USA seminar series on Keele swearing research

Dr Richard Stephens, School of Psychology, has been invited to give a series of seminars in the USA on his research on swearing as a response to pain. These invitations follow the publication in the summer of Dr Stephens’ research paper on the same topic in the journal NeuroReport. The research generated international media attention [...]

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‘Ages And Stages’ Project Gets Major Funding

Researchers at Keele University are to team up with the New Vic Theatre Education Department, the New Vic Theatre Archive and older people living in North Staffordshire in a unique study into ageing that will lead to a new social documentary performance and exhibition.
The project is funded by the New Dynamics of Ageing (NDA) Programme, [...]

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Swearing Can Make You Feel Better

Swearing Can Make You Feel Better
New Research Reveals That Swearing Can Actually Increase Pain Tolerance
Researchers from Keele University’s School of Psychology have determined that swearing can have a ‘pain-lessening effect’, according to new study published in the journal NeuroReport.
While swearing is often a common response to pain, Dr Richard Stephens and his colleagues, John [...]

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Sixties generation is heading for conventional old age

Britain’s post-war baby boomers, associated throughout their lives with social change, are failing to break new ground in their approach to growing old.
Academic research supported by the Economic and Social Research Council and Arts and Humanities Research Council shows that most members of the baby boom generation – often regarded as the first teenagers of [...]

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Music Psychology at Keele

Four members of the Music Psychology group at Keele University have contributed articles to the website http://www.hearhere.org.uk/ this month. Hear Here is presented by the Royal Philharmonic Society and Classic FM and is the UK’s first classical music project dedicated to listening.
Why and how does music mean so much to people? by Dr Alexandra Lamont, Senior [...]

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