Surrey Minds

Artificial Intelligence

Can Humanoid Robots Make Your 2030 Life Better?

The School of Psychology at the University of Surrey on March 5, 2025

Imagine waking up in 2030 to a humanoid robot preparing your breakfast in a perfect way. Will it simplify life or introduce new challenges?

Imagine waking up in 2030 to a humanoid robot preparing your breakfast in a perfect way. Will it simplify life or introduce new challenges?

Education

How to Spot and Support Highly Sensitive Children at School

The School of Psychology at the University of Surrey on February 6, 2025

About 30% of children in class will be highly sensitive to their environment. Teachers can use a questionnaire to identify these children and adapt their teaching accordingly.

About 30% of children in class will be highly sensitive to their environment. Teachers can use a questionnaire to identify these children and adapt their teaching accordingly.

Gender

How Psychology Can Help Make Parks Better for Women

The School of Psychology at the University of Surrey on January 6, 2025

The way women experience nature might be affected by gender roles and stereotypes—as well as gender-based violence. How can we ensure positive nature experiences for all?

The way women experience nature might be affected by gender roles and stereotypes—as well as gender-based violence. How can we ensure positive nature experiences for all?

Mental Health Stigma

Mental Illness Portrayals in Video Games: Can They Do Good?

The School of Psychology at the University of Surrey on December 12, 2024

Video games often misrepresent mental illness, raising concerns about the impact on stigma and emphasising the need for more responsible portrayals.

Video games often misrepresent mental illness, raising concerns about the impact on stigma and emphasising the need for more responsible portrayals.

Child Development

Can Babies Feel Their Heartbeats?

The School of Psychology at the University of Surrey on December 10, 2024

We often focus on how babies explore the world around them, but their first months are also a time of learning about their internal world...so how do we measure this?

We often focus on how babies explore the world around them, but their first months are also a time of learning about their internal world...so how do we measure this?

Decision-Making

Feel It Out or Think It Over: How Body Signals Guide Choices

The School of Psychology at the University of Surrey on November 11, 2024

Can your heartbeat or a gut feeling really guide your choices? Discover how inner body signals may shape decisions—and when they might lead you astray.

Can your heartbeat or a gut feeling really guide your choices? Discover how inner body signals may shape decisions—and when they might lead you astray.