Department Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences

Advancing Knowledge on Human Behaviour and Cognition

We develop and advance scientific knowledge on human behavior and cognition and their relation to physical and mental health, personality, social environment, and contextual factors across the lifespan.

A glimpse into our research

3 Institutes and 11 laboratories

Research in the Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences covers a wide spectrum, ranging from biopsychology, neurocognition and behaviour, the economics of health and well-being, to clinical and health psychology, educational, social and media psychology, and developmental and cultural psychology. We also focus on psychological methodology, psychometrics, assessment and user-experience.

Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences in numbers

  • XX
    Staff members
  • 4
    Study Programmes
  • 11
    labs in laboratory network

News

  • Lonely young woman

    Of loneliness: how research uncovers facts and legends

    Research
    Psychology, Neurosciences & Behavioural Economics
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  • FNR CORE project 2019 | End of project press release

    Research
    Psychology, Neurosciences & Behavioural Economics
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