Our seminars explore a wide selection of topics and feature guests from a range of different backgrounds.

All seminars take place in 10 West, Room 1.10 on our University of Bath campus at 12.15pm to 1.05pm, unless otherwise stated.

Upcoming seminars

Dr Ali Khatibi Tabatabaei (University of Bath)

Title: TBC
Date: 25 February 2026

Bihui Jin (University of Bath)

Title: Intrapersonal and interpersonal effects of awe: A contextual perspective
Date: 4 March 2026

During this seminar, Bihui will discuss the below research:

Awe is a profound emotion that arises in reaction to objects that exceed people’s expectations about a valued property (e.g., the beauty of nature). Although a wide range of experiences could induce awe, research has predominantly focused on awe elicited by nature. However, the effects of awe might be heterogeneous, depending on the context that elicits awe. In this talk, I will present my PhD research examining the intrapersonal and interpersonal effects of awe, while distinguishing between two common elicitors: awe of nature and awe of other people. For intrapersonal effects of awe, I will present my work on the effects of awe on human values. For interpersonal effects of awe, I will present my research on the effects of awe-proneness on social perceptions.

Professor Quentin Huys (University College London (UCL))

Title: TBC
Date: 11 March 2026

Jamie Chapman (University of Bath)

Title: TBC
Date: 18 March 2026

Yu Shuang Gan (University of Bath)

Title: TBC
Date: 25 March 2026

Dr Mark Horowitz (University College London (UCL))

Title: TBC
Date: 15 April 2026

Dr Joanna McHugh Power (Maynooth University)

Title: TBC
Date: 22 April March 2026

Professor Gerben van Kleef (University of Amsterdam)

Title: TBC
Date: 29 April March 2026

Sarah Dance (University of Bath)

Title: TBC
Date: 6 May 2026

Previous seminars

Sarah Bennett, King's College London — Tailoring therapy: How modular approaches can enhance mental health care for children and young people
Professor Ayse Uskul, University of Sussex — Honor in the Mediterranean region and beyond: Implications for self-related, cognitive, and interpersonal processes
Professor Mike Quayle, University of Limerick — How are social issue attitudes (e.g. about vaccines; climate etc.) absorbed into social identities? Social identity networks and identity compression in social information systems
Darja Wischerath, University of Bath — How conspiracy narratives enable violence
Professor Louise Arseneault, King's College London — A gateway to thousands of datasets from across the world: The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets
Dr Emma Soneson, University of Oxford — Understanding the role of school-based mental health support within adolescents’ wider networks of care
Dr Jon Roozenbeek, King's College London — “Bad Bot” apocalypse: the online manipulation economy and how to disrupt it
Dr Emily Rempel, University of Liverpool — How to put trustworthiness into practice: Case Studies from the Liverpool City Region Civic Data Cooperative
Professor Tracey Wade, Flinders University — Broadening our perspectives on early intervention in eating disorders
Dr Steve Westlake, University of Bath — The power of leading by example on climate change
Professor Tim Smith, University of the Arts London — The attentional theory of cinematic continuity
Dr Tamsin Newlove-Delgado, University of Exeter — Children and Adolescent Mental Health: Public Health Aspects
Professor Ellen Townsend, University of Nottingham — Mental Health: Self harm
Professor Alison Heppenstall, University of Glasgow — Agent-Based Modeling for Understanding Urban Complexity
Dr Charles Ogunbode, University of Nottingham — Climate justice now! Examining public understanding of climate justice and the implications of climate justice beliefs for action and policy support

Department of Psychology seminars

We host experts in different areas of psychology, including academics and practitioners from around the world. View our upcoming seminars on this page.