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Coded Bias Film Screening - British Science Week 2023

As part of British Science Week, we held a hybrid screening of the film “Coded Bias” at the King’s Conference Centre. Coded Bias explores algorithmic biases in facial recognition and pushes for legislation to govern against bias in AI. The film asks topical and often provocative questions, including questioning the…

Published by The School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen

Prize Winner: Hind Akooly, MSc Psychological Studies

I was unsure what embarking on a new learning journey into psychology with a background in sociology and humanitarian work will look like. My quest was to grapple with human behaviour and psychological complaints and how those intertwine with individual, structural, and environmental factors. Despite ups and downs, doubts and…

Published by The School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen

Elizabeth Fraser - The First Female Head of the School of Psychology

Elizabeth D. Fraser

We commemorate the career of Elizabeth Fraser, known as Betty (1920–1995), the first female Head of the School of Psychology and the first female professor at Aberdeen University. She held the Anderson Chair of Psychology for twenty years.

Fraser had a remarkable career. She grew up in…

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Anderson Prize Winner - Alexander Holroyd

I am very grateful and extremely pleased to receive the Anderson prize for best overall performance and outstanding thesis. As everyone reading this will no doubt identify with, studying entirely from home during the pandemic proved to be an unusual and at times challenging experience. This was amplified for me…

Published by The School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen

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