Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences

The Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences is part of Aarhus BSS, one of the five faculties at Aarhus University. The department carries out research and teaching within all of the important fields of psychology and contributes with research and knowledge exchange for society at large. Researchers from the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences are part of close national and international collaborations and have a strong tradition for collaborating with researchers from many different academic areas.

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Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes

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PhD in psychology and behavioural sciences

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Master

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News

29 November 2022 - Aarhus BSS

Associate professor Margit Anne Petersen from the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research at the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences at Aarhus BSS has received DKK 6,191,184 from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for the project: “Intoxicated adolescent relations: Alcohol, gender, sexuality and victimization among Danish youth”.

07 November 2022

On 25 August 2022, professor Peter Krøjgaard from the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences was awarded the Cross of Honour of the Order of Dannebrog for his long-lasting and thorough work in the field of developmental psychology.

06 October 2022 - Aarhus BSS

In collaboration with the Californian university UCLA, associate professor Tea Trillingsgaard from Aarhus University is offering Danish psychologists and therapists the opportunity to learn one of the most well-documented methods within couple therapy.

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