About the School of Psychology
Welcome to the School of Psychology at Keele University. My name is Professor Abigail Locke and I am the Head of the School of Psychology as well as being an expert in Social and Health Psychology. I am proud to lead the School at Keele.
As a School, we have demonstrable research excellence across many areas of psychology, including social and political psychology, health and behaviour change, cognitive and translational neuroscience and criminal psychology. Our expertise in research is reflected in both the importance and impactful nature of the work that we deliver. Our researchers undertake research funded by both research councils and industry on a range of topics aiming to give insight into understanding the fundamental nature of people and behaviour, developing practical insightful applications from advanced psychological theory.
The School of Psychology offers a thriving and dynamic environment for both research and teaching excellence and we are proud to offer you excellent facilities enabling a vibrant education and research environment. Such facilities include our extensive laboratory provision including our new Virtual Reality lab. We have a strong portfolio of courses in psychology, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and our courses offer clear progression routes all the way from undergraduate study to Postgraduate Masters provision as well as PhD study. Our Undergraduate courses benefit from British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation. We also provide opportunities for placements and the chance to study abroad. Our postgraduate courses are designed to consolidate your interests and experience in the field and give you cutting edge research by our expert, research active staff. Keele Psychology prides itself on its excellence in both education and research.
Our research
Research within the School is supported by four research groups: the Cognition, Brain and Behaviour Research Group; the Health, Well-Being and Behaviour Change Research Group; the Identities, Values and Social Change Research Group; the Justice, Security and Institutional Change Research Group. In addition, various members of the School are engaged in interdisciplinary research, including the Keele Policing Collaboration (KPAC), and projects with colleagues in Health, Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines. Our research is internationally recognised; we achieved one of the highest rankings in REF2014 for a medium-sized research group. Our subsequent growth, success in obtaining grant funding (including ESRC, NIHR, Wellcome and Leverhulme Trusts), and our ambitious research strategy mean that we anticipate even better performance in the next REF.
Our courses
Psychology is one of the longest established disciplines at Keele, and is very popular with students. We offer Single Honours and Combined Honours degrees, including an exciting new Psychology and Education course. Our undergraduate students have opportunites to study abroad for a semester or a whole year, and we have recently introduced the option for single honours students to study a placement year.
At postgraduate level in psychology, we offer a portfolio of MSc Psychology courses (Applied Social and Political Psychology, Applied Child Psychology, Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology and Health Inequalities), which integrate well with our research themes.
School of Psychology
Dorothy Hodgkin Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
Psychology School office
Tel: +44(0)1782 731831
Fax: +44(0)1782 733387
Email: psychology@keele.ac.uk
Accessibility
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