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 and Intermediate Systemic Theory and Practice courses
Gain a solid foundation in systemic theory, practice and research, 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.
Apply for a research project in the humanities and social sciences
Join our collaborative and supportive research community, and start your journey to becoming an expert in your field.
Our research
Our research is concerned with clinical, cognitive, developmental, environmental, health, and social aspects of psychology.
Climate scientists fly more than other researchers, first global study suggests
Research from Dr Lorraine Whitmarsh in our Department of Psychology also suggests climate researchers do more to offset their flying.
New interactive project to help parents of children with developmental language disorder
The launch of the new project and website coincides with International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day - Friday 16 October 2020.
Research challenges conventional wisdom about key autism trait
The new study comes from South West DTP PhD candidate Tom Arthur and is a collaboration between the universities of Exeter and Bath.
New NSPCC report looks at ways to support teenagers’ social, emotional and cognitive development
Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis and Graeme Fairchild provided expert analysis about online harms and adolescent development for the NSPCC’s latest report.
Early identification and treatment key in responding to COVID-19 health anxiety among children
Bath clinical psychologists have published advice for practitioners on responding to health anxieties among children and young people resulting from COVID-19.
Simple test could improve public attitudes to autism
Psychologists from Bath and Essex suggest existing ways of testing public attitudes towards autism are not fit for purpose.
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.
Take part in our study investigating the impact betrayal has on mental well-being
Researchers in the Department of Psychology invite you to take part in their research about the impact of the experience of betrayal on mental well-being.
Volunteer for a mother to child embodiment study in an immersive virtual reality environment
This study will explore whether an immersive virtual reality environment can recreate the feelings of a young child in mothers.
Volunteer for our study into how people experience therapy for PTSD when they lack trauma memories
We are looking for people who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but do not recall the trauma's cause.
Volunteer to take part in our study examining mood, thoughts and sleep
We're looking for volunteers to take part in research to help us identify strategies for improving sleep.
News
Our latest news and updates.
New multi-million-pound research centre created to protect people from online harm
Bath researchers to join team of UK’s world-leading cyber security experts in new £8.6 million centre to protect citizens online
MyWorld set to make South West a digital media leader on global stage
CAMERA and CREATE lab will be part of a major £46 million regional project on digital media technologies
University of Bath launches free online autism course to help parents and teachers
A new online course aims to help parents and teachers of children on the autism spectrum, including advice for those facing huge upheaval in lockdown.
Health anxiety around Covid-19
Hear Senior Lecturer Dr Jo Daniels explain how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques might help us with feelings of anxiety during this pandemic.
Major research partnership promises ‘new era’ of support for ageing society
Experts from the University will partner with Guild Living to deliver its ambitious plans to enhance urban later living communities, including within the City
Centre for Applied Autism Research team shortlisted for national award
Our Centre for Applied Autism Research team have been shortlisted for a national award for their research taking place on 27 February 2020.
Awards and accolades
Our awards, rankings and reputation
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.
Follow us
Join the conversation on social media.