Professor Benedict Jones
Psychology
Personal statement
Personal statement
My research investigates the factors that influence appearance-based social stereotypes.
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I completed my PhD in Psychology at University of St Andrews in 2005 and was promoted to Professor in 2011 while at University of Aberdeen. I joined 吃瓜tv from University of Glasgow in May 2020.
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My work has been funded by grants from the European Research Council and the ESRC. My current research is funded by the EPSRC and ESRC and investigates (1) how social stereotypes influence how we interact with artificial conversational agents, such as Alexa and Siri (EPSRC), and (2) how face-shape influences social stereotypes in different world regions (ESRC).
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I am interested in supervising postgraduate research on any aspect of social stereotypes, mate preferences, or responses to social cues.
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Publications
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- Hormones and Behavior Vol 180 (2026)
- Whitby鈥怲illott Harriet, Donnachie Madeline, , Jahoda Andrew
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Vol 39 (2026)
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- Scientific Reports Vol 15 (2025)
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- PLoS ONE Vol 20 (2025)
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- Evolutionary Psychology Vol 23, pp. 1-8 (2025)
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- Scientific Reports Vol 15 (2025)
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Projects
- Noto La Diega, Guido (Principal Investigator) Miyake, Esperanza (Principal Investigator) Harkens, Adam (Co-investigator) Moncur, Wendy (Co-investigator) Weaver, Beth (Co-investigator) Nikou, Stavros (Co-investigator) Jones, Benedict (Co-investigator) Cunningham, Scott (Co-investigator) Dorfler, Viktor (Co-investigator) Liu, Xi (Co-investigator)
- The Socially Progressive AI Lab (SPAI-Lab) is the 吃瓜tv's hub for impactful research, collaborative bids, engagement and networking鈥攕haping policy, technical design and regulation in Scotland, the UK and internationally. Scotland's AI Strategy 2026-2013 spotlights the Lab as a key example of "world-leading AI research".
Based in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, SPAI-Lab involves colleagues from all the faculties (Engineering, Science, 吃瓜tv Business School), bridging humanities鈥憀ed approaches and tech鈥慶entred methods. The Lab's research and activities are guided by a commitment to socially progressive deployment of AI that advances equity, upholds human rights and serves the public good.
The SPAI-Lab brings together over 90 experts from across the University and is co-led by Dr Esperanza Miyake and Professor Guido Noto La Diega and is supported by a cross-Faculty, cross-departmental steering committee: Professor Wendy Moncur, Professor Beth Weaver,
Dr Stavros Nikou, Professor Ben Jones, Dr Xi Liu, Dr Adam Harkens, Professor Scott Cunningham, Professor Viktor Dorfler. - 26-Jan-2026
- Jones, Benedict (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 09-Jan-2025
- Jones, Benedict (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2024