Associate Professor Niklas Ihssen and PhD student Michael Wadsley from our Department of Psychology explain how cutting your social media use dramatically or even avoiding it completely can reduce the positive effects of social media just as much as the negative ones.

A new study from our Department of Psychology has found that cigarette style graphic warning labels could reduce people’s meat consumption.

A new study by psychologists at Durham has found the answers to creating the best first impression in a virtual meeting, such as Teams or Zoom, is a visual background of house plants and books.

Professor Graham Towl has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Advisory Panel on Offender Rehabilitation (SAPOR) which is a key role to help reduce crime in Scotland.

A psychological phenomenon where people see meaningful forms in random patterns, such as seeing faces in clouds, may have stimulated early humans to make cave art.

Research Associate Jake Brooker from our Department of Psychology studies the social and emotional behaviour of great apes. He explains that social media needs to recognise that putting exotic animals in a human context isn't cute and reflects animal abuse.

Our closest living relatives could help us better understand how communication evolved in humans and how our own language skills emerge.

New research reveals that talking to babies and toddlers helps shape their developing brain.

New research has found poor air quality could be causing cognitive deficits in babies and toddlers.

A new research study has revealed why some children may be slower to learn words than others.

A new study involving hundreds of university students has shown that procrastination can lead to poor health over time. 

We have launched a new Global Research Brochure where we shine a light on some of our incredible researchers who are making a difference in the world.