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.

Daily use and high potency cannabis linked to higher rates of psychosis

Study is the first to show the impact of cannabis use on psychosis, highlighting the potential public health impact of changes to cannabis legislation

‘More unites us than divides us’ say researchers

New research suggests that people are much more united in their beliefs and values than media reporting would suggest.

Reducing the stress of police interviews for autistic people

We talk to Dr Katie Maras about her work in establishing new techniques to allow the police to effectively interview autistic people.

Department of Psychology seminars 2018-19

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

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.

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.

Take part in a study concerning memory recall techniques in virtual environments

This study looks at how mnemonics (memory recall techniques) can be integrated with virtual environments. Sign up to take part.

Take part in research exploring the relationship between body representation and social attitudes

We are examining the effects of changes in body representation on people's attitudes using bodily illusion and imagination. Sign up to take part.

Help us understand the effect of alcohol hangover on executive functions

We're looking for volunteers to take part in our research study examining the impact of alcohol hangovers on our every day thought processes.

Take part in a research study investigating depression

We're investigating how people process information about themselves and whether this is linked to depression symptoms. Sign up to take part in this research.

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.

Platform: An arts scholar showcase event

Attend this event showcasing the impressive artistic talents of University of Bath students. Taking place at The Edge on Friday 22 March at 6.45pm.

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.

Bath trains new generation of leaders in accountable, responsible and transparent AI

The University of Bath will train a generation of experts in accountable, responsible and transparent AI by leading a new Centre for Doctoral Training.

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).

India Winter School in New Delhi

University of Bath’s first India Winter School, run by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, took place at Lady Shri Ram College on 14-21 December 2018.