Interdisciplinary Showcase in Pain Research
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Back in March, the University of Southampton reached out Dr Rich Harrison about an...
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Reading Emotions 2026
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Now in its 15th year, the Reading Emotions symposium is an annual, two-day...
How Swearing Has Changed Over the Last 500 Years
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Taboo language is not new. Travel back in time 500 years and you’d still find people...
Is Swearing Becoming More Acceptable?
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It certainly feels at times as though swearing is everywhere. From its uncensored...
School of Psychology PGR Conference 2026
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Every year the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences (PCLS) at the...
Do Intelligent People Swear More?
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Swearing has had a reputation problem for a very long time. For decades, it has been...
Two Ways We Speak: What Swearing Reveals About the Brain
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Language often feels like a single, unified ability. We think of something to say,...
A Little Bit Of Light Reading
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I’ve been researching swearing for 5 years now, starting with my final year...
Neuromethods Protocol Approval
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Earlier today Chris presented to a packed out Neuromethods meeting, seeking approval...
Reading Internship Scheme Poster Presentations 2025
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At the start of 2025 Chris was awarded a grant of just over £2,000 from the School...
Did you know...?
Swearing is multilingual. Every known human language has taboo words. The specific words differ, but the function (to express strong emotion, taboo, or social boundaries) is universal.
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