About Us
The School of Psychology at Cardiff is one of the largest departments of psychology in the United Kingdom. There are currently over 50 academic staff, 100+ research staff and a further 20+ Research Fellows (including Royal Society, BBSRC, ESRC, Leverhulme Trust and British Academy Research Fellows). The School also has over 120 full-time students studying for Doctorates, both in research and on our professional Doctorate programmes. Each year it admits around 200 students to the Undergraduate degree programmes in Psychology and Psychology with Professional Placement.
The general resources in the School are excellent and the provision of equipment is second to none. The School’s strengths are aligned with six themes which encompass the range of research interests in the School and reflect the commitment to studying psychology from a scientific perspective whilst covering topics from synapse to society: Behavioural Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Health and Mental Health, Perception and Performance, Social and Developmental Psychology. Within each of these areas, sub-groups have been formed to reflect particular specialisms.
The School is also home to several Research Centres, providing additional focus on new areas of research: CUBRIC (Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre), (WICN) Welsh Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, and the Centre of Occupational and Health Psychology. The School is also an active partner in other interdisciplinary centres: CNC (Cardiff Neuroscience Centre) and CRC (Communication Research Centre).
The School follows the policy of research-led teaching across all levels of all degree programmes, so all students share the benefit of the strong and diverse research base of the School. The students on the Psychology with Professional Placement programme also benefit from the strong collaborative research and teaching links with local Hospitals, Mental Care Units, Forensic Psychiatric Services and Prisons. All of the School’s degree programmes are accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) for Graduate Membership and Graduate Basis for Registration.