The School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales is the foremost research department in Psychology in Australia in terms of competitive grants funding, doctoral training, publications and citations. It has a large and productive group of people with interests related to various areas of social psychology, currently comprising some eleven individuals within the School.

The School of Psychology is accommodated in a modern 16 storey building on the University's attractive campus in Kensington. UNSW located in the heart of the attractive and cosmopolitan Eastern Suburbs region of Sydney, and is within easy reach to the City of Sydney, numerous ocean and harbour beaches, and all the cultural and recreational facilities that a major city has to offer.

Social psychology is taught at every level of the academic curriculum within the School. Research facilities include a range of well-equipped experimental laboratories, a fully networked computer system including several dedicated computer laboratories, extensive workshop facilities with qualified staff, and the usual administrative, printing and other backup facilities.

If you are interested in undertaking undergraduate or graduate study in the School please contact the Administrative Officer, School of Psychology, UNSW, Sydney 2052.

Tom Denson
The causes and consequences of anger and aggression in humans; Aggressive personality; Biological correlates of anger and angry rumination; Intergroup aggression; Prejudice.

Joseph P. Forgas
Affect and social cognition; Inter-personal behaviour; Social judgement and cognition; verbal and nonverbal communication.

Helen Paterson
Social cognition and social influence. The effects of discussion on memory.

Meg Rohan
Self and social regulation across the lifespan; Value-attitude-behaviour relation; Self-esteem; Social comparison.