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- This is the main paper to be produced from a trial of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) with people who have learning disabilities and anger problems that was supported by the National Institute for Health Research through an award of over a million pounds. John Rose and Biza Stenfert Kroese who work in the clinical group in the School of Psychology were integral members of the team.
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- 07/05/2013
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- The University of Birmingham has been ranked number 7 out of 112 universities for Psychology subjects in the Complete University Guide 2014 league tables.
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- 01/05/2013
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- Work conducted in the School's clinical psychology group is changing clinical practice in inpatient psychiatric units in Coventry Warwickshire Partnership Trust.
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- 26/04/2013
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- Drs Andy Bagshaw, Steve Mayhew and Amanda Wood, in collaboration with Dr Alberto Tannus (University of São Paulo) and Professor Peter Morris (University of Nottingham), have been awarded £72,000 to establish a research collaboration with Brazilian universities in the São Paolo region under the Scientific Cooperation Agreement between FAPESP, University of Nottingham and University of Birmingham.
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- 25/04/2013
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- Ulrik Beierholm has contributed to a paper titled 'Dopamine Modulates Reward-Related Vigor', published in Neuropsychopharmacology on 18th February 2013.
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- 22/04/2013
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- University of Birmingham scientists are looking for volunteers who have had out-of-body experiences to come forward and be involved in a new study which seeks to identify the scientific causes behind these bizarre phenomena.
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- 28/03/2013
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- Research in the School of Psychology suggests that 'attentive eating' affects how much people choose to eat. A paper published recently by the research team in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition took an overview of research on attentive eating and concluded that encouraging people to eat more attentively could aid appetite control.
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- 28/03/2013
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- In the forthcoming Horizon programme 'The Truth About Taste', Jackie Blissett will be discussing some of the reasons why children like some foods and dislike others, how this changes as they move from infancy to adulthood, and some of the psychological processes involved in our development of food likes and dislikes.
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- 26/03/2013