Our closest living relatives could help us better understand how communication evolved in humans and how our own language skills emerge.

Congratulations to Professor Graham Towl who has been appointed the new Chair of a regional network of experts in prison and offender health and social care.

Professor Amanda Ellison from our Department of Psychology explains how neuromodulation therapy could be delivered at home as a promising treatment for some patients with depression.

New research reveals that talking to babies and toddlers helps shape their developing brain.

New research has found poor air quality could be causing cognitive deficits in babies and toddlers.

A new research study has revealed why some children may be slower to learn words than others.

Our Centre for Neurodiversity & Development brought together researchers, practitioners and people with lived experience of neurodiversity across two successful events.

We have launched a new Global Research Brochure where we shine a light on some of our incredible researchers who are making a difference in the world.

A new study involving hundreds of university students has shown that procrastination can lead to poor health over time. 

Professor Mary Hanley from our Department of Psychology has been awarded the British Psychological Society Developmental Section Impact and Engagement Award for 2024.

How can universities ensure PhD students of all neurotypes can thrive? Professor Debbie Riby, Dr Amy Pearson, and Jess Hirst, from our Department of Psychology, discuss how to provide neurodiversity-affirmative supervision.

New research from our Department of Psychology has shown that the brains of sighted and blind people adapt in a similar way when they learn to use sound echoes to understand the world without vision.