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The University of Adelaide’s School of Psychology is one of Australia’s most prestigious, offering you a world-class learning environment and delivering outstanding research and education.
Psychology is the scientific study and development of useful ways of understanding people’s thoughts and behaviours. If you wish to pursue a career or interest in psychology, the School of Psychology can take you in many rewarding directions.
Our research and teaching
Find out more about our discipline research and teaching excellence within the School of Psychology.
Health & Wellbeing Human Cognition & Performance Lifespan Development Education & Meta-Research Social & Cultural Dynamics
Head of School
Professor Peter Strelan’s research program is primarily concerned with understanding trait and state-level individual responses to wrongdoing. He has an international reputation for his research on the psychology of forgiveness. As a former co-Chair of the Adelaide Education Academy and previously Associate Dean Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, he is also a leader in learning and teaching at the University of Adelaide, with particular expertise in flipped classroom methodology.
Our researchers
Search our School researchers for information on their research, career, publications, HDR supervision and contact details.
Bachelor of Psychological Science
Psychological science investigates the way people think, behave, feel and learn. It studies processes of the human mind— including personality, intelligence and memory—so that we can better understand ourselves.
Latest news
Discovery sheds light on immune cells’ role in pregnancy complications
Researchers at the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute have uncovered a new critical role for the immune system in supporting healthy pregnancies.
Gaps in pre-pregnancy health initiatives need filling
Adolescents and young adults are being missed when it comes to pre-pregnancy health initiatives that could have a long-term impact on maternal, perinatal, and child health outcomes, according to a review by researchers from the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute and School of Public Health.
New repair technique aids shoulder injury recovery
A technique for repairing rotator cuff injuries developed by University of Adelaide academics has delivered game-changing results for people with shoulder pain.