The information presented below is for UWA students who wish to go on exchange and require approval for psychology units to be taken at a host university. evaluating recent developments in cognitive bias modification (CBM) techniques to contribute to the emotional well-being of the Australian communityĭirector: Professor Colin MacLeod CARE websiteĪPAC and specific course and unit information regarding exchangeĪll undergraduate psychology students at UWA have the opportunity to apply to study overseas, and we welcome overseas students who choose to study with us.įor general information about Student Exchange and where you can choose to study, visit the University's Student Exchange website and/or contact the team at UWA Global Studio.investigating patterns of selective information processing (or cognitive biases) that may underpin mental health problems, and examining the causal contribution of these biases to anxiety, worry, and depression.bringing together world leaders in different research areas to establish new innovations in the understanding of emotion.Key objectives and focus areas of the centre include: The aim of the centre is to advance our understanding of emotion by bringing together research in the areas of cognitive psychology, biological psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, and clinical psychology. The Centre for the Advancement of Research on Emotion (CARE) commemorates the work of the late Dr Rutherford, a world leader in research into emotion. links academics with policy makers in business and governmentĬontact Professor Carmen Lawrence or Dr Nicolas FayĮlizabeth Rutherford Memorial Centre for the Advancement of Research on Emotion (CARE).links academics in Australia and the region in developing a generic, cross-cultural understanding of social change.helps educate a generation of academics and policy makers and increases their awareness of the complexities of social change.creates a dynamic focal point for research, analysis and debate across academic and policy divides.brings together researchers and scholars from many disciplines.applies research findings to devise workable public policy solutions to current and emerging problems.The centre conducts research and sponsors conferences, symposia, seminars and other forums for interdisciplinary dialogue and encourages the publication of discussion papers, lectures and proceedings which result from these events.Ī committee comprised of academic, government, business and community representatives provides advice to the centre. The Centre for the Study of Social Change applies the social sciences to understand humanity's most urgent problems and devising evidence-based solutions to address them.īased in the School of Psychological Science, the centre is in partnership with the Institute of Advanced Studies and provides an opportunity, unique in Australia, for collaborative research into social change. The centre offers opportunities for interdisciplinary and international collaborative research in order to link theoretical models and basic research findings in the cognitive sciences with outcomes focused on people with cognitive disorders. The School is home to three collaborative research centres.ĪRC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders