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 “ ̽��ֱ��psychology of pandemics was not on my research agenda, but I can tell you one thing: it is now,” says Dr Sander van der Linden. As an expert in psychological and behavioural science, his research has - until recently - been focused on societal risks like climate change and misinformation. Suddenly he has a lot to contribute to the pandemic response. 

Public health bodies should consider incentivising social media influencers to encourage adolescents to follow social distancing guidelines, say researchers. Many adolescents are choosing to ignore the guidelines set out by governments during the COVID-19 pandemic, and peer-to-peer campaigns are likely to be more successful in changing attitudes.

“Risk perception” among UK population greater than in nine other countries surveyed for latest research.

̽��ֱ��ability to detect smells predicts recovery and long-term survival in patients who have suffered severe brain injury, a new study has found. A simple, inexpensive ‘sniff test’ could help doctors to accurately diagnose and determine treatment plans for patients with disorders of consciousness.

A new partnership between Aviva and Cambridge is asking what do advances in technology and data science mean for the future of insurance?

How trickster birds are helping a psychologist and magician understand how our minds work.

Cuttlefish can rapidly learn from experience and adapt their eating behaviour accordingly, a new study has shown. 

Mothers’ and babies’ brains can work together as a ‘mega-network’ by synchronising brain waves when they interact. ̽��ֱ��level of connectivity of the brain waves varies according to the mum’s emotional state: when mothers express more positive emotions their brain becomes much more strongly connected with their baby’s brain. This may help the baby to learn and its brain to develop. 

A new study has shown that when given clear social and environmental performance data, consumers display an appetite for sustainable investment, even with lower returns.

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how we’re able to understand spoken language so rapidly, and it involves a huge and complex set of computations in the brain.