Department of Psychosocial Science

Contact
Head of Department: Torbjørn Torsheim
Deputy: Lise Øen Jones
Head of Administration: Anlaug Lid

Address: Post box 7807, 5020 BERGEN
Visiting address: Christies gate 12 (4. etasje), 5015 BERGEN
Tel.: (+47) 55 58 31 90
E-mail: post@psysp.uib.no

For all questions regarding study programs:
(+47) 55 58 27 10 / studieveileder.psyfa@uib.no

Study programs

One-year study in psychology
Bachelor's programme in general psychology
Bachelor's programme in work- and organizational psychology
Master's programme in Psychology
Master's programme in work- and organizational psychology
Professional studies in psychology

ERC Synergy Grant | New research

Count – and I know who you are

Humans are the only species that uses symbols to express quantities, and researchers now want to find out why number systems vary so much between cultures.

Climate and energy transition

Psychology makes a difference for climate change

Researchers in psychology investigate our attitudes and actions towards energy transitions and climate change.

RESEARCHERS TO WATCH

Combining psychology and anthropology

Andrea Bender combines psychology and anthropology to observe how our language and culture shape the way we perceive the world.

Calendar

Conference

Save the date: The 1st Conference on Positive Youth Development in a Cross-national Perspective

22.04.2022 08:00–16:00

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The department is responsible for the master's programme in psychology, master's programme in work- and organizational psychology, the bachelor's and master's programmes in work- and organizational psychology, the bachelor's programme in general psychology and the one-year study in psychology.

Ongoing research projects consist of both basal and applied psychology and ranges from studies of personality and cognition to studies of people in social and societal situations.

Research groups

Bergen Bullying Research Group

Research Group for Social Cognitive Studies in Tourism

Bergen Laboratory for the Study of Decision, Intuition, Consciousness, and Emotion

Operational Psychology and Forensic Research Group

Society and Workplace Diversity Research Group

Addiction Research Group

Bergen sleep and chronobiology network

Research group for public mental health

Research schools

Graduate School of Clinical and Developmental Psychology

Graduate School of Human Interaction and Growth