Research outputs per year
Research outputs per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Psychologists play an important role in understanding the world, and our research aims to improve the lives of people around the world.
Our recent projects include innovative work on predicting high-risk offenders, and studies exploring how to protect victims and support witnesses. Other projects include 'increasing mammal release success rates and reducing the impact of tourism on wildlife' and 'developing tools to enhance employment prospects of adults on the autism spectrum'. Our research portal, Pure, has a full list of staff and researchers working within the department.
We've received funding from many prestigious organisations, including the Economic & Social Research Council, the Leverhulme Trust, Federal Bureau of Investigation, British Academy and the British Psychological Society.
Our research entities include:
- Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology
- Centre for Interaction, Development and Diversity
- International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology (ICRFP)
- Quality of Life, Health and Wellbeing Research Group
- Dog Cognition Centre
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):
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Profiles
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Lucy Akehurst
- Faculty of Science & Health, Department of Psychology - Head of Department
- International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology
Person: Academic
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Miznah Al-Abbadey
- Faculty of Science & Health, Department of Psychology - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic
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A comparison of younger and older burglars undertaking virtual burglaries: the development of skill and automaticity
Meenaghan, A., Nee, C., Vernham, Z. & Otte, M., 24 Jun 2023, (Early online) In: Journal of Experimental Criminology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A guide to investigative interviewing: a general interview protocol
Severino, M. & Deeb, H., 2023, 10 p. Project Aletheia.Research output: Other contribution
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A guide to investigative interviewing: facilitating memory recall
Severino, M. & Deeb, H., 2023, 5 p. Project Aletheia.Research output: Other contribution
Student theses
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Reducing Body Image Disturbance Through Social Media: The Efficacy of Message-based Micro-interventions
Author: Davies, B., 21 Aug 2023Supervisor: Turner, M. (Supervisor), Udell, J. (Supervisor), Wilson, J. (Supervisor) & Wilson, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Targeting and Evaluating a Behavioural Monitoring Process Designed to Improve the Risk Management of Prisoners in the Open Prison Estate
Author: Goodley, G., 1 Jun 2023Supervisor: Pearson, D. A. S. (Supervisor), Morris, P. H. (Supervisor) & Gredecki, N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Objects as a Communicative Resource in Early Human and Chimpanzee Ontogeny
Author: Gibson, V., 25 May 2023Supervisor: Davila Ross, M. (Supervisor), Somogyi, E. (Supervisor) & Nomikou, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Datasets
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Dataset for the Study 'Mapping Details to Elicit Information and Cues to Deceit: The Effects of Map Richness'
Deeb, H. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 19 Nov 2021
DOI: 10.17029/c6bb4080-a939-4b83-9892-6a98a5303b70
Dataset
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Dataset for 'The effects of sketching while narrating on information elicitation and deception detection in multiple interviews'.
Deeb, H. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, Feb 2021
DOI: 10.17029/acbf4328-a089-4644-85a6-3c5f9d3005ae
Dataset
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Dataset: 'Working Equid Welfare Mexico Data'
Haddy, E. (Creator), Burden, F. (Contributor), Prado-Ortiz, O. (Contributor), Zappi, H. (Contributor), Raw, Z. (Contributor) & Proops, L. (Contributor), University of Portsmouth, 25 Oct 2019
DOI: 10.17029/86cb3171-f0c7-45b7-bb39-4958a6663e40
Dataset
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Fostering Forced Migrants’ Integration and Thriving Through Physical Activity
Middleton, T., Rowland, R., Brown, D., Fasulo, A. & Leddy-Owen, C.
1/08/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Terrestrial Plastic Pollution and its Threat to Livestock and Livelihoods on Lamu Island, Kenya
1/10/22 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
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Using Digital Health to Transform Outpatient Care of People with Chronic Kidney Disease
Kaklamanou, D., Lewis, R., Al-Abbadey, M., Nguyen, F. & Sangala, N.
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
1/04/22 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
Activities
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UK Research Data Service roadshow
Nils Niederstrasser (Speaker)
18 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Speaker at the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats
Zarah Vernham (Speaker)
12 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Speaker at the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats
Zarah Vernham (Speaker)
11 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Prizes
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1st Prize at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Annual Research and Development Conference
Shibazaki, Kagari (Recipient) & Marshall, Nigel (Recipient), 23 Jun 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2016 IEEE CIS Outstanding TAMD Paper
Nomikou, Iris (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2018 Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award
Bard, Kim A. (Recipient) & Keller, Heidi (Recipient), Aug 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Successful arson prevention programme scoops High Sherrif award
23/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited
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The effects of watching TV on young children's cognitive development
27/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Equipment
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Adult walking Treadmill
Nicola Telford (Operator) & Dave Forrester (Manager)
Department of PsychologyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Biomarkers and Olfaction lab
Nicola Telford (Operator)
Department of PsychologyFacility/equipment: Facility
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EEG system - Quikamp
Dave Forrester (Manager) & Nicola Telford (Operator)
Department of PsychologyFacility/equipment: Equipment