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.
Department of Psychology
A large and growing team of staff offers expertise in a broad spectrum of psychology topics, which allows our students to work across traditional boundaries.
Study psychology
Find out about our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, funding opportunities and how you can apply.
Taught postgraduate studies in psychology
We offer a range of taught postgraduate options at master's level.
Department of Psychology postgraduate research
View our MPhil, PhD and professional doctorates courses in the Department of Psychology.
Foundation Systemic Theory and Practice course
Gain a solid foundation in systemic theory and develop systemic skills you can use in your own work setting.
Good Practice in Autism Education
Autism is a highly varied condition and can be associated with exceptional academic ability to intellectual disability. Explore this in our free online course.
Gaining new skills and insights during my placement at Gymshark
BSc (Hons) Psychology student and winner of the 'Outstanding Contribution of the Year' placement award, Richard Lee, talks about his experience at Gymshark.
Latest departmental news
Our research staff and students are active on social media, sharing up-to-date research, news, and events from our department.
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Our research
Our research is concerned with clinical, cognitive, developmental, environmental, health, and social aspects of psychology.
Test for spiking to reduce psychological distress – new study
A review of the evidence into the psychological impacts of spiking highlights that victims of suspected attacks are not routinely tested for drugs or alcohol.
1 in 7 NHS staff are trying to leave – new report
The new Institute for Policy Research report authored by Dr Andrew Weyman (Department of Psychology) focuses on the pressing issue of NHS worker retention.
Domestic abuse in pregnancy linked to structural brain changes in babies
A new study suggests psychological and physical violence experienced by women from their partners during pregnancy can shape baby brain development.
Cannabis has same effect on adolescents and adults, and CBD doesn’t dampen effects
The new study in the journal 'Addiction' involved researchers from UCL and King's College, as well as Dr Tom Freeman from our Addiction & Mental Health Group.
Brain structural differences observed in children with conduct disorder
New study from Dr Graeme Fairchild from our Department of Psychology in the journal 'Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging'.
Our Department in the media
Due to their expertise and knowledge, our staff often engage in work with the media.
Watch: Dr Punit Shah on BBC's Inside Our Autistic Minds
Autism specialist within our Department of Psychology features as part of the new BBC 2 series presented by Chris Packham. (Links to BBC iPlayer).
Want to avoid heated arguments? Try this technique before having a difficult conversation
Professor Greg Maio (Head of the Department of Psychology), and colleagues write for The Conversation.
The consequences of childhood trauma on children’s mental health
Professor Sarah Halligan, Dr Graeme Fairchild and former Bath psychology researcher Andreas Bauer write for The Conversation.
Get involved with our department
We're always looking for organisations and our wider community to take part in our research and outreach activities. You can see more opportunities further down the page.
Join our research study about the effects of antidepressant medication withdrawal and maintenance
We’re recruiting volunteers to join our study into the effects of antidepressant withdrawal on people’s mood, side effects and cognition.
Modern Slavery and Trafficking Survivors: Albanian mothers’ experiences of parenthood in the UK
A study to explore the experiences of parenthood of Albanian mothers who have survived human trafficking and modern slavery.
Collaborate with us
We're interested in hearing from organisations and individuals that would like to work with us on:
- research projects
- consultancy
- joint PhDs
- collaborate on laboratory-based experiments
- student placements and projects
- schools visits
- evaluation
You can explore other ways to collaborate with the University.
Register your interest in working with members of our Department
News
Our latest news and updates.
Four Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences subjects named in world’s top 100
Four of the Faculty’s subject areas are among the top 100 in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings By Subject 2023.
Views wanted ahead of Bristol’s Clean Air Zone
Psychologists want to hear from people who live, work, or regularly travel into Bristol, in advance of the City’s Clean Air Zone coming into force on Monday.
Major project to unlock secrets of ageing well
A €1.5 Million ERC-funded project, being led by Dr Esther Walton, will advance understanding about brain ageing and its links to wellbeing and mental health.
Bath climate scientist Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh contributes to Greta Thunberg’s ‘The Climate Book’
Professor Whitmarsh and Dr Stuart Capstick write about the links between individual environmental actions and wider transformations across society.
Strong Humanities & Social Sciences rankings in Times and Guardian 2023 league tables
Many of our courses are among the best in the UK, according to recent league tables published by The Times & The Sunday Times, and The Guardian.
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences host their second annual Placement Awards
Students, placement providers and staff members enjoy an evening celebrating the placements programme and the achievements of individuals and employers.
Department of Psychology Seminars 2022/23
Find out more about the seminars taking place in the Department of Psychology.
View the schedule of our upcoming seminars
Awards and accolades
Our awards, rankings and reputation.
Our people
We are proud of our teaching and research staff. With a highly experienced academic team and active engagement with external organisations, our work is relevant and informative.
Department of Psychology academic staff
We are well renowned for excellent teaching and research with an enthusiastic academic team and a lively research environment.
Department of Psychology External Advisory Board
Our External Advisory Board provides strategic advice to help guide the teaching, research, and other activities of the Department of Psychology.
Psychology Ethics Committee
The committee considers research protocols from staff and students in the Department of Psychology to assess the suitability in terms of research ethics.
About the Department of Psychology
We offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, and students can get involved in our lively research environment and open seminars.
With more than 70 academic staff, 100 postgraduates and 500 undergraduates, we have a distinctive research profile and record of cutting-edge, theoretically informed research in applied psychology.
Current staff and students can access the Research Hub.
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