Current studies

New Projects 2025-2026

Please find below some of our research projects for our Psychology students at universities across Scotland (and sometimes further afield). We rely on participation from all walks of life and hope very much that you will take part in our research. This site is updated every few days and your participation is a really valuable part of the training for our students and will help them to be more skilled researchers in the future. Thanks!

11/02/26

(2) Women’s Academic Confidence, Recognition, Identity, and Performance Across Male- and Female-Dominated Subjects

We invite you to participate in a research project about female students’ experiences within their academic subject. We will ask you questions about how confident you feel in your academic work, whether you feel recognised or supported by people around you, how connected you feel to your subject, and your self-reported academic performance. Your responses will help us better understand different aspects of the student academic experience.

Eligibility: Undergraduate students who identify as female and are currently studying either physics or psychology. Your responses will be completely anonymous.

If you wish, you can enter a draw for a chance to win one of six £25 Amazon cards, you will be asked to enter your email address in a separate survey, meaning that we cannot link your email address to the data you provide in the survey. All email addresses will be removed after the prize draw has been completed.

If you are interested in participating, please follow the link below, where you will receive more information and be able to continue to the survey.

Take part here:  Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

(3) Exploring the Associations Between Emotions, Resilience, and Wellbeing in Students Attending Scottish Universities

Are you a university student aged 18 or over and currently studying at a Scottish university? You are invited to take part in an online survey exploring emotions, resilience, and wellbeing in students attending Scottish universities, as part of an undergraduate psychology dissertation. Participation involves completing a short, anonymous online survey taking approximately 5-10 minutes. Participation is completely voluntary, and you may withdraw at any point before submitting your responses.

This study has received ethical approval from the University of Dundee Ethics Committee (UoD-SREC-PSY-UG-2526-046).

If you would like to take part, please follow this link (to prevent cookie tracking, please copy and paste the link into a separate URL): https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dundee/exploring-the-associations-between-emotions-resilience-wellbeing

Thank you for considering taking part!

10/02/26

(1) Lived experiences of plurals/people with dissociative identities surrounding social support and community, and my aim is to provide a foundation from which I’m able to give voice and improve support for a community which is often under-heard. 

Specifically, I am looking to invite participants who are:

– Over 18 years of age

– Currently resident in the UK

– Have lived experience surrounding dissociative identities/plurality*

(*This includes individuals diagnosed, undiagnosed, and anyone who still identifies with the experience without identifying with diagnostic terms. Anyone who relates to this experience of multiple dissociative identities is welcome within this study and participants are invited to use whatever terminology they feel most comfortable with. If unsure of whether you fit this criteria, please feel free to reach out for clarification!)

Lastly, I would ask people to not participate if they feel they are currently in a state of mind or living situation that may mean that participation would put themselves or others at risk of harm.

For the purposes of my study, I am looking to host a semi-structured interview of around 1 hour. The study is entirely voluntary and can be conducted online via Microsoft Teams, or in person at the University of Dundee’s campus.

Questions will cover topics such as:

– Experience with having multiple identities/plurality

– Where individuals seek support and community

– What their experience seeking and participating in this support has been like

– What aspects of support they would like to see improved

Anyone interested in participating in this study, or providing insight or contacts, is more than welcome to contact me at [email protected] . This study has received ethical approval from the School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Law Ethics Committee at the University of Dundee.

26/01/26

9/1/26

You are invited to take part in a minigame for a research project that investigates how language is processed in our brains. You will play a simple 15-minute game that involves picking images from a few collections of images and naming objects using your keyboard. You are eligible for the study if you were born and raised in the UK, have access to a laptop/desktop, and speak English at a native level. On completion of the study, you will also be invited to take part in an optional prize draw for a £20 Amazon voucher. 

6/1/26

24/12/25

This study investigates why some individuals choose not to share certain thoughts or experiences with their therapist. Specifically, it explores factors such as self-concealment, perceptions of therapist judgement, and the quality of the therapeutic relationship. The aim is to better understand barriers to disclosure in therapy and contribute to research that may help inform more supportive therapeutic practice.

Participation involves completing an anonymous online questionnaire and takes approximately 20 minutes. Eligible participants must have attended at least three therapy sessions within the past year. Participants also have the option to enter a prize draw to win a £25 Amazon voucher via a separate, anonymised form. https://standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aeG66DC6YGTOwiq