The impacts of research in the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences have been recognised
in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.There are fourteen impact case studies from the Division:
- Evidence for best practice within NHS Stop Smoking Services
- Mentalization-based therapy: improving treatment for patients with borderline personality disorders
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy – a new therapy for dementia
- Invention and commercial development of diagnostic tests of frontal lobe function
- The Trauma Screening Questionnaire: improving the management of the psychological consequences of disasters and terrorism
- Using attachment research to improve the lives of vulnerable young children
- Improving the validity of autism spectrum disorder assessment
- Increasing public awareness of and informing policy on the effects of recreational drug use
- Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue): improving outcomes in business, education, and other life settings
- Identifying the evidence base to support psychological interventions for schizophrenia
- Creating neuropsychological assessments and services for Deaf patients with neurological impairments
- Bringing evidence-based practice to psychological therapy
- Improving quality of life and safety for people with swallowing difficulties
- Voicebox: Facilitating science teaching in schools
See the UCL Research Impact page for the impact case studies across UCL
see the UCL REF results in full
Research Themes
- Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology
- Experimental Psychology
- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
- Language & Cognition
- Linguistics
- Speech, Hearing & Phonetic Sciences
- UCL Interaction Centre
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Sustainability
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Equality
The Division has been awarded an Athena SWAN silver award recognising our commitment to gender equality.