UHI Psychology

20/01/2026

Congratulations to our very own Dr Claire Taylor for publishing her latest article titled: 'Wanting to escape': motivations and experiences of adults who go missing repeatedly.

Please click on the link if you would like to read the article:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1068316X.2025.2608103?scroll=top&needAccess=true

09/12/2025

18/11/2025

The November Psychology Newsletter is out now. Interesting insights can be found on each page!

06/11/2025

Dissertation Alumni
Episode 5: Pete Baker out now

In this episode, MSc
Alumni student Pete Baker discusses his research titled "To what extent
can Decider Lifeskills promote resilience for HE students and which factors are
most important in determining its success”. This episode focuses on reflection
and the cyclical research process.

Psychology Unplugged: UHI Perspectives · Episode

04/11/2025

Congratulations to all of our graduating students, we hope you enjoyed your time here and look forward to seeing what you get up to next!

Congratulations to our Mari Todd -winner of the Most Engaging Online Delivery category in the Highlands and Islands Students’ Association Awards

https://www.inverness.uhi.ac.uk/news/uhi-inverness-graduation-a-day-of-special-moments-and-inspiring-words.html

23/10/2025

Episode 4 is out now: In this episode, BSc Alumni student Abbie Hunter discusses her research titled "The Experiences of Christians with
Borderline Personality Disorder"
We discussed the topic area and her fascinating findings along with a unique methodology.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7btqECTtm9jZF6NcHAHM7b?si=7NtYUg5mS2qK52fizX_xJw&nd=1&dlsi=7cef54a1fedf454a

Psychology Unplugged: UHI Perspectives · Episode

16/10/2025

01/10/2025

Psychology Podcast Dissertation Alumni Episode 3 out now!
In this episode, MSc Alumni student Hannah Wall discusses her research titled "British Psychologists’ Experiences of Working with Religion and Spirituality". We discussed the topic area and her fascinating findings. Hannah also spoke at the BPS Post graduate conference held at Perth Concert hall about this research.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6G85vswjcFlqvGeZjdfT1P?si=k3kLMwpSTlWmhxX3x5XKIA

Psychology Unplugged: UHI Perspectives · Episode

30/09/2025

The UHI psychology Team recently co-hosted what the chair of the BPS Scotland, Yana Yaneva, called the most successful post graduate conference ever. Here is a wee video of the day

29/09/2025

Congratulations to our 1st year students Toni Day and Andrea Harrison for your interesting research:

On the lead-up to summer 2025, two first-year BSc (Hons) Psychology students, Toni Day and Andrea Harrison, based at UHI Inverness, chose to carry out ethnographic research projects as part of thei…

29/09/2025

Research project using story stems to investigate mid life

We are looking for participants to help with an exciting class project which examines social perceptions of adults in midlife. We are interested in hearing views from adults of all ages (18 or over). The research will ask you to write a short story (approx. 200 words) about an adult in midlife. No creative writing skills are require and we are interested in hearing from everyone. Please click on the link below if you are interested in participating.

This research will help our psychology students to understand the social perceptions of adults in midlife.



Thanks for your help!

22/09/2025

Psychology Podcast Dissertation Alumni Episode 2 out now!

This episode we have a BSc Alumni Student Emily Robertson, discussing their dissertation titled "Cognitive Load Theory and Inclusive Education: How Cognitive load training influences teachers attitudes, understanding and implementation of the CIRCLE framework."
Https://open.spotify.com/episode/1QSQ3CH6a1RqfGmx87DNXc?si=lqUp929xSduLjflzsTbLkg

Psychology Unplugged: UHI Perspectives · Episode