Psychology – the study of the mind and behaviour – plays a pivotal role in understanding human cognition, emotions and social dynamics. In this section, we delve into the diverse skill sets within government such as human factors and behavioural science.
1401 – Applied and developmental psychology
This sub-group covers the development and application of psychological methods and psychological research findings to solve practical problems of human and animal behaviour and the way those psychological processes change through the life span.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
1402 – Biological psychology
This sub-group covers biological psychology research into the neural and physiological mechanisms that underpin psychological processes.
Departments
No current departments available.
1403 – Clinical and health psychology
This sub-group covers clinical and health psychology. It includes the detection, aetiology, treatment and prevention of mental health problems and psychological and behavioural processes in health and illness.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
1404 – Cognitive and computational psychology
This sub-group covers cognitive and computational psychology. It includes the experimental study, computational and mathematical modelling of cognitive processes.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Home Office (HO)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
1405 – Social and personality psychology
This sub-group covers social and personality psychology. The study of the manner in which social groups influence the motivations, attitudes, personality and behaviour of the individual and the importance of the ways that individuals differ on those factors.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
1406 – Occupational psychology
This sub-group covers occupational psychology.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Food Standards Agency (FSA)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Ministry of Defence – Science (MOD)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
1407 – Other psychology
This sub-group covers psychology not elsewhere classified.
Departments
Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Defence – Science (MOD)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)