The University of Aberdeen's School of Psychology holds the distinction of being the first in the UK to establish a lectureship in Psychology, a subject taught there for over a century.
UCL's Department of Psychology and Language Sciences is dedicated to advancing understanding of human behavior, cognition, and language through innovative research and teaching.
The School of Psychology at Capital Normal University is dedicated to psychology education and research, offering a range of programs and research opportunities. It actively engages in academic exchanges and collaborations.
The Psychology department at the University of Edinburgh was established in 1906 by the estate of George Combe. The first permanent post was known as the Combe lectureship in General and Experimental Psychology. The first incumbent, Dr W.G. Smith, was a PhD student of Wilhelm Wundt, a founding father of modern psychology. The second incumbent, James Drever, became the first Professor of Psychology in Scotland. After a philosophically oriented start, the appointment of a biologist, Professor D.M. Vowles, as chair in 1968 saw psychology develop strongly as a scientific discipline. The department was incorporated into the School of Philosophy, Psychology, & Language Sciences in 2003. We currently have around forty members of academic staff spanning all major areas of academic psychology: cognition, development, individual differences, neuroscience, and social psychology. We offer both undergraduate and postgraduate training, including several taught and research Masters, and PhDs.