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Buckingham’s Psychology at BPS Cyberpsychology Conference 2025
Three students from Buckingham's School of Psychology attended the The 2025 BPS Cyberpsychology Conference at Birmingham City University.
Buckingham MSc Health Psychology degree receives official British Psychological Society accreditation
The University of Buckingham’s MSc in Health Psychology programme has been accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). The BPS accreditation means that students who complete the MSc Health Psychology degree gain the necessary competencies to meet stage 1 training…
Publication of the week: Dr Jasmine Hearn
Hearn, J H, Finlay, K A, Fine, P A, & Cotter, I. Neuropathic pain in a rehabilitation setting after spinal cord injury: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of inpatients’ experiences. Spinal Cord Series and Cases (2017), 3(1), 17083. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-017-0032-9 A large…
Publication of the week: Dr Jasmine Hearn
Daya, Z., & Hearn, J. H. Mindfulness interventions in medical education: A systematic review of their impact on medical student stress, depression, fatigue and burnout. Medical Teacher (2017), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2017.1394999 Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have gained popularity across higher education, and…
Publication of the week: Jenna L. Gillett & Emily Mattacola
Gillett, Jenna L. & Emily Mattacola, “The moderating factors of neuroticism and extraversion in pain anticipation”, British Journal of Pain (2017). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2049463717728039. Gillett and Mattacola conducted a study to investigate how personality might affect how much people anticipate something…
Publication of the week: Dr Katherine Finlay
Finlay, K.A. & J. Elander, “Reflecting the transition from pain management services to chronic pain support group attendance: An interpretative phenomenological analysis”, British Journal of Health Psychology 21.3 (Sep 2016), 660-676. DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12194. This study aimed to investigate the decision-making…
Publication of the week: Jasmine Hearn, Katherine Finlay and Philip Fine
J.H. Hearn, K.A. Finlay & P.A. Fine, “The devil in the corner: A mixed-methods study of metaphor use by those with spinal cord injury-specific neuropathic pain”, British Journal of Health Psychology 21.4 (2016), 973-988. DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12211 Dr Jasmine Hearn has a…
It’s not just about the words: cryptic crossword solvers tend to be scientists
Generally considered to be the preserve of wordsmiths, it turns out that mathematicians are actually the best crossword-solvers, University of Buckingham research reveals. The survey also suggested that cryptic crossword solvers of all levels are highly academically able. The researchers…
Publication of the week: Dr Kathryn Friedlander and Dr Philip Fine
Kathryn J. Friedlander & Philip A. Fine, “The Grounded Expertise Components Approach in the Novel Area of Cryptic Crossword Solving”, Frontiers in Psychology 7:567 (May 2016). DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00567. Dr Fine and Dr Friedlander are both in the Psychology Department at…
Lecturer’s research finds effective way to encourage self-care in young diabetics
Emily Doe, a Psychology lecturer at The University of Buckingham, has found in an investigation that diabetes-specific support for young adolescents with Type 1 diabetes is not always helpful. Emily, who is currently finishing her PhD in Health Psychology, investigated…