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Nicole Ruta

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5300-2913

  • School of Divinity, St Mary's College, South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9JU, UK

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Research overview

Nicole is a trained psychologist with a background in cognitive neuroscience, psychological rehabilitation and neurobiology. She is dedicated to multidisciplinary research and she worked with experts in fine art, computer engineering, graphic coding and neurobiology.

Nicole's PhD thesis studied visual perception in far peripheral visual space and its artistic representations. She is currently involved in a multidisciplinary project with Brendan Wolfe (School of Divinity) and Dhanraj Vishwanath (School of Psychology and Neuroscience) investigating the psychological implications of the addition of text in religious images.

Nicole’s main research interests involve aesthetic experience, art history, space perception, affective connotations of visual properties and their applications in architecture and design.

Industrial relevance

Between 2015 and 2020 Nicole joined the Fovography research team, composed of Prof Robert Pepperell and Alistair Burleigh, at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She lead the user end technology validation and testing programme at Fovotec. Nicole's role involved integrating scientific investigation and creative practice to develop an innovative imaging technology based on human vision.

Projects from former institutions

During her doctoral studies, Nicole was involved in a successful Wellcome Trust Seed Award investigating the relationship between the artistic manipulation of images and mindfulness practice. 

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  • The Art of Revelation: text and image

    Dyer, R. (Guest editor), Bowlby, K. (Guest editor), Ruta, N. (Guest editor) & Wolfe, B. (Guest editor), 26 Aug 2026, In: Interfaces: Image, Texte, Language . 54, 156 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Ready-made bodily sensations

    Ruta, N., Schino, G., Wolfe, B. N. & Iosifian, M., 18 Aug 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 30223.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
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  • Explaining the curvature effect: perceptual and hedonic evaluations of visual contour

    Clemente, A., Penacchio, O., Vila-Vidal, M., Pepperell, R. & Ruta, N., 20 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Advance online, 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    File

  • Art and the geometry of visual space

    Burleigh, A., Pepperell, R. & Ruta, N., 5 Jan 2021, Space-time geometries for motion and perception in the brain and the arts. Flash, T. & Berthoz, A. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 129-149 21 p. (Lecture notes in morphogenesis).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Preference for paintings is also affected by curvature

    Ruta, N., Vañó, J., Pepperell, R., Corradi, G. B., Chuquichambi, E. G., Rey, C. & Munar, E., 13 May 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Online First

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
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