Welcome to the School of Psychology

On one of our Psychology courses at Leeds Trinity University, you will explore how psychology can be used to tackle real-world challenges like mental health, educational attainment, sports performance, and criminal behaviour through evidence-based strategies, creating healthier, more effective communities, and driving positive change.

Whether you choose to study the pathway in Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Child and Educational Psychology or Sport Psychology, you will gain a comprehensive foundation in psychological science that will allow you to progress onto specialised psychological training.

All Psychology courses are accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) enabling graduates to start their career journey specifically in psychology-related professional practice, or more broadly in sectors including education, public health and policy, community and social work, data analysis and user research, academia, and charitable organisations.

Our courses

Undergraduate courses

Course title Award Year of entry Link to view course
Counselling Psychology BSc (Hons) Year of entry: 2025 View course
Counselling Psychology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Year of entry: 2025 View course
Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) Year of entry: 2025 View course
Forensic Psychology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Year of entry: 2025 View course
Psychology BSc (Hons) Year of entry: 2025 View course
Psychology and Child Development BSc (Hons) Year of entry: 2025 View course
Psychology and Child Development with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Year of entry: 2025 View course
Psychology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Year of entry: 2025 View course
Sport Psychology BSc (Hons) Year of entry: 2025 View course
Sport Psychology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Year of entry: 2025 View course

Postgraduate courses

Course title Award Year of entry Link to view course
Forensic Psychology MSc Year of entry: 2025 View course
Psychology (Conversion) MSc Year of entry: 2025 View course

Study courses accredited by the British Psychological Society

Our undergraduate and MSc Psychology (Conversion) degrees are all accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)  which makes you eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership on successful completion of the course. 

Our MSc Forensic Psychology degree is also accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), thereby accounting for Stage 1 of the Qualification in Forensic Psychology

British Psychological Society Accreditation Logo.. . MSc Forensic Psychology BPS accreditation logo..

Make more happen with our specialist facilities

All our facilities have been designed with flexibility in mind, allowing us to adapt to a wide range of research methods. Whether conducting behavioural studies, physiological assessments, cognitive experiments, or interdisciplinary projects, our labs can be easily reconfigured to meet specific research needs.

Some of our facilities and equipment include:

  • Biophysics lab
  • BioPac Student Lab system - measuring equipment for EEG, EOG, EMG, ECG, GSR and respiration rates
  • Observation labs
  • Workshop
  • A dedicated IT Suite
  • Cold Pressor Task
  • Gorilla - an online psychology platform
  • Professional standard assessment kits - WISC, WAIS and more

A School with connections

Supporting the Criminal Justice System

Around one in six people are victimised by stalking in their lifetime, with 45% being linked to Intimate Partner Abuse.  Yet, despite Stalking being identified as a key risk factor in the homicide timeline, several reported cases have shown that stalking is not identified or being responded to appropriately.

Funded by the Home Office, led by West Midlands Police, and in collaboration with HMPPS Psychology Services,  Forensic Psychology Consultants Ltd, Black Country Womens Aid, and academics from Leeds Trinity University, the University of Derby, and Leicester University, the focus of the project is to understand how risk is assessed in stalking cases and the effectiveness of the Early Awareness Stalking Intervention (EASI).

The aim of EASI is to deliver a rehabilitative treatment for people who have engaged in stalking behaviours or are at risk of doing so in the future.  It also aims to improve victim/survivor safety. The evaluation, led by Professor Karin Spenser, will help answer the following questions – does EASI work to reduce reoffending and/or increase victim safety? How does it work? Under what conditions? For whom does it work?

Student writing notes while using a laptop..

Psychology Week

‘Psychology Week’ will be held w/c Monday 4 November featuring guest speakers, workshops and a Careers and Volunteering Fair. Our keynote speakers for November include:

  • Professor Steve Peters (Consultant Psychiatrist and author of best-selling self-help book ‘The Chimp Paradox’)
  • Professor Brendan Gough (Critical Social Psychologist and Director of Research at Leeds Beckett University),
  • Associate Professor Helen Hughes (Director of the University of Leeds Business School’s Behaviour Lab)
  • Andy’s Man Club.

This follows on from the successful inaugural Psychology Week which took place in February 2024. During the week, students engaged with a range of keynote sessions from external speakers including Dr Rufus May (Clinical Psychologist), Dr Lydia Gunning (Senior Research Fellow for Born in Bradford), Dr Rachael Wheatley (Forensic Psychologist) and Professor Mark Nesti (Sport Psychologist). There were also several workshops hosted by organisations including Men’s Talk and the Mental Health Museum.

Alumni panel assembled for Psychology week 2024..

Supporting Tinnitus UK

Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of sound, so-called ‘ringing in the ears’. 1-in-8 adults have tinnitus, equating to approximately seven million adults in the UK. It is more common in the elderly and those exposed to loud noises at work (e.g. factory workers, the military, and musicians). Two per cent of the adult population state that tinnitus has significantly reduced their quality of life, and it has strong comorbidities with clinical depression, clinical anxiety, concentration difficulties, poor sleep quality, and insomnia. In addition, up to 1-in-30 children have tinnitus – that’s one in every classroom.

Funded by a Global Connections Bridging Grant from the Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering, researchers from Leeds Trinity University have helped to enhance and validate the smartphone app MindEar (previously Tinnitus), helping MindEar to win Hearing Technology Innovator Awards in 2022 and 2024.

Dr James Jackson is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Tinnitus UK and is leading work on online interventions for tinnitus, patient experience, and prevalence of tinnitus post-COVID. He runs training workshops for tinnitus helpline volunteers, audiologists and other healthcare professionals who seek to provide a better service for tinnitus patients.

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Our people

Photo Name Position Link to full profile
Staff profile photo, Alison Torn.. Dr Alison Torn Associate Professor (Learning and Teaching) Research profile
Staff profile photo of Psychology Technician, Caspar Wynne.. Caspar Wynne Psychology Technician Research profile
Profile photo of lecturer, Fayme Yeates.. Dr Fayme Yeates Lecturer in Psychology Research profile
Profile photo of lecturer, Karin Spencer.. Professor Karin Spenser Deputy Dean of Psychology
Staff profile photo of lecturer, Louisa Peters.. Dr Louisa Peters Lecturer in Psychology
Dr Mark Durkin Lecturer in Psychology Research profile
Staff profile photo of lecturer, Paul McGivern.. Dr Paul McGivern Senior Lecturer Cognitive Psychology Research profile
Profile photo of lecturer, Anna Moore.. Anna Moore Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology Research profile
Staff profile photo of lecturer, Ben Morris.. Dr Ben Morris Senior Lecturer in Psychology Research profile
Profile photo of lecturer, Chris Rowley.. Dr Chris Rowley Deputy Head of School: Psychology Research profile
Profile photo of lecturer, Helen Heaviside.. Dr Helen Heaviside Senior Lecturer in Psychology Research profile
Staff profile photo of lecturer, James Jackson. Dr James Jackson Reader in Psychology Research profile
Staff profile photo of lecturer, Jamie Cruickshank. Dr Jamie Cruickshank Senior Lecturer in Psychology Research profile
Staff profile photo of lecturer, Laura De Pretto. Dr Laura De Pretto Senior Lecturer in Psychology Research profile
Profile photo of lecturer, Rachel Conlon.. Dr Rachel Conlon Lecturer in Psychology Research profile
Staff profile photo of lecturer, Richard Simpson.. Dr Richard Simpson Lecturer in Psychology (Sport Psychology) Research profile
Staff profile photo of lecturer, Russell Woodfield.. Dr Russell Woodfield Lecturer in Forensic Psychology Research profile
Staff profile photo of lecturer, Shames Maskeen.. Dr Shames Maskeen Lecturer in Developmental Psychology Research profile
Profile photo of lecturer, Steve Jones.. Dr Steve Jones Head of the School of Psychology Research profile
Staff profile photo of lecturer, Tim Gomersall.. Dr Tim Gomersall Senior Lecturer in Psychology Research profile
Profile photo of lecturer, Zacharia Nahouli.. Dr Zacharia Nahouli Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology Research profile

School of Psychology blogs

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School of Psychology news

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Alumni, Psychology, Sport and Wellbeing

28/10/2024

The Chimp Paradox author, Professor Steve Peters, to headline University’s Psychology Week

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Criminology, Investigation and Policing, Psychology, Research

02/09/2024

Research identifies barriers to accessing higher education for justice-involved children

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Graduation, Psychology, Undergraduate

18/07/2024

Shenna makes family history as she graduates with Psychology degree

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Health and Social Care, Psychology, Research

04/06/2024

Tinnitus expert to lead training workshop for healthcare practitioners

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