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26 January 2021 14:59

EXPERT COMMENT: Lockdown, quarantine and self-isolation: how different COVID restrictions affect our mental health

In an article written for The Conversation, Dr Tom Heffernan, Programme Leader in Psychology with Criminology, Northumbria University, explores how different COVID restrictions affect our mental health.

14 February 2017 16:22

Sick and tired – not just a figure of speech

Large-scale study looks at tiredness and its associations with environment, genes, and mental and physical health.

3 January 2017 10:48

EXPERT COMMENT: Always forget to keep your New Year’s resolutions? Smoking and drinking could be why

Anna-Marie Marshall, Colin Hamilton and Tom Heffernan from Department of Psychology at Northumbria University, write about the damage of excessive alcohol use and smoking on prospective memory.

24 November 2016 15:33

EXPERT COMMENT: Smoking harms not just your physical health, but your mental health too

Tom Heffernan, Programme Leader in Psychology with Criminology, and Anna-Marie Marshall, PhD researcher and demonstrator at Northumbria University, write about smoking for The Conversation.

20 September 2016 14:01

Participants needed for University research projects

Researchers from Northumbria University are looking for volunteers to take part in studies looking at the effects of a compound found in grapes and red wine which may boost mental functions.

16 May 2016 12:02

All in the mind – new exhibition to uncover secrets of the brain

A new exhibition at the Life Science Centre will help us understand what’s going on inside our heads.

29 April 2016 15:36

Herbs that can boost your mood and memory

The herbs peppermint, chamomile, rosemary and lavender have been proven to have an impact on mood and memory, with significant benefits displayed for older people, according to new research from Northumbria University.

14 April 2016 14:33

COMMENT: Hirsutes you sir: but that beard might mean more to men than women

Tamsin Saxton, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Northumbria, writes about beards for The Conversation.

25 February 2016 15:20

COMMENT: Why we are secretly attracted to people who look like our parents

Tamsin Saxton, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Northumbria, writes about attraction for The Conversation.

25 February 2015 00:00

COMMENT: If you speak Mandarin, your brain is different

Dr Larry Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, explains how new research which suggests that some languages like Mandarin require the brain to work in an entirely different way to languages such as English

9 February 2015 00:00

Will your partner stay or stray?

Both men and women may be genetically inclined to be either promiscuous or faithful according to new research from Northumbria and Oxford Universities.

27 October 2014 00:00

Northumbria academic to take part in BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival

A Northumbria University academic is taking part in a BBC Radio 3 debate as part of the station’s Free Thinking festival.

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