Psychology

  • Top 100 in the world for Psychology1
  • 11th in the UK for world leading research2
  • 90 per cent satisfied with teaching quality in the National Student Survey (2012)3
  • Extensive research facilities including eyetracking, EEG/ERP and TMS laboratories, audio-visual recording suite and MRI scanner
  • Major centre for cognitive, clinical and neuroscience research
  • Unique partnership with the NHS; contracts include the high profile NHS Treatment Centre and Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
  • Internationally respected and fast developing social, economic, environmental and organisational psychology research group
  • ExBASE: the largest animal behaviour research group in the UK combining the work of Psychology and Biosciences researchers
  • Numerous external links with organisations including IBM, NHS, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and The Ministry of Defence

1 QS World University Rankings

3 Research Assessment Exercise 2008 based on percentage of research categorised as 4* (world leading)

2 percentage of Psychology students who agreed they were satisfied

Psychology at Exeter has over 60 academic staff, many research staff, and over 200 postgraduate students, including nearly 100 postgraduate research students. Our staff are recognised internationally for their academic excellence, high quality research and applied output. They actively research the areas of psychology they teach, so their expertise feeds directly into our research-led programmes.

Members of staff have strong research links with universities in other countries and there is a flourishing international community. We work in partnership with a variety of public and private sector organisations to ensure our research has policy relevance.

Unlike most other leading departments, we provide postgraduate training and continuing professional development (CPD) courses for Clinical Psychology professionals on the same site as our PhD and Masters degrees.

We place a strong emphasis on your personal and professional development, as well as academic performance, and are committed to providing a friendly and stimulating intellectual environment. You will benefit from state-of-the-art learning, teaching and research facilities, including well-equipped workshops, specialist laboratories, an audio/visual recording suite and a dedicated postgraduate computer laboratory.