Grant 2024.06.28 How are people affected by aesthetic atmospheres? With support from VELUX FONDEN, Tone Roald from the Department of Psychology will investigate how we experience atmospheres created by music and architecture.
APPOINTMENT 2024.06.21 Experienced leader to head the Department of Psychology Future Professor of Consumer Psychology Annemarie Olsen will head the Department of Psychology over the coming years.
Grant 2024.06.07 New parenting programme to help children in families with complex psychosocial problems With a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, researchers from the Department of Psychology will test a new intervention in families with multiple psychological and social challenges.
WAR AND CONFLICT 2024.03.07 Psychologists: Hoping for victory can stand in the way of peace Does it make a difference whether you hope for victory or peace in armed conflicts? Yes, according to a group of researchers who have investigated the importance of shared hope.
Study 2024.02.22 Fewer Ukrainian refugees in Denmark show symptoms of post-traumatic stress A new study of Ukrainian refugees in Denmark shows a significant drop in the proportion reporting signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But while more are thriving, many are also uncertain about the future.
GRANT 2024.01.25 EU to support psychedelic therapy for patients with progressive incurable disease A new research project is investigating whether the psychedelic drug psilocybin can be used for the psychological treatment of people with incurable illness. Now the EU will support the project with €6.5 million.
ANCESTRY 2024.01.17 Can DNA revelations change your views on race? Does it influence people's views on race when they learn about their own DNA roots? Not much, according to a new research project from the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen.