Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of domestic abuse. From 2021-22, Police Scotland recorded 64,807 cases of domestic abuse. According to the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, most incidents of domestic…
Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of domestic abuse. The complex study of aggression in psychology gained popularity around the 1960s. Since then, the effects of aggression have been explored through…
Is it the size of our brains? Is it what we can do? Or how we think? Is it what we believe? Is it that we’re the only species that has flown a rocket to the Moon? We have a sense that we are unique. We think we are…
It’s no surprise to anyone that engaging in regular physical activity is good for us… Physically, it helps to keep us healthy; mentally, it can help with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. We also know that…
Guinea fowl are crucial to the food supply chain of Africa, and researchers are helping to improving the stability of guinea fowl farming as a source of income and nutrition.
The achievements of three researchers at the University have been recognised in the 2022 New Years Honours list.
Dr Maggie Ellis is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of St Andrews, with a research focus on the psychology of dementia. Through developing the technique of Adaptive Interaction, Maggie and her…
Gideon Salter is a PhD researcher with a passion for investigating social cognition, primarily in infants. Understanding how an infant progresses from engaging in face to face interactions to shared experiences with…
There are 850,000 individuals with a diagnosis of dementia in the UK, many of whom are likely to progress to a state of advanced dementia. Professional care places a considerable strain on NHS resources and the…
CIRCA, Computer Interactive Reminiscence and Conversation Aid, is a novel touchscreen computer system designed to support conversation between people with dementia and their caregivers.