The Department of Psychology has the distinction of being the youngest of the University of Basle’s seven faculties. It was founded in 2003, 25 years after the creation of an Institute of Psychology in Basle on 1 January 1978.

This young faculty has quickly developed into a thriving hub for psychological research. Its research program, emanating from nine labs, focuses on human development and mental health, social cognition and decision-making, and neuroscience. Its research profile, which is characterized by ten departments as well as one SNF assistant professorship, focuses on human development and mental health, social cognition and decision-making, and neuroscience.

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