Research is a key component of our Psychology programmes. Throughout your degree you will have access to a suite of dedicated Psychology laboratories that you will use to develop your research skills, participate in cutting-edge research, and conduct your own original research.
Our laboratories comprise:
- A large 48-computer lab used for research methods training;
- Three group labs, each equipped with wall-mounted HD cameras, microphones and a screen capture device, for recording focus groups, interviews and behavioural observation studies;
- An adjacent video control room for storing and analysing video recordings;
- An electroencephalography (EEG) lab, for recording electrical activity in the brain;
- An eye-tracking lab, for recording precise gaze locations and durations;
- A virtual reality (VR) and pain perception lab, for exploring immersion within VR and whether this modulates pain perception;
- Six further test labs for running experiments, conducting interviews, and analysing data.
In addition to the specialist equipment housed within our laboratories, you will also have access to psychophysiological measures for recording heart rate and electrodermal activity; an extensive test library including measures of language ability, memory, personality, and mental health; and specialist software to support both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis. You will be supported in using our research facilities by a team of specialist technical staff.