Day in the Life of a Research Assistant (Office Edition)
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work as a Psychology Research Assistant (RA) at a top UK university? If so, you’re in the right place. Keep reading to…
New Project – ‘Explore-Exploit’ Paradigm and Mental Health in Adolescents
Adolescence is an exciting period filled with changes, challenges, and choices. Teenagers navigate decisions every day, from picking what to wear, to managing friendships and school stress. They experiment with…
How to Support Young People to Embrace Self-Awareness in a Group Setting
By Olivia Stirling (Research Assistant) Do you work with young people, or maybe you’re a parent/caregiver of an adolescent? Have you ever wondered how self-awareness, typically seen as a personal…
ReSET at the UCL Health of the Public Symposium
In April, our team attended UCL's Health of the Public Symposium- an annual event where leading experts in mental health, wellbeing and infection discuss challenges and future directions in their…
Mental Health Interventions in Schools vs. Clinics – Which is Better?
Recently, there has been increasing recognition of the role of schools in mental health provision, and the prevention of mental health problems through psychosocial education. Our ReSET intervention, to be…
Building Resilience through Socio-Emotional Training: Introducing the ReSET project
Back in September 2023, Erin Atkinson (Research Assistant) and Dr Alex Lloyd (Research Fellow) published a blog post with BMC (BioMed Central) for World Mental Health Day, in which they…
Why Should Young People Be Involved in Mental Health Research?
Why Should Young People Be Involved in Mental Health Research? As part of their In2science placement, we asked our students to research and write about why they think it’s important…