Professor Mike Oaksford, Head of Birkbeck’s Department of Psychological Sciences, talks about how our academics’ research is making an impact in society, following the REF 2014 results in which all of the department’s research was awarded the top rating for impact. Professor Oaksford describes how the department supports researchers at all stages of their careers and creates an environment which is conducive to conducting this world-leading research.

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