Announcements

The Durham Psychology Department got approval to advertise the position of an Assistant Professor in Psychology (Research & Education) open to all areas. The post is advertised as ‘open to all areas’ because we currently do not know the exact number of finally approved posts. The outcome of the current planning round will be announced when student numbers are confirmed in autumn.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the UEA School of Psychology to conduct studies on the drivers of intergroup contact engagement. In that role, you would work with Rose Meleady, Shelley McKeown-Jones, George Leckie and Belong, the Social Cohesion and Integration Charity. The project aims to identify structural and psychological antecedents of intergroup contact

🌟 We just completed the inaugural summit of the new international Contact Research Network - thanks to the amazing colleagues who spent the last 2 days with us in London at Birkbeck!🌟 Our conversations highlighted some priorities and opportunities for future research👇 💡Contact interventions can promote understanding in schools (Lindsey), at work (Libby) and in conflict situations (Orkun), and reduce political polarisation (Michèle).