Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Baby scientist wearing an EEG cap What is developmental psychology? Let’s start off with the basics! Developmental psychology is a branch of psychology which looks at how individuals change overtime, and tries to understand the mechanisms behind why these changes...

New York, NY - a city so nice, they named it twice! First month reflections It’s finally been a little over a month since I began my research placement at New York University - and what a month it’s been!...

Hi everyone! I'm Valeria, a 3rd year Psychology student at the University of Bath. This is a short vlog outlining what a day in my life interning at New York University is normally like. I am a research assistant at...

The Cambridge Dictionary defines Culture Shock as "a feeling of confusion felt by someone visiting a country or place that they do not know". When visiting new places, culture shock is rather common, and can be a positive or negative...

I have lived in Cornwall my entire life, I am used to a very quiet lifestyle by the sea and even in bath this lifestyle was not changed all that much. Bath is a very small city, surrounded by parks...

The Hard Part of Working so Closely with Sick or Disabled Children. Kaitlyn Smith   Hi! My name is Kaitlyn, I am a third-year student doing my placement at a small charity based in Orpington (South London), I moved to...

Hi everyone! I'm Hannah, a third year Modern Languages (French and Spanish) student currently on my Year Abroad in Spain. For this semester I am taking part in the Erasmus Study programme, and next semester I've decided to do a...

I can’t believe it’s almost been a year since the start of my placement. The time has absolutely flown by and it's hard to see where it all went. As I’ve began looking towards my final year at university, I’ve...

I have now reached the end of my placement year working at the Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE). It's such a shame to be leaving CRAE as I have really enjoyed my time here in London; I...