The School of Psychology

Aberdeen holds the distinction of being the first university in the UK to establish a
lectureship in Psychology, a subject that has been taught here for over a century.

We strive to provide transformative educational experiences that not
only facilitate our students' next steps but also last them a lifetime.

Is your trust in Tinder un'Hinge'd? Psychologists discover why first impressions can be misleading

We found that our first impressions of trustworthiness can be influenced by recently seen faces, with implications for dating apps, social media and eyewitness identification.

University secures £5 million Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme

A pioneering doctoral programme exploring how social connections shape health and wellbeing in later life.

Humans trained to spot AI faces in the battle against deepfake fraud

Research involving our School shows that people can learn to recognise artificial intelligence-generated faces, helping combat deepfake fraud.

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as a Postgraduate Student

Imposter syndrome, the false belief that you are not good enough or underqualified to hold the position you have, affects many university students. Read more on the topic in this blog by Dr Ewan Bottomley.

School of Psychology gains University's first Athena Swan Gold award

The School of Psychology has become the first at the University of Aberdeen to be awarded an Athena Swan Gold award, for its work advancing gender equality in higher education and research. Read more here.