News: November 2021

Professor Michaela Swales honoured for outstanding contribution to psychology research by prestigious international society

Professor Michaela Swales from the School of Human and Behavioural Sciences at Bangor University has received a top research award for her outstanding contribution to research on DBT, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

Publication date: 24 November 2021

Psychologists reveal how we truly see ourselves by generating ‘mental selfies’

Scientists show that our ‘mental selfies’ can be affected by our beliefs about our personalities and our self-esteem.

Publication date: 11 November 2021

What Adverse Childhood experiences are costing European economies

Deficits in child and family support created by COVID-19 must be urgently addressed

Publication date: 9 November 2021

Developing rugby players – new England framework draws on Welsh sport science research expertise

A new framework for developing rugby players of all levels, launched by England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU), has drawn on the expertise of sport psychology researchers from Swansea and Bangor Universities

Publication date: 5 November 2021

New Welsh company to target some common Welsh cancers

A new Welsh start-up company is to develop a novel cancer therapy, targeting a rare bone cancer and other cancers, more common in Wales, such as lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancers.

Publication date: 2 November 2021