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School of Psychology
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undergraduate
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Source URL
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/organisations/school-of-psychology/
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https://pure.qub.ac.uk/
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2026-03-17T08:05:05+00:00
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School of Psychology

Source: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/organisations/school-of-psychology/ Parent: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/

18-30 Malone Road, David Keir Building

BT9 5BN Belfast

United Kingdom

Organisation profile

Organisation profile

The School of Psychology's research is organised around 4 research clusters that reflect the expertise and interests of current staff and contemporary themes in Psychological Science.

Staff engage in a variety of innovative and pioneering research projects.  Staff may contribute to more than one cluster and a key feature of our research programme is the  leadership the School provides in multi-disciplinary collaborations that address key questions in Psychology.  These collaborations across clusters, different Schools within the University, and colleagues from other Universities produce ground breaking research that furthers psychological knowledge and engenders a spirit of enquiry into Psychology from the most junior undergraduate to the most senior professor.

Our research is supported by state of the art laboratories and equipment which include: a driving simulator; 128 channel EEG systems; a VR system and whole body motion capture; eye movement tracking systems; transmagnetic stimulation; and a comprehensive test collection.  A mobile testing laboratory brings the ‘lab’ to Schools and promotes our research programme studying children.

Our pursuit of cutting edge psychological research results in internationally influential research and informs policy and practice and national and local levels. Opportunities abound for psychology to address questions of fundamental importance to uncovering the mysteries of the mind and key issues of contemporary relevance to Society.  Research undertaken by the School today will undoubtedly influence the future of the discipline and Society.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  4. SDG 4 Quality Education
  5. SDG 5 Gender Equality
  6. SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  7. SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  8. SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  9. SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  10. SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  11. SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  12. SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  13. SDG 13 Climate Action
  14. SDG 14 Life Below Water
  15. SDG 15 Life on Land
  16. SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  17. SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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Profiles

Person: Emeritus

1998Research output 1998: 1Research output 1999: 2Research output 2000: 4Research output 2001: 2Research output 2003: 1Research output 2004: 7Research output 2005: 2Research output 2006: 1Research output 2007: 1Research output 2010: 1Research output 2011: 1Research output 2012: 1Research output 2013: 8Research output 2014: 2Research output 2015: 2Research output 2016: 8Research output 2017: 2Research output 2018: 2Projects 2019: 1Research output 2019: 1Projects 2020: 2Research output 2020: 7Research output 2021: 3Research output 2022: 7Research output 2023: 4Research output 2024: 3Research output 2025: 3Research output 2026: 12026 - ### Holly Adams

Person

2025Research output 2025: 12025 - ### Molly Adams

Person

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Projects

Davidson, G. (PI) & Breslin, G. (CoI)

01/07/2024 → …

Project: Research - ### R2127NUR: Experiences of People Affected by Pancreatic Cancer

Mitchell, G. (PI), Graham-Wisener, L. (CoI) & Prue, G. (CoI)

19/04/2024 → …

Project: Research

Keeffe, G. (PI), Berry, E. (CoI), Calderon, E. (CoI), Campbell, E. (CoI), Cullen, S. (CoI), Cunningham, E. (CoI), Flood, N. (CoI), Jefferies, T. (CoI), Martin, P. (CoI), Millar, B. (CoI), Mulholland, C. (CoI), Shin, H. (CoI) & Smyth, B. (CoI)

11/03/2024 → …

Project: Research

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Research output

McAleese, M. & Fosker, T., Apr 2026, In: Research in Autism. 132, 15 p., 202864.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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19 Downloads (Pure) - ### A movement-independent signature of urgency during human perceptual decision making

McCone, H., Devine, C. A., McNickle, E., Dully, J., Geuzebroek, A. C., McGovern, D. P., Kelly, S. P. & O'Connell, R. G., 29 Jan 2026, (Early online date) In: The Journal of Neuroscience. e1445252025.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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4 Downloads (Pure) - ### An exploration of organisational culture in a regional trauma network, in Northern Ireland

Quirke, P., Brew, B., Downing, S., Mcmenamin, E. & Lavelle, M., 31 Dec 2026, In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 17, 1, 12 p., 2623717.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

File

8 Downloads (Pure)

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Datasets

Anderson, T. (Creator), Duffy, G. (Creator) & Corry, D. (Supervisor), Queen's University Belfast, Jun 2024

DOI: 10.17034/7b145be7-6412-4382-b93f-36fffb86e497

Dataset

File - ### Dataset for "Why men are the minority: The perceptions of young men in UK post-primary education about studying Psychology at university"

Graham-Wisener, L. (Creator), Cena, E. (Creator), Burns, S. (Creator), Lee, R. (Creator), Gillespie, K. (Creator), O'Connor, P. (Creator), Anderson, T. (Creator) & Duffy, G. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 28 Mar 2025

DOI: 10.17034/5fc986ef-2edb-4361-943c-260c8731aeaa

Dataset

File - ### Dataset for "Human-robot coordination during hand-over tasks in virtual reality"

Keenan, R. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 26 Sept 2024

https://osf.io/5qvtx/

Dataset

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Prizes

Robinson, M. (Recipient), 02 Aug 2023

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) - ### (Nominee) Support Award 2023

Robinson, M. (Recipient), 02 Aug 2023

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) - ### 10th QUB Annual Researcher Poster Competition: Best Creativity

Burke, L. (Recipient), Jun 2024

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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Activities

Fino, E. (Organiser)

21 Jul 2026

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference - ### Fathers’ Experiences in the Home Numeracy Environment

Lyle, H. (Presenter), Wylie, J. (Advisor) & McLaughlin, K. (Advisor)

23 Jun 2026 → 25 Jun 2026

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation - ### Invited Talk: the Social Basis of Resilience

Muldoon, O. (Advisor)

27 Apr 2026

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

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Press/Media

Dessing, J. C.

29/02/2028

1 Media contribution

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities - ### Simple Questionnaire May Spot Maths Struggles in Young Children Early

O'Connor, P., Roberts, T., Lindsay, C. & McCallen, K.

13/03/2026

1 Media contribution

Press/Media: Other - ### Asexual women tend to prioritize different traits in a partner compared to heterosexual women (PsyPost)

Bange, P. C., Botzet, L. J. & Gerlach, T.

03/03/2026

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media: Research

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Impacts

Cowie, R. (Participant), Douglas-Cowie, E. (Participant), McKeown, G. (Participant), Sheehy, N. (Participant), Sneddon, I. (Participant), McRorie, M. (Participant) & Vukicevic, T. (Participant)

Impact: Economic Impact - ### Continuing Professional Development Day for Educational Psychologists on Maths Learning Difficulties

Morsanyi, K. (Participant)

Impact - ### Contribution to BBC Radio Ulster series: Science and Stuff, part 2, How Music Works

Doumas, M. (Participant) & Carapellotti, A. (Participant)

Impact

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Student theses

Farquharson, S. (Author), McCormack, D. (Supervisor), Armour, C. (Supervisor) & Fosker, T. (Supervisor), Dec 2024

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - ### Academic achievement of adolescents with chronic pain: the mediating role of sleep

Mullen, D. (Author), Percy, A. (Supervisor) & Graham, A. (Supervisor), Dec 2023

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctorate in Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology

File - ### Achieving consensus on ways to measure and optimise the blend between mental wellbeing and performance in elite sport: a Delphi study

Savage, A. (Author), Heron, N. (Supervisor) & White, R. (Supervisor), Dec 2024

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

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