Psychological experiment suggests actively considering the beauty of art increases abstract thinking and “transformative” emotion – helping us escape...
Two Cambridge-led studies suggest that the psychological distress caused by lockdowns (UK) and experience of infection (US) was reduced among those...
Meet the winner of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2023 for Research Impact and Engagement and learn more about their projects.
Intense public pressure on teachers to “get back to school” during the COVID-19 lockdowns deepened an already widespread sense that they were...
The team is exploring the capacity robots have to inspire self-reflection, and support the work of psychologists and clinicians.
Study of 600 teenagers suggests that having stronger self-awareness and sense of purpose may raise GCSE Maths scores "by a couple of grades".
Robots can be useful as mental wellbeing coaches in the workplace – but perception of their effectiveness depends in large part on what the robot...
Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in children than parent-reported or self-reported testing, a new study suggests.
New five-year partnership on the ‘Future of Work’ will examine the big issues affecting the modern workforce and offer practical, research-backed...
What do we want from work - and how can we get it? Jennifer Howard-Grenville introduces the University's new partnership with KPMG on the future of...
An improved vision for wellbeing education should replace the over-simplistic approaches currently employed in many schools, such as happiness...
Adapting remote and hybrid work policies to employees’ specific work-life situations can result in increased well-being and productivity, but many...
