Bath Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour (IDSB)
Our research aims to respond to the evolving security risks to – and from – digital technologies from a socio-technical perspective.
Department of Psychology research
We have a distinctive research profile of theoretically informed research in applied psychology.
Research institutes and centres
Our centres and institutes engage in theoretically informed applied research that spans three areas of strength and focus: health and wellbeing, sustainability, and digital.
Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change
We integrate physical, social, and systems science and engineering, and develop leaders in tackling critical sustainability issues.
Centre for Applied Autism Research
We research the strengths and challenges experienced by autistic people, to facilitate full and active involvement within society.
Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations
A global hub for understanding the systemic and society-wide transformations that are required to address climate change.
Bath Centre for Mindfulness and Community
Nourishing minds and hearts through psychological science.
Centre for Pain Research (CPR)
Exploring pain. Finding new ways forward.
Research groups and labs
Find out more about our Department's Research Groups and Labs.
Department of Psychology research groups and labs
Our research staff belong to research groups and labs. Their work covers topics within the areas of health and wellbeing, sustainability, digital, and social.
Research themes
Our departmental research falls under five thematic areas. We focus on theoretically-informed applied psychology.
Cognitive Science
Our research focuses on the study of the mind, and processes such as reasoning, visual processing, problem-solving and emotion.
Clinical Psychology
We research the cognitive, emotional, behavioural and physiological processes that link to psychological problems
Development and Psychopathology
Our research in this area includes strengths in child trauma, autism and language development.
Health Psychology
Our research includes specialism in risk, pain and addiction.
Social and Environmental Psychology
We focus on the interaction of people with their environments.
Research projects
Find out more about research projects in our Department.
Moments of Change for pro-environmental behaviour shifts (MoCHA)
This research looks at how moments of individual and societal disruption can lead to lifestyle changes that make a positive environmental impact.
The Screening of Undiagnosed DLD in Students (SoUNDS) project
We aim to create the first validated screening tool to identify undiagnosed DLD in adults and establish the rate of undiagnosed DLD in adult students.
Adapting health services to meet the needs of autistic people with gender dysphoria
This research aims to ensure autistic people with gender dysphoria get the right support and help NHS clinicians to better understand the needs of this group.
Bath Mental Health Research Group
We are a NIHR-funded group conducting research that aims to help develop Bath’s portfolio in applied mental health research across different disciplines.
Consortium to Research Individual, Interpersonal and Social Influences in Pain (CRIISP)
Our research will focus on how people perceive pain and how others affect their pain, as well as considering wider social and environmental influences on pain.
Diagnosing Dementia Using Fastball Neurocognitive Assessment
This project will embed Fastball (a promising new technique for diagnosing dementia) in an NHS memory clinic to establish how sensitive and accurate it is.
Research environment
We have a regular series of seminars that takes place in our department.
Department of Psychology seminars
We host experts in different areas of psychology, including academics and practitioners from around the world. View our upcoming seminars on this page.
Department of Psychology academic staff
We are well renowned for excellent teaching and research with an enthusiastic academic team and a lively research environment.
Department of Psychology academic researchers
We are well known for world-leading research with an enthusiastic academic team and a lively research environment.
Research impact
Our strengths lie in conducting internationally-leading research of global significance.
Enabling children with chronic pain to live full lives
Children with pain are better able to live full lives because of the research conducted by our Centre for Pain Research (CPR).
Enhancing the relationship between Arts and Humanities research and the creative industry
Our research project to develop the REACT Hub to encourage collaboration between universities and the creative sector.
Improving access to justice for autistic people
Through our research we have improved the experiences and treatment of autistic people when they encounter the Criminal Justice System.
Our research
We seek to develop innovative methods of treatment and intervention, improving mental well-being and health. The breadth of our methodological approaches, including diverse quantitative and qualitative methods, features strongly in our research.
Our work is interdisciplinary, with collaborations across humanities, science and engineering, and with industry and policy partners. Research is carried out in our new £30m building, a dedicated space with two floors of state-of-the-art laboratories.
Contact us
Contact us to find out more about our research.