Department of Psychology

Phone+44 1784 443526, +44 1784 434347
EmailPSY-Enquiries@rhul.ac.uk
Websitehttps://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/psychology

Postal address
Royal Holloway, University of London Egham Hill, Egham Surrey
TW20 0EX
United Kingdom

PsychologyResearch

The Department of Psychology supports a thriving research culture, and was ranked joint 3^rd 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:

Full Publication List (chronological order)
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):

Ali Adam
- Department of Psychology
Person: Postgraduate research student
Sarina Afzali Shamsabad
- Department of Psychology
Person: Postgraduate research student
Azizah Ahmed
- Department of Psychology
Person: Postgraduate research student

Adolescents’ perceptions of their interactions on social media: A qualitative study
Rides, G., Pote, H. & Watling, D., 2023, (In preparation).
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Attributions and biases
Bowden, L., Glorney, E. & Durber, E., 2023, (Accepted/In press) Social Psychology in Forensic Practice. Harvey, J. & Ambrose, D. (eds.). Routledge
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Adolescent Perceptions of the Risks and Benefits of Social Networking Site Use
Hayes, B., James, A., Barn, R. & Watling, D., 12 Aug 2022, In: International Journal of Cyber Behaviour, Psychology and Learning. 12, 1, 22 p., 46.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Not started
38 Active
302 Finished

Evaluating therapies for visual hallucinations in Charles Bonnet Syndrome: an on-line Randomised Control Trial (RCT)
Walker, R. & Ellett, L.
Macular Society
1/10/22 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
Students' perceptions of mental health and wellbeing apps
Hayes, B.
4/07/22 → …
Project: Research
Students' online self-disclosure on educational platforms
Hayes, B. & Watling, D.
4/07/22 → …
Project: Research

Towards an understanding of the role of film and viewer value-alignment in local and global fiction film preferences
Danica Renn-Giles (Speaker)
Sep 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Are viewers more interested in watching films they expect to align with their own values?
Danica Renn-Giles (Speaker)
Jun 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Philosophical Psychology (Journal)
Ryan McKay (Member of editorial board)
1 Jan 2022
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of research journal

2015 APS Rising Star
Mickes, L. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
APA Dissertation Award in Developmental Psychology
Filippetti, M. L. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Applied Research Project Prize
Crowley, Rebecca (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Animated caricatures fMRI study
Furl, N. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, 2020
https://openneuro.org/datasets/ds002509
Dataset
Functional organisation for verb generation in children with developmental language disorder
Krishnan, S. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, Dec 2020
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2WPX5 and 2 more links, https://openneuro.org/datasets/ds003145/versions/1.0.2, https://identifiers.org/neurovault.collection:8615 (show fewer)
Dataset
Curiosity-driven learning in adults with and without dyslexia
Krishnan, S. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, 20 Apr 2021
https://osf.io/j6fp4/
Dataset

Department of Psychology

Organization profile

The Department of Psychology supports a thriving research culture, and was ranked joint 3^rd in REF2021 in the Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience unit. .

Full Publication List (chronological order)

Seminar Schedule

Facilities

Projects and Funding

Research Fellowship Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Network

Dive into details

Ali Adam

Sarina Afzali Shamsabad

Azizah Ahmed

Adolescents’ perceptions of their interactions on social media: A qualitative study

Attributions and biases

Adolescent Perceptions of the Risks and Benefits of Social Networking Site Use

Evaluating therapies for visual hallucinations in Charles Bonnet Syndrome: an on-line Randomised Control Trial (RCT)

Students' perceptions of mental health and wellbeing apps

Students' online self-disclosure on educational platforms

Towards an understanding of the role of film and viewer value-alignment in local and global fiction film preferences

Are viewers more interested in watching films they expect to align with their own values?

Philosophical Psychology (Journal)

2015 APS Rising Star

APA Dissertation Award in Developmental Psychology

Applied Research Project Prize

Animated caricatures fMRI study

Functional organisation for verb generation in children with developmental language disorder

Curiosity-driven learning in adults with and without dyslexia

Department of Psychology

Organization profile

The Department of Psychology supports a thriving research culture, and was ranked joint 3rd in REF2021 in the Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience unit. .

Full Publication List (chronological order)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Network

Profiles

Research output

Projects

Activities

Prizes

Datasets

The Department of Psychology supports a thriving research culture, and was ranked joint 3^rd in REF2021 in the Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience unit. .