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School of Psychology Staff Excellence Award Winners

4 March 2021

Congratulations to our School members who have received 2020 Dean of Science Staff Excellence Awards! The award winners were announced during a virtual School meeting hosted by Dean of Science Professor Emma Johnston and Head of School Professor Simon Killcross.

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Congratulations to the 2019 School of Psychology Award Winners!

1 October 2020

Congratulations to the 2019 School of Psychology Award Winners!

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UNSW Scientia Scholarship Scheme 2020

5 June 2019

The UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship Scheme provides PhD funding for students working on high quality research projects with the best supervisory teams in world class environments. The scheme covers all tuition fees, along with a tax-free stipend of $41,209 per year and up to $10K per year in additional funds to support career development.

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In the Media

Climate change and the tyranny of psychological distance

15 September 2020

With last summer’s bushfires largely out of the headlines, has the psychological distance people might feel towards climate change increased?

UNSW Sydney’s Professor Ben Newell has been researching climate change psychology for a decade and his work focuses on how to tackle the preconceived notions people have which cloud their decision-making in the face of an uncertain future.

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No wonder isolation’s so tiring
Overcoming stigma on World Mental Health Day
UNSW and public schools help children with severe behavioural problems
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Video

Steve Most live on ABC News Channel

Dr Steven Most discusses his lab's research on visual perception among violent video game players on ABC News Channel (note: includes some graphic video game footage).

Psychology at UNSW

Skills in psychology make a strong and positive contribution to a career.

Neuropsychology at UNSW

Meet the Neuropsychology group at UNSW, and find out more about the Moving Ahead Centre of Research Excellence in Brain Recovery and the important work that they do

Forensic Psychology at UNSW

Interested in Forensic Psychology?  The Master of Psychology (Forensic) program at UNSW is a demanding course that covers coursework, a research thesis and placements in forensic environments.  This video provides a brief overview of the program, its challenges and rewards.

Is there an optimal approach to regulate food intake?

Whiteboard animation based on a podcast interview of Dr Lenny Vartanian, made during the 13th Benjamin Franklin Lafayette Seminar (June 2015, Fréjus-France).

This video presents the effects of external cues and individual self control as means to improve food behavior. The concept of segmentation effect is also developed.

Dr Vartanian's research interests include Psychology of eating and weight, including body image, self-regulation, social influences and weight bias and discrimination. He is working at the University of New South Wales (Australia).

Jesse Hancock on The Project

Jesse Hancock, a Psychology PhD student at UNSW, talks about how to control road rage on Channel 10's The Project.

Tom Denson on SBS Insight

Associate Professor Tom Denson appeared on an SBS Insight episode talking about anger.

Science PHD Journeys

This video explores the journeys and experiences of 5 UNSW Science Postgraduate Research Students, all studying different topics and at varied stages of their PhD research.