About
We are a thriving, research intensive department, conducting world class research across many areas of psychology including autism, memory, decision making and cognitive neuroscience.
Students learn from active researchers and expert practitioners in range of innovative degree programmes.
The department produces research that is rated as being well within the top third of UK institutions (REF 2014). Investment in recruiting researchers with established, recognised expertise over recent years has allowed the department to expand substantially, fostering a dynamic environment for research and learning.
Excellence in teaching
Dr Stian Reimers has won the Vice-Chancellor’s Award in the category of Excellence in Learning and Teaching within the School of Arts and Social Sciences.
Our academics and staff members are often recognised by their excellent teaching. For example, Dr Stian Reimers and Dr Jessica Jones Nielsen have won the Vice-Chancellor’s Award in the category of Excellence in Learning and Teaching within the School of Arts and Social Sciences.
Professor James Hampton was awarded the Research Supervisor of the Year and Dr Andreas Kappes won the Teaching Excellence Award! at the Academic Impact Awards run by the Student's Union and the Learning Enhancement and Development (LEaD).
What is it like to study Psychology at City?
Our Research Students organise national events such as Brain Awareness Week, Pint of Science and Heroes of Neurons. These events are celebrated every year at City, University of London.
City teaching and research programmes have unique features to enhance your experience at City.
City was one of the first institutions to develop DPsych programmes in Counselling Psychology.
Our BSc Psychology degree we provide the opportunity for you to graduate with a BPS accredited BSc Psychology degree in a specialised area of Psychology (4 pathways here - Counselling and Health Psychology, Organisational Psychology and Behavioural Economics, Psychology with Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience and Psychology with Child Development).
Our MSc programmes offers clinical internships in clinical settings such as Mind (Hackney) and we have developed international PhD programmes to provide our students with research experience in international laboratories.
Study
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
- MSc Behavioural Economics
- Postgraduate Certificate Counselling Psychology
- MSc Clinical, Social and Cognitive Neuroscience
- MSc Organisational Psychology
- MSc Research Methods with Psychology
Research degrees
CPD courses
Staff
Featured academics
Academic staff
- Dr Carsten Allefeld, Lecturer in Psychology
- Professor Peter Ayton, Professor of Psychology
- Professor Dermot Bowler, Professor of Psychology
- Dr Beatriz Calvo Merino, Reader in Psychology
- Dr Sara Chaudry, Lecturer in Counselling Psychology
- Dr Seraphine Clarke, Lecturer in Psychology
- Professor Martin Conway, Director Centre for Memory & Law
- Dr Paula Corcoran, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology
- Professor Philip Corr, Professor of Psychology
- Dr Danai Dima, Reader
- Dr Kathryn Emerson, Lecturer in Psychology (Education Only)
- Dr Ansgar Endress, Senior Lecturer in Psychology
- Dr Jacqui Farrants, Consultant Psychologist
- Dr Anne-Kathrin Fett, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Paul Flaxman, Senior Lecturer in Org Psychology
- Professor Tina Forster, Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Dr Elliot Freeman, Reader
- Dr Sebastian Gaigg, Reader in Psychology
- Dr Lucia Garrido, Lecturer in Psychology
- Dr Martina Gerada, Lecturer in Counselling Psychology
- Dr Jennifer Gerson, Lecturer in Organisational Psychology
- Dr Ava Green, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology
- Dr Corinna Haenschel, Reader in Psychology
- Professor James Hampton, Professor
- Professor Mark Howe, Professor of Psychology
- Dr Andreas Jarvstad, Lecturer in Psychology
- Dr Jessica Jones Nielsen, Assistant Vice President (EDI- Race Equality)
- Dr Daphne Josselin, Lecturer in Counselling Psychology
- Dr Andreas Kappes, Senior Lecturer in Psychology
- Dr Mehdi Keramati, Lecturer in Psychology
- Dr Lauren Knott, Senior Lecturer in Psychology
- Dr Anna Lambrechts, Lecturer in Psychology
- Dr Sophie Lind, Reader in Psychology
- Dr Lynsey Mahmood, Lecturer in Organisational Psychology
- Dr Elena Manafi, Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology
- Dr Ohemaa Nkansa-Dwamena, Lecturer in Counselling Psychology
- Dr Aylish O'Driscoll, Lecturer in Counselling Psychology
- Dr Dimitris Pinotsis, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Anke Plagnol, Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Economics
- Dr Marie Poirier, Reader
- Professor Emmanuel Pothos, Professor of Psychology
- Dr Ignazio Puzzo, Visiting Lecturer
- Dr Deborah Rafalin, Associate Dean (Education), School of Arts and Social Sciences, Senior Lecturer in Psychology
- Dr Courtney Raspin, Visiting Lecturer
- Dr Stian Reimers, Reader in Psychology
- Dr Francesco Rigoli, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Fran Smith, Lecturer in Psychology
- Dr Claire Stone, Visiting Lecturer
- Dr Susan Strauss, Senior University Teacher
- Dr Lydia Tan, Lecturer
- Dr Katy Tapper, Reader in Psychology
- Dr Jutta Tobias Mortlock, Senior Lecturer in Organisational Psychology
- Dr Brenda Todd, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Carla Willig, Professor of Psychology
- Dr Kielan Yarrow, Reader in Psychology
- Dr Julia Yates, Senior Lecturer in Organisational Psycho
- Dr James Yearsley, Senior Lectureship in Psychology
- Dr Lara Zibarras, Reader
Research
The results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 for the Psychology Department show a marked improvement, compared to the last assessment round (Research Assessment Exercise, RAE, 2008).
In REF2014 we returned 28 FTE (over 30 individual members of staff) and 67% of our research was rated at the top 4* or 3* categories. In RAE2008, we returned 10.8 FTE and 50% of our research was rated in these categories.
Currently, the results of REF2014 show the Psychology Department to have jumped to a ranking of 29 out of 82 relevant departments in the UK, compared to our ranking of 50/76 in RAE2008, according to the research power measure (which is based on both research quality and research volume).
These results are encouraging for our effort to continue providing a supporting, vibrant research environment and research-led teaching through internationally recognised experts, across the entire department.
Department of Psychology's research centres
- Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit
- Decision Making and Behavioural Economics Research Group
- Developmental Psychology Research Group
- Centre for Memory and Law
- Autism Research Group
- Human Memory Research Group
- Organisational Psychology Research Group
- Coaching Psychology Unit
- Centre for Psychological Well-Being and Neuroscience
- Centre for Mathematical Neuroscience and Psychology
Interdisciplinary centres
- Centre for Creativity in Professional Practice
- Centre for Excellence in Mindfulness Research
Research students
Research participation
The Psychology Department at City is a research active department. You can get involved and help with our research by volunteering to participate.
All of our research studies have received ethical approval meaning that they fulfil certain criteria and will not harm anyone in any way.
Some studies pay for participation, some studies are run by our research students as part of their research training.
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