Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Psychology supports a thriving research culture, and was ranked joint 3rd in REF2021 in the Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience unit. .
Principal Investigators and their group are supported by state-of-the-art facilities (please see below), and the department also provides a supportive environment for the scientific training of doctoral students through regular training events and student-led seminars and journal clubs. Research in the department falls broadly into the following groupings:
- Health and Well-Being
- Language, Memory and Attention
- Perception, Action and Decision Making
- Social and Affective Processes
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Full Publication List (chronological order)
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Seminar Schedule
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
Profiles
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A meta-analysis of self-compassion and attachment in adults
Hll, C., Vasiliou, V. S., Sirois, F. M., Hughes, O. & Thompson, A. R., 4 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A narrative review of twin study contributions to the understanding of sleep and sleep disorders
Madrid-Valero, J. J., Ordoñana, J. R. & Gregory, A., 17 May 2025, In: Current Sleep Medicine Reports. 11, 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A neural correlate of learning fails to predict foraging efficiency in the bumble bee Bombus terrestris
Pasquier, G., Pull, C. D., Ott, S. R. & Leadbeater, E., Jan 2025, In: Animal Behaviour. 219, 7 p., 123012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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KTP between ROYAL HOLLOWAY AND BEDFORD NEW COLLEGE and DDM HEALTH LIMITED
Zhang, L. (PI) & Augustin, H. (CoI)
1/07/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Social Science Impact Accelerator: Nature connectedness: Coming together to understand the value of embedding time for nature in the school day
Watling, D. (PI), Whelan, J. (CoI) & Petty, K. J. (CoI)
1/07/25 → 30/11/25
Project: Other
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Activities
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Professional Practice and Vicarious Trauma: A Pilot Study Using EMDR in Social Work. (Eye Movement, Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy)
O'Connor, L. (Speaker), Walton, A. (Speaker), Syder, A. (Speaker) & Nicholls, M. (Speaker)
12 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Psychology of Addictive Behaviors Journal (Journal)
Levent, A. (Member of editorial board)
1 Mar 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of research journal
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British Journal of Developmental Psychology (Journal)
Watling, D. (Editor)
1 Jan 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of research journal
Prizes
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Above and Beyond Community Recognition Award
Giampietro, G. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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American Psychological Association’s William C. Bier Award.
McKay, R. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Datasets
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Effects of statistical learning in passive and active contexts on reproduction and recognition of auditory sequences
Krishnan, S. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, 2021
https://osf.io/t7k34/?view_only=b4df53733f264f91948951f263e8eb3d
Dataset
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Curiosity-driven learning in adults with and without dyslexia
Krishnan, S. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, 20 Apr 2021
Dataset
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Animated caricatures fMRI study
Furl, N. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, 2020
https://openneuro.org/datasets/ds002509
Dataset