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We conduct a range of research in the area of clinical psychology with a particular focus on mental health in people of all ages.
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Our diverse research area seeks to advance our understanding of human cognition and its biological basis.
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Our research explores how human action and experience are embedded in wider sociocultural and political contexts.
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We explore a variety of topics related to human development and learning across the entire life-span.
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We study the evolution of human and animal minds and ask what this can tell us about our psychology.
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Our research is broadly concerned with the application of psychology to understanding, treating and preventing criminal behaviour.
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Research in this area explores how cultural understandings of gender and sexuality shape contemporary lives and experiences.
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Our research explores psychological, behavioural and social processes that underscore health and wellbeing.
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We study how the behaviour of humans and other animals is controlled by the environment with which they interact.
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Our research contributes to the development of Indigenous knowledge, theories, and practices that are responsive to the realities of Indigenous people.
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Our research examines the effects of traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative diseases, neurodevelopmental disorders, and stroke.
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We research organisational psychology, with a focus on occupational health psychology and the negative impacts of work.
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Our research looks at how we use our physical senses to obtain information about the environment and what we do with that information.
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This broad research area examines the different ways people think, feel and behave in social settings, groups, and close relationships.
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We study speech, language and communication in children and adults across both normal and disordered populations.
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