Undergraduate courses in psychology

Our degrees provide you with a solid grounding across the psychology discipline, with particular focus on cognitive, health, social and clinical psychology.

Postgraduate studies in psychology

We offer a range of postgraduate options, from taught master's degrees to research degrees.

Continuing Professional Development in psychology

We offer courses in systemic theory and evidence based practice.

Experience the University at a postgraduate Open Day or fair

Find out about life at Bath and studying our courses through Postgraduate Open Days, fairs and events.

Inspired to understand pain

Tess Rugg explains how her placement in pain research has given her skills and confidence to consider a PhD in Psychology.

Psychology research

Research excellence for us means being an internationally recognised, research-intensive department that focuses on theoretically informed applied psychology.

Department of Psychology seminars 2018-19

See the schedule of seminars taking place in the Department of Psychology.

Project points to digital solutions to tackle loneliness

The study brought together carers online in an effort to better understand and unpick their experiences of loneliness.

Parallel studies focus on addiction and impairment caused by cannabis

Two new studies from Dr Tom Freeman of our Addiction & Mental Health Group provide fresh insights that could assist the development of medicinal cannabis.

Fresh guidance to fill ‘information vacuum’ on new cannabis products for medicinal use

A BMJ clinical review, published Saturday 6 April in advance of expected NICE guidelines, offers new advice to help patients and doctors.

Take part in our study on parental reactions towards stressful life experiences in children

Are you a parent? We're looking for volunteers to help us investigate reactions that parents show towards children who have experienced a stressful life event.

Development of the self

Adults process information better when it refers to our 'self', this study will examine if children and adolescents show a similar self bias.

Effects of working memory training on smoking-related behaviours in daily cigarette smokers

The Department of Psychology needs volunteers for a research project to examine the effects of working memory training on daily smokers.

Help us learn more about links between ageing and decision-making

With this study, we want to understand how to help older adults maintain good decision-making abilities throughout their lifespan.

Student eating and drinking behaviours study

We're looking at the relationship between students eating behaviours and alcohol consumption.

Help us understand how families approach cyber-security concerns

We are looking for volunteers for a study concerning safe use of technology in families. Sign up to take part.

Autism research at Bath celebrated as part of Universities UK’s ‘nation’s lifesavers’ list

Pioneering initiatives from CAAR to improve access and opportunities for the autistic community are singled out as part of UUK’s #MadeAtUni campaign.

Bath psychologists contribute to acclaimed psychology handbook

Tamsyn Hawken, Dr Tara Cheetham and Dr Vangelis Katsampouris have each co-authored a chapter in the new Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine.

Ambassadors for autism: Adapting services for autistic service users

Service providers took part in a workshop to create evidence-based adaptations to improve their communication with autistic people.

Virtual Realities projects commissioned

Three new VR projects have been commissioned as part of a significant new research project involving Bath psychologist Professor Danaë Stanton Fraser.

Reimagining Recruitment project launched

The University of Bath is leading a project aiming to change the culture of academic recruitment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).