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The inaugural Professor Sally Andrews Lecture on Cognitive Psychology: Prof Frini Karayanidis (University of Newcastle)

Prof Frini KarayanidisSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Newcastle Title: Cognitive control ability: An early warning signal? Abstract: Cognitive control processes support goal-directed behaviour and flexible adaptation in response to changing contexts. These processes are enabled by prefrontal cortical regions and are sensitive to genetic, biological and environmental impacts (e.g., age, physical and mental health […]

Psychology Colloquium: Associate Professor Richard Ramsey (Department of Psychology – Macquarie University)

Associate Professor Richard RamseyDepartment of Psychology – Macquarie University Title: Perceiving and Interacting with Social Agents: Insights from Brain and Behaviour Abstract: The ability to perceive and interact with others typically occurs in an effortless manner, but is underpinned by complex cognitive and neural processes. In this talk, I review recent evidence from behavioural and brain […]

Psychology Colloquium: Laureate talks by Prof Olivier Piguet & A/Prof Damian Birney (School of Psychology – University of Sydney)

Please join us for a special two-part colloquium, with Laureate talks by two grant winners in our School:Prof Olivier Piguet Human hippocampus subregions organisation and associative memory processes. This proposal will investigate the hippocampus, a highly inter-connected structure containing many subregions. Although considered the memory centre of the brain, we still do not know the […]

Psychology Colloquium: The Ritual Animal: How rituals made our world… and how they could save it

Professor Harvey Whitehouse, University of Oxford  Abstract: Rituals provide a way of defining the boundaries of social groups and binding their members together. In this talk, Harvey Whitehouse attempts to unravel the psychology behind these processes, to explain how ritual behaviour evolved and how different modes of ritual performance have shaped global history over many […]

Psychology Colloquium: Applied Sport and Performance Psychology: Effects of Stereotypes on Athletes’ and Coaches’ Wellbeing and Performance

Speaker: Dr Kotryna K. Fraser (she/her/hers) is a Lecturer and an early career researcher in the Discipline of Exercise and Sport Sciences at the School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. She completed her PhD at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in positive youth development through sport before joining […]

Psychology Colloquium: A/Prof Sabina Kleitman (School of Psychology, University of Sydney)

A/Prof Sabina Kleitman (School of Psychology, University of Sydney)Title: Adapting, surviving and thriving during different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic Abstract: How do people maintain their mental well-being, adapt, and comply with different protective behaviours during COVID-19 in Australia & abroad? In this talk, I will discuss the fascinating findings of four studies focusing on […]

Psychology Colloquium: A/Prof Andrew Holmes (Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, USYD)

A/Prof Andrew Holmes (Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, USYD)Title: Behavioural microbiomics: How the environment can influence behaviour via the gut Abstract: The past two decades have resulted in a wealth of evidence that our gut microbiome profoundly influences many aspects of our physiology. It is now clear that this extends to […]

Psychology Colloquium: Body, Heart & Mind in Business: Creating Engaged and Collaborative Research Partnerships to Advance Knowledge on Well-Being & Performance at Work

The Body, Heart and Mind (BHM) in business is a large, highly active research group in the University of Sydney Business School. Our research seeks to advance knowledge on employee health, wellbeing and performance at work using rigorous, multidisciplinary, multimethod and multilevel methodologies. We are passionate about doing applied, engaged research and work closely with […]