Marcus Harrington

Marcus Harrington is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of East Anglia, specializing in sleep, memory, emotion, and mental health. He holds a PhD from the University of Lincoln (2018) and completed a five-year postdoc at the University of York. His expertise spans cognitive psychology, with a focus on sleep-associated memory consolidation, emotional regulation, and depression vulnerability.

Education: Doctor of Philosophy (2018), University of Lincoln, specializing in REM sleep and emotional memory in depression vulnerability. Keywords: Cognition Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, Psychology.

Research Interests: Sleep engineering, targeted memory reactivation, sleep deprivation effects, and the neurobiological underpinnings of memory control. He leads a Royal Society-funded project on auditory stimulation and sleep-associated memory processing (2024–2026).

Media Engagement: Featured in BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Look East, and high-profile media outlets. Notable contributions include discussions on sleep laboratories improving sleep quality and the role of sleep in restricting bad memories.

Teaching: Module organizer for Psychology of Sleep (BSc) and co-tutor for multiple courses including Cognitive Neuroscience and Research Methods. Supervises MSc and BSc dissertations.

Labs/Teams: Co-leads the Sleep and Brain Research Unit at UEA, exploring sleep’s role in mental health and memory. Collaborates internationally with institutions on sleep engineering and memory studies.