Reading for pleasure - and for better health
15 Sep 2026 Reading for pleasure – from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel – is linked to better mental health, greater...
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News from the Department of Psychology.
Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council Starting Grants
03 Sep 2026 Three researchers from the University of Cambridge have been awarded Starting Grants from the European Research Council, to support early-career...
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UK politicians think public opposition to climate policy is far greater than it is, study finds
19 Aug 2026 Study involving 100 sitting MPs reveals gulf between perceptions of the political class and realities of public attitudes on environmental issues such...
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Eye contact helps infants ‘tune in’ to speaker’s brainwaves and learn language
28 Jul 2026 Infants use eye contact with speakers to work out what to pay attention to and synchronise their brainwaves, helping them learn language, scientists...
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Social media ban for under-16s in the UK: Cambridge expert reaction
15 Jun 2026 Top psychologists at the University whose research focuses on the relationships between digital technology, society and mental health have responded...
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AI not yet good enough to mark university essays, rewarding ‘style over substance’
22 May 2026 Top AI systems show bias towards rewarding overly complex prose styles and only match human examiners for grade bands around half the time, research...
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Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
27 Apr 2026 Five academics from the University of Cambridge have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Political division in the US surged from 2008 onwards
04 Feb 2026 Almost all the rise in US polarisation over political issues since the late 1980s occurred from 2008 onwards, a new study suggests. Most of this has...
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Menopause linked to loss of grey matter in the brain, poorer mental health and sleep disturbance
27 Jan 2026 Menopause is linked to reductions in grey matter volume in key brain regions as well as increased levels of anxiety and depression and difficulties...
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Price of a bot army revealed across hundreds of online platforms
11 Dec 2025 The first global index tracking real-time prices for buying fake account verifications on 500+ online platforms in every country has been launched by...
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