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Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why
Written by Dr Gemma Briggs, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The Open University and Helen Wells, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Keele Univeristy. The laws around mobile phone use while driving are to be tightened under new UK government plans to make any use of a hand-held phone illegal. From 2022, mobile phone law will be extended […]
Our sense of wellbeing has been in decline for years – here’s how to turn it around
Written by Paul Anand, Professor of Economics at The Open University. People’s sense of wellbeing took a dive in the first year of the pandemic, according to new data published by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). As lockdowns took effect and people grew fearful about the future, their life satisfaction fell by an average of […]
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Flexibility in the office post Covid: More or less?
As we emerge from restrictions of the pandemic, many organisations with high levels of office-based staff are considering the extent to which they want to maintain flexibility while also bringing employees back into the workplace. The OU’s Dr Volker Patent, a chartered psychologist and lecturer, specialises in business psychology and coaching. His research focuses on […]
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BBC/OU co-pro Bad People podcast asks does ‘good cop, bad cop’ interviewing work?
The latest episode of the BBC Sounds podcast Bad People, features an interview with OU academic Dr Zoe Walkington and asks, does the ‘good cop/bad cop’ style of police interviewing ever work? Presented by criminal psychology scientist Dr Julia Shaw and comedian co-host Sofie Hagan, Bad People deconstructs true crime, turning to psychological science to […]
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OU/BBC co-production The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime returns for a new series
A new series co-produced between the BBC and The Open University offers viewers a fascinating insight into the dark and brutal world of organised crime. The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime begins on Tuesday 23rd March at 9pm on BBC Two. The two-part series was filmed over two years with fly on the wall access to […]
US election puts personality politics in spotlight
As the world awaits the outcome of the US election Dr Kesi Mahendran, a social and political psychologist at the OU, sheds new light on this crucially important vote and specifically its headline player Donald Trump. Her team’s research focuses on the public conversation between leaders and their citizens and the rise of populism. Yet […]
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The key to language is universal psychology, not universal grammar
Dr Paul Ibbotson, lecturer in Developmental Psychology at The Open University explains how psychology shapes our language. What makes language special is part of what makes us special, so understanding what language is made of and how we learn it brings us closer to our human nature. Is language special because it runs on its […]
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Report charts mental health and wellbeing of emergency responders
The mental health of emergency responders (ER) could be improved by better integration of wellbeing support into organisations, sharing of “best practice”, a single gateway to help navigate support services, and greater consideration of families’ needs, according to a new report by The Open University and King’s College London researchers. The work was funded by […]
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I’ve been talking to conspiracy theorists for 20 years – here are my six rules of engagement
Jovan Byford, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The Open University discusses the rules he uses for talking about conspiracy theories. With prospects of a COVID-19 vaccine looking up, attention is also turning to the problem of anti-vax ideas. According to a recent survey, one in six Britons would refuse a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes […]
Perinatal anxiety: one in five women experience it – but many still suffer alone before or after childbirth
Becoming a parent is usually celebrated as a happy time. But it can often be stressful and overwhelming, too. While some anxiety at this time is normal, around one in five women may experience something called perinatal anxiety during their pregnancy through the first year after giving birth. This condition is characterised by high levels […]
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