Psychology, criminology and sociology

What makes people tick? How can we make the world a better place? Why do people commit crimes? These are some of the big questions that our social science courses get their teeth into.

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Our psychology, criminology and sociology community

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Sarah Hodge

Academic Leader (Partnerships and Combined Awards)

Marie Thomas

Reader in Psychology
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Hannah Lewis

Lecturer in Educational Psychology
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Phoebe Abbott

BSc (Hons) Criminology

Kate Muir

Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology

Paulina Wegrzynek

Senior Lecturer in Psychology
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Chen Zhao

Lecturer in Psychology
Renata Bongiorno

Renata Bongiorno

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Agnieszka Janik McErlean

Senior Lecturer in Psychology
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Peter Hills

Academic Leader for Portfolio Review and Curriculum Development
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Georgina Hughes

Lecturer in Psychology

Andrew Smart

Reader in Sociology

Michele Garibbo

BSc (Hons) Psychology
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Mary Nikolaidou

Teaching Fellow in Psychology
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Sophia Tkazky

Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology
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Kate Hughes

Teaching Fellow
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Chloe Ghent

BSc (Hons) Criminology

Sophie Pike

Senior Lecturer in Criminology

Cordelia Sutton

Senior Lecturer in Psychology
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Natasha Clarke

Lecturer in Psychology
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Jasmine Henry

BSc (Hons) Criminology

Gerasimos Markopoulos

Senior Lecturer in Psychology
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Peter Etchells

Professor of Psychology and Science Communication

Eleni Anna Skoulikari

Teaching Fellow in Psychology
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Paul Thornbury

Lecturer in Criminology
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Luke Roach

Lecturer in Criminology
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James Addicott

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Jessica Padgett

Lecturer in Social Psychology
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Veni Roshith

Teaching Fellow in Psychology

Andrew Bengry

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Patrick Turner

Senior Lecturer in Sociology
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Georgina Ives

Lecturer in Forensic Science

Scott Kerpen

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Tyson Amurun

Indecisive about what you want to study?

Our combined degree courses mean you don’t have to limit yourself to one programme if two tempt you. For example you could pair Psychology with English Literature or Sociology with History.

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BSU launches new Collaborative Criminology course for prison learners

Working alongside HMP Erlestoke, Dr Natalie Booth and Dr Faye Vanstone are extending the reach of higher education into the criminal justice sector with an innovative criminology course for prison learners.

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