Richard Wiseman

Prof Richard Wiseman started his working life as an award-winning professional magician and was one of the youngest members of The Magic Circle. He then obtained a first class honours degree in Psychology from University College London and a doctorate in psychology from the University of Edinburgh.
He currently heads the Perrott-Warrick Research Unit at the University of Hertfordshire. Core funding for this Unit is provided by the Perrott-Warrick Fund, administered through Trinity College Cambridge.
Prof Wiseman’s work has also been funded by many other organisations, including The Leverhulme Trust, The Wellcome Trust, COPUS, The British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) and The Bial Foundation.
The University of Hertfordshire recently awarded Prof Wiseman Britain's first Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology. In 2000 he was awarded The CSICOP Public Education In Science Award, and in 2002 Prof Wiseman received the Joseph Lister Award from the BAAS.
RESEARCH
Prof Wiseman has established an international reputation for scientific research into the scientific examination of unusual areas within psychology. This work has been reported in over 40 academic journal articles, including those In Nature, Science and Psychological Bulletin. In addition, he has co-authored 6 books and presented over 50 papers at both national and international conferences.
Ongoing research includes the following:
The psychology of luck:
The Luck Project examines psychological differences between exceptionally lucky and unlucky people, and develops techniques to enhance luck.
In early 2003, Prof Wiseman published The Luck Factor - the first comprehensive account of an eight year research project investigating the nature of luck.

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