Prof Nigel Holt
BSc (Anhrydedd, Reading); PhD (Efrog); CPsychol

Chair
Head of Department (Psychology)
Contact Details
- Email: nih12@aber.ac.uk
- Office: 1.16
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 628526
- Research Portal Profile
Profile
Nigel Holt joined the psychology department as a senior lecturer in psychology in September, 2012. He was awarded his PhD from University of York after which he worked in industry for a short spell before returning to academia as a research fellow in auditory psychology at University of Reading.His interests have developed and changed considerably since becoming Head of Psychology and have a focus on both recruitment of students as well as raising awareness of psychology as a subject in the UK and further afield. His interests in personal tutoring, student support, mental health of students, transition from school and college to University and how international students integrate and can be supported are central to his role and are becoming a much more central component of his work. More recently his work has been on behaviour change and sustainable food.
Additional Information
Head of Psychology
Teaching
Lecturer
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS34220 - Cognitive Psychology
- PGM1610 - Public Engagement and Impact
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PS32120 - Behavioural Neuroscience
- PS11820 - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
Tutor
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
Moderator
Course Viewer
- PS31820 - Child Language: Development and Assessment
- PS11710 - Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PS34220 - Cognitive Psychology
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PS21020 - Evolutionary Psychology
- PS21410 - Qualitative Research Methods
- PS22120 - Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory
- PS30820 - Drugs and Behaviour
- BR37020 - Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PS11820 - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- PS20220 - Social Psychology
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS32320 - Sex and relationships in psychotherapeutic practice
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
- PSM0520 - Transdisciplinary Dialogue
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- PSM0660 - Psychology PGT Dissertation (Behaviour Change)
- PS11220 - Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
- PS21220 - Forensic Psychology
- PS32120 - Behavioural Neuroscience
- PS34320 - Developmental Psychology
- PSS0360 - Work Placement
- SC11320 - Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- PGM2910 - Research Writing Programme
- PS11610 - Designing Psychological Research Projects
- PS31920 - The Psychology of Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring
- PSM0120 - Implementation Science
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
- PS12120 - Foundations of Counselling: Skills & Theory 1
- PS20720 - Health Psychology
- PS21310 - Quantitative Research Methods
- PS21720 - Issues in Clinical Psychology
- PS31520 - Psychology Critical Review
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PSM0220 - Behaviour Change at the Tails of the Bell Curve: At-Risk, Challenging, Hard-to-Reach, and Diverse Po
- PSM0420 - Research with People
- PS11320 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PS21620 - Psychology of Humour
- PS31720 - 21st Century Self: Critical and Constructionist Approaches to Contemporary Personhood
- PSS0260 - Work Placement
- SC20720 - Seicoleg Iechyd
Attendance Dept Admin
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PS12120 - Foundations of Counselling: Skills & Theory 1
- PS21410 - Qualitative Research Methods
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS31520 - Psychology Critical Review
- PS11710 - Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- PSM0120 - Implementation Science
- PS20720 - Health Psychology
- PS30820 - Drugs and Behaviour
- PS31820 - Child Language: Development and Assessment
- PSM0520 - Transdisciplinary Dialogue
- SC20720 - Seicoleg Iechyd
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
- PS21620 - Psychology of Humour
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
- PGM2910 - Research Writing Programme
- PS11220 - Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
- PS31920 - The Psychology of Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PS34320 - Developmental Psychology
- PSS0260 - Work Placement
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- PS11320 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- PS20220 - Social Psychology
- PS21220 - Forensic Psychology
- PS22120 - Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory
- PS31720 - 21st Century Self: Critical and Constructionist Approaches to Contemporary Personhood
- PSM0220 - Behaviour Change at the Tails of the Bell Curve: At-Risk, Challenging, Hard-to-Reach, and Diverse Po
- SC11320 - Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PS11820 - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- PS21720 - Issues in Clinical Psychology
- PS32320 - Sex and relationships in psychotherapeutic practice
- PSM0660 - Psychology PGT Dissertation (Behaviour Change)
- BR37020 - Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology
- PS11610 - Designing Psychological Research Projects
- PS21020 - Evolutionary Psychology
- PS21310 - Quantitative Research Methods
- PS32120 - Behavioural Neuroscience
- PS34220 - Cognitive Psychology
- PSM0420 - Research with People
- PSS0360 - Work Placement
Blackboard Dept Admin
- PS21620 - Psychology of Humour
- PS31820 - Child Language: Development and Assessment
- PSS0260 - Work Placement
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- PS11320 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- PS11710 - Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour
- PS30820 - Drugs and Behaviour
- PSM0520 - Transdisciplinary Dialogue
- PGM2910 - Research Writing Programme
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PS11820 - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- PS21220 - Forensic Psychology
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- PS11220 - Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
- PS11610 - Designing Psychological Research Projects
- PS20220 - Social Psychology
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- BR37020 - Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology
- PS12120 - Foundations of Counselling: Skills & Theory 1
- PS21720 - Issues in Clinical Psychology
- PS32120 - Behavioural Neuroscience
- PSM0420 - Research with People
- PS21020 - Evolutionary Psychology
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PS34220 - Cognitive Psychology
- PSM0120 - Implementation Science
- PSM0660 - Psychology PGT Dissertation (Behaviour Change)
- SC11320 - Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PS21310 - Quantitative Research Methods
- PS21410 - Qualitative Research Methods
- PS22120 - Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory
- PS31520 - Psychology Critical Review
- PS32320 - Sex and relationships in psychotherapeutic practice
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- PSM0220 - Behaviour Change at the Tails of the Bell Curve: At-Risk, Challenging, Hard-to-Reach, and Diverse Po
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
- PS20720 - Health Psychology
- PS31720 - 21st Century Self: Critical and Constructionist Approaches to Contemporary Personhood
- PS31920 - The Psychology of Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring
- PS34320 - Developmental Psychology
- PSS0360 - Work Placement
- SC20720 - Seicoleg Iechyd
Cognitive Psychology Applications of Psychology Introduction to Psychology
Research
Nigel's main research topics are in the relationship between sound and different aspects of cognition including memory, attention and performance. He has many other research interests including most recently, the perception of time and the psychology of cycling and transport.