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Martin Pickering

b. 1966

Psychologist (born 1966), University of Edinburgh

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About Martin Pickering

Born 1966. Martin Pickering is a researcher and psychologist.

Martin John Pickering (born 2 June 1966)

Early life and education Pickering was educated at the City of London School and studied psychology at Durham University, graduating with a first-class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1987. He completed his PhD in Cognitive Science at the University of Edinburgh in 1991, having been supervised by Elisabet Engdahl.

Career and research After a period as a postdoc, he joined the University of Glasgow as a lecturer in 1995. He returned to Edinburgh as Reader in Psychology in 2000, and was promoted to Professor in 2003. He serves as the Director of Research for the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

Pickering describes his main research interests within the psychology of language as language production, language comprehension, dialogue, language and imagination, joint action, and bilingualism. He was also the recipient of the Experimental Psychology Society Mid-Career Award. In April 2026, Aix-Marseille University awarded him an honorary doctorate in recognition of his contributions to psycholinguistics.

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Important facts

Born
1966
Birth century
Education
University of Edinburgh, Durham University
Employers
University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Fellow of the British Academy

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Martin Pickering is a researcher and psychologist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Martin Pickering

· Wikidata: Q57019949

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