▁analysis . ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Psych ology ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁campus . ▁It ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁for ▁its ▁out standing ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁UK ▁Research ▁Ass ess ment ▁Ex erc ise , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁top - r ated ▁Psych ology ▁department ▁in ▁a ▁post - 1 9 9 2 ▁university ▁for ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁its ▁research . ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁V ision ▁& ▁H ear ing ▁Sciences ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁Camp us ▁for ▁Opt ometry ▁and ▁O ph th al mic ▁Dis p ens ing ▁ ▁Research : ▁Psych ology , ▁V ision , ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Sciences ▁research ▁was ▁r ated ▁as ▁world ▁leading ▁or ▁of ▁international ▁quality ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁UK ▁Research ▁Ass ess ment ▁Ex erc ise . ▁Success es ▁include ▁discover ies ▁of ▁new ▁animal ▁species , ▁design ▁of ▁new ▁car ▁bon net s ▁for ▁improved ▁ped est rian ▁safety , ▁and ▁leading ▁study ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁to xic ▁effects ▁of ▁ben zy l pi per azine ▁( B Z P ). ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts , ▁Law ▁& ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts , ▁Law ▁& ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁( AL SS ) ▁offered ▁courses ▁from ▁Foundation ▁to ▁Ph D ▁level ▁through ▁its ▁five ▁depart ments , ▁which ▁include ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁itself . ▁ ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁also ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Ang lia ▁Rus kin ▁University ▁Language ▁Centre , ▁which ▁provided