Press releases archive
Virtual solution to driving phobiasNervous drivers are being helped to overcome their road phobias in a three-dimensional virtual world (Press release: 19 October 2009)
Manchester clinical psychologist wins award
Dr Sam Cartwright-Hatton has won this year’s May Davidson Award (Press release: 24 July 2009)
Deafness expert returns 'home' for celebratory conference
Professor Arthur Boothroyd will speak at the 'Deaf Education Fit for the Future' conference on 12-13 June (Press release: 11 June 2009)
Fully funded Studentships available on new Master of Clinical Research programme
The University has been successful in securing 30 fully funded studentships over the next three years for registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (25 May 2009)
Experts turn to web to combat distressing skin disease
People experiencing the skin disease psoriasis may get relief from their symptoms and the psychological distress they can cause through a new web-based therapy programme. (Press release: 23 March 2009)
Manchester is recognised as a national leader in healthcare and research
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) has achieved official national status, bringing huge benefits to local patients (Press release: 9 March 2009)
Study shows parenting programme cuts child abuse
A landmark study has found that a programme promoting good parenting can significantly lower rates of child abuse injuries and foster care placements when offered to parents community-wide. (Press release: 28 January 2009)
Manchester smashes the "Golden Triangle" for research
The University of Manchester has smashed the "Golden Triangle" of research universities traditionally dominated by Oxford, Cambridge and London, according to the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (Press release: 18 December 2008)
Alcohol sponsorship linked to hazardous drinking in sportspeople
A new study provides the first evidence of a link between alcohol-industry sponsorship and hazardous drinking among sportspeople. (Press release: 18 November 2008)
Brain study could lead to new understanding of depression
Findings show how the brain works to link knowledge about social behaviour with moral feelings (Press release: 25 August 2008)
‘Chatter Box’ computer will unravel the science of language
Study could lead to better understanding of brain damage caused by stroke or trauma (June 2008)
Study aims to improve sex education for deaf pupils
Parents to be asked about their children’s knowledge of sex and relationships (June 2008)
Brainbox Challenge!
Brainbox Challenge is a new BBC 2 game show with input from academics in the School of Psychological Sciences (March 2008)
Unique study gives mum and baby food for thought
Researchers at the School of Psychological Sciences are recruiting hundreds of pregnant women in a unique study to find out how important certain fatty acids are in developing their babies’ brains. (January 2008)
Bullies target teens unable to express emotion
Teenagers with a communication disorder that stops them expressing and understanding emotions are twice as likely to be bullied than their peers, warn researchers at the School of Psychological Sciences. (January 2008)
Parenting help for bipolar mums and dads
Parents with bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) can take part in a study that will give them the chance to follow a highly successful parenting skills programme. (September 2007)
Adrian Davis honoured
Director of the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, Professor Adrian Davis, has been awarded an OBE for services to healthcare in the latest Queen's Birthday honours. (June 2007)
Brain Awareness Week
Pupils find out what psychological scientists do, and build giant brain (March 2007)
Health teams show their initiative
Teams from the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences were nominated in two categories at the Department of Health's Health and Social Care Awards in February (March 2007)
Head of School of Psychological Sciences
Professor Geoffrey Beattie's appointment as Head of the School of Psychological Sciences has been extended until 30 September, 2010. (March 2007)
National Knowledge Week for Hearing
The MRC Hearing & Communication Group and NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP), both based at the University, are key players behind National Knowledge Week for Hearing from 19 - 23 March. (March 2007)
New Research Chair will build world-leading team
The Audiology and Deafness Research Group within the School of Psychological Sciences has received funding for a new Chair, in Amplification and Rehabilitative Audiology. (March 2007)
New Professor of Applied Hearing Research
Professor Colette McKay joins the Audiology and Deafness Research Group as Professor of Applied Hearing Research. (February 2007)
Leading hearing scholar visits
The Audiology and Deafness group recently hosted a visit from Dr Deb Hall, a leading researcher at the Institute of Hearing Research in Nottingham. (February 2007)
New Oticon seminar series
The well-known hearing aid manufacturer Oticon is sponsoring the Audiology and Deafness Research Group’s Research Seminar Series for its second year. (February 2007)
New sound-proof research booth
The Audiology and Deafness Group has recently acquired a new research laboratory, equipped with a large sound-treated booth (February 2007)
Fortnight on the fussy farm
Head of the School of Psychological Sciences Professor Geoffrey Beattie is one of three expert mentors in the new television series The Farm of Fussy Eaters (February 2007)
Body of research
The School of Psychological Sciences hosted a conference on body representation in mid-January, the first of four such meetings to stimulate research and promote collaboration in the area. (January 2007)
First post
A Royal Mail corporate video starring Professor Geoff Beattie, Head of the School of Psychological Sciences, has attracted a wealth of gongs at the International Visual Communication Association's annual awards. (November 2006)
Watching TV can improve parenting and child behaviour
Watching television parenting programmes like Driving Mum and Dad Mad really can help improve parenting skills and modify children’s behavioural problems (November 2006)
Pixels ease amputees' pain
Researchers in the Schools of Psychological Sciences and Computer Science are using 3D computer graphics to combat the pain suffered by amputees. (November 2006)
International parenting expert speaks out
One of the world’s leading pioneers of parenting strategies has joined the School of Psychological Sciences as a part-time visiting professor. (November 2006)
G’day Prof!
One of the world’s leading pioneers of parenting strategies to deal with child behavioural problems has joined the Faculty as a visiting professor. (November 2006)
Join The Great Parenting Experiment
ITV1 and 2 are repeating the recent series of Driving Mum and Dad Mad in October and November. The series shows families using the Triple P Positive Parenting Programme week by week to help manage their child’s behaviour. (October 2006)
Does schizophrenia really exist?
Experts from The University of Manchester hit the headlines on World Mental Health Day (10 October), when they held a London briefing on why 'schizophrenia' should be abolished as a psychiatric category. (October 2006)
Can hearing voices be a good thing?
Researchers in the School of Psychological Sciences are investigating why some people who hear voices in their head consider it a positive experience, while others find it distressing. (September 2006)
Four-legged ducks help decipher brain function
A team in the School of Psychological Sciences led by Professor Matt Lambon Ralph has identified the part of the brain that forms and processes concepts. (September 2006)
Professor John Bamford awarded Erskine Fellowship
Professor John Bamford has been awarded an Erskine Fellowship by The University of Canterbury in New Zealand. (September 2006)
Virtual reality puts telepathy to the test
Researchers from the schools of Psychological Sciences and Computer Science have created a virtual computer world, to test telepathic ability. (July 2006)
Training for parents could help anxious children
Skills workshops for parents of anxious young children could offer a breakthrough in addressing this difficult problem, according to the University’s Clinical Psychology group. (July 2006)
Watching TV really could help your parenting
Phase two of The Great Parenting Experiment, which aims to find out whether watching ‘positive parenting’ TV shows can help address problems like child aggression and tantrums, is being launched by clinical psychologist Dr Rachel Calam this week. (July 2006)
Triple graduation for Manchester’s most studious family
Triplet students the Shtrosbergs enjoyed their graduation ceremonies at the University in July. (July 2006)
No stopping Faculty’s youngest professor!
Professor Matt Lambon Ralph of the School of Psychological Sciences has attracted a five-year programme grant from the Medical Research Council and a further award from the Wellcome Trust, which will enable his group to continue its research into the semantic memory. (April 2006)
BabyLab to work out what goes on in babies' minds
Psychologists at the School of Psychological Sciences have set up a "BabyLab" within the University, to try and learn more about how babies acquire knowledge. (March 2006)
Mancunians make sense of their brains
People from across Greater Manchester found out how well they know their own minds recently, when they attended University-run activities as part of Brain Awareness Week. (March 2006)
Are two ears better than one?
The University hosted an international symposium in late October on the reasons we have two ears, and the benefits hearing-impaired people could gain from wearing two hearing aids rather than the one often prescribed under the NHS. (November 2005)
Positive outcomes for deaf children and their families research project
The Big Lottery Fund have awarded £500,000 to audiology and deafness researchers at The University of Manchester. (November 2005)
Awards at the BSA annual meeting
Professor John Bamford was awarded the Thomas Simm Littler prize at the British Society of Audiology Annual Conference in November 2005. (November 2005)
Healthy ears at the Special Olympics
Audiology and speech and language therapy students participated in the first ever Healthy Hearing screening programme at the Special Olympics in Glasgow. (August 2005)
Schizophrenia may not exist
According to Richard Bentall, Professor in Experimental Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester, the problem is that the psychiatric category 'schizophrenia' falsely groups people with a wide range of problems together. (August 2005)
'Out-of-body' experiences may come from within
Psychologists in the School are investigating the idea that out-of-body experiences, commonly thought of as paranormal phenomena, may in fact have their roots in how people perceive and experience their own bodies. (August 2005)
