 7/01/2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Child Development Perspectives. aadaf001.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Three-year-old children understand the false beliefs of their partner in collaborative decision making
Köymen, B., Green, Y., Bennett, S. & Tomasello, M., 7/01/2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Child Development.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Why are you telling me this? The availability and timing of relevance inferences
Rees, A., Reksnes, V. R. S. & Rohde, H., 6/01/2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Memory and Language.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Lancaster University Natural Sciences Offer Holder Event
Hardy, J. (Participant), Spencer, G. (Organiser), Quayle, S. (Participant), Zhang, H. (Participant), Choi, Y. (Participant), Mikhaylovskiy, R. (Participant), Benjamin, J. (Participant), Slade, K. (Participant) & Dempster, P. (Participant)
21/03/2026Activity: Other activity types › Types of Business and Community - Hosting of external, non-academic visitor
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Lancaster University Natural Sciences Offer Holder Event
Hardy, J. (Participant), Spencer, G. (Organiser), Clancy, D. (Participant), Quayle, S. (Participant), Zhang, H. (Participant), Choi, Y. (Participant), Mikhaylovskiy, R. (Participant), Benjamin, J. (Participant), Slade, K. (Participant) & Dempster, P. (Participant)
14/03/2026Activity: Other activity types › Types of Business and Community - Hosting of external, non-academic visitor
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Lancaster University Natural Sciences Offer Holder Event
Hardy, J. (Participant), Spencer, G. (Organiser), Clancy, D. (Participant), Quayle, S. (Participant), Zhang, H. (Participant), Choi, Y. (Participant), Mikhaylovskiy, R. (Participant), Benjamin, J. (Participant), Slade, K. (Participant) & Dempster, P. (Participant)
14/02/2026Activity: Other activity types › Types of Business and Community - Hosting of external, non-academic visitor
Prizes
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3-minute thesis Competition
Blackhurst, T. (Recipient), 19/07/2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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AIM Academy Hollis Scarborough Award 2025
Cain, K. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Apprentice of the Year - Staff Award
Kaduk, K. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Lancaster University brings Christmas science to Kirkby Lonsdale
Morrison, N., Alcock, K., Fletcher, N. & Fretwell, D.
16/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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Lancaster Psychology hosts inaugural workshop on the study of curiosity
Greyling, E., Bazhydai, M. & Prenevost, M.
9/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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UK therapy bodies divided over how to treat gender-questioning children
30/11/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: TV Interview/Appearance
Impacts
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Evidence Briefing: How Can We Promote Child Language and Literacy Development in an Increasingly Digital World?
Cain, K. (Participant)
Impact: Societal Impacts
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Datasets
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Age-Related Changes to the Attentional Modulation of Temporal Binding Dataset
Pepper, J. (Creator), Lancaster University, 18/03/2022
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/518
Dataset
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Data collected for iconicity word learning experiment, 2020
Carter, C. (Creator) & Hartley, C. (Creator), Lancaster University, 2020
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/405
Dataset
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BPD and Behaviour Reddit Dataset (BBRD)
Entwistle, C. (Creator), Nightingale, S. (Supervisor), Shaw, H. (Contributor) & Boyd, R. (Supervisor), Lancaster University, 12/12/2024
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/697
Dataset
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