Abby Pritchard and Lucy Calvert, spent July completing a paid internship with the Applied Cognition Group under the supervision of Dr Sam Gregory. Lucy and Abby have written the following piece describing their experience of the internship. For the month of July in 2025, we (Lucy and Abby) had the opportunity to complete an internship […]
As universities increase their focus on improved student mental health, wellbeing, inclusivity, and reducing student drop out (non-continuation), sense of belonging has become a hot topic for higher education. Described as “the subjective feeling of deep connection with social groups, physical places, and individual and collective experiences” (Allen, 2021, p.87), sense of belonging has been […]
ESRC Festival of Social Science event, October 2024 Back in October last year the Applied Cognition group were part of an event at the Salford Museum and Art gallery called “Our Digital Lives“. In the event we showcased our research into the ways in which the environment can impact how we process and engage with […]
The applied cognition group have been working on a group project focussed on creating a database of standardised images of the natural environment for research. The growing interest in harnessing natural environments to enhance mental health, including cognitive functioning and mood, has yielded encouraging results in initial studies. Given that images of nature have demonstrated […]
Dr Robert Bendall is working with Oldham-based organisation Men Behaving Dadly to co-create a research project aimed at maximising the positive impact of play. Additional project partners are Oldham Play Action Group and Greenacres Community Centre. The University of Salford has received a share of £33,500 funding to research ideas aimed at improving the mental health […]
On June 7th 2024 we are hosting the North West Visual Cognition Group at an all day research event. At the event we will share our current research and foster new collaborations. Please see the abstracts below. Using mobile eye tracking to investigate the psychological benefits of an urban green space in central Manchester Dr […]
Dr Simon Cassidy presented a paper at the BPS PoE annual conference examining the value of self-report threat appraisal as an indicator of future educational attainment, retention, and progression in students in higher education. Threat appraisal, involving cognitive appraisal and evaluation of situational task demands versus available personal resources in high-value motivated performance situations, is […]
The Salford Applied Cognition Research Group will be hosting an interactive event at the 2023 Festival of Social Science. The event will take place at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester on Friday 27th October from 12pm – 4pm. Activities, aimed at both children and adults, will encourage reflection on the properties that […]
Written by Draco Graham-Kevan, edited by Samantha Gregory Through the Salford Nature Environments Database (SNED) project we aim to provide a large selection of rated environmental images for research into nature restoration. Studies have shown that natural environments are restorative to both mental and physical health, and research has also shown that viewing images or […]
James Dodds, who graduated from University of Salford in 2022 with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology has spent the last 5 and a half months on a paid internship with the Applied Cognition Group, under the supervision of Dr Samantha Gregory. James has written the following piece describing his experience of the internship. After completing […]